Diabetes 2

The Diabetes Uk website has lots of useful information and well worth looking at. Without being rude is your daughter overweight type 2 diabetes can be reversed or put into remission by loosing excess weight. Not all type 2 diabetics can do this some carry no excess weight whatsoever but it could be a factor.

I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes over 30 years ago. I was told it would inevitably get worse over time and I'd end up taking insulin.

Well, here I am 30 years later and I don't take insulin and my condition hasn't got worse, so I guess I must have been doing something right.

My advice would be to cut the carbs - and not just obviously sugary foods. If she's not veggie, eat meat, fish and veg which grow above ground, restrict fruit, cut out cereals and flour. Eat mainly whole foods.

If your daughter has been diagnosed, she'll probably be sent on a course and have her BP, cholesterol and weight checked. If she's overweight, she'd benefit from gradual weight reduction. She needs to exercise, but it doesn't need to be anything too drastic - just keep moving and do whatever she feels comfortable with. Resist any "quick fix" remedies because she needs to get used to the fact that changes are for life, so she needs to do things she'll stick with.

Now it’s winter home made nutritious soups and stews etc with lots of barley lentils and vegetables. They are a comfort food in their own way with brown bread not white. Just subtle changes to the diet like half the portion of meat boiled rice cut down on fried foods.
My DH was diagnosed ten years ago and initially was too rigid with his diet. He lost a lot of weight but was down right miserable just getting the balance right is better. NHS website on diet and diabetes is excellent even if you don’t have diabetes.
Good nutrition and a bit more walking is good for mind and body it might even reduce anxiety.