Truth in advertising: My medical degree is from Google. Onward...Even if I reverse, and manage remission I have three boogeymen in my path: 1. I must maintain weight loss. 2. I must overcome higher than normal skeletal muscle insulin resistance. 3. I must overcome damage to the bloodstream/skeletal muscle pathway damaged by T2D.
I'm pretty good at maintaining weight loss. I used to weight nearly 300 Lbs. I took off 80 Lbs, and over 7 years and only went back up 25 Lbs in that period. I feel ready for the challenge.
Aerobic and resistance training can partially overcome higher skeletal muscle insulin resistance, and my hope is that building muscle mass will partially overcome pathway damage along with skeletal insulin resistance. Can the glucose pathway repair over time with remission? As far as I can tell, no research has been done on that.
I could add a 4th issue and point out that I'll have to be really nice to my pancreas going forward, and never take it for granted.
So it's clear to me: remission doesn't mean normal...exactly, it means that you're non-diabetic and free from future negatives like going blind, and losing limbs. That's still a pretty good deal. I soldier on.
I'm pretty good at maintaining weight loss. I used to weight nearly 300 Lbs. I took off 80 Lbs, and over 7 years and only went back up 25 Lbs in that period. I feel ready for the challenge.
Aerobic and resistance training can partially overcome higher skeletal muscle insulin resistance, and my hope is that building muscle mass will partially overcome pathway damage along with skeletal insulin resistance. Can the glucose pathway repair over time with remission? As far as I can tell, no research has been done on that.
I could add a 4th issue and point out that I'll have to be really nice to my pancreas going forward, and never take it for granted.
So it's clear to me: remission doesn't mean normal...exactly, it means that you're non-diabetic and free from future negatives like going blind, and losing limbs. That's still a pretty good deal. I soldier on.