Is anyone out there trying to prevent T2?

[clearviews]

I have T2. Previously I was told "impaired". "You can control this with diet and exercise". I became a real T2. I found this forum and thanks be, I no longer have "symptoms of diabetes".
My husband, at the same time as I, had a dodgy FBG also. He went on to be "fine", while I didn't.
Now looking at his results I think that the medical profession have learnt nothing about prevention.

His first test Nov 2006 of FBG was 5.8
Second Dec 2006 5.5
Third June 2009 6.0
Fourth Nov 2009 5.5 (after moderate low carbing)

Now looking at the parameters for FBG they should be in the range of 3.0-5.4. His readings make him pre-diabetic or impaired.
His doctor did not say he was impaired, I did. His doctor did not even ask him lifestyle questions. His doctor made no recommendations for changes saying that he was "fine". Understanding what I had been through and him having a T1 son, he suggested that perhaps he should have a follow up blood test in 12 months. The doctor thought that this was a great suggestion!
Will we ever educate the population in how to prevent T2?
My HbA1c is 5.0 after 12 months of low carbing with T2. His (my husband suggested they do this test!) is 5.4 after 4 months of moderate low carbing.

 

[markd]

I certainly am!

I have a very pro-active GP who immediately put me on Metformin as soon as my pre-d was identified in a routine checkup.

My fasting then was around 6.0 (with no real symptoms), today it is middle 4s.

Some weeks ago, I changed form low dose Met (2 x 250mg/day) to Glucobay, as my BG, while generally pretty low, did hit minor hypos, followed by a short spike. (Glucobay has fixed that, very stable now, standard deviation of the last 100 readings (fasting, pre and post meal is 0.3)

My latest HbA1c last month was 4.7, so I'm well on the way to halting progression, if not actually turning the clock back a bit.

My GP feels quite strongly about early intervention, rather than trying just exercise/weightloss/diet first (though I have lost well over 100 pounds and exercise more too) as he feels that there may well be something in the reports of partial reversal of beta cell decline, if managed early and in an aggressive fashion.

I've read reports of prompt, intensive insulin therapy to pre-diabetics for a short period leading to complete remission.

It might be worth seeing if another doc in the practice is a diabetes early-interventionist...

Mark.