Oh I agree - the odds are poor - and I also wonder if those 3 are still 'cured' now, 4 years later? But I thought I'd give it another try this time following ND protocol - even if it doesn't work this (2nd) time at least I will be creeping nearer my PFT but still a long way off a normal BMI so I can only hope!
I'm finding sticking to ND protocol sooooo hard, really hungry right now and I've already had my shakes and steamed spinach this evening. Oh how I miss 'real food'!!
(lost 4.5 lbs so far and FBG this morning 4.9 - but dreaming of chips!)
How are you getting on
@runner2009?
Anyone else doing ND before Xmas?
I'm halfway through my 3rd week and I am surprised how not difficult it is sometimes and then it is crazy hard I feel like if I took a nibble of a cake I'd eat the whole thing.
I woke up with BG 4.0 no insulin for 24hours so that is great. But heck I ate only 750 calories. Wonder what a DIY glucose tolerance test will show?
I think my primary insulin response is gone and I do have a secondary but if I eat a lot protien it gets overloaded.
Honestly, I don't believe there is a cure - can't grow beta cells that are dead, but by weight lose and other - who knows what they are - you can reduce the demands on your pancreas and have a remission of sorts. They really don't know .
What are my goals? Losing 45 to 55lbs and get to a 22 BMI, go back to controlled eating and eat more % of carbs and less fat.
So that means popcorn instead of cheese. Not eliminating fat but relying on it much less.
My most successful time with weight and BG was eating about 90g of carbs a day - mostly veggies and no cheeses or meats or chicken or oil and only fish and nuts and olives - and no pints!!!
How much have I lost? I don't know. I'm doing the "try on skinny cloths method" and actually I can see a difference around my face butt and shoulders. Stomach a little not so much.
I feel dizzed out at work a bit and when I get hungry I drink coffee and try and plan what post NC diet will be.
Hope all you are surviving.