Anyone 'reversed' type 2?

[Barb3234]

Hi, I am new on here.

Had a fasting result of 7.6. Panicked, joined a health club, now swimming every day and lost 11lbs pronto. 3 weeks later next test 7.2.

Is it possible to get the numbers low enough to actually not be 'diabetic' anymore? Or is it a case of once diagnosed, that's it?

Would really appreciate any info right now.

 

[Northerner]

Hi Barb, welcome to the forum 🙂 It's not possible to cure yourself of diabetes, once diagnosed, but it is certainly possible for many people to manage their blood sugar levels within 'non-diabetic' ranges by appropriate diet and exercise adjustments. This doesn't work for everyone, but it is always worth doing as you have done because you will be much happier and healthier for it! Well done on that terrific weight loss, that will certainly help to reduce your insulin resistance, and the exercise will have done wonders fr your insulin sensitivity - your body will be using it far more efficiently now.

There is no hard and fast rule about whether you will be able to continue improving your blood sugar levels and delay the need for medication indefinitely, but it is almost certain that without these changes you would be in a much worse situation. 🙂

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hi Barb, and welcome to the forum

I've seen posts by people who have reduced and then come off meds by careful diet and lifestyle management (essentially avoiding carbs), and can even think of someone who appears to have recovered some pancreatic function. But I've not seen anyone that considers themselves 'cured'.

Even those who have required lots of meds, and then gradually been able to reduce them until none are necessary (and as Northie says this itself does not seem possible for everyone) are fairly sure that if they returned to their old lifestyle/weight/eating/ecxercise habits their BG levels would soon slide back into diabatic numbers.

 

[cazscot]

Hi Barb, First of all well done on your weight loss thats fantastic .

I have "reversed" by diabetes insofar as I have came off all my medication approximately a year after diagnosis (by loosing weight and diet/exercise changes) but I am in no way cured and will always have D.

Good luck with your weight loss 🙂

 

[Lilies]

Barb, well done to you big pat on the back, im a week from diagnosis but havent stood on the scales yet, you are an inspiration....... have you doen low/no carbs or something else?

 

[Barb3234]

Thank you, all interesting to hear. I suppose i am just keen to be in denial, which is probably just silly of me. I just so don't want this 'label'. I feel such a damn 'statistic' and it's doing my head in. 😱

 

[Northerner]

Thank you, all interesting to hear. I suppose i am just keen to be in denial, which is probably just silly of me. I just so don't want this 'label'. I feel such a damn 'statistic' and it's doing my head in. 😱

Much of the campaigning about diabetes concentrates on the very negative aspects of the disease. It is quite correct for the non-diabetic public to be aware of these problems and ways in which they might be able to avoid them. But for those people diagnosed with the disease and who are willing to educate themselves (and help others) in how to manage their diabetes well, there is every chance that you will improve your health and well-being. I know many people who, when they learn I have diabetes, look on me with pity - some because they might think I brought it on myself - without realising that I now know much more about the workings of the body, my relationship with food, how to keep my blood pressure and cholesterol under control - in short, I am less prone to many of the problems of later life that they are unwittingly and smugly embracing.

 

[veganlass]

The general comment I get when telling friends is ' oh s..t , so sorry'.

Although I have a progressive disability, I have accepted that better than diabetes. This impacts my life more.

I am trying to control it by diet also.

 

[Caroline]

Hi Barb and welcome to our forum.

Unfortunately once diagnosed that is it, however it is possible to control things with diet and exercise, many people here do.

The numbers sound pretty good. It may be that your natural level is just over 7. although it would pay to discuss this with your team. My dad is always around 8, just below or just over and was told it is about right for him. As we are all different what is right for one isn't always right for another.