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- Type of diabetes
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I'm certainly no expert, even if I have had T2 since Nov. 2005, no actually, quite a bit longer, because I remember my toes having that 'cottonwolly' feeling long before that. Anyway, I lost weight, came in remission, joined the Danish diabetes association, and received their monthly mag. For me the motivation was and still is to avoid all those complications, so my heart sank when one article was all about how even those with good control still risked losing a variety of limbs etc. etc. What I did decide to lose was my membership of the Danish diabetes association, and the monthly mag with all the adverts with healthy, happy looking 60 odd year olds buying all sorts of diabetes paraphernalia and disheartening articles + recipes. I just didn't need being discouraged.
Anyway, that's why I took notice when recently in a thread in here (can't for the life of me remember which), someone mentioned that it might not be high blood glucose that causes complications and further havoc, but an excessive amount of insulin (IR) floating around in one's bloodstream. Somehow it makes sense, but is there a way of bringing it down? I'm quite sure I'm insulin resistant, but after 8-9 months of eating very low carb could it have improved? What's your take on that? My BGs are well controlled, and have been since April 18. I'm just wondering if my WOE is not enough to prevent complications later in life. In other words - are we doing enough, or can we do more?
I started this question as a reply to this thread https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/th...ly-to-have-an-amputation.159532/#post-1944889, but didn't want to derail.
Anyway, that's why I took notice when recently in a thread in here (can't for the life of me remember which), someone mentioned that it might not be high blood glucose that causes complications and further havoc, but an excessive amount of insulin (IR) floating around in one's bloodstream. Somehow it makes sense, but is there a way of bringing it down? I'm quite sure I'm insulin resistant, but after 8-9 months of eating very low carb could it have improved? What's your take on that? My BGs are well controlled, and have been since April 18. I'm just wondering if my WOE is not enough to prevent complications later in life. In other words - are we doing enough, or can we do more?
I started this question as a reply to this thread https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/th...ly-to-have-an-amputation.159532/#post-1944889, but didn't want to derail.