xyzzy
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Hi Bellx15 welcome back
Good news then.
As for the nurse then 2 and 3 are rubbish 1 has some truth BUT it depends on how much pancreatic function you have lost. If you hadn't lost a lot and have lost some weight and therefore insulin resistance you may well have reversed the condition but that's called being pre-diabetic and reversing it. If you have lost loads of pancreatic function however those beta cells ain't going to regenerate my friend.
What happens with your 2 hour readings if you eat a healthy standard "NHS" meal of 50% carbs 33% of them starchy. Do you keep under 7.8? Can you do that continually day after day, week in week out or will you like the nurse suggests have levels that gradually begin to rise again.
I can eat one "bad" meal nowadays and keep my levels under 8.5. Can't do it two days in a row though.
Where I do disagree with the DSN about 1 is that you should keep the label Diabetic on your file. If you took a GTT test tomorrow you'd probably pass. I'd guess you'd also pass on hBA1c and a fasting BG test. I think that should be enough to remove the diabetic state until you fail one of the tests again which you will if you have lost beta cell function and resume a "normal" carby lifestyle.
Good news then.
As for the nurse then 2 and 3 are rubbish 1 has some truth BUT it depends on how much pancreatic function you have lost. If you hadn't lost a lot and have lost some weight and therefore insulin resistance you may well have reversed the condition but that's called being pre-diabetic and reversing it. If you have lost loads of pancreatic function however those beta cells ain't going to regenerate my friend.
What happens with your 2 hour readings if you eat a healthy standard "NHS" meal of 50% carbs 33% of them starchy. Do you keep under 7.8? Can you do that continually day after day, week in week out or will you like the nurse suggests have levels that gradually begin to rise again.
I can eat one "bad" meal nowadays and keep my levels under 8.5. Can't do it two days in a row though.
Where I do disagree with the DSN about 1 is that you should keep the label Diabetic on your file. If you took a GTT test tomorrow you'd probably pass. I'd guess you'd also pass on hBA1c and a fasting BG test. I think that should be enough to remove the diabetic state until you fail one of the tests again which you will if you have lost beta cell function and resume a "normal" carby lifestyle.