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Aldebaran

Aldebaran

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Type of diabetes
I reversed my Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
I've been to the Diabetic Nurse this morning with my twice a day blood glucose checks that I've done over the holidays. I'm ecstatic and pleased to say that I'm now medication free. My blood pressure, (as the nurse said with a smile), was perfect and that of a teenager and she jokingly said I was a Poster Child for this. I took it as a huge compliment. I see the doctor tomorrow who was initially surprised by my results so fingers crossed, that goes well too.

My bloods ranged in the 4's from 4.0 upwards with only two in the 5's and one 3.8 reading over the holidays. I'm having treats occasionally BUT with my main meal. I have to have my six monthly checks this year, (fasting in April and none fasting later in the year), but the nurse said that hopefully by this time next year, I won't have a diagnosis of Diabetes anymore. I will still have my eye checks yearly which I don't mind as apparently these are still requested given my previous small risk since having Diabetes. I'm also rather chuffed that I made the Diabetes.co.uk email a few weeks ago with my post on losing the weight. At 51, I'll take what I can get as compliments get sparse lol :)

Happy New Year to everyone here and thanks for all the support, etc, you've given me.
 
Thanks 13lizanne. I'm still buzzing about it and feel very proud x.

Fingers crossed that in a year's time I won't have a Diabetes diagnosis anymore as the nurse said. But does this mean that if I have to list any conditions, etc, that I have, say at the Dentists, for example, I don't need to tell them Type 2 Diabetes anymore? I don't want to leave this out if it's important.
 
Congratulations.

I decided to stay on Metformin, when it was suggested I be taken off it, and would refuse to be taken on the register.
As to declaring it, it depends on who's asking really.
I would say if you have completely reversed diabetes, and can eat normally, with carbs etc, then it's not worth declaring. If there is a chance you will do or eat anything that can drive your BG back up, it's worth mentioning maybe?
As to the dentist, type 2 can have an effect on your teeth, and gums, so I'm happy mine knows, and treats me accordingly.
 
Thank you everyone and for the information douglas99. I hadn't thought of it that way but it makes sense. I'm going to check my bloods occasionally to see how I go. Now I'm on top of this, I want to stay there and I'll keep a record of it too. I'm seeing my dentist in a couple of weeks so I'll tell her I'm no longer on the medication but she at least has a record of my Diabetes already and unless it's official, (which isn't until at least the end of the year), I'll leave it that way.

Thanks again everyone.
 
There are advantages of being officially not diabetic, like for instance in insurance and travel insurance costs. If you have found a diet that you enjoy, find satisfying and enjoyable, why is there something magical about going back to 'normal eating' - the thing that made you sick in the first place? I just don't get it!

Well done you, not only have you reversed your diabetes, you have improved all sorts of markers for your long term health, keep doing what you are doing!
 
AtkinsMo said:
There are advantages of being officially not diabetic, like for instance in insurance and travel insurance costs. If you have found a diet that you enjoy, find satisfying and enjoyable, why is there something magical about going back to 'normal eating' - the thing that made you sick in the first place? I just don't get it!

Well done you, not only have you reversed your diabetes, you have improved all sorts of markers for your long term health, keep doing what you are doing!
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Have you ever been charged more for declaring diabetes?
You should question why if you have, and what grounds they have to charge more.
I've found it has no impact, and I declare I am type 2, medicated, with no complications, and normal blood test results across the board.
You will also find most questions are 'Have you ever been diagnosed as..........., rather than 'do you have......'
as they are only interested in a clinical diagnosis.
So even if you reversed it, it doesn't cancel the original diagnosis.

As to magic, no it's not magic to eat normally.
It's just the difference between 'normal' people, and 'diet controlled diabetics' I'm afraid.
But, if Harry Potter did have a spell, I doubt many would be refusing. :)
 
AtkinsMo said:
There are advantages of being officially not diabetic, like for instance in insurance and travel insurance costs. If you have found a diet that you enjoy, find satisfying and enjoyable, why is there something magical about going back to 'normal eating' - the thing that made you sick in the first place? I just don't get it!

Well done you, not only have you reversed your diabetes, you have improved all sorts of markers for your long term health, keep doing what you are doing!
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Thanks AtkinsMo. I've just been to see the doctor and in all honesty, I've never flummoxed a doctor like this with anything. He was so surprised that he did more humming and arring than being able to speak lol. He let me ramble on how I'd done it and he managed at one point to ask how, etc, as he was genuinely amazed. He says I've effectively cured my Diabetes but to be on the safe side, he suggests that I have a yearly check to see how I'm doing after this year. It's nice he's being cautious.

While I was there, he had an idea. He runs student classes for different ailments/conditions and he asked if I minded my name going forward for any class related to Diabetes. There aren't any in the near future so he's got me on a list for when one does come up. He said I was the perfect example with how I've changed it and wanted to show the students. I'm not sure if he needs me to attend the class, (which I'm more than happy to do), but still, it was another wonderful compliment. I feel very proud right now.
 
Oh @Aldebaran You last post is splendid, just splendid. It is things like this - your doc being open to new ideas, you being willing to stand up and be counted, all your hard work - that are going to make real changes happen.

WELL DONE!!!
 
wow that is so amazing , congratulations... hope you´ll keep these results forever :)
 
Thanks Brunneria and Freema. I'm more than happy to join in on the studies and go to classes Brunneria. Diabetes as a subject is still not acknowledged correctly by many and there's still a lot of ignorance surrounding it. It's not just taking a tablet so that you can still carry on as normal, (as some believe), because you can't do that. The tablet doesn't cure it, you have to do the work to help your condition. It's also the other health issues it causes. It isn't easy to change how you eat, etc, but it's necessary and it doesn't stop the pangs of hunger for something sweet either but I had to make a choice and I feel good for doing that in more ways than one.

If my experience can help out, I'll do what I can. I know a few people who're risking Type 2 and they know it. I've shared my story on Facebook to family and friends and anyone who wants to know, I'll happily share it with them too.
 
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Well done @Aldebaran, that is so pleasing to hear. Maybe it's as much to do with the 10 minute appointment time, or maybe it's lack of interest / curiosity. My doctor tells me to 'keep doing what you are doing' - but he shows not the slightest interest in what I am doing! I think that is extremely disappointing. Not only do they not know the answers, in general, they don't want to know the answers! Just keep following NICE guidelines and signing prescriptions, very sad! Anyway, well done you! Let's hope you end up educating the entire practice!
 
Thanks AtkinsMo, that's lovely of you to say that. There is one Diabetic Nurse at our practice that is, shall we say, frosty at times and one of the doctors knew this when my lovely mum lol pointed this out to him. She's ex-military and her conduct shows this, at the very least a little more eye contact would be good. She's good at her job but some of the other nurses are warmer and more approachable. It's very deflating when you see someone like that especially when it's already difficult. I hadn't seen this particular doctor before but he was nice and as I said earlier, flummoxed, which to be honest surprised me a little. I got the impression that he's not seen this before or it's rare, (not sure how rare what I've done is though). I feel for you given how your doctor is with you. In our practice there are several doctors that we always try to get the appointments with because going to the doctors is already worrying sometimes. The last thing you want is to feel like you're supposed to just jog along after you've seen them. That isn't right.

I'm all for going to classes or chatting about it, apparently I can talk Eskimos into buying melted snow lol. I've realised just how education is needed with Diabetes and how easy it can be, in today's society, to get it. I'm really hoping the doctor needs me at some point to attend one of his classes to talk about it. Thank you again AtkinsMo and everyone else x :)
 
If you could influence some future HCP's view of T2 diabetes that would be fantastic.

Hopefully there will be numerous cases like yours occurring across the country/world such that the evidence for low carb lifestyle becomes incontrovertible.
 
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