Had some surprising blood results back today. Wow…was not expecting such massive changes and so quickly. Dropping from diabetes range right down to the low end of normal! For now it means the GP/nurse won’t diagnose me as diabetic 😀. Appreciate that I’ve had a wake up call and will need to be weary and continue with a healthier eating way of life.

My Weight loss has been equally dramatic, already down 11kg (24lbs) by strictly to approx 800/900kcal a day. I will continue on the 800 for the full 8 weeks as planned (it really does get easier doesn’t it). Hoping to lose another few kg to get my BMI to 24ish. I’m conscious of the need to be cautious and will be interesting to see bloods after a return to higher calories and maybe a few more healthier complex carbs in moderation. Going to treat myself to a beer and maybe a chocolate or two on Christmas Day!!!

I was somewhat skeptical starting this but hopefully these results will help motivate others to stick with it hopefully and reap similar results.

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Well done Jimmy! Join the growing club. Nothing tastes as good as the feeling you get when you get a ‘normal’ HbA1c.

I think it is definitely the simple carbs for me. I came off medication in August and had another blood test in November. I was a little concerned because I had gained a pound or so and hadn’t been counting my carbs and calories. I had been conscious of not going over 50g of carbs a day and didn’t have any simple carbs, apart from a few digestives, which I no longer eat! Anyway the upshot was that my HbA1c had dropped from 33 to 29! I thnk I will always need to be mindful of my carb intake and of course not regain weight otherwise all my hard work will have been for nothing.

Best of luck with your continuing good health.

Hi Jimmy,
I responded to you in Emu’s post earlier but as you can’t say it too many times – Congratulations!!!
That is a brilliant Hba1c result and in such a short space of time – and great weight loss, to boot. Well done, that man.

Marie