As a 68-year old man Bibbe carried some excess weight, suffered from high blood pressure, felt fatigued and his vision progressively got worse and finally he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Quite common.
Here's what happened when he tried low carb.
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Hello Andreas,
Here's my happy success story. I am a 68-year old man, who for the last 20 years has been about 20-35 lbs. (10-15 kg) overweight. I am on medication for high blood pressure and have long had a slightly elevated blood sugar.
In the fall of 2015, I felt tired and experienced foggy vision. In mid December I saw my family doctor, and I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes with a fasting blood sugar of 153 mg/dl (8.5 mmol/l) and a HbA1c of 10.6% (92). I was prescribed Metformin. My blood pressure was 160/180. I weighed 206 lbs. (93 kg) and am 6′ tall (183 cm), and was about 20 lbs. (9 kg) overweight.
I had already previously read up a lot on LCHF, among other places at Diet Doctor, and decided to begin a low-carb diet.
It has worked very well for me and I have eaten a relatively strict low-carb diet. My numbers after six weeks on low carb are as follows:
The nurse was just as surprised as I was and wanted to award me a big gold medal. I can add that I have exercised very little. The nurse had no objections to my diet, but they need to stick to the official guidelines. One more thing - all this time I have practiced intermittent fasting according to 16:8, which has worked nicely for me.
I also want to take the opportunity to thank you for the health work your doing.
Low-carb greetings,
Bibbe
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Congratulations on reversing your diabetes! Thank you for sharing your story, hopefully it will inspire others to do what you've done.
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