For whatever symptomatic reasons, the op got diagnosed with T2 diabetes.
He treated the symptoms with a vegetarian approach which worked for him.
Brilliant!
I myself am now waiting for the hard sell!
Maybe not.
I'm going to throw my tuppence worth into the melting pot.
The reason why most but not all T2s are diagnosed is because of insulin resistance and high blood glucose levels. In other words they have high levels of glucose of which the insulin produced does little or nothing. So more insulin is produced.
That's why a low carb approach works, simply reducing carbs, sugars and plate size, with a little more exercise works, especially prediabetics. The need for extra insulin is reduced and the insulin resistance recedes.
It sounds simple, it's not!
It sounds straightforward but it's not!
There is always something that will trip you up and hence not every T2 diabetic can cope with the straightforward advice, complications, beta cell burn out etc.
Not everyone is as strong willed as the op, and some are unlucky enough to believe eating carbs is good for them. Having a balanced diet is necessary, they believe.
Most T2s have an imbalance in the hormonal and biomechanical system.
We all have different gut bacteria and the hormonal response is unique to each of us.
So one size doesn't fit all, we all have to find our own path on the road to a healthy personal diet. Control is the key to unlock your future health. No amount of what you call it remission, control, management or cure. It means that you can educate yourself in how to alleviate the symptoms and get yourself feeling better by being healthier.
I believe that having been misdiagnosed as T2, and my battle to get a real diagnosis, has opened my eyes that the research that I've invested a lot time in, leads me to believe that insulin is the bad guy here, anything out of kilter with how much insulin you produce for the glucose you get from your food, will induce further complications, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinaemia, high blood glucose levels and the symptoms that follow. We all need insulin to lower glucose, so that our body derives its energy from.
I have to live with my condition, it has no known cure. I can control it with dietary restrictions. I have an intolerance to most foods. Including a personal preference for not eating cooked vegetables, dairy, most sugars, and all but very low carbohydrates.
So it's literally, meat, salad vegetables, some small pieces of fruit, nuts, some pulses, homemade soups, curry, stews.
I have had to create a lifestyle for myself, that I've never found in all my research over nearly three years of scanning the web.
Having to live like this creates its own personal problems and my experiences have given me an insight into how the world treats metabolic syndrome conditions.
And it's not very good, despite the contrary evidence that's abound on the internet.
The word is out there, but only the knowledgeable posters on here seem to create an impartial view on how T2s can be treated.
Let's not criticise the fact that individuals can control their condition however they do it, let's find a way to help those that may not be aware of what they can do to alleviate their symptoms. We should be here to educate and inform a better way than the health care industry do it.
Debate is good, let it continue.
But then my body gets the same benefits from LCHF, so maybe it is just a basic difference in personal physiology - which has been the main recurring theme of this thread. lol.
