Reply to Thread

Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the Diabetes Forum Survey 2025 »

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mbaker" data-source="post: 1221368" data-attributes="member: 256617">I am guessing that in some circumstances it is possible to reverse diabetes if you are lucky depending on what is deemed "normal" eating of carb based foods.  I think you would need to have enough beta cells in the pancreas, have optimum levels of visceral fat / fat within the liver and pancreas to reduce insulin resistance, have muscle density and tone as a glucose burning machine, workout to health guidelines - perhaps above, and have good gut bacteria; I think I have described an athlete.  I would not do this as quick but I am keen to see what loosing circa 16-20% diagnosed body weight does, as so far I am at 9% with good control <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2385179/I-reversed-diabetes-just-11-days--going-starvation-diet.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2385179/I-reversed-diabetes-just-11-days--going-starvation-diet.html</a>.This is confused however, as I suspect like most diabetics I look at other peoples food all the time, and would not want to go back to this type of eating, now I am educated (yes I occasionally miss a bakewell tart) .  I would say 60-70% of regular 2 to 3 course meals are carb based (based on what I have seen eating out in the UK, Spain and Portugal in the last month), this is scary.  Often copious fries, bread and fizzy drinks or equivalents are staples along with a sweet afters - I think the pre-diabetic levels are underestimated.I am happy with well controlled as this for me and I can see for others reduces bmi and other health markers.</blockquote>

Verification

Top Bottom

Search

Search

Reply to Thread