Hi guys, i am 34 years old and have recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. I had a blood test done about a week ago and my HbA1c was 48. I have since been on a 0 carb diet and eating healthier foods in general. I have alot of anxiety and worries about my health since the diagnosis but i am determined to put into remission my type 2 diabetes as it scares the hell out of me.i lost my father to diabetes when he was 54 because he did not take care of his health, i do not want to go down the same road as him. Has anybody had success in putting there diabetes into remission? I feel like i need somebody to tell me they have as all ive read online is doctors saying its possible, it would be really motivating to hear your success stories. Thank you
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Hi, I was in the same position in August. HbA1c of 49, I wasn’t given a diagnosis as only just over the level and was told I would need a 2nd blood test to confirm. I switched to a low carb diet and at the second blood test the result was 44. It took me 4 weeks to reduce to this level. So the diagnosis was pre diabetes.
Lots of good advice on this forum and with a few tweaks to your diet you should be able to reduce your levels.
Sound like you are on the right track reducing carbs, I have stopped eating potatoes, rice, pasta and normal bread and have replaced with lower carb alternatives along with cutting sugary foods.
Lots of good advice on this forum and with a few tweaks to your diet you should be able to reduce your levels.
Sound like you are on the right track reducing carbs, I have stopped eating potatoes, rice, pasta and normal bread and have replaced with lower carb alternatives along with cutting sugary foods.
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Hi Erkan and welcome.
So sorry to hear about your diagnosis and at such a young age and especially so when you lost your Dad as a result of the condition. It is good to read that you are so motivated to change things and we definitely have members who have turned things around from much higher HbA1c readings than yours. I can think of one member who brought his HbA1c down from 114 into the normal range in less than a year through dietary changes and exercise and a few weeks of medication, so it is definitely possible and I am sure @Anitram will me along to inspire you with his story, but there are many other members who have achieved equally impressive results and weight loss.
The important thing to understand is that your body is starting to struggle with metabolizing carbohydrates. If you are Type 2 then this is usually due to insulin resistance often caused by too much fat building up in and around your liver and pancreas. You may also be carrying fat in other places as well but it is possible to be slim and still have Type 2 (Thin Outside, Fat Inside) Following a low carb way of eating will help your body to shed that fat and reduce the amount of insulin it produces. Doing a bit more daily activity will also help and it doesn't have to be anything overly strenuous.... a brisk daily walk is ideal.
As regards carbs, I am not sure how much you understand about them but eating zero is pretty much impossible, so it is important to work out how many grams you are actually eating each day so that if you need to reduce it more, you know where you are now and where extra cuts may be made. I appreciate that your use of the term "0 carbs" may just be an exaggeration on your part but just wanted to clarify as there is so much misinformation about diabetes and what you can and can't eat and what contains carbs, that it is easy to get the wrong idea.
Anyway, best of luck on your journey with diabetes. It sounds like things have been caught really early since 48 is literally on the diabetes diagnosis threshold so it should be relatively easy to turn things around with a bit of effort.
So sorry to hear about your diagnosis and at such a young age and especially so when you lost your Dad as a result of the condition. It is good to read that you are so motivated to change things and we definitely have members who have turned things around from much higher HbA1c readings than yours. I can think of one member who brought his HbA1c down from 114 into the normal range in less than a year through dietary changes and exercise and a few weeks of medication, so it is definitely possible and I am sure @Anitram will me along to inspire you with his story, but there are many other members who have achieved equally impressive results and weight loss.
The important thing to understand is that your body is starting to struggle with metabolizing carbohydrates. If you are Type 2 then this is usually due to insulin resistance often caused by too much fat building up in and around your liver and pancreas. You may also be carrying fat in other places as well but it is possible to be slim and still have Type 2 (Thin Outside, Fat Inside) Following a low carb way of eating will help your body to shed that fat and reduce the amount of insulin it produces. Doing a bit more daily activity will also help and it doesn't have to be anything overly strenuous.... a brisk daily walk is ideal.
As regards carbs, I am not sure how much you understand about them but eating zero is pretty much impossible, so it is important to work out how many grams you are actually eating each day so that if you need to reduce it more, you know where you are now and where extra cuts may be made. I appreciate that your use of the term "0 carbs" may just be an exaggeration on your part but just wanted to clarify as there is so much misinformation about diabetes and what you can and can't eat and what contains carbs, that it is easy to get the wrong idea.
Anyway, best of luck on your journey with diabetes. It sounds like things have been caught really early since 48 is literally on the diabetes diagnosis threshold so it should be relatively easy to turn things around with a bit of effort.
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Many many people have got into normal numbers just by watching what they eat, though checking levels after eating so as to confirm that they have not overdone the carbs can help a lot. Cheap to use meters mean that it is affordable too.
I eat meat, fish and seafood, eggs and cheese, full fat yoghurt, cream in my coffee and on berries, the lowest carb fruits.
I first went low carb in the 1970s, when Dr Howard was developing what is now the Cambridge diet and using the pilot plant at the factory in Market Harborough where I was working at that time. Over the years I looked into various options, from William Banting to Atkins and the several other options. You can make it complicated, but the basic concept is to choose low carb foods. There are many decriers, but it works, and works well, and the food is delicious. You can eat it for a lifetime, and it should keep you from problems with your inability to deal with excess carbs.
I eat meat, fish and seafood, eggs and cheese, full fat yoghurt, cream in my coffee and on berries, the lowest carb fruits.
I first went low carb in the 1970s, when Dr Howard was developing what is now the Cambridge diet and using the pilot plant at the factory in Market Harborough where I was working at that time. Over the years I looked into various options, from William Banting to Atkins and the several other options. You can make it complicated, but the basic concept is to choose low carb foods. There are many decriers, but it works, and works well, and the food is delicious. You can eat it for a lifetime, and it should keep you from problems with your inability to deal with excess carbs.
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Welcome to the forum @Erkan
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but well done on reducing your carbohydrate intake to try to manage your BG levels.
Sorry to hear about your father too. It must make your diagnosis all the more troubling, so I can see why you are keen to tackle it head-on.
We’ve had many members over the years who have been able to successfully manage their diabetes by finding the amount of carbohydrate that their body can cope with (often by checking with before and after meals with a BG meter). Some have been able to reduce or come off medication completely, and others have been able to achieve an HbA1c below 48 with no meds, which seems to be the criteria for ‘remission’.
Good luck with your diabetes, and keep asking questions 🙂
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but well done on reducing your carbohydrate intake to try to manage your BG levels.
Sorry to hear about your father too. It must make your diagnosis all the more troubling, so I can see why you are keen to tackle it head-on.
We’ve had many members over the years who have been able to successfully manage their diabetes by finding the amount of carbohydrate that their body can cope with (often by checking with before and after meals with a BG meter). Some have been able to reduce or come off medication completely, and others have been able to achieve an HbA1c below 48 with no meds, which seems to be the criteria for ‘remission’.
Good luck with your diabetes, and keep asking questions 🙂
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