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Hi All
Brief background for those who don’t know me :
Diagnosed sept 18 Hba1c 62
Dec 18 Hba1c 32
Mar 19 Hba1c 31
When nurse gave me my latest results she said She would class me as diabetic in remission and well done. I found out my doctor had put diabetes cured on my notes and wanted to discuss this as didn’t believe you can cure it and so today had my appointment to basically tell him off.
My doctor was off so got another doctor. Who told me that whilst cured isn’t the right word, neither is remission. He has changed my file to say diabetes resolved which he is adamant is the correct terminology. He said as it stands today, I am not diabetic. I can not call myself diabetic. I will not get called for annual bloods,reviews,eye tests etc. My weight loss and diet has put me with no diabetic readings,symptoms etc so I am entitled to none of the above. He said that in the future should I gain weight, or get symptoms go back. I will always be more susceptible to diabetes but that if I stay as I am I could also go decades without ever having another symptom and be ‘normal’ for the rest of my life and so that is why my medical records will show resolved until a time when symptoms return. When I expressed that this was only the case because of my low carb diet and that if I was to introduce carbs my level would increase he said that is irrelevant. With no medication, and readings at that level I am not diabetic. He also commented that he wouldn’t have diagnosed me diabetic off one blood test but that all doctors are different.
I feel a little lost to be honest. On one hand I think wow - I’ve done what we hope for. I’ve reversed my symptoms. I’m proud of how I’ve tackled it. But On the other I feel a little like the system, rather than checking and making sure I maintain such levels, are happier to say come back when you’re ill. Being diagnosed diabetic changed my life in so many ways. Physically and mentally I’m the healthiest I’ve ever been. I’ve changed entirely as a person and now feel a little odd at not labelling myself diabetic anymore.
No real question to ask on the post just needed to express my emotion with people who would perhaps understand my mixed feelings
Brief background for those who don’t know me :
Diagnosed sept 18 Hba1c 62
Dec 18 Hba1c 32
Mar 19 Hba1c 31
When nurse gave me my latest results she said She would class me as diabetic in remission and well done. I found out my doctor had put diabetes cured on my notes and wanted to discuss this as didn’t believe you can cure it and so today had my appointment to basically tell him off.
My doctor was off so got another doctor. Who told me that whilst cured isn’t the right word, neither is remission. He has changed my file to say diabetes resolved which he is adamant is the correct terminology. He said as it stands today, I am not diabetic. I can not call myself diabetic. I will not get called for annual bloods,reviews,eye tests etc. My weight loss and diet has put me with no diabetic readings,symptoms etc so I am entitled to none of the above. He said that in the future should I gain weight, or get symptoms go back. I will always be more susceptible to diabetes but that if I stay as I am I could also go decades without ever having another symptom and be ‘normal’ for the rest of my life and so that is why my medical records will show resolved until a time when symptoms return. When I expressed that this was only the case because of my low carb diet and that if I was to introduce carbs my level would increase he said that is irrelevant. With no medication, and readings at that level I am not diabetic. He also commented that he wouldn’t have diagnosed me diabetic off one blood test but that all doctors are different.
I feel a little lost to be honest. On one hand I think wow - I’ve done what we hope for. I’ve reversed my symptoms. I’m proud of how I’ve tackled it. But On the other I feel a little like the system, rather than checking and making sure I maintain such levels, are happier to say come back when you’re ill. Being diagnosed diabetic changed my life in so many ways. Physically and mentally I’m the healthiest I’ve ever been. I’ve changed entirely as a person and now feel a little odd at not labelling myself diabetic anymore.
No real question to ask on the post just needed to express my emotion with people who would perhaps understand my mixed feelings