AlexMagd
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 184
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
The link between fatty liver and T2D is interesting to say the least. I had an ultrasound in 2011 and they identified fatty liver with me - though nobody at the time discussed diabetes. That year I lost about 3 stone in order to reverse it, though with no follow-ups ( was living abroad ) I have no idea if I succeeded. Lately I have been wondering if this wasn't pretty much what Prof Taylor was talking about and whether I crashed the visceral fat out of my body and (accidentally) avoided developing T2D much sooner. When I gained the weight back (and then some) is probably when I developed T2D. It won't help any of us now, but it really makes me wish we had routine screenings for overweight/obese people. Like people have said though, ultrasounds aren't cheap for the NHS.
Diabetes is such a mystery at the moment - everyone seems to react differently to it. With the ND for instance we don't know how many of the participants had strong beta cell function to begin with, how long they'd actually had diabetes (I had symptoms for a year before diagnosis - who knows how long I actually have had it). It stands to reason that the earlier you are in the diabetic process the more likely your chance to 'cure' it - though to even be diagnosed at all your beta cell function has to have been significantly reduced so your chance of developing symptoms again must be quite high. I'm hoping to see some detail on this when DIRECT reports back - along with some clearer indication of what Prof Taylor means by remission and by reversal (i.e. managed control or a restoration of function as with Carlos Cervantes and his blueberry muffin). Either would be fantastic of course, but the latter would be quite revolutionary, even if not everyone could achieve those results.
Diabetes is such a mystery at the moment - everyone seems to react differently to it. With the ND for instance we don't know how many of the participants had strong beta cell function to begin with, how long they'd actually had diabetes (I had symptoms for a year before diagnosis - who knows how long I actually have had it). It stands to reason that the earlier you are in the diabetic process the more likely your chance to 'cure' it - though to even be diagnosed at all your beta cell function has to have been significantly reduced so your chance of developing symptoms again must be quite high. I'm hoping to see some detail on this when DIRECT reports back - along with some clearer indication of what Prof Taylor means by remission and by reversal (i.e. managed control or a restoration of function as with Carlos Cervantes and his blueberry muffin). Either would be fantastic of course, but the latter would be quite revolutionary, even if not everyone could achieve those results.