Daphne917
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- Type of diabetes
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- Diet only
@zand I was similar in that my mother was T2 diabetic so, in the early days, I assumed low fat, no sugar, whole meal everything was the way to control my diabetes as she had tried to until I researched for information, found this forum and cut down on carbs although I still average approx 130g per day. I did manage to lose weight but not much. Accordingly to an endo I saw about 40 years ago I have a very efficient metabolism and unstable thyroid and have struggled to lose weight since my teens as dropping too many calories makes me ill so I probably only lost 2.5 stone since diagnosis but it became easier to lose weight once my thyroid decided to make up its mind ie underactive and I was finally started on medication - up until that point for approx 35 years it was either under, over or ok but, luckily, my then GP insisted on testing it every 6 months. I probably average a weight loss of 3-4 lb a year now if I’m lucky! I may have also been lucky in that my hba1c was 48 on diagnosis so only just on the cusp of diabetes but increased significantly thanks to statins.So you didn't count calories or restrict the amount of food you ate to lose weight, you simply followed low carb (less than 130g). Weight loss without dieting. I too use digital scales to check on the amount of carbs I consume.
Very well done on achieving remission without starving yourself.