Hi All, just wanted to ask advice / opinion …
I started the BSD two weeks ago – I have lost 4kg and feeling real good – surprised I’m enjoying the food and finding it easy to stay motivated… probably being put on Crestor for highish cholesterol is the reason! 🙂 5.9 was my cholesterol reading…
What I wanted to ask is that in just two weeks, my readings have been very constant – from being 6.0 to 7.7 in the morning to 8.3 after a meal… I now am always between 4.8 & 5.3 in morning and around 5.5 & 6.0 two hours after meals (only once peaking at 6.8)
However – I am still on my meds (metformtin) as my doc wasn’t convinced and wants to see weight loss and stable readings before even thinking about changing things…. and for months not weeks!
I will be seeing him again at the 4 week mark – if I have lost a good amount of weight and can show a stable reading log (which I am keeping of each reading and meal) – should I be firm and demand I go off meds or at least get the mg lowered?
Thanks – hoping to keep it going – I hate losing!!!

If you have steady readings for 4 weeks and a decent weight loss then tell the doc that you want the meds at least reduced.
Personally I had my HbA1c test after 4 weeks and my GP told me I could reduce the meds and then come off them if my readings stayed in the normal range after another couple of weeks.