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<blockquote data-quote="Rachox" data-source="post: 2519399" data-attributes="member: 400972"><p>I'm 60 and now 5 years from being diagnosed type 2. I had no suspicion I had type 2, it was discovered on a routine blood test for another health condition. Once I was over the initial shock, I saw it as the proverbial kick up the bum to get healthier. I was started on Metformin tablets and tolerate them well now after a bit of stomach upset in the early days. I wasn't advised to eat low carb by my GP or Diabetes education course, but stumbled on diabetes.co.uk by chance and was advised to take up a low carb life style with self monitoring of my blood sugars. I started by eating less than 100g carbs/day and then after 6 weeks reduced it to 50-70g/day, now for the last three and a half years I stay between 30 - 40g/day. I have used loads of delicious recipes by searching for low carb websites, I’d have never believed that going so low in carbs didn’t mean a rabbit food diet! More recently in the last year I discovered companies that makes delicious low carb cakes, brownies and cookies too, so treats are possible even on low carb diets</p><p></p><p>I took on the low carb way of eating to control my blood sugars but weight loss has been an added bonus. I have tried various weight loss diets over the years but rarely lost much and never kept it off. On low carb I lost 6 stone and got my HbA1c (blood test for 2-3 month average blood sugar) consistently down to a non diabetic level, all due to the fantastic info and support found on diabetes.co.uk . My general health has improved, I was on two blood pressure meds but after the weight loss I take just one, my arthritic joints have benefited not just from the weight loss but also from the anti inflammatory effect of low carbing and my asthma causes me very little trouble these days.</p><p></p><p>My diabetes diagnosis really has been a blessing in disguise.</p><p></p><p>The last two years have been hard for us all, but despite the pandemic, personal bereavements and other health problems, I have still managed to keep my HbA1cs in the 30’s. Self testing, posting my fasting blood sugars and daily menu here on the forum helps me keep accountable.</p><p></p><p>Edit for typo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rachox, post: 2519399, member: 400972"] I'm 60 and now 5 years from being diagnosed type 2. I had no suspicion I had type 2, it was discovered on a routine blood test for another health condition. Once I was over the initial shock, I saw it as the proverbial kick up the bum to get healthier. I was started on Metformin tablets and tolerate them well now after a bit of stomach upset in the early days. I wasn't advised to eat low carb by my GP or Diabetes education course, but stumbled on diabetes.co.uk by chance and was advised to take up a low carb life style with self monitoring of my blood sugars. I started by eating less than 100g carbs/day and then after 6 weeks reduced it to 50-70g/day, now for the last three and a half years I stay between 30 - 40g/day. I have used loads of delicious recipes by searching for low carb websites, I’d have never believed that going so low in carbs didn’t mean a rabbit food diet! More recently in the last year I discovered companies that makes delicious low carb cakes, brownies and cookies too, so treats are possible even on low carb diets I took on the low carb way of eating to control my blood sugars but weight loss has been an added bonus. I have tried various weight loss diets over the years but rarely lost much and never kept it off. On low carb I lost 6 stone and got my HbA1c (blood test for 2-3 month average blood sugar) consistently down to a non diabetic level, all due to the fantastic info and support found on diabetes.co.uk . My general health has improved, I was on two blood pressure meds but after the weight loss I take just one, my arthritic joints have benefited not just from the weight loss but also from the anti inflammatory effect of low carbing and my asthma causes me very little trouble these days. My diabetes diagnosis really has been a blessing in disguise. The last two years have been hard for us all, but despite the pandemic, personal bereavements and other health problems, I have still managed to keep my HbA1cs in the 30’s. Self testing, posting my fasting blood sugars and daily menu here on the forum helps me keep accountable. Edit for typo [/QUOTE]
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