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I was diagnosed in 2009 with type 2. on metformin. Decided to sort out my diet. Lost weight, i was told last month that everything was back to normal and stop taking the pills..
I thought that if you had diabetes you had it for life, is ths true? Puzzled..
But well pleased..
Alan.
 
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I was diagnosed in 2009 with type 2. on metformin. Decided to sort out my diet. Lost weight, i was told last month that everything was back to normal and stop taking the pills..
I thought that if you had diabetes you had it for life, is ths true? Puzzled..
But well pleased..
Alan.
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First of all - very well done on getting your diabetes under control - but I am afraid that you haven't cured yoursellf. If you were to go back to your previous lifestyle your results would change again to show you were in diabetic range.

So keep up the good work and stay in good control and you will hopefully continue to feel as well as you do now.

Sometimes though even when we keep our diabetes under good control with diet and exercise, there may still come the time when the body needs some medication to help.

You have done extremely well though - I would be very proud of yourself.🙂
 
Hi Apjons welcome to the forum, unfortunetly diabetes is not like a cold you cant just shake it off, im quite surprised you were told you were all back to normal, if you are I would like to come to your surgery to see if they can get rid of my diabetes.
But a big well done you sound like you have done some major hard work sorting yourself out.
 
Hi apjons. Welcome.

As said, it's merely the symptoms that are, for now, back to normal.

So far, there's nothing that has conclusively reversed the actual metabolic causes.

But well done for your success and I hope you never need to revert to meds.🙂

Rob
 
It sounds like your diet and lifestyle change have been sufficient to cause a drop in your HbA1c in the normal range.

However, you may find that when you stop the Metformin your blood sugars start to rise again. You may also find when you are ill that your blood sugar is affected.

There are many Type 2s who can control their Diabetes by diet and exercise and it looks like you are one of them.

Some people who have steroid induced Diabetes or Gestational Diabetes can be told when they stop the steroids or have the baby that the Diabetes had gone. However, they are normally warned that they are at an increased risk of developing Type 2 later in life.
 
I was told everything is normal, thats after being on half dose met for a month.
 
Didn't even see a dietician, no brainer really, slim down or face the consequences..
 
It depends what they are looking at, if you look at my fasting readings and my HbA1c hits <6% at the next test I could image someone thinking that I don't need metformin.

However, my post meal readings still (usually) shoot up even on a moderate amount of mostly low/mid GI carb.
 
I have never had an HBA1c above 5.4 since I was diagnosed 8 years ago and am still not taking medication. My control is good so I would say that I am a well controlled diabetic.
I am still a diabetic and know that if I decided to throw caution to the wind and eat anything that I fancied then my meter would tell me that I am still a diabetic.
 
Well i don't know but i never took any home readings, didn't even feel unwell. But i was def type 2 no doubt about it. Maybe things will change, i have to go back in October.
 
Do you not think that everybody has the potential to be a type 2? Just by as you say "throwing caution to the wind"..
 
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Do you not think that everybody has the potential to be a type 2? Just by as you say "throwing caution to the wind"..
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A person without diabetes can "throw caution to the wind" and their own insulin sugar mechanism will operate to maintain their BG levels, of course they might find that they experience swings of energy and lethargy and become unhealthy in other ways. Equally I understand that there are many slim otherwise apparently healthy eaters who develop type 2 diabetes, including some well known athletes.

Having got yourself fit and symptomless why would you not want to carry on as you are... why take the risk of elevating your BG levels again?

I have taken a tough path, lost the weight and given up the so called sweet treats, I feel healthier than I have for years and have just ritually sent all of my large waist trousers to Oxfam... not exactly the height of fashion but I feel so good putting on the old smaller sizes (which have been packed at the bottom of the wardrobe as my waist expanded) and I am making every resolution going to keep up the good work for the sake of my ongoing good health...

be proud of what you have achieved and don't be tempted to chuck it away 🙂
 
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Its a very strange disease for sure, like you say some very fit people have type 1. Don't know about type 2 though?
I have no intention of putting on any weight.. I have seen what diabetes can do to people, its horrific.. You just can't ignore it...
 
Sir Steve Redgrave is meant to be type 2 but has an extreme form of it due to his training regime that he had. As far as I know.🙂

Rob
 
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Do you not think that everybody has the potential to be a type 2? Just by as you say "throwing caution to the wind"..
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I am slightly underweight as I was at diagnosis. I cannot put on weight so I cannot speak for someone who has lost weight. There is a genetic element to Type 2 and more and more Endocrinologists are beginning to wonder if some Type2's have an autoimmune response as they are seeing some Type2's with other autoimmune diseases. I think that eventually Type2 will be divided into sub groups.
 
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Do you not think that everybody has the potential to be a type 2? Just by as you say "throwing caution to the wind"..
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Yes, and no.

Anyone can become Type 2 because there are things that can cause Type 2 without needing a genetic element (or even needing to be overweight), such as steroid induced type 2. I'm sure I read a number of other similar causes.

But there are also lots of people who meet the traditional perceived Type 2 causes that are not Type 2. Consider it logically, If my wife has the same diet as me, the same exercise regime and same weight - why would I develop diabetes and not her? This is where a genetic "susceptibility" comes in.
 
Some of the latest research does seem to suggest that the pancreus can become clogged up with fats, purge it and it becomes more like its old self...
 
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He's type 1..
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The last time I researched it, he said himself that he was Type 2 but needed insulin because his body was basically wrecked by training.🙂

Rob
 
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Well i don't know but i never took any home readings, didn't even feel unwell. But i was def type 2 no doubt about it. Maybe things will change, i have to go back in October.
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If you are back to normal why do have a diabetic appointment in October 😉
 
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