can i reverse it

Welcome to the forum red1mot.

55 mmol/l (990 mg/dl) down to 20 mmol/l (360 mg/dl). Sounds like you're doing a lot better. Had you been feeling ill for some time or did this all come on quite suddenly?

Hi Red1mot

If you want to reverse T2 diabetes take a look at https://www.dietdoctor.com

There are two things you can do to help ...

1. Low Carb High Fat LCHF diet
2. Intermittent Fasting

You need to stop eating foods which spike your blood sugar. That means cutting out carbohydrates such as bread, breakfast cereals, potatoes, rice, pasta etc and also cut out orange juice. If you click the links of the videos by Sarah Hallberg and Jason Fung at the bottom of this message you will get some useful info regarding reversing type 2 diabetes.

Tagging @daisy1 for some new member information which will clear up what blood sugars you need to get to.

@red1mot


All the above advice is good advice, but in your case you need to be very careful changing your diet whilst injecting insulin.

When you eat carbs, you need insulin to cope with the glucose the carbs produce. If you cut those carbs, you need less insulin as there will be less glucose. Too much insulin and you are in danger of going hypo. Depending on the insulin regime you are on will depend on how you manage it, and you need to discuss all this with your doctor or nurse. Once you understand what and how to do it, then you can start to improve your diet. (and improving your diet by cutting carbs is the best way to control this disease.)

Hi @red1mot .......... as another t2 on insulin I agree with @Bluetit1802 , going lower carb will improve your bs numbers.......BUT.......you have to be very, very careful to do it slowly and in a measured way or you could suffer bad hypos as a consequence, the neuropathy pain you are getting is probably being caused by the reduction of sugars in your muscles and should get less in time.......no one can give you a time line on this as we are all so different in how our body responds......If the Metformin is causing you problems and you are not overweight I would suggest you talk to your care team and see if they will remove it as being on insulin can negate the need for it.........sorry to hear you are having such a bad time.....take care

No2D said:

Speaking Briefly to a large subject that you'll need to learn much about. You can't reverse diabetes until you bring your blood glucose levels under control.

Generally your steps are:

1) Get your blood sugar down by decreasing carbs and sugar to about 50 grams/day. At the same time increase fats to about 150 and protein to 100. Actual numbers depend on your BMI. Many foods have carbs so you'll need to learn what they are.
2) Make your glucose meter your best friend. Keep track of what foods make BG go up and avoid those.
3) You must have some sort of exercise, 30min walking 2X per day will work wonders. This will help control BG levels.
4) Getting a good nights sleep is critical for repair of your body.
5) Stress reduction is another key.
6) Finally, it sounds like you have "diabetic complications". These can take a long time to heal, but I know it happens.​

Sorry to be terse but I felt you needed some straight forward and simple answers. There are many kind and knowledgeable people on this forum that want to help. Keep in touch and best wishes.

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Whilst your advice may be right for a DIET only t2..... for someone on insulin its not totally correct, as we have different needs to take into account...........

Art Of Flowers said:

Hi Red1mot

If you want to reverse T2 diabetes take a look at https://www.dietdoctor.com

There are two things you can do to help ...

1. Low Carb High Fat LCHF diet
2. Intermittent Fasting

You need to stop eating foods which spike your blood sugar. That means cutting out carbohydrates such as bread, breakfast cereals, potatoes, rice, pasta etc and also cut out orange juice. If you click the links of the videos by Sarah Hallberg and Jason Fung at the bottom of this message you will get some useful info regarding reversing type 2 diabetes.

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The OP is on insulin and I see your not......so your advice though well meant could cause them problems

Eating a low carb diet can cause your blood glucose levels to drop dramatically - mine are almost normal and I'm not even trying hard, so you need to be aware of just how effective it can be.
You must have a meter to check your levels, so perhaps lowering the number of carbs you eat a little bit will enable you to lower your readings down from 20 to something more normal - below 10 is going to be a lot safer but with having drugs to lower glucose levels it should be done cautiously.
You might find that your medical advisers are sceptical about low carb - my results seem to shock them.

Hi, @red1mot ,

There is a chance you can improve it immensely.

I would agree with @Bluetit1802 @satindoll re insulin. Your consultants may have given you a set dose to a diet regime?
Though lowering carb intake will help. You would need to keep a close eye on the blood sugar levels as you go.. On insulin you will need to any way!

What insulin are you prescribed?
Though I'm not a "nay sayer" to fasting. An insulin dependant & fasting is dangerous advice without knowing what sort of insulin regime is in practice & the patients adiquate experience with the medication!!
Sorry guys! If it was a case of diet only...?
But even Metformin can stop liver dumping glycogen. Add that to insulin & there could be some serious "dive bombing" hypoglycemic events..

Caution armed with a meter....!