Way hey!

[murf]

Hi all,had my 3month blood results back i am now down to 45 from 54 in 3months following a low carb diet 130g per day max,and Metformin 1000mg so chuffed with that will keep trying to get it down by next test time. So thanks for all advice i have had n read .

 

[Drummer]

Hi all,had my 3month blood results back i am now down to 45 from 54 in 3months following a low carb diet 130g per day max,and Metformin 1000mg so chuffed with that will keep trying to get it down by next test time. So thanks for all advice i have had n read .

Congratulations.
You are no longer in the diabetes range!!
To do the same, I have to keep to under 40 gm of carbs - or at least that is what I do - I was coping on 50gm but wanted to go lower - didn't happen but I was used to it by the time the next test came around.

 

[murf]

Yeh i am gonna try lowering my carbs a bit more now n see how i feel,tbh its getting easier to manage juggling everything.

 

[Martin.A]

Hi all,had my 3month blood results back i am now down to 45 from 54 in 3months following a low carb diet 130g per day max,and Metformin 1000mg so chuffed with that will keep trying to get it down by next test time. So thanks for all advice i have had n read .

That's a good drop - well done. Keep doing what you're doing and hopefully you're even lower next time. Onwards and downwards.

 

[silver minion]

Well done @murf your low carb approach together with metformin is certainly working for you. Hope the trend continues downwards. Glad you are not finding it too difficult now.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Wow! Congratulations @murf

Well done on your great progress, that’s a really impressive start. Keep going 🙂

 

[murf]

Hi all but my cholesterol has gone up now ? Now gotta work out how to lower that as ive already cut out the bad stuff.

 

[HayleyR]

Hi @murf , one step at a time but great progress so far ! 🙂

 

[pjgtech]

Hi all but my cholesterol has gone up now ? Now gotta work out how to lower that as ive already cut out the bad stuff.

Yep, I'm in the same boat, HbA1c is now much lower (out of diabetic range) and lost loads of weight, but my Cholesterol has gone up too!

 

[JITR]

Yep, I'm in the same boat, HbA1c is now much lower (out of diabetic range) and lost loads of weight, but my Cholesterol has gone up too!

Maybe because your liver is in better condition now, so producing more cholesterol?

 

[JimmyBlue]

Hi @murf, seen a few posts on the cholesterol issue and wonder if it is a consequence of moving to a low carb diet (more protein and fat?). I have this as an issue and have told the diabetes nurse I will try to address via exercise and diet. As part of the latter, I have started to take plant sterol yoghurt drink in the morning with my breakfast (main source of fat for me). I am due more blood tests at the start of June so will post to let you know if there is an improvement.
Did do some research to see if there is any real value in consuming plant sterols and from what I could see the answer was yes, but I also something that suggested that cholesterol intake from food was not as material as thought. So not sure how effective the drink really is.

 

[murf]

Hi @murf, seen a few posts on the cholesterol issue and wonder if it is a consequence of moving to a low carb diet (more protein and fat?). I have this as an issue and have told the diabetes nurse I will try to address via exercise and diet. As part of the latter, I have started to take plant sterol yoghurt drink in the morning with my breakfast (main source of fat for me). I am due more blood tests at the start of June so will post to let you know if there is an improvement.
Did do some research to see if there is any real value in consuming plant sterols and from what I could see the answer was yes, but I also something that suggested that cholesterol intake from food was not as material as thought. So not sure how effective the drink really is.

Hi, yes i am not eating too much fat as far as i know but looking ini omega 3 pills to see if that helps n will look at yogurt drink, its funny that it was ok before starting low carb diet and pills and now has gone up ,not too high but out of norm range, will try omega 3 n drinks see if anything changes in 3 months time.