I was first diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in 1996. I tried many different medications including insulin for a year and half (gaining 60 lbs) fighting constant hunger, low blood sugar episodes, etc. I finally went on a very low carb diet and was able to get my HBA1c down to about 6.5 after going off all medications.  My HbA1c gradually drifted up to 7.5 but I was fairly content with that (always having high morning BG of 160-180 or so).

 

In March of this year 2006, I developed lower back pain, perhaps related to a disc herniation or nerve compression (the docs don't agree). This caused severe and increasing pain over the next few months. Due to the pain and lack of sleep, my BG was often in the high 400s morning and night...even with very low carb dieting, I could only get down to the high 300s. My HbA1c at the beginning of May was 13.2.

 

The condition in my right leg continued to deteriorate. By July I was falling frequently, could not drive since I could not lift my leg at all, and was in a wheelchair a great deal of the time. I was continuing to eat low carb, but could only get my morning BG down to the high 200s. I discovered Combetic and started with 1/2 of a tablet with each meal the second week of July. By August 1, my HbA1c was down to 10.4, a reduction of 3% and as good or better than most medications. (If you read the ads, most prescription drugs only promise an HbA1C reduction of 1 or 2 %.)

 

I was finally able to get an appt with an endocrinologist and diabetes specialist who was confortable with the use of supplements. He hadn't seen Combetic before but often recommended a cinnamon and fenugreek combo to his patients. He was willing to let me continue with no prescription meds since my meter readings were averaging 130 (mornings 160-180). My plan was eating fairly low carb and taking a Combetic with each meal.

 

My most recent HbA1C was Nov.15th. It came back as 5.0. I assumed there must have been a mistake so I called and requested a lab slip for a different lab. That one came back 5.6... so I'm averaging it at 5.3. (It's definitely a thrill to read "non-diabetic" on the report.)

 

Combetic has been a miracle in my life and I thank Third Day Resources for making this available. 

 

Trina