Hello

[SilverTgr]

Hi all!

I've been low carbing it (LCHF) since 2011 and my diagnosis of pre-diabetes at A1C of 6. My A1C is 5.3 now thanks to LCHF! Had a physical and my other numbers are good too, except for my hypothyroidism of course which is a work in progress.

[JEY100]

Welcome Silver Tiger :wave:

Happy to have you join the Diabetes forum...there is a lot of new information here...Dr. Hallberg, Dr. Westman's videos, Dr Fung and fasting.
You do have a previous introduction post from 2012 (just click on your user name to find it).
Maybe you could update it to let us know what you have beeen doing in the intervening years, what level of carbs you have been eating, plan you follow, etc. If you need to update your profile, go to User CP in the green bar near top.

Great A1c!...Let us know how we can help you, All the best,

[GRB5111]

Welcome, ST!

[SilverTgr]

Well, I lost more weight to a total of over 50 lbs. I suffered from carb creep, and also an emotionally trying time where I turned to comfort eating again.

Right now I'm at about 50g of carbs per day. Once a week I will have a higher carb treat. Emotionally I need to do that. It usually allows me to deal with special occasions (like birthdays) without feeling deprived.

[gotsomeold]

Hello ST!

I am glad to hear you found an eating pattern that works so well for you!

[VeeJay2]

Hello SilverTgr

I just recently returned to this board myself.

Boy do I know about carb creep. I've been knuckling down this last week and doing more testing. It's helping.

[SilverTgr]

The testing is really key. You can fool your brain about the carb count sometimes but the strips don't lie.