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Hello to all you lovely supportive advisors and friends.
Hols blood sugars are now a very steady 6.1 to 6.3 in the morning pre breakfast - post dinner in the evenings- in the low 9s with 9.4 being the highest - we are continuing with just the 1 metformin in the mornings- chicken thighs, scotch eggs, crustless quiche all introduced with success- we have some low carb bread as an occasional sandwich - using the full fat baby bel and total full fat Greek yoghurt - she has dropped another 2lb too. I’m so glad we found you all! I’m feeling a lot more confident and reassured- since upping the fat content we have seen a reduction in the aggrieved behaviour!
 
Fab-u-Lous
 
Hi Holsmum, sorry to hear about your struggles, lots of great food advice here. I am new to all this myself so I may be wrong... but re: metaformin - I was put on it 3x 500g straight away and now they have me on max dose so have changed 4 tablets to 2 (slow release) which they say is gentler on the stomach. But it may only come in 1000g. Hope Hollie's appointment goes well. Take all your questions in and don't be afraid to scribble down the GP answers. I am on my 2nd sheet of A4 and I have only had 3 appointments!
 
Well done @Holsmum You should be really proud of yourself for such a great achievement in a relatively short space of time. Long may it continue.

Increasing the fat content is what makes it enjoyable and therefore sustainable. Hopefully Holly will soon be enjoying her new food regime more than she did the old one and more importantly feeling better for both, lower and more stable BG and also weight loss. Please keep us posted with her progress as it can be inspiring for others in a similar situation.
 
Hello all-
Thought I’d give you quick update on Hollie- 9lb loss and her hbAc1 is now 52 down from 57- she’s done very well and coped with all the changes in diet- baby bel and total yoghurt are her favourites as well as chicken thighs- Lunches are going well with occasional low carb bread sandwich, home made soup or scotch eggs - thanks again
 
That is fantastic! Well done to you and Hollie.
 
Well done you two ... glad she is enjoying some lovely food.... let me know how it goes... James got another test next week to see if he can reduce his metformin fingers crossed. His Hba1c was 64 in September and 36 in November so hoping that his new low carb lifestyle will continue to do the trick... we find new recipes all the time and the trifle recipe on here is lush ... being nagged to make another... favourite meals are salmon or steak or lovely roast dinners and lots of in season veg! Xx
 
Great news. Keep up the good work!
 
Congrats to you both really pleased that’s great progress, Debbie and James xx
 
Thanks for the update @Holsmum - great to hear you and Holly are getting on so well 🙂
 
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