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<blockquote data-quote="AM1874" data-source="post: 1410663" data-attributes="member: 379847"><p>Hi [USER=202637]@13lizanne[/USER]</p><p>Yes .. I have been devouring buckets-full of info from all the forums including "Success Stories and Testimonials" and I am aware of the points about terminology that you mention. My reason for raising this is simply that "reversal" (in the literal sense) seems to be, as yet, unproven in the context of T2 .. but it is sometimes presented as an end in itself that can be achieved by anyone (everyone) following an appropriate diet. By extension, this can be interpreted as some sort of "failure" by those who do not manage to "reverse" their diabetes. Reversal implies completion or cure or end of illness and, for me, there is still a question over whether this is definitively achievable, which is why I would agree 100% with the use of other more measured terms, such as: arrested, managed, in remission or controlled.</p><p>I also fully understand that for everybody who has brought their HbA1c and BG levels down, managed their T2 and got it under control, the actual word used to describe their success matters not a jot. What I am suggesting is that the use of the term "reversal" could be inappropriate - and perhaps even demoralising - for those still struggling to come to terms with the enormity of their diagnosis and the journey that lies in front of them. </p><p>I would suggest, further, that media headlines such as .. <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/diet-%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98reverses-diabetes-in-just-10-weeks%E2%80%99-claims-new-study.117669/#post-1410249" target="_blank">T2 can be reversed in just 10 weeks by following an LCHF diet ..</a> do little to add credibility to scientific reports and pretty much demonstrate the point that I am making</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AM1874, post: 1410663, member: 379847"] Hi [USER=202637]@13lizanne[/USER] Yes .. I have been devouring buckets-full of info from all the forums including "Success Stories and Testimonials" and I am aware of the points about terminology that you mention. My reason for raising this is simply that "reversal" (in the literal sense) seems to be, as yet, unproven in the context of T2 .. but it is sometimes presented as an end in itself that can be achieved by anyone (everyone) following an appropriate diet. By extension, this can be interpreted as some sort of "failure" by those who do not manage to "reverse" their diabetes. Reversal implies completion or cure or end of illness and, for me, there is still a question over whether this is definitively achievable, which is why I would agree 100% with the use of other more measured terms, such as: arrested, managed, in remission or controlled. I also fully understand that for everybody who has brought their HbA1c and BG levels down, managed their T2 and got it under control, the actual word used to describe their success matters not a jot. What I am suggesting is that the use of the term "reversal" could be inappropriate - and perhaps even demoralising - for those still struggling to come to terms with the enormity of their diagnosis and the journey that lies in front of them. I would suggest, further, that media headlines such as .. [URL='http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/diet-%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98reverses-diabetes-in-just-10-weeks%E2%80%99-claims-new-study.117669/#post-1410249']T2 can be reversed in just 10 weeks by following an LCHF diet ..[/URL] do little to add credibility to scientific reports and pretty much demonstrate the point that I am making [/QUOTE]
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