Reversed my Type 2 Diabetes.

Congrats Tanith (and everyone who’s on this journey). My DH was diagnosed Type 2 a year ago and we’ve been doing low carb and sugar ever since. I’ve lost a stone and he lost 2! They are amazed at his check ups and he’s classed as pre-diabetic now. I’m amazed too because I’ve been trying to lose weight forever, and I’m really enjoying the food. Only problem I have is it can make me a bit constipated, so working on trying to avoid that! (Too much info Caz?)

Well done. I did as well. I lost 21 lb and blood tests showed I did not need the medication. I have regular checks and all is well after two years. I remember asking the nurse at the Desmond meeting I went to if it was possible to get off of the medication and she said I was on it forever now. I was determined I would not be....

I've been going to Slimming World. One of the ladies in the class felt she was losing very slowly, but when she went for her annual MOT, her GP told her that both her diabetic levels and her blood pressure had improved. Well done!

Went low card.....not no carb, took up regular exercise and the weight comes off! You have to be honest...write down what you eat using an app like fitness pal and you will get results...i am in my 60 and thought i would always be overweight. Good luck with all your journeys....

Very well done to you all!
Never say never ninathenana. We look forward to your reduction too. You can do it :-)

Ninathenana try reading the blood sugar diet book by Michael Mosley. You will find you can reverse your type 2 diabetes and lose weight following this way of eating even if you have been on medication for 6 years.

Huge congratulations to all you ladies nice to hear we can intervene with our ailments with positive effect.

Well done. And one in the eye for saying that being large is an illness in itself.

You can enjoy buying all the lovely new clothes now and will look great in them.

I am not suprised. I think it was Newcastle University that did a lot of research on this a few years ago.

For anyone on here who is interested in the science behind this .
www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal/#overview

That is really good news tanith and BB.

tanith at this rate you will be nipping back to work part time to pay for your clothes etc. especially now you have a new hip to match the other. You have done really well.

As far as I can gather taking sweeteners in moderation is fine. I think with one research several thousand were taken on the same day that would be impossible in a normal household.

Wow! Well done. I know a lady who reversed it by having a gastric bypass but it's very impressive it can be done by willpower and hard work too.

I basically follow Atkins which the much vilified original low carb diet and it makes me chuckle now that everyone is on the low carb bandwagon! Even when I lost 4 1/2 stone people were telling me what a terrible diet it was.
Of course, over 10 years I slipped and put it back on but back on A and 2 1/2 off again. I want to lose another 3 1/2 by next August, for DD 's wedding.

Well done, so proud of your hard work- you've proved we can do most things if we try hard enough.

wow!reading about such determined ladies has inspired me have been diabetic for 6 yrs on oral meds did think hoping for reversion was futile
thank you ladies

I only use stevia Demerara sugar on porridge that's about it

Well done everyone x that's a great achievement. I don't have diabetes but need to lose weight and reading your stories has made me think that I really must do something about before it becomes a necessity (prevention being better than cure etc)
Well done again

Didn't the Dr on TV reverse his diabetes with the 5:2 diet?

Congratulations Tanith. You must be very pleased.

Iam64, are you sure you couldn’t have late onset autoimmune type 1 diabetes? I was told for 9 months that I had borderline type 2 and to adjust my diet even though I am not at all overweight and not a big sweet thing eater. By the time I was properly diagnosed I was feeling wretched. The GP kept saying it was ‘too rare’ to develop type 1 in my seventies but I knew she was wrong. Not usual but hardly rare.

Oh that's scary Nelliemaggs. I don't think so but next time I see the GP I plan to discuss that. I'm on a couple of new meds that mean my regular blood tests need to include more 'stuff' so I'll check.

That is brilliant Tanith but I am interested in how you can "reverse" diabetes. I have lost weight and cut my medication significantly but when I talked to my Diabetic Nurse about "reversing" my diabetes, she was absolutely adamant that you cannot do that. She was insistent that I was diabetic for life. I asked the Diabetic Specialist at a Carb Awareness Day and she agreed that I would always be a diabetic but I could be "in remission" as the cells that are damaged to cause the insulin resistant will always have that problem and will still do so as they replicate with the same problems when old ones die off. I was quite disappointed because I had read about Diabetes Reversal in the press and assumed it was possible. Of course, whatever you call it, if you are minimising the effects and not damaging your body more, it has got to be a good thing.

Both my GP and Diabetic nurse have told me I am no longer considered diabetic.
I suppose it depends how you view things. On Diabetes.co.uk, ,there are always people complaining that their medical people are stuck in the past, and insisting on a diet with lots of carbs etc. Some embrace new thinking , others stick with what was taught years ago.

You are shining examples - just goes to show what will power, self discipline and common sense can do. I don't like sweeteners but have found you soon get used to not having sugar in tea, coffee or on cereals and very soon you can't stand them with sugar.

Well done, I'm not diabetic yet and only about 7 pounds more than I want to be. Losing those last few pounds is harder than the 8 pounds I've already lost.

It will happen Cindersdad well done on your weight loss so far. ?

I’m afraid many GPS and Diabetic Nurses are not up to date with current research. Type 2 diabetes is usually a form of insulin resistance - which means your body is still producing insulin but certain body cells are resistant to the insulin and are unable to use it as effectively, leading to high blood sugar.

Not all type 2 diabetes can be ‘reversed’ but under certain circumstances your body can start to use insulin effectively again. This was first noticed in patients who had gone through bariatric surgery.

What your GP and DN mean perhaps Ican is that there is always the very real danger that those who have pulled back from this condition are very likely to slip back into insulin resistance mode if they are not very, very careful.

It’s a case if ‘if you do what you always do, you’ll get what you always get’. However I’m sure those on here who have managed to cut out their medication won’t fall into that trap.

I've dropped 4 points in a year, taking me from pre-diabetic levels to normal. The only thing I've changed in my diet / exercise regime is to reduce my intake of 'no added sugar' drinks. I used to have a couple of large glasses a day, now replaced with water. I can only asssume that it's aspartame that's spiked my blood glucose levels all these years. I'm delighted!