WalkerWarwick
New Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Having read the article on remission in the latest "Balance", I thought I would share my recent experience. I am a 77 year old male with a number of years' warnings of pre-diabetes. In September 2023 at my annual check up blood tests I was recorded at well past the 48 mark and a second test hit 54. I saw a nurse specialising in diabetes and followed her advice on carbohydrate reduction. I bought the Carbs & Cals book and with the help of my wife set a target of 120 carbs per day. In 12 weeks I went from 103kg to 90kg without too much stress. I was last at that weight when I left the Army 30 years ago, so was pleased and more so as a persistent nagging osteoarthritis in my left knee and hip no longer kept me from exercising. I sleep well, feel better and was delighted to achieve a reading of 42 at the most recent blood test. I will stay on a low carb diet; there are a few foods I miss, but I'm getting over that! I realise that weight loss alone is difficult for many people. Any diet I've tried in the past has tended to last for only short periods. This time, the incentive to prevent the health complications that can come with diabetes was and will remain uppermost in my mind. I'm lucky not to have to take medication and would urge anyone new to Type 2 to try out carbohydrate reduction before any other treatment becomes necessary.