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Insulin and T2's-is it permanent?

ladybird64

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A question for those in the know and please, no in depth discussions about whether a low carb diet can achieve this etc.

Is it possible for a type 2 that is on insulin to ever come off it?

Thanks.
 
I've been trying. I think it rather depends on how much insulin you're producing and how much insulin resistance you have. I have managed to stop using my bolus insulin and have reduced my basal to just 10 units a day. When I cut it out altogether my levels were too high, even when low carbing at around 50g per day.

I'm now waiting for the results of a c-peptide test to see if I still have any insulin production.

I would say it is possible - especially if you've had insulin resistance and the diet improves this. But it won't work for everyone.
 
Not necessarily, there are several I know of
It depends on the individual, lots of varieties of diabetes!
Sid Bonkers did it.
 
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