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Hello to all.
70 year old male having suffered from Type 2 for over 20 years. I have, to be honest, not taken this illness seriously until the last 24 months or so. I began to investigate the Newcastle Diet. During this time of discovery I was 15 stone (5'10'' tall) with a Bmi of 34. My last HB test was 7.4mmol. I followed the Newcastle diet for the recommended 3 months (3 packs of Exante soups per day and a portion of boiled veg to take me up to 800 calories) After those three months I weighed in at 13 stone 10lbs and my HB ran in at 6.4mmol. Diabetes nurse reduced my Metformin from 2000 mg to 1000 per day. For the last 3 months I have lived on a wholly plant based diet and certain vitamins and minerals as prescribed by a private dietitian.
As of Monday 28/12/2020 my weight is 12st 5lbs and my average daily blood glucose level comes in at 5.3mmol covering the past 14 days.
I've rambled on a bit, but if anyone needs to have any further info, I will do all I can to help.
 
Well done! Dunno how you missed hearing about it when he did it though! Twas all over the national and international news. In any case it isn't suitable for all T2s, esp those who don't need to lose weight. Weight loss diets are by definition temporary - here we advocate adopting a different way of eating so that you become your own expert. I'm T1 and so Roy Taylor's way is not for us - but even now, I still learn things I didn't know about the human body.
 
Hi John (I'm assuming) and welcome

How amazing that after 20 years of living with and perhaps complacency of your diabetes, you suddenly became proactive and got it under control. Well done on taking that action and having such a successful outcome! Do you know what spurred you to take the bull by the horns and tackle it after so long? Just wondering if that information could help others.

I do think having the right dietary information is really important and sadly lacking within the NHS and whilst the Newcastle Diet is one way of tackling it, there are others, but clearly that worked for you. I think the challenging phase can be maintaining things over the longer term but it sounds like you have found a diet which suits your body for that too.

Bet you feel so much better for the weight loss and BG levels you have achieved. I am guessing you are doing a lot of cooking from scratch with your new plant based diet?.. Was that something you enjoyed before or found an interest in as a result of necessity?
We have a "What did you eat yesterday? " thread in the "Food and Carbs" section of the forum if you would like to share the sort of things you eat on a day to day basis. You would also be very welcome to join the "Group 7-day waking average" thread where we post our fasting readings and have a bit of chat/banter and share snippets of our daily lives or how we are dealing with some of our diabetes challenges.... it is a bit like a daily virtual coffee morning. Perhaps you might like to join us there and get to know us a bit better. It is a VERY long thread so don't feel you have to read it from the start, just jump in with your reading today or tomorrow and you will soon get the hang of it.... Hope to see you there perhaps....

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Welcome to the forum @Nhoj

Well done on getting control of your diabetes. As others have said there are many different approaches, and it is great that you found one that has worked for you, with the focus on weight loss. What many find hard is sustaining the weight loss, but it sounds like the impact is your diabetes is your motivator.
 
trophywench said:
Well done! Dunno how you missed hearing about it when he did it though! Twas all over the national and international news. In any case it isn't suitable for all T2s, esp those who don't need to lose weight. Weight loss diets are by definition temporary - here we advocate adopting a different way of eating so that you become your own expert. I'm T1 and so Roy Taylor's way is not for us - but even now, I still learn things I didn't know about the human body.
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Thanks for your kind response.
I knew about professor Taylors research when it first was released. My son and myself went on a cruise 3 years ago and one of the guest speakers was a doctor who had previously been consulted by the likes of Barack Obama and a whole entourage of 5 star personalities. His opening statement to the audience was: FOR EVERY ILL THERE'S A PILL BUT, FOR EVERY PILL THERE'S AN ILL. That's what did it for me. Metformin had caused me chronic kidney disease and the doctor on board ship advocated a wholly plant based diet and my long term goal was to get rid of my visceral fat so that my pancreas could release better insulin levels. My son bought a book 'How not to Die' and this is probably the most revealing book I have ever read.
For two years now I have been vegetarian and my son makes all our meals from fresh produce (Non-processed).
I work 5 days a week with my other son window and gutter cleaning and have loads of energy.
 
rebrascora said:
Hi John (I'm assuming) and welcome

How amazing that after 20 years of living with and perhaps complacency of your diabetes, you suddenly became proactive and got it under control. Well done on taking that action and having such a successful outcome! Do you know what spurred you to take the bull by the horns and tackle it after so long? Just wondering if that information could help others.

I do think having the right dietary information is really important and sadly lacking within the NHS and whilst the Newcastle Diet is one way of tackling it, there are others, but clearly that worked for you. I think the challenging phase can be maintaining things over the longer term but it sounds like you have found a diet which suits your body for that too.

Bet you feel so much better for the weight loss and BG levels you have achieved. I am guessing you are doing a lot of cooking from scratch with your new plant based diet?.. Was that something you enjoyed before or found an interest in as a result of necessity?
We have a "What did you eat yesterday? " thread in the "Food and Carbs" section of the forum if you would like to share the sort of things you eat on a day to day basis. You would also be very welcome to join the "Group 7-day waking average" thread where we post our fasting readings and have a bit of chat/banter and share snippets of our daily lives or how we are dealing with some of our diabetes challenges.... it is a bit like a daily virtual coffee morning. Perhaps you might like to join us there and get to know us a bit better. It is a VERY long thread so don't feel you have to read it from the start, just jump in with your reading today or tomorrow and you will soon get the hang of it.... Hope to see you there perhaps....

Group 7-day waking average? | Page 3322 | Diabetes UK
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Hello there and thanks for your kind words.
To cut a long story short I went on a cruise(before lockdown) and one of the visiting speakers was a doctor who's opening line was ' For every ill there's a pill BUT for every pill there's an ill'. Quite true in my case as Metformin had caused me chronic kidney disease. This doctor was no quack. He worked from Marlon Brandos' island in the Pacific and he consulted with many 5 star personalities, one of whom was Barak Obama.
He recommended a book 'How Not To Die' and to try the Newcastle diet for 3 months and then adopt a wholly plant based diet. All my food now is prepared daily, (by my son) from fresh fruit and vegetables (nothing processed) together with supplements as recommended by a dietitian.
The food prep is quite extensive and time consuming. I work 5 days a week window and gutter clearing (my younger sons business) and feel fitter than I have done for years. I anyone would like to see or have copies of my diet sheets I will gladly try and download them.
Nhoj

Ps Your assumption was quite correct. There were to many John's on this site.
 
@Nhoj There are some great recipes in the How Not To Die Cookbook 🙂 I make quite a few from there. They’re very tasty, and I like the fact you can check what Daily things they have in.

It sounds like you’ve really taken control of your health.
 
Hi John, welcome to the forum!

It's great to hear you're doing well on a plant-based diet. Well done on your progress!
 
Welcome to the forum @Nhoj

Thanks for sharing your story with us, and congratulations on the progress you’ve made over the last few years.
 
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