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Nottingham woman loses five stone, reverses type 2 diabetes

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A 38-year-old woman from Nottingham has been able to reverse her type 2 diabetes after losing five stone. Michelle Brewer (pictured), who lives in Carlton, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in December 2014. She weighed 19.5 stone and was instantly placed on medication. "Being diagnosed was a shock to the system," Michelle told the Nottingham Post. "I didn't want to be reliant on medication for the rest of my life." Michelle aimed to change her diet following the diagnosis: she had previously been eating high-carb meals and high-calorie snacks, and drinking Diet Coke for breakfast. She joined a local Slimming World group and started cooking her own meals from fresh produce. She avoided all processed foods and stopped drinking fizzy drinks and alcohol. "I got in the kitchen and found a love for cooking. I don't buy takeaways I make 'fakeaways'. My favourite is a homemade KFC," Michelle said. Michelle now eats porridge for breakfast, salad for lunch and an evening dinner consisting of meat and vegetables. She snacks on carrots and cucumber batons. She dropped four dress sizes, and at her most recent visit to her GP she was told that her blood sugar levels had returned to normal and she was able to come off her medication. "The doctor told me the diabetes had gone. I couldn't wait to tell my Dad the promise I made had come true. My fiancé says he's got a new woman - I am more confident and I smile so much more. I don't mind having my photo taken now either." Michelle also joined the Nottingham Women's Running Club as part of her many lifestyle changes, and is planning to run a half marathon in 2017. Picture: Nottingham Post

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I just want to say as fantastic as it is and I am extremely pleased for anyone who are said to have reversed their diabetes by losing weight it isn't always the case and can give false hope - I lost nearly twice the weight this lady did and I still have diabetes and was in fact unable to get off meds totally - I have excellent control and no complications but I am nowhere near reversal - I think these stories should come with a caveat - but then my story probably isn't sensational enough I suppose
 
it's interesting as it doesn't say she had a rapid weight loss, as normally reversal seems to have a better chance of occurring with something like the Newcastle Diet, or very low calorie, high impact weight loss, from anecdotal evidence on this forum.
She seems to have been diagnosed in December 2014, so over more than 12 months.
So, it may not work for all, but even if it does for some, it's got to be worth a try, even without any guarantee.
 
lovinglife said:
I just want to say as fantastic as it is and I am extremely pleased for anyone who are said to have reversed their diabetes by losing weight it isn't always the case and can give false hope - I lost nearly twice the weight this lady did and I still have diabetes and was in fact unable to get off meds totally - I have excellent control and no complications but I am nowhere near reversal - I think these stories should come with a caveat - but then my story probably isn't sensational enough I suppose
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Aren't you the lady who can fit into one trouser leg? That is pretty sensational!

The word "reversal" is not in my nursie's vocabulary so I will never achieve it. I'm not bothered.
 
Avocado Sevenfold said:
Aren't you the lady who can fit into one trouser leg? That is pretty sensational!

The word "reversal" is not in my nursie's vocabulary so I will never achieve it. I'm not bothered.
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Yep that's me lol thank you you made my night X
 
Wow that is a bit big lol not that tech savvy
 
This has always intrigued me - what exactly does reversing diabetes mean? How is the magical reversal measured? Without taking anything away from what this lady has achieved, it just says her gp says her diabetes has gone, so I'm assuming HbA1c within non diabetic range. I have had HbA1c's like this (when I get them done!) for about nearly four years, I lost 6 stone but have put a some and a bit back on. Does that mean I'm no longer diabetic?

Maybe I'm being dense. To reverse it would seem to suggest returning to a prediabetic state, which means no diabetes. Using the example of a fruit yogurt I stupidly consumed a few months ago in a moment of madness, and the subsequent BG of 9.3 would suggest I certainly DO still have diabetes, and if I eat enough carby/sugary foods, numbers will creep right back up.

So why all the fuss about "reversal"? Why not just " control" instead?
 
ladybird64 said:
This has always intrigued me - what exactly does reversing diabetes mean? How is the magical reversal measured? Without taking anything away from what this lady has achieved, it just says her gp says her diabetes has gone, so I'm assuming HbA1c within non diabetic range. I have had HbA1c's like this (when I get them done!) for about nearly four years, I lost 6 stone but have put a some and a bit back on. Does that mean I'm no longer diabetic?

Maybe I'm being dense. To reverse it would seem to suggest returning to a prediabetic state, which means no diabetes. Using the example of a fruit yogurt I stupidly consumed a few months ago in a moment of madness, and the subsequent BG of 9.3 would suggest I certainly DO still have diabetes, and if I eat enough carby/sugary foods, numbers will creep right back up.

So why all the fuss about "reversal"? Why not just " control" instead?
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Yes.
Reversal means I can eat the yoghurt.
 
Ah, but does each reversed individual have their own personal "yogurt"? Certain foodstuffs that plunge one back into diabetes territory..

Dunno. But I still think the reversal idea just comp!icates matters. I'll settle for "controlled diabetes".
 
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