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I think you should be very careful at your weight when considering the Newcastle Diet.There is a lot of research going on at the moment which has not filtered through to the practice level.I myself volunteered for a research project in which blood was taken and then DNA coded.The research was to...

Belated return to this thread.Don't get hung up on the exercise thing.I exercised three times a day during the time I was on the Newcastle Diet,but that was to avoid muscle wastage but these days I aim for a minimum of once a day and then maintain an active life style. Exercise is a thread all...

I realise in retrospect that I must have been one of the first few to try the Newcastle Diet,and I can assure you that there was a lot of negativity posted at that time.Looking back over the replies to my post I sense that with more data and experience there has been a change in the way that...

I don't think the slow weight loss really works for diabetics.Prior to diagnosis I was over 16 stone.With dieting,exercise and metformin I gradually got down to 14.5 stones at the point at which I decided to take the plunge and do the Newcastle diet.My blood sugars were still getting worse to...

I think it important that people who have tried the Newcastle Diet post their longer term results here,if only to discourage/encourage the rest. In my case I followed the usual path,despite my best efforts and losing weight I continued to get worsening results.Initially 3xMetformin a day helped...

The key benefit of the Newcastle Diet is that it normalises your insulin sensitivity,and in that sense you are "cured".In the long term if there is an underlying reason why you are insensitive to your own insulin and thus unable to control your blood sugars,then your insensitivity could return...

If you are on working tax credit and child tax credit you can get an exemption card which entitles you to free dental treatment amongst other benefits.I recently got a free dental crown on the NHS however my previous dentist denied that this was possible,so you might have to shop around.

Thats uncanny,some time ago I also tore the cartilage in the middle of the knee.In the end I had to give in and have a knee arthroscopy to relieve the pain.It took months to heal but what did it for me finally was the swimming I was doing while on the Newcastle diet.This really helped me ( I...

I sometimes hesitate before posting here,but I would like to offer support and advice based on my experiences. I did the Newcastle Diet in 2011,finishing in early November.Prior to the diet I was a full blown type 2 with fasting bloods averaging in the mid 7's and an HbA1c to match.Weight had...

Re: Excersises You don't say how mobile you are and exactly how fit you are at the moment,this is important because you can't just launch into a full scale exercise regime without some basic level of fitness. I have settled on 2/3 bits of exercise per day.Every morning I run three miles for my...

PS realise that for a sedentary person the above was not that helpful,but it was directed at the forum in general.In your particular case I have some experience in helping someone in a similar position.My mother in law is a polio victim and registered disabled.As a result she has a weight...

Reluctant as I am to cross swords with hanadr I personally believe that exercise goes hand in glove with calorie reduction and low carbing as part of a successful diet. I completed the Newcastle Diet last year and combined three pieces of exercise per day with the 800 calories of the Newcastle...

I was insomniac for a long time,and have always associated this with the onset of diabetes.These days with good control of my blood sugars I am sleeping much better,but have a tendency to wake up suddenly around 2.00am-4.00am and then take 20 minutes or so to drift back into a light sleep. My...

I too suffered from a dry mouth,my dentist kept on commenting on it and asking if I was de-hydrated.This was not possible as by the time I had seen him I had already started my day with my usual three drinks.I think it is either a side effect of the diabetic condition or the metformin.At the...

I am in the same position,although in my case it has happened since I completed the Newcastle University Diet to reverse type 2 diabetes,to give it is full title.This diet is based on the theory that fat accumulated in the pancreas and liver causes insulin insensitivity,with accompanying loss of...

Defatizing is also used to describe the effect of the Newcastle Diet,which aims to remove fat from the pancreas and liver in the belief that it is this fat which is causing your insulin insensitivity and consequently your diabetes.As the Newcastle Diet lasts 8 weeks this could be what pixor is...

While I follow grazers logic I personally think the whole issue is more complicated than feeling that once you are diabetic you are always diabetic. Recently I volunteered to take part in a study of diabetic patients in the South West.Talking to the study nurse and reading the literature that...

I believe I had been diabetic for a number of years before diagnosis.I had cataract surgery, I think in 2004,and this can be a classic side effect of diabetes.I was placed in the pre-diabetic category a couple of years later,and then a full type 2 sometime in 2009.I did the Newcastle Diet in...

I don't think there are many people who have completed the diet.I finished on November 4th 2011 (engraved on my mind) having ended up at my ideal weight of 12 stones.I believe that to avoid subsequent weight gain it is imperative that you exercise daily during the diet,this stops muscle...

I recently agreed to take part in a research project set up by DARE to study type 2 diabetics in the SW. I went to my local Medical Centre today and had all the usual physical measurements taken,which will then be combined with my GP's medical records.In addition they took a sample of blood...