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Recently retired and decided to buy a Glucose monitor because I had some strange feelings in my chest. The idea was to reassure myself that I wasn't diabetic. No such luck . The readings were 22 mmol/L which shocked me. I posted a while back complaining about my GP practice fobbing me off but realize now I was being a bit impatient. My HbA1bC result was 61 mmol/mol and a retest came in at 53 mmol/mol. When I bought the meter the 1st week only 20% of readings were in range but now, 6 weeks later, I have managed to reach over 80% good readings. This is obviously down to diet, fasting and exercising every day. I am now on Metformin once a day and will have 2 tabs a day in a fortnight. My nurse is being positive and says I could possibly go in remission and come off medication eventually but the pharmacist said I would likely be on medication for good now. I suspect things could be much worse and I know many are worse off than me but I wondered what others think of my prospects are farther down the line. The nurse mistakenly sent another blood test in for HbA1c testing so it will be interesting to see what that is at the moment.
 
I think the pharmacist is being unduly pessimistic as with a dietary regime in which your carb intake is balanced with what your body can tolerate it is perfectly possible for many people to maintain normal blood glucose without medication. However there are some people who will always need some help from meds.
 
Hi Keinerboy, welcome to the forum.

So glad to hear of your results! You've done really well with your lifestyle changes as i know it's not easy for everyone. By the sounds of it, you'll be able to control things by continuing with your existing plan on a consistent basis.

Your daily numbers being in good stead is a great way forward so keep up with the good work and do keep us updated.
 
I am pretty strict with my carb intake, but my Hba1c went from 91 to 41 in 6 months and apart from an odd blip probably due to Covid, I have been in remission for over 5 years.
If the problem is the carbs then for an ordinary type 2 diabetic, carb restriction is the solution.
I reacted really badly to medication so I stopped taking the tablets, and then found I never even needed them.
 
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