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Congratulations on a job well done! Having had the retest after just 8 weeks that will have included some blood cells from during your undiagnosed period, so I fully expect if you carry on as you are doing the next test will be lower still.
Thank you I am so happy and proud of myself lol .
well done i know how hard this is , mine was 106 got it down to 43 on 3 tablets now at 53 on 1 tablet but its hard not eating the nice things
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Amazing result well done 
Well done everyone!
I'm down to 79 (3rd week of Feb) after being newly diagnosed (116 at the beginning of January!)
One tablet and mostly diet/exercise.
However I have no weight to lose (currently a male weighing 57.5kg!)
Any advice?
I'm down to 79 (3rd week of Feb) after being newly diagnosed (116 at the beginning of January!)
One tablet and mostly diet/exercise.
However I have no weight to lose (currently a male weighing 57.5kg!)
Any advice?
JoKalsbeek
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Up the (healthy) fats and protein further, that should help!
on the risk of derailing the discussion,
Why are you saying "stop drinking alcohol" as a general statement?
There are many benefits of reducing or stopping drinking alcohol,
including losing or not gaining weight.
Regarding T2, some alcoholic beverages give spikes, for example beer is "liquid bread"
and cocktail are often sugar bombs.
However other alcoholic beverages don't raise blood sugar,
I am enjoying a wee dram (whisky) at the moment, which if at all it lowers my blood sugar.
Dry wine is fine as well.
LivingLightly
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Evening @Lupf. Yes, spirits in general, brandy, gin, vodka, whisky etc, when served on the rocks, do not raise blood glucose. Mixers OTOH are often full of sugar!
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Congratulations @Jacks1213, @Gaffa67 @Tony 1711 and @SlimType2 and thanks for sharing.
Your success will encourage other diabetics to adopt a low-carb healthy fat lifestyle.
Your success will encourage other diabetics to adopt a low-carb healthy fat lifestyle.
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I drink alcohol and I'm quite happy with both my current BG and my continuing fat loss. I don't think that "do as I say" advice like this above is helpful.
Apologies, I meant to quote SlimType2's post and should have been more verbose.
If you are slim, and have Type 2, doing diet + medication and struggling to lower your A1C - try abstaining from alcohol and see if that helps. Sure one can enjoy alcohol as an occasional treat, but not everyone does see it as that. Some background:
A Metabolic Double Whammy: Liquid Calories - Nourished by Science
Alcoholic and sugar-sweetened beverages are a major metabolic double whammy: they spontaneously induce excess calorie intake and weight gain, and also lead to the accumulation of fat in the liver, potentially leading to fatty liver disease. In this blog post, we are discussing the evidence and...
nourishedbyscience.com
A long but interesting read. The embedded video accompanies it.
