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<blockquote data-quote="paulins" data-source="post: 882455" data-attributes="member: 98752"><p>I am now 18 months after diagnosis and have reversed my Type 2 diabetes with the Newcastle diet - and exercise. I lost 8.5 stones. HbA1c was 4.4 last time. I have been removed from the diabetes register. Things I have learned:</p><p>- when I began to eat more normally after 6 months on the diet (but with careful attention to portion control, avoiding sugary and sweet things, keeping carb intake low) I now have a 4lb fluctuation in my weight but it seems to have stabilised. This fluctuation may be to do with fluid retention, etc etc. Who knows!</p><p>- calorie output is always greater than intake! I exercise nearly every day (7k on the treadmill, which I have now managed to finish in 52 minutes). If I eat more I do more! I walk everywhere (well, nearly everywhere!), take the stairs etc etc. I plan to get swimming again (after 30 years!) and take some lessons. I MAKE time to do this hour as it may save my life!</p><p>- I test now only in the mornings, and when I reintroduce something to my diet. I do the odd test to check - and I am lucky my GP supplies the strips as he thinks this is saving the NHS a potential fortune (if my diabetes had developed and I needed many years of increased medical care).</p><p>- I like being my 20s weight, (I was 17.5 stones, now around 9 stones) and I am glad not to be diabetic, so each time I am tempted I remind myself of that. I can wear nice clothes again. I don't feel frumpy and old fashioned any more. </p><p>- I DO have treats! A glass of wine at the weekend, some spelt flour bread and spelt pasta etc. I LOVE bread! </p><p>- I know that others use high fat, and that it works for them, and that's fine as we are all different. But, I eat low fat, and sugar free and it works for me and keeps my weight steady. </p><p>I am like everyone here - I worry about putting the weight back on and have to remind myself it is not a diet - it is a life style change! And it is for life! But, I want to be diabetes free more than I want to eat rubbish (the old me!) and so I behave like a recovering alcoholic and take it a day at a time. I know that I have a low diabetes threshold, and it is a constant battle to keep things under control. </p><p>Good luck to all of you out there. We are all individuals, and what works for some won't for others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paulins, post: 882455, member: 98752"] I am now 18 months after diagnosis and have reversed my Type 2 diabetes with the Newcastle diet - and exercise. I lost 8.5 stones. HbA1c was 4.4 last time. I have been removed from the diabetes register. Things I have learned: - when I began to eat more normally after 6 months on the diet (but with careful attention to portion control, avoiding sugary and sweet things, keeping carb intake low) I now have a 4lb fluctuation in my weight but it seems to have stabilised. This fluctuation may be to do with fluid retention, etc etc. Who knows! - calorie output is always greater than intake! I exercise nearly every day (7k on the treadmill, which I have now managed to finish in 52 minutes). If I eat more I do more! I walk everywhere (well, nearly everywhere!), take the stairs etc etc. I plan to get swimming again (after 30 years!) and take some lessons. I MAKE time to do this hour as it may save my life! - I test now only in the mornings, and when I reintroduce something to my diet. I do the odd test to check - and I am lucky my GP supplies the strips as he thinks this is saving the NHS a potential fortune (if my diabetes had developed and I needed many years of increased medical care). - I like being my 20s weight, (I was 17.5 stones, now around 9 stones) and I am glad not to be diabetic, so each time I am tempted I remind myself of that. I can wear nice clothes again. I don't feel frumpy and old fashioned any more. - I DO have treats! A glass of wine at the weekend, some spelt flour bread and spelt pasta etc. I LOVE bread! - I know that others use high fat, and that it works for them, and that's fine as we are all different. But, I eat low fat, and sugar free and it works for me and keeps my weight steady. I am like everyone here - I worry about putting the weight back on and have to remind myself it is not a diet - it is a life style change! And it is for life! But, I want to be diabetes free more than I want to eat rubbish (the old me!) and so I behave like a recovering alcoholic and take it a day at a time. I know that I have a low diabetes threshold, and it is a constant battle to keep things under control. Good luck to all of you out there. We are all individuals, and what works for some won't for others. [/QUOTE]
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