I'm unsure whether this post is relevant for the members of his Forum, however, I sincerely hope it may assist someone out there. 14 months ago my HbA1c was 58, I was diagnosed as T2D. Being in my late 60s , having spent the previous 35years at lunch and weighing 154kg no wonder really.
I was lucky I had time to step back and study what this meant and all the research on the subject, as reading forums and websites just bombarded me with strange unknown data and increased a sense of bewilderment. I was even luckier to be a mathematician thus I treated T2 as an experiment, creating a database and collating all food n drink consumed and weekly looking for combinations of nutriment that helped the cause.
I cut all sugar out, alcohol became a treat, I decreased carb intake, (50-80g) daily, calorific intake at a max of 1500 and red meat just once a week. Rather than attend a gym continuously, I've simply increased exercise. I set no goals, have no targets, but walk, climb stairs or cycle daily, I am more active in my every day life.
So what?
Yesterday I saw my GP who shook my hand and gave me a hug as my HbA1c reading was 35, yet I weigh in at 140kg, slightly down but not that much.
This regime worked for me and I don't think of remission or normality, my mindset is: "My last reading was fine, I'll continue to do what I'm doing and hope the next one is".