| Hi, I've been lurking for a while and this is my 1st post to this excellent forum. I was DX'd T2 in mid-2006 but didn't take it seriously until early 2007. I then switched to my doctor's recommended diet (low-glycemic, low-fat brown pasta/rice etc) and saw my numbers rise. In June 2007 I switched to low carbs (maybe 40 grams a day) and am still fine tuning it - and my A1C fell from 7.6 to 5.5% in 3 months. It took me about a month to get used to life on low-carb. Best of all, most of the neuropathy I was experiencing has either gone or is greatly reduced. My Blood Pressure has gone from high to normal and my lipid profile as gone from high to very good (OK, it could get better).
Next A1C is tomorrow - it may show a slight rise because I get spikes in response to hard exercise and travel (and there's been a lot of both in the last 4 weeks). Fingers crossed.
Bunbury | 
