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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Australia28" data-source="post: 681134" data-attributes="member: 68836">Hi DonI am a brit in Melbourne and I was diagnosed two years ago with Diabetes type 2. They wanted to put me on insulin as I had a reading of 15 before the GTT and after, one of 22 but I read up and came to the conclusion that I should try exercise & diet first. I developed an exercise and diet regime that assisted the metabolising of glucose in the cells. The exercise reinvigorates the cells to accept the insulin ‘key’ and the diet regulates the amount of sugar in the blood.I have had regular HBa1C tests each 12 weeks and my levels are around 5.9 which is the “ideal”according to the GP. I used to take readings everyday twice a day. Now I only take the tests. I don’t take medication and stopped the Diaformin prescriptions after my last reading last month. They are in my drawer gathering dust!I guess it depends how you look at it. There are two types of sufferers. Those who are born with it and this who develop it. The latter have the obligation to regulate their lifestyle to keep it in check. The former need medical intervention to keep it in check.If you are T2 and you accept your condition, you take preventive action, you actually improve your lifestyle because you regulate your sleep, your diet and your exercise. That makes you feel, work and play better. That sounds like a cure to me!I consider myself cured of bad diet, poor sleep and lack of exercise. I “reversed” the symptoms that caused the disease and cured the poor attitude I had towards these things. Now I live better, am in the right weight range, and enjoy myself more.FrancisPS sorry about the motivational speaking, but I hope this helps!</blockquote>

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