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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
In January 2012, I received my diagnosis of type 2 diabetes when measured HbA1C at 99 and a fasting blood glucose of 19.6. I had at that time a doctor I strongly questioned both then and later. I had for about 6 months pointed to my physician I suffered from several symptoms typical of diabetes. This took my doctor no notice of, and they did not measure my blood sugar. I had at this time a match weight of ca. 155 kg, and I had received a referral for a Gastric Bypass. It was in connection with an investigation before this operation as they discovered my blood sugar soaring. I complained of this to my doctor and his reaction was, oh well, have we not measured your blood sugar before !? After having measured the blood sugar, I was prescribed Metformin. About the same time I also had time to do a gastric by-pass surgery. My thoughts moved very well on blood sugar, but also about the upcoming surgery. Is this the only possible way out?
I had about one year before that tested low-carbohydrate diet for a few months with reasonable results. Could low carbohydrate diet be something that could help me to avoid surgery and medicine? I buried myself in what low-carb diet was and how it could help me. Pretty soon, I had so much clear to me that I said no to the surgery and I skipped even Metformin. I was convinced that low carbohydrate diet could help me to better health and that as a bonus would get a weight loss. I had decided to give low-carb diet a fair chance. I went on a strict low carbohydrate diet and in less than 10 months, I had reversed my type 2 diabetes, to a blood sugar of a perfectly healthy person's level with an HbA1c of 39 and a fasting blood glucose at 5.4-5.6 and also dropped a number of kilos, and this without any medication, just by changing lifestyle. Now think of someone that this is perhaps only temporary, but I can sign that it is not. Today, I still have the same fine blood sugar, HbA1c 38-39, the sugar 5.4-5.6 and my other medicinal values are better than they have been for 25-30 years, moreover, I have lost about 50 kg overweight! So yes, you can reverse type 2 diabetes!
I had about one year before that tested low-carbohydrate diet for a few months with reasonable results. Could low carbohydrate diet be something that could help me to avoid surgery and medicine? I buried myself in what low-carb diet was and how it could help me. Pretty soon, I had so much clear to me that I said no to the surgery and I skipped even Metformin. I was convinced that low carbohydrate diet could help me to better health and that as a bonus would get a weight loss. I had decided to give low-carb diet a fair chance. I went on a strict low carbohydrate diet and in less than 10 months, I had reversed my type 2 diabetes, to a blood sugar of a perfectly healthy person's level with an HbA1c of 39 and a fasting blood glucose at 5.4-5.6 and also dropped a number of kilos, and this without any medication, just by changing lifestyle. Now think of someone that this is perhaps only temporary, but I can sign that it is not. Today, I still have the same fine blood sugar, HbA1c 38-39, the sugar 5.4-5.6 and my other medicinal values are better than they have been for 25-30 years, moreover, I have lost about 50 kg overweight! So yes, you can reverse type 2 diabetes!
