Diabetes ----- No More !!!!

Steam Engineer · Apr 30, 2015

Saw my doctor this morning and was told that I had basically reversed my type 2 diabetes and that now I would no longer be classed as diabetic.
The surgery will still require to check my blood glucose levels every six months or yearly.
Advised to still stick to the diet and the exercise class and to keep up the good work.
Since start of October last year, I have lowered my weight from 17st 13lbs to 14st 1lb., my BMI dropped from 33 to 26,now average weekly blood glucose 5.3, three monthly reading 5.6, HbA1c 38, and blood pressure 129 / 75.

Enclave · Apr 30, 2015

Congratulations .. its great when things go to plan

bobrobert · Apr 30, 2015

Don't take it as an excuse to backslide. If you had the will power to do what you have done then you can keep going in the right direction.

Robinredbreast · Apr 30, 2015

Well done and congrats

Best wishes RRB

Steam Engineer · Apr 30, 2015

Thanks for all the encouraging comments, I started something so I intend to see it through to the end. Anyway now looking at changing my wardrobe as I have gone from XXL to L in shirt sizes, some of my present wardrobe are like bell tents when I am wearing them now.

Roytaylorjasonfunglover · Apr 30, 2015

Steam Engineer said:
Saw my doctor this morning and was told that I had basically reversed my type 2 diabetes and that now I would no longer be classed as diabetic.
The surgery will still require to check my blood glucose levels every six months or yearly.
Advised to still stick to the diet and the exercise class and to keep up the good work.
Since start of October last year, I have lowered my weight from 17st 13lbs to 14st 1lb., my BMI dropped from 33 to 26,now average weekly blood glucose 5.3, three monthly reading 5.6, HbA1c 38, and blood pressure 129 / 75.

Congratulations! Where you told that this is a progressive chronic disease by your doctor, or did he say it was reversible through weightloss? Congratulations, you are an inspiring story!

Arab Horse · Apr 30, 2015

Many congratulations; all your effort has paid off and now you can enjoy not being diabetic with a slight relaxation of the diet. You are an inspiration to us all.

livinabox · Apr 30, 2015

Steam Engineer said:
Saw my doctor this morning and was told that I had basically reversed my type 2 diabetes and that now I would no longer be classed as diabetic.
The surgery will still require to check my blood glucose levels every six months or yearly.
Advised to still stick to the diet and the exercise class and to keep up the good work.
Since start of October last year, I have lowered my weight from 17st 13lbs to 14st 1lb., my BMI dropped from 33 to 26,now average weekly blood glucose 5.3, three monthly reading 5.6, HbA1c 38, and blood pressure 129 / 75.

please tell about the diet as iv gone vegan for the last 7 months. regards steve in Luton

Steam Engineer · Apr 30, 2015

livinabox said:
please tell about the diet as iv gone vegan for the last 7 months. regards steve in Luton

If you look at what I posted under "Lose Weight" in forum "Weight Loss and Dieting" you will find what I wrote to Cratat.

Patricia21 · Apr 30, 2015

Great news ,congratulations.

rockwidow · May 2, 2015

Well done

Protea · May 5, 2015

Great!! Keep up the good work. Went to an optician today. Eyes OK. Tightened up my diet a little.
Lost a little weight to 69Kg and have a morning blood glucose level of 6.0. Never on medications and get my own strips
so perhaps not an official diabetic but know that a couple of hot X buns over Easter plus chocolate eggs raised my
morning level to over 8. You are really successful. Keep it up!!

PATRICK317 · May 5, 2015

Great !!!

Living-by-the-beach · May 6, 2015

Steam Engineer said:
Saw my doctor this morning and was told that I had basically reversed my type 2 diabetes and that now I would no longer be classed as diabetic.
The surgery will still require to check my blood glucose levels every six months or yearly.
Advised to still stick to the diet and the exercise class and to keep up the good work.
Since start of October last year, I have lowered my weight from 17st 13lbs to 14st 1lb., my BMI dropped from 33 to 26,now average weekly blood glucose 5.3, three monthly reading 5.6, HbA1c 38, and blood pressure 129 / 75.

@Steam Engineer

Congratulations. Well done. With the wind in the right direction I hope to be joining you soon. Weighed myself on scales this morning off 58lbs. BMI now 23.6.. Great work on your part..

Scouser58 · May 6, 2015

Hello Steam Engineer, all the congratulations to you and the success you have achieved, also to @living-by-the -beach, congratulations to you also, I have got a tiny achievement in 10kgs lost since January 2014 till April 2015, but still got a fair way to go, and by February 2016 have to have losst a further 20kgs, so that I can have my knee replacements done..... well I will dream and try hard.

To all who have achieved their goals in diabetes control and great weight loss, brilliant you have spurred me on, thank you,...ttfn from Karen.

Living-by-the-beach · May 6, 2015

Scouser58 said:
Hello Steam Engineer, all the congratulations to you and the success you have achieved, also to @living-by-the -beach, congratulations to you also, I have got a tiny achievement in 10kgs lost since January 2014 till April 2015, but still got a fair way to go, and by February 2016 have to have losst a further 20kgs, so that I can have my knee replacements done..... well I will dream and try hard.

To all who have achieved their goals in diabetes control and great weight loss, brilliant you have spurred me on, thank you,...ttfn from Karen.

@Scouser58 I've been following some of Dr Jason Fung's thoughts (search thru diabetes.co.uk) and I usually "Break the fast" around 11-12am if not later.. I have found this to be helpful to me..

Scouser58 · May 6, 2015

Morning Living-by-the-beach, will look into this, thank you, from Karen.

bobrobert · May 6, 2015

I was told yesterday by a nurse that my blood sugar level was 5.7 and that is better than some non diabetics. She reckoned I could relax a little. Because I actually enjoy what I am eating now then an extra apple or nuts will satisfy me but going back to my old eating habits. NO

munday1932 · May 6, 2015

I have also been told I have reversed my diabetes but as my doctor said we both know you are a diabetic just carry on as normal it helped with my travel health insurance as I did.'t pay so much.

noodlebonce · May 6, 2015

livinabox said:
please tell about the diet as iv gone vegan for the last 7 months. regards steve in Luton

Hello,
I adopted a vegan diet last September and I'm doing very well on it. How are you getting on?
I went on it to try to relieve the peripheral neuropathy in my feet. In the process I steadily shed a stone and a half so far - it's now tailed off to about half a pound a week but still going in the right direction. The weight loss was by default though - it was my feet that were my main concern, as my Dad had the same thing before he was diagnosed with type2.
At the time of posting my foot problem has virtually disappeared - if it was 100% at its worst, it's now under 5%. It has worked for me.
My diet is low fat and includes totally unrefined carbs, so I have not been hungry with this approach.
I use Ceylon cinnamon on porridge, fruit etc. I'm not ruthlessly vegan inasmuch as I eat Quorn (has a bit of egg albumin in it), but I stick to it apart from that and am very happy with the results. Hope it works for you and Good luck.

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