From T2 to barely pre-diabetic, my 9 weeks journey

I was diagnosed with type 2 some 3 years ago and put on metformin, adviced to eat wholemeal stuff, fruits, vegetables, avoid fat (the usual approach)

1 year ago my glucose readings had got so bad (despite increased doses of metformin and other T2 drugs) my doctor said it was time to get on insulin and that it was a pitty because it would probably lead to some weight gain. Since I was 29 stones that sounded like a dead sentence.

My morning sugar readings ranged between 220 on a good day to 380 on a bad day.
Fortunately I stumbled upon the Newcastle University 8 weeks T2 reversal diet.
I thought I have nothing to loose so I followed it religiously. Lost 3 stone in the process.
4 weeks into the Newcastle diet had such low sugar readings (once 72) that I stopped metformin and the other T2 drugs.

Then 2 days eating LCHF (with stable blood sugar readings between 105 and 115 throughout the day) and today I dared an experiment. Went to the best Italian pizzeria (hey a treat after 8 weeks of strict dieting!) and had a large pizza all for myself. Really ate up to my eye balls to try to do a fair test. 1 hour after this copious and carbohydrate loaded meal my glucose level was 148, almost normal (less than 140 would have been perfectly normal)

I plan on following LCHF strictly and may be have 1 or 2 cheat days a month so it is sustainable as a new lifestyle and leads to gradual weight loose.

Thanks! Good question, and I have 2 answers for it...
1) My doctor told me it was OK to do it for 2 months but he would not advise it to continue for a longer period as the shakes lack certain nutrients
2) I found it at times hard to follow and the way I managed to continue was by thinking ´Come on, only X weeks left!´

I am now trying LCHF, if it works then great, it is easier to sustain. If it doesn´t then will try something else and if needed I can go back to another 8 weeks of Newcastle Diet in a couple of months...

ok, too late to test 3 or 4 hours, but I just tested (I ate the large pizza a little less than 6 hours ago and haven´t eaten anything else since then as I am still not hungry) and the result was ... 104

Thanks, makes me feel like the 8 weeks of Newcastle diet (shake based) was worth the effort!

Yes, I will do either 16:8 fasting or 5:2, whatever works best. The thing is that I still have some 20 shakes left (I miscalculated when shopping) so I could use them a few at a time doing 5:2

Hello again, today I tried again the carbs dump test. The pizza had 240gr of carbs, preceded by a mixed salad with grissini. Some 300gr of carbs all together. BS before the meal 90. 1 hour after the meal 143, 2 hours after the meal 148, 3 hours after the meal 132, 4 hours after the meal 140, 5 hours after the meal 92. This is not quite normal as it took 5 hours to return to normal sugar levels but there wasn´t an abnormal peak either. How should I read these results?

would you say based on those results I at least partially reversed my Type 2 ( Before Newcastle diet I used to get readings around 300 after a pizza, took 2 to 3 days to go down to less than 180. After ND I have been on LCHF for close to 2 months)

So what would be a reasonable test instead? A canadian muffin?