07-03-2009, 07:58 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Vancouver Island B.C.
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Originally Posted by actuary32174  I Simplistically, I thought that if I have too much sugar in my blood, reducing my carb intake should help. For the last 2 months, I have reduced my carbs as much as possible, i.e., no breads, sweets, pastas - you know, all the good stuff. The results have been pretty positive. I have lost about 20 pounds and my sugar has dropped from 238 down to about 110 in the morning and 95 went I come home from work. My sugar has been at these levels for about a month. . | Congratulations, Actuary! Great job in taking control. It may seem simplistic, but many of us see the same results by drastically reducing carbs. Make you wonder why it isn't standard advice.
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Susan
DX Dec4/08 FBG 19(342)
Dec4 /08 A1C 10.9
Feb.4/09 A1C 7.6
may4 /09 A1C 5.2 
Sept 4/09 A1C 5.4
Current meds: 21/2x 500g metformin, 5 mg ramipril, multivitamins, Ca, 500g alpha lipoic acid
Low carb- started at < 50 , now can handle 100
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