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<blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 359532" data-attributes="member: 19121"><p>Hi Mrs Portion and welcome to the forum, a large part of T2 diabetes is insulin resistance, when glucose builds up in the blood stream it triggers the release of insulin which acts like a key that unlocks the body's glucose receptor cells so that this glucose can be absorbed into the cells and used by the body as energy. Insulin resistance hinders this process so excess glucose builds up in the blood stream.</p><p></p><p>Losing weight can reduce insulin resistance and once insulin resistance is reduced so can the need for medication. </p><p></p><p>Of course this is an oversimplification and there are other factors involved but a combination of a diet of reduced carbohydrates and losing weight can in many cases reduce the need for medication and IMHO is the best way for any overweight T2 to help control diabetes.</p><p></p><p>I was diagnosed 4 years ago and put on the max dose of metformin and 4 injections of insulin a day, after losing 4 stones I was able to come off insulin after a year and since losing a further stone over the last 3 years I have recently reduced my metformin by half and have ever intention of reducing it further in the future.</p><p></p><p>So I am delighted to inform you that your chemist is wrong. </p><p></p><p>It takes hard work but if you can lose weight and more importantly sustain that weight loss it can be done providing that you are still producing enough of your own insulin it is definitely possible to reduce or even come off medication completely :thumbup: :thumbup:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sid Bonkers, post: 359532, member: 19121"] Hi Mrs Portion and welcome to the forum, a large part of T2 diabetes is insulin resistance, when glucose builds up in the blood stream it triggers the release of insulin which acts like a key that unlocks the body's glucose receptor cells so that this glucose can be absorbed into the cells and used by the body as energy. Insulin resistance hinders this process so excess glucose builds up in the blood stream. Losing weight can reduce insulin resistance and once insulin resistance is reduced so can the need for medication. Of course this is an oversimplification and there are other factors involved but a combination of a diet of reduced carbohydrates and losing weight can in many cases reduce the need for medication and IMHO is the best way for any overweight T2 to help control diabetes. I was diagnosed 4 years ago and put on the max dose of metformin and 4 injections of insulin a day, after losing 4 stones I was able to come off insulin after a year and since losing a further stone over the last 3 years I have recently reduced my metformin by half and have ever intention of reducing it further in the future. So I am delighted to inform you that your chemist is wrong. It takes hard work but if you can lose weight and more importantly sustain that weight loss it can be done providing that you are still producing enough of your own insulin it is definitely possible to reduce or even come off medication completely :thumbup: :thumbup: [/QUOTE]
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