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You totally rock. 20 pounds is great! I must say that a low carb diet has been a good one for me. I am not sure my diabetes is reversed, but I am off meds and manage it with diet.

Welcome! Keep us posted on progress...

I have the mychart too and like it.

Some people do intermittent fasting. I don't think I would make a change in eating habits without checking with the doctor. You might need meds adjusted or the timing of them maybe.

I got mine down to low 5's with low carb and metformin. My doctor took me off the metformin and I am low 6's now with just the low carb. I am pretty strict with it, but it keeps the A1C in check for me. Now that we don't have the wall any more, it is harder to keep up with friends and progress. You are welcome to friend me…

I am still settling up with the various vendors, and things are getting back to normal at the house. I was very well behaved with the diet and still jumped 5 lbs or so on the scales. That is settling back to normal too.

Chicken and pork tenderloin are great sources for protein, and you can manage calories pretty easily because fat content is not high. 60 - 80 gives her some flex with things. She can make gravy with flour for example, and that makes things a little easier because it is just a standard recipe and not something special…

I am the most boring person with recipes. I eat roast meat and steamed veggies. I make a mean cole slaw and like to cook greens with a ham hock. I will cook a pot roast with mushrooms in the instant pot. I make a pork and gravy with leftovers and serve it over cauliflower rice. My wife's work schedule is more complicated…

Arrgh... That all sounds so frustrating. The whole point of the continuous monitoring is to be able to stay on top of what is going on. My heart goes out to you...

Hey Heather. Give the metformin a little time to start working. Checking to the BG is the way to figure out just how you are responding! Keep us updated...

My doctor is very happy, and so am I...

I am pretty much carnivore. I have fewer than 10 net carbs a day typically.

Got another A1C - 6.1 this time...

Roast meat and steamed/sauteed veggies may not be the most exciting, but they would work for you. On Sunday I usually put a pot roast in the instant pot with some water and sliced portabella mushrooms. I don't add seasoning packets or anything. This is a good one for me, and it is very easy. I like to cook a pork shoulder…

I do not have the most varied diet. It basically consists of roast meat or something cooked in the instant pot - just in its own broth. I have a few veggies I like, and typically have those steamed. I do like sauteed squash and roasted brussel sprouts. I am a fan of sardines and cheese sticks for lunch when I am busy. I…

Let us know how it goes!

I really miss the feed. It was how I kept up with logging and diaries.

If I get the hungries, I like a snack of peanuts or almonds too.

This seems to be a feature. I get it too. I only had to click fire hydrants one time. It is a pain. I really miss the wall. I used to keep up with logging and food diaries.

I find that works for me is >100 g protein, <100 g fat and <10 net carbs. I am not sure just what this is as a subvariant of keto. I followed a more traditional set of keto macros from late 2016 to mid 2018 and began making changes to better suit it to my own preferences. I am very strict with the carbs, because that is…

Mine was 13.5 (13.4 maybe) at diagnosis in 2016. I went on metformin and a diet. I never had a BG reading below 200 until I cut carbs. I finally got my A1C down in the low 5's. I went off the metformin in 2018 and have been managing the BG with diet since. I did not find personally that exercise seemed to have any impact.…

Interesting - I think a continuous monitor of this sort would be really important for new diabetics to figure out just what is going on and how their body is responding.

I claim the metformin will get the numbers down. I second the suggestion about the spiral cut zucchini as a carrier for sauce and parmesan. I am Type 2 and was diagnosed in 2016. I found that I could not get even a fasting reading on metformin under 200. My doctor wanted to add more meds, and before doing that I decided to…

It would seem to me that any dietician would be able to work with this sort of info...

My wife would print a report to take to a dietician she had, and that worked well. Maybe it is a little hit or miss. This dietician might not be a good fit.

Interesting - I have always wondered what mine is doing before I get up. I have never checked after coffee, but I drink my first cup with heavy whipping cream, and that "might" bring it up a little?

You have a team of "ologists."

I think you are doing well. Tell us how much you have lost (and maybe get some scales). If your experience is like mine with my diagnosing doctor, you might have to be a little determined to get answers. This is not the way it should be of course. Sometimes my doctor would be "Oh look at the time!" and run off, but his…

Hello Rosa! It can all seem very overwhelming at first. You have to establish new patterns in your life. Let us know what is working and about progress you have made...

This is all great to hear!