Pavlosdog - In all honesty, I don't think GPs see many T2s who make sea changes to their diabetes amanagement and health by lifestyle changes. That's certainly the feedback I have been given in some candid discussions with GPs and Consultants.
One comment I will make about T2s is that often we are insulin resistent, meaning by and large our bodies still produce plenty of insulin, but we've lost the ability to use it efficiently. Some find that by adding more insulin, their insulin resistance increase also increases, meaning that some do need more and more insulin, over time, to achieve the same results. Coupled with that, insulin not being utilised to metabolise glucose will act as a fat storage hormone, meaning some gain weight when they start insulin.
Not everyone experiences that picture I have painted, but it is not at all uncommon (although I might be inclined to say it's common). Isulin resistance for T1s is somewhat different as they are adding insulin to a situation where none, or no meaningfully significant levels are generreated by their pancreas.
In some ways, T2s requiring insulin can find themselves wedged between a rock and a similarly placed hard place.
Having the opportunity to try to reduce insulin doses, or even come off it must seem incredibly seductive, so I totally understand the lure of the ND, and I'm now a bit more contented you've got a handle on what's likely to happen if and when you embark on it.
We had a member not so long ago who did the ND whilst on insulin and managed to reduce their doses to a tiny fraction of their prior dosing, but I cannot for the life of me remember the chap's name I'll tag a few Mods and see if they can recall who it was. His thread was a decent read, in your circumstances.
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@Jaylee - I don't suppose any of you guys can recall the T2, using insulin, who relatively recently did the ND and documented both his results and insulin titations as he went along? I think it'd be a good read for pavlovsdog. My memory is as shocking as ever!