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I think it important that people who have tried the Newcastle Diet post their longer term results here,if only to discourage/encourage the rest.
In my case I followed the usual path,despite my best efforts and losing weight I continued to get worsening results.Initially 3xMetformin a day helped but eventually my blood sugars were rising back to where they were before I went onto Metformin,with fasting bloods in the high 7's and low 8's.
Three years ago I made the decision to try the Newcastle Diet.I used 3x Slimfast bottles per day plus 3x small Salad bowls.I know the reservations about muscle wastage so to counteract this I maintained a strict exercise regime:each day I ran 3 miles in the morning,swam 20 lengths just before lunchtime and walked the dog for up to 1 hour after tea.After 7 weeks my weight bottomed out at 12stone 3 ( a 2 stone loss) and I started introducing normal meals.
At the end of the diet my Hb was 38,this rose steadily over the course of the first year to 40.During the latter half of the second year I suffered a disaster in that an inflamed achilles restricted my running and walking so I took up cycling.At the end of the second year my Hb was 41,still just within the normal range.My heel finally got sorted towards the end of the third year and I was able to exercise normally for the last quarter.My Hb at the end of this third year was 37,well within the normal range.Weight rose during the third year to almost 13 stones,however I have put on a lot of muscle due to the cycling,to the point where I have had to abandon slimfit trousers.
Diet wise I do nothing special.I try to avoid over eating and stay within 2000-2500 calories per day.Over the course of the third year I have tried to avoid commercial foods and stick to low and medium GI meals I have made myself.Exercise has been scaled back to once or twice a day.Most days I run 3 miles for my newspaper first thing,three times a week I am out on my bike for up to 40 miles and again most days I walk the dog.Cycling seems to give the most benefit,after 3 hours and 40 miles a dipped Ketostix reveals that I am in fat burning mode,so for my 65th birthday I bought myself a new carbon fibre drop handle bar racing bike (!) with my first two pension payouts.
A consultant I was chatting to put forward the theory that the Newcastle Diet normalises insulin sensitivity and after that what happens depends on you sticking to your diet /exercise regime.She had personal knowledge of patients who had maintained their improvement over a 5 year period,and of others whose results had slipped back within a year.
For myself all I can say is that I have lost all the signs of type 2 diabetes and have never felt more positive and energised.
I hope this helps.
In my case I followed the usual path,despite my best efforts and losing weight I continued to get worsening results.Initially 3xMetformin a day helped but eventually my blood sugars were rising back to where they were before I went onto Metformin,with fasting bloods in the high 7's and low 8's.
Three years ago I made the decision to try the Newcastle Diet.I used 3x Slimfast bottles per day plus 3x small Salad bowls.I know the reservations about muscle wastage so to counteract this I maintained a strict exercise regime:each day I ran 3 miles in the morning,swam 20 lengths just before lunchtime and walked the dog for up to 1 hour after tea.After 7 weeks my weight bottomed out at 12stone 3 ( a 2 stone loss) and I started introducing normal meals.
At the end of the diet my Hb was 38,this rose steadily over the course of the first year to 40.During the latter half of the second year I suffered a disaster in that an inflamed achilles restricted my running and walking so I took up cycling.At the end of the second year my Hb was 41,still just within the normal range.My heel finally got sorted towards the end of the third year and I was able to exercise normally for the last quarter.My Hb at the end of this third year was 37,well within the normal range.Weight rose during the third year to almost 13 stones,however I have put on a lot of muscle due to the cycling,to the point where I have had to abandon slimfit trousers.
Diet wise I do nothing special.I try to avoid over eating and stay within 2000-2500 calories per day.Over the course of the third year I have tried to avoid commercial foods and stick to low and medium GI meals I have made myself.Exercise has been scaled back to once or twice a day.Most days I run 3 miles for my newspaper first thing,three times a week I am out on my bike for up to 40 miles and again most days I walk the dog.Cycling seems to give the most benefit,after 3 hours and 40 miles a dipped Ketostix reveals that I am in fat burning mode,so for my 65th birthday I bought myself a new carbon fibre drop handle bar racing bike (!) with my first two pension payouts.
A consultant I was chatting to put forward the theory that the Newcastle Diet normalises insulin sensitivity and after that what happens depends on you sticking to your diet /exercise regime.She had personal knowledge of patients who had maintained their improvement over a 5 year period,and of others whose results had slipped back within a year.
For myself all I can say is that I have lost all the signs of type 2 diabetes and have never felt more positive and energised.
I hope this helps.