Daphne917
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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Calorie restriction does not work for me and it doesn't matter how many doctors or professors tell me it will, my body hasn't read the same manual as them. My body does have experience of being insulin resistant and having T2 though, which most of these doctors don't.
I'll listen to my body thanks.
@Tannith like @zand calorie restriction has not worked for me over the years - in fact I was told by an endocrinologist when I was 22 that I was one of his few patients who could honestly blame their metabolism for their weight and inability to lose it. What did work was starting treatment for an under active Thyroid in 2013 and eating less carbs but even then I only managed to lose approx 2 stone so am still classed as being overweight. However I have managed to keep it off and, after maintaining a normal hba1c for approx 8 years, I am officially in remission. My last hba1c was 36 so not much lower than yours at 39 - apart from the opinion of another forum member why do you think your levels are not good when they are in fact in the normal, not even pre diabetic, range?Prof Taylor, World Renowned Diabetologist would beg to differ: he says
"....a series of studies has introduced a paradigm shift in our understanding of the condition. Gradual accumulation of fat in the liver and pancreas leads eventually to beta cell dedifferentiation and loss of specialised function. The consequent hyperglycaemia can be returned to normal by removing the excess fat from liver and pancreas. At present this can be achieved only by substantial weight loss, and a simple practical and efficacious method for this has been developed and applied in a series of studies. For those people who used to have type 2 diabetes, the state of post-diabetes can be long term provided that weight regain is avoided."
Calorie restriction for long-term remission of type 2 diabetes
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC6399621