kward69 said:
it is aimed at losing pancreatic/liver fat that can only be achieved through such a low calorific approach.
Thats funny then because when I lost 4 stone in weight most of it visceral fat I was able to come off insulin so to say that the only way is an Optifast diet is simply not true, if you loose the fat around your middle it automatically reduces your insulin resistance as the weight drops. Unfortunately many T2 diabetics will have sustained some loss of pancreatic function this can happen even before diagnosis, in fact the majority of diabetics will have suffered some form of diabetic complication prior to diagnosis, it may not be noticeable but its there non the less, now if some of your beta cells have died then no amount of dieting is ever going to bring them back, sorry but thats just the nature of this awful disease. It was for this reason that the Newcastle study only selected diabetics diagnosed within four years so there would be some chance of getting near normal bg levels, but make no mistake you are never going to be able to go back to your old diet, if you do and 85% of Optifast dieters do then your insulin resistance will return and you will be back taking meds again.
I admire your positivity but do please be aware that the odds are heavily stacked against you unless you finish the diet without cheating - and most dont - and change your eating habits for the rest of your life after finishing the diet. As I have said over and over again the best way to loose weight and keep it off is to do it slowly and change your lifestyle totally, its tough but it can be done. The first six months will see you loose most of the weight that you want to and is the hardest part, a bit like quitting smoking, then it gets easier and easier by the month and when you have re educated yourself to your new lifestyle then after a year or two you dont even think about it. Lifestyle, thats the key, not a quick fix promise based on a study of 14 people.