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  • 13 April 2016 at 1:24 pm in reply to: EOT- Relapse #15397
    Marie
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    @marie

    #duck Paul, do you take R lipoic acid? I was taking it but stopped once I started treatment. I found it lowered my glucose levels (proven by blood tests) and I’m convinced it lowered my viral load as well. Might be an idea to take it in the months before starting treatment again to get the vl as low as possible. Do you know if it’s OK to take while on treatment? I miss its glucose lowering effects.

    Geno 1a, HCV+ since 1981 35 years
    3 previous attempts at curing, most recently with telaprevir in 2013.
    f3/f4
    Started 24 weeks of Sof/dac on 22/12/2015
    2 week bloods ALT 12 AST 19
    4 week vl 120 (aagh!)
    8 week UND
    EOT 7 June 2016 UND
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    SVR12 Undetectable! 6 Sep 2016
    SVR24 Undetectable 23 Nov 2016 yippee!

    12 April 2016 at 4:02 pm in reply to: EOT- Relapse #15320
    Marie
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    @marie

    Thanks for your encouragement. I see you reached SVR 12 recently. How fantastic. Congratulations!

    Geno 1a, HCV+ since 1981 35 years
    3 previous attempts at curing, most recently with telaprevir in 2013.
    f3/f4
    Started 24 weeks of Sof/dac on 22/12/2015
    2 week bloods ALT 12 AST 19
    4 week vl 120 (aagh!)
    8 week UND
    EOT 7 June 2016 UND
    1
    SVR12 Undetectable! 6 Sep 2016
    SVR24 Undetectable 23 Nov 2016 yippee!

    12 April 2016 at 1:01 pm in reply to: EOT- Relapse #15314
    Marie
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    Really sorry to hear your news Paul. I reckon reducing high GI carbs and sugar is the way to go next time as others are saying. Wish I’d heard that advice before I started as I reckon high glucose levels are responsible for my slow response to Sof/Dac (I’m pre diabetic). I’ve relapsed so many times I’m finding it hard to stay positive about curing this time.

    I know GT3 can be a bugger to cure but I reckon you’ll do it next time. Just wondering why you are doing Sof/Dac again rather than waiting for some of the pan genotype drugs in the pipeline.

    Anyway, big big hugs.
    Marie

    Geno 1a, HCV+ since 1981 35 years
    3 previous attempts at curing, most recently with telaprevir in 2013.
    f3/f4
    Started 24 weeks of Sof/dac on 22/12/2015
    2 week bloods ALT 12 AST 19
    4 week vl 120 (aagh!)
    8 week UND
    EOT 7 June 2016 UND
    1
    SVR12 Undetectable! 6 Sep 2016
    SVR24 Undetectable 23 Nov 2016 yippee!

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