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Hi Everyone 3 months in, diagnosed T2 @ beginning of September hba1c 92 mmol...

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Hi everyone, I look forward to getting to know you more.

I was diagnosed in September with hba1c of 92mmol. I was prescribed 2000mg metformin slow release. My cholesterol was high, and showing signs of non alcohol fatty liver disease. I had gestational diabetes 14 years ago, so it wasn't a total surprise, but that phone call is always a shock.

Right from the start I read up on type 2 from the website, and decided that I wanted to eat low carb to get my numbers down as fast as possible. I needed to start exercising - from being very sedentary and to lose weight. So far I've lost 12.4 kg (2 st), another 25kg (3.9 st) to go and I go to the gym 3 times a week to do aqua fit and Pilates.

Hba1c was redone at the beginning of December, 3 months after diagnosis and it is now 41mmol. Cholesterol is back into the normal range and my liver is recovering.

Now the hard work starts, I am reducing medication to 1000mg metformin a day with the aim of being medication free by April... I also need to lose that 25kg and look forward to being more active in the new year.
 
That’s a great achievement to bring your HbA1C down that much!
 
Lily123 said:
That’s a great achievement to bring your HbA1C down that much!
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I was very fortunate that my DN prescribed a glucose monitor and strips and told me to test fasting glucose levels every morning - I quickly got into the way of it and made the connection between what I ate and the resulting number the following morning. Monitoring regularly definitely helped me get the numbers down quickly.
 
That’s good that your DN was helpful - Many T2s find that their DN won’t advise BG testing aside from the HbA1C every three months
 
Wow, you've done really well, so impressed!
 
Welcome to the forum @F1ying

Well done on the positive changes you have made, and the amazing progress and changes in your results!

Well done on the weight loss too. Brilliant stuff!
 
Congratulations on a great achievement, you have done brilliantly 🙂
 
Many congratulations on your fantastic progress so far and good luck with the remaining weight loss. The medication will be having a minimal effect compared to your dietary changes, weight loss and exercise, so don't be overly concerned about cutting it down/out, as I doubt you will notice much/any difference. Well done to you and great to hear that you have a forward thinking nurse.
 
F1ying said:
I was diagnosed in September with hba1c of 92mmol. I was prescribed 2000mg metformin slow release. My cholesterol was high, and showing signs of non alcohol fatty liver disease. I had gestational diabetes 14 years ago, so it wasn't a total surprise, but that phone call is always a shock.

Right from the start I read up on type 2 from the website, and decided that I wanted to eat low carb to get my numbers down as fast as possible. I needed to start exercising - from being very sedentary and to lose weight. So far I've lost 12.4 kg (2 st), another 25kg (3.9 st) to go and I go to the gym 3 times a week to do aqua fit and Pilates.

Hba1c was redone at the beginning of December, 3 months after diagnosis and it is now 41mmol. Cholesterol is back into the normal range and my liver is recovering.
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Wow! That is a brilliant improvement in that time.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Please tell us a little more detail about the way you changed your diet and lifestyle; Others can learn from your success.
 
F1ying said:
Hi everyone, I look forward to getting to know you more.

I was diagnosed in September with hba1c of 92mmol. I was prescribed 2000mg metformin slow release. My cholesterol was high, and showing signs of non alcohol fatty liver disease. I had gestational diabetes 14 years ago, so it wasn't a total surprise, but that phone call is always a shock.

Right from the start I read up on type 2 from the website, and decided that I wanted to eat low carb to get my numbers down as fast as possible. I needed to start exercising - from being very sedentary and to lose weight. So far I've lost 12.4 kg (2 st), another 25kg (3.9 st) to go and I go to the gym 3 times a week to do aqua fit and Pilates.

Hba1c was redone at the beginning of December, 3 months after diagnosis and it is now 41mmol. Cholesterol is back into the normal range and my liver is recovering.

Now the hard work starts, I am reducing medication to 1000mg metformin a day with the aim of being medication free by April... I also need to lose that 25kg and look forward to being more active in the new year.
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Well done that is amazing!!! I was diagnosed in April and got my numbers from 75 to 37. I was desperate to get off metformin I take 1500mg a day but my nurse has said there's new evidence to suggest that it's best to stay on the metformin for at least 5 years after diagnosis as the better control you have in the first few years the less likely you are to have complications.
 
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