Hi Carina, I had been diabetic for almost 10yrs and taking Metformin when I discovered this forum and started low carb high fat diet. I was able to stop medication after a few months and now control my diabetes with diet and exercise only. But, and it's sad to say but if I eat higher carb for a couple of days my bg levels shoot up again and I wake with a dry mouth etc So, in my case I would have to say that my diabetes is well controlled and I wouldn't call it reversed so much as halted in its tracks - dependent on my sticking to low carb and exercise though. I do feel well most of the time and my levels are in the "normal" range so I will keep low carbing. Good luck with your quest
When the ND and the Blood Sugar Diet claim to 'reverse' diabetes do they really mean that you will always be a diabetic and cannot go back to before diabetes? So what happens with the pancreas if someone like yourself has lost the weight they need to lose, eat low carb and healthy? I know a little about the beta cells dying off so is it a case of they die off and cannot get replaced obviously? Sometimes I still don't understand this condition. Does this mean that before I was diagnosed diabetic, my pancreas was working overload (based on the foods I was eating at the time) and got to a point where it (the pancreas) just didn't work anymore? If this is the case, I can't help but feel guilty that my diet/lifestyle pre-diabetes is my fault! :-(
When the ND and the Blood Sugar Diet claim to 'reverse' diabetes do they really mean that you will always be a diabetic and cannot go back to before diabetes? So what happens with the pancreas if someone like yourself has lost the weight they need to lose, eat low carb and healthy? I know a little about the beta cells dying off so is it a case of they die off and cannot get replaced obviously? Sometimes I still don't understand this condition. Does this mean that before I was diagnosed diabetic, my pancreas was working overload (based on the foods I was eating at the time) and got to a point where it (the pancreas) just didn't work anymore? If this is the case, I can't help but feel guilty that my diet/lifestyle pre-diabetes is my fault! :-(
If you don't mind my asking, how old are you? I wonder if any one knows the oldest patient to reverse their diabetes - I'm wondering about an 90 year old relative with a sibling who is a very healthy 100 year old....Hi Carina, I had been diabetic for almost 10yrs and taking Metformin when I discovered this forum and started low carb high fat diet. I was able to stop medication after a few months and now control my diabetes with diet and exercise only. But, and it's sad to say but if I eat higher carb for a couple of days my bg levels shoot up again and I wake with a dry mouth etc So, in my case I would have to say that my diabetes is well controlled and I wouldn't call it reversed so much as halted in its tracks - dependent on my sticking to low carb and exercise though. I do feel well most of the time and my levels are in the "normal" range so I will keep low carbing. Good luck with your quest
I have seen the research on this diet and it is true.But I wonder if I will be alive after 600 calories a day?Thanks again all. Will give it a go and keep you all posted on how I do. This forum is brilliant!
The 600 cals is a bit of a misnomer as they were taken up by 3 shakes, and then there was a wizz up of greens and the like accounting for another 200, so its really 800 cals. Unless you have a very low BMI to start you will be fineI have seen the research on this diet and it is true.But I wonder if I will be alive after 600 calories a day?
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