Thanks Dave
Thatâs good going Kev in itself so adding in the gym as well should make a big difference 
Give it up. Thereâs no future in it.
6 weeks on and I have been going to the Gym 3 -4 times a week and have lost 6 Kilos
I have cut a lot of carbs out of my diet and feel better all round.
Biggest bonus is that I have stopped injecting Insulin. I saw my Diabetic consultant last week and she discharged me back to my GP
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Great work and what a result!
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Things are ticking along!
10.4Kg lost now
Cost me a bloody fortune in new clothes
Shirt neck size down by 1.5 inches
Chest measurement Down 4 inches
Waist down 3"
Diabetic and COPD nurses did a happy dance.
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Outstanding 
Well done Kev. The results speak for themselves but how do you feel physically now?
A lot better,
Silly things like my hat blew off on the golf course the other week and dissapeared down the faiway, to everyones amusemnt I legged it after it, I caught the hat and jogged back without being out of breath, that would have floored me a few months ago.
I take the stairs everywhere now and walk up escalators on the Underground and feel so much better.
I sleep better donât snack on shit during the day and donât feel hungry.
I can see why âLose weightâ is the medical advice for so many ills!
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Reading that is great inspiration for anyone procrastinating about whether or not to try to lose weight/ be a bit more active
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Reposting this again in the vague hope that one or two might find this helps relieve or protect against back/ hip/ shoulder pain.
Went to my first yoga session last Sunday, for the exact reason you mention as my back is bad and my knees are a bit ropey.
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Not much change in the weight since last time but I am a lot fitter.
I had another appointment with the diabetic nurse the other day as she wanted a hbA1c blood test that represented a full three months on the new diet and meds
I started the new regime in August because despite injecting 20 units of Insulin a day + 60mg Gliclazide + 100mg Sitagliptin + 2g Metformin I was geting hbA1c blood tests of 75 - 80 nmol/mol.
The latest result was 43 nmol/mol which according to the nurse is âpre-diabeticâ She wants me to get it down to 42 which is ânon diabeticâ
Meds now reduced to 1g Metformin a day.
She also said that my bad cholesterol wasnât very bad at all and my good cholesterol was very good indeed. She said that overall I was fitter now than I have been for years.
I walked out of the practice with a real spring in my step and got on the phone to the DVLA to get the medical restriction on my driving licence removed 
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That must feel great! Especially that phone call.
What a result! Congrats. Well deserved for all your effort and perseverance.
Great news. Well done indeed.
Brilliant news
Great news -Well done Kev
Great news Kev, great result on the hba1c
One for @DiveDeepDog
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Well done Kev⌠wouldnât be surprised if your hair started growing back too⌠