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Is there a cure for type 2 diabetis without taking meds

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Comiclady

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Is it possible to rid yourself of diabetis without medication? I am asking because i was diagnosed nearly 3 years ago. I have been in a coma suffered from acidosis high blood pressure and angin. Last year i was kinda managing my sugar levels around 8.5 to 13.9 everytime i took a reading. I weighed 19 and half stone and my dress size was 26. Then my mother had 4 heart attacks and my readings average to a whopping 35 and every now and again 38. My Gp had always told me that if my levels were above 30 i should take myself off to the A&E. However there were 2 reasons why i refused to do that one was a year earlier i spent the whole of the summer in hospital with an insulin drip and the hospital messing around with meds to sort out my sugar levels. The 2nd reason i could not leave my mum due to me being her carer. My husband was so worried of me falling back into a coma he searched the internet. Since November i have been drinking this immune booster and for the past 3 months i have not taken any diabetic medication. When i tezt my blood my sugar levels vary from 4.2 to 5.6. I experimented a few times by eating chocolates, drinking fizzy drinks and one day i drank a large bottle of lucazade. My sugar levels never went over 5.6. I have lost over 8 stones and my dress size is between 12 and 14. I didnt do any dieting nor did i exercise.
Everytime i take my sugar levels i am suprised its normal. Is this a fluke or did i ever have diabetis
 
What were your HbA1c readings then and now?
 
Hi @Comiclady ,

What medication were you prescribed prior to stopping them 3 months ago..?
 
Type 2 Diabetes is not a disorder of the immune system and there is no cure.
 
Are you saying you have lost 8 stone without changing your diet? Is your doctor aware of this?
 
I might not have read your post correctly but if you have lost 8 stone in 3 months then you need to see your GP
 
It is possible to reverse T2 diabetes if you stopped eating/drinking as many carbs your insulin sensitivity will return to normal and can deal with the occasional hit of sugar. Go on youtube and look up "Reversing Type 2 Diabetes Starts With Ignoring the Guidelines". Did you significantly reduce your carb intake when the weight loss and lower blood sugars started happening? If you did this could explain it.. if not then I'd get to see a doc asap.. I'd still probably recommend getting an HBA1C done but all sounds positive! Sorry you had such a difficult time beforehand!
 
In my experience (9 years) it is easy to forget to chase up your medical centre for regular HbA1c tests. IMO anyone who has ever had a result over 42 (prediabetes) or 48 (diabetes) should have this test done at a minimum annually for the rest of their life.

Diabetes is not reversed or cured, it goes into remission.

It only stays in remission if you keep doing the right things day in and day out.

My instinct is to feel annoyed and frustrated that I have diabetes, then to get complacent when things are going well. I now know that I need to get my HbA1c tested every 6 months for the rest of my life. At the moment it is 3-monthly.

Also, we need an annual diabetes check that includes a foot check, weight, blood pressure and review of a number of blood and urine tests.

If you can get your HbA1c below 42 and stay there for months and years, that is great. A cause for celebration. But you will need regular tests to make sure you're still on track.

If your current BGs are ever over 15, or your latest HbA1c is over 65, then you may want to use insulin for at least a few months to prevent irreversible damage. More info here:

http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/15478720.php
 
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass, very high success rate. Trying to get my NHS GP to send the private hospital abroad the information requested for approval right now. Cost is around £6,000.

I have co-morbidities beyond Type II diabetes which complicate the post-operative care, hence the hold up.

Been Type II, poorly controlled 15 years. Insulin dependent.

This is so bad now I can't even spend time with my three daughters who live 6500 miles away, so I need to fix this among other health issues.
 


only the green area is the non-diabetic area.. it is possible to keep ones numbers that low all the time , but one needs to go very low in the number of grams of carbs one eat in a day , many even under 100 grams of carbs in a day, well one is not really cured from type 2 diabetes but have a controlled type 2 diabetes
 
No cure just good management. I'm a little bit confused by the OP's post though, it starts off okay but then hints at marketing a product.
 
Well done. Nhs does it. I'm awaiting to meet my surgeon. Lots of preparation but only to safeguard complications.

Op doesn't do all the work. Op just stops hunger so you can concentrate on getting your diet right going into the future in small portions.
Many readd the weight.
You must work to ensure that doesn't happen.
 
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I'm a little surprised that a drug like Lithium is available without prescription.

I trialled it once as an adjunct treatment for depression and it worked well but I had to abandon it because of constant nausea. Compared to a lot of mental health meds, Lithium is usually pretty good on the effectiveness and safety scale.
 
Thanks for the info. It looks to me like lithium carbonate is the prescription kind, and lithium orotate is something else entirely, which is why it's available OTC. I think if I was try the orotate version now it could upset the apple cart of what I'm already doing. I also think people should consult their doctor before taking it, especially if they are already on any kind of medication.
 
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