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Is there any data that shows roughly what percentage of T2s manage to keep their diabetes under control? It would be interesting to know.
According to this article, not many:
"Over seven years of data, just 1.47 percent of these patients achieved partial remission by lowering their hemoglobin A1C (a common measure of blood glucose control) to sub-diabetic levels, and a tiny fraction more were able to lower their A1C to normal levels and stop taking medications for a year or more."
From:
https://sciencelife.uchospitals.edu...iabetes-remission-is-rare-but-not-impossible/
And according to this paper:
"The incidence density (remissions per 1,000 person-years; 95% CI) of partial, complete, or prolonged remission was 2.8 (2.6–2.9), 0.24 (0.20–0.28), and 0.04 (0.01–0.06), respectively."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4237974/
Wow, I thought the figures would be poor, but not that poor. I have spoken to quite a few T2s, and have been stunned by their ignorance of the disease - but to be fair, they have had little positive help from their health professionals. I have problems, despite thinking that I know a lot having done a lot of research, but I do fall off the wagon on stressful days, and up go the spikes. But I am frustrated and angry at doctors and DNs who have told me I "need" carbs, that there is no way a T2 could go into remission, that my blood pressure and cholesterol drugs will have to be taken forever. In the pockets of the drug companies????......
Why do we not gather and maintain our own data - any volunteers - could be very useful?
A lot of data is being collected from the low carb program on this site
I am getting something going as I am fed up, just awaiting moderators decision if I can share as I don't want to fall foul of forum rules, build starts next week.Is there any data that shows roughly what percentage of T2s manage to keep their diabetes under control? It would be interesting to know.