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<blockquote data-quote="TriciaWs" data-source="post: 2209653" data-attributes="member: 475901"><p>Good luck with low carb, it has been the best thing ever for so many of us.</p><p></p><p>When I was diagnosed my GP agreed to hold off until I tried low carb but the very first time I saw the practice 'diabetic nurse' (like other T2's I never see a fully qualified DN) she said the GP had forgotten to prescribe my metformin and statins and reached for the phone. No, I explained, we agreed to try low carb. </p><p>She was not happy. </p><p>At the 3 month point not only was my HbA1c down into the normal range but my slightly raised triglycerides had also fallen well into normal, and my full and ration cholesterol numbers were still fine - confounding her expectations about a 'high fat' diet.</p><p></p><p>(I did not want to go on metformin, it rarely helps long term which is why received medical wisdom was that T2 is usually progressive, also my mother did very badly on it.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TriciaWs, post: 2209653, member: 475901"] Good luck with low carb, it has been the best thing ever for so many of us. When I was diagnosed my GP agreed to hold off until I tried low carb but the very first time I saw the practice 'diabetic nurse' (like other T2's I never see a fully qualified DN) she said the GP had forgotten to prescribe my metformin and statins and reached for the phone. No, I explained, we agreed to try low carb. She was not happy. At the 3 month point not only was my HbA1c down into the normal range but my slightly raised triglycerides had also fallen well into normal, and my full and ration cholesterol numbers were still fine - confounding her expectations about a 'high fat' diet. (I did not want to go on metformin, it rarely helps long term which is why received medical wisdom was that T2 is usually progressive, also my mother did very badly on it.) [/QUOTE]
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