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NeilHunt

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Hi everybody. I'm new to this but I just have to impart some fantastic news to you all. Let me start at the begining.
I was diagnosed with Type 2 (mild) diabetes about 6-years ago and in hindsight was an undiagnosed for probably 18months to 2years before that. On the day the paramedic checked me my blood sugar was 26.1, so roughly five times over!!!!
So fast forward to a few weeks ago. I had my usual annual appointment with my diabetic nurse. Back in Feb this year my HBA1C was 7.4 (not great but also not horrendous).
I should at this point say that my wife and I have changed our eating habits. It was prompted by a visit to her nurse who said her BMI index was way too high, so she joined Slimmers World. Since last March we have lost a considerable amount of weight. I alone have lost almost 2-stone.
Back to the diabetic nurse. At my appointment to discuss results my HBA1C is now down to 6.0 at which point the nurse indicated that I was well on the road to curing, yes curing, myself. It is only in the last two years (she tells me) that they have discovered that Type 2 can be reversed. I still have a way to go because although they have taken me off Giclazide I am still on Metformin, but it means there is hope for Type 2 people.
I hope this gives hope to a lot of people, it has given me a new lease of life.
Watch this space. More news as I get it.
 
Hi @NeilHunt and welcome to the forum. It is great that you have lost so much weight and reduced your BG level. But unfortunately people who have diabetes cannot be 'cured'. Once you are diabetic you always will be, though you can manage the condition with diet, exercise and medication, if necessary.
I have lost almost 2 stone and brought my HbAic down to prediabetes level since being diagnosed 4 months ago. But I know I will always have to avoid sugar and keep my carbohydrate intake low, and exercise regularly if I want to keep out of the diabetic range.
 
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Hi Neil, very well done with the weight lose and bringing your HbA1c down. All I will say is that you can reverse the condition (however, does seem not everyone) by removing the visceral fats and correcting your nutritional balance. This is what you seem to be doing. If you look at my 3 month journey linked in my signature you can see I did this within 3 months of initial diagnosis and have been stable in the normal zone even though I eat normal foods.

However, the medical profession say reversed and not cured just like they say cancer sufferers are in remission and not cured. I expect that if I over do it and pile on the weight then it would come back (probably at an earlier stage). So yes carry on to try and achieve reversal and then maintain it. Do not become complacent but also do not lsten to the nay sayers that think it is progressive and once D always D!
 
Hi and welcome.
Well done with your weight loss and reduction in HbA1c.
I agree with @Andrew Colvin But I would tend to say controlled or in remission. For me I am sure that if I put on any weight I might lose the control I have so I have to keep working on that. Keep going.
 
Hi thats great news. Ive managed to get my diabetes into remmission as well. Just be aware that once a diabetic always a diabetic and be careful not to fall back into old habits as those numbers will creep back up quicker than ever.
 
Hi Neil

It's heartening to see how low your bs levels have come. You are the only person so far that I have seen who has had a higher initial reading than mine. Mine was 22 three weeks ago. At the moment it's averaging around 10 or 11 first thing and drops during the day (if I don't eat anything I shouldn't) to around 7.5 to 8, so I'm quite pleased with myself. What I don't understand is how after 3 weeks of NO pasta, rice, potatoes (only 1 slice of bread a day), no root vegetables, fruit, chocolate or orange squash - all of which I ate quite a lot of - I have only lost 2kgs :( I am grossly overweight so had expected to lose a little faster than that initially. Years ago when I tried various diets I would lose between 1-2kgs per weeks for the first month or so.
 
chinta said:
Hi Neil

It's heartening to see how low your bs levels have come. You are the only person so far that I have seen who has had a higher initial reading than mine. Mine was 22 three weeks ago. At the moment it's averaging around 10 or 11 first thing and drops during the day (if I don't eat anything I shouldn't) to around 7.5 to 8, so I'm quite pleased with myself. What I don't understand is how after 3 weeks of NO pasta, rice, potatoes (only 1 slice of bread a day), no root vegetables, fruit, chocolate or orange squash - all of which I ate quite a lot of - I have only lost 2kgs :( I am grossly overweight so had expected to lose a little faster than that initially. Years ago when I tried various diets I would lose between 1-2kgs per weeks for the first month or so.
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How many calories are you eating daily?
 
I haven't been counting calories but if anything, possibly too few. My daily intake is currently one slice of cereal bread toast and butter for breakfast. A couple of wasa crispbreads with philadelphia and smoked salmon for lunch (when I remember), a 2 egg omelette with mushrooms, bacon and cheese for dinner or a breast of chicken or a piece of steak with broccoli, green beans or maybe ratatouille for dinner and at weekends add a couple of glasses of dry white wine to the dinners.
 
@chinta what is important is that you are losing weight. We all lose it at different rates and it gets more difficult as we get older, especially if we have dieted before. You are doing so well to get your BG's down this far, keep it up. Do you count carbs at all? There's a great book Carbs and Cals and also www.myfitnesspal.com can help with this as well.

I think you probably aren't eating enough too.
 
chinta said:
I haven't been counting calories but if anything, possibly too few. My daily intake is currently one slice of cereal bread toast and butter for breakfast. A couple of wasa crispbreads with philadelphia and smoked salmon for lunch (when I remember), a 2 egg omelette with mushrooms, bacon and cheese for dinner or a breast of chicken or a piece of steak with broccoli, green beans or maybe ratatouille for dinner and at weekends add a couple of glasses of dry white wine to the dinners.
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Sounds good, and you need to achieve a slow, steady, weight loss, not a quick one.
I would try to remember the lunch, I found routine was important initially for me.
When weight loss stalls, then it helps to shake things up a bit.
 
Thanks. It's so difficult for me to remember lunch. When I worked in a boring office job lunch was something to look forward to and I could never have got through the day without it! Since living in France and especially running a B&B I usually forget. Now that we are closed for the winter I get up later, so breakfast is later, thus I don't have any hunger pangs to remind me to eat in the middle of the day. I really must try to have something.
 
Looks like things have started moving again, I've now lost 3.5kg - much happier :) I've also substituted the toast (17g) for a greek yoghurt with vanilla (sugar-free) syrup to flavour (5.5g) for breakfast.
 
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