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type 2 diabetes can b reversed?what science says?????

I reversed it in me aged 59. I did it by losing 5 stones in weight and going for long walks. I have read many posts on this site from others who have done the same thing. Can you post more details about yourself?
Lee.
 
According to my doctor who I was with today, it is now starting to be believed that type 2 can in fact be cured through weight loss, exercise and healthy eating. If you have ever watched The Biggest Loser USA this would seem to be the case as many of the contestants on there seem to have been cured.

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I think that if you find out you are Type 2 soon after changes in you BS have started to occur, then you have a good chance of reversing it by loosing weight and eating low carb. It will always be there in the background, just waiting to hit you again.

The longer you go undiagnosed, the more damage has been done to the beta cells in the pancreas, the less likely it is that you will be able to reverse it.

I am certain that I was undiagnosed for at least five years and have been diagnosed for over five years and the amount of meds I am on, that there is little chance of me reversing my Type 2, despite the fact that I have lost five stone and low carb. There was too much damage done pre-diagnosis.
 
BigStevie1973 said:
According to my doctor who I was with today, it is now starting to be believed that type 2 can in fact be cured through weight loss, exercise and healthy eating. If you have ever watched The Biggest Loser USA this would seem to be the case as many of the contestants on there seem to have been cured.
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There are many studies which observed the effect that bariatric surgery had on diabetic patients (type 2). Fortunately, the study below reviewed over 600 of them using over 800 different treatments. The conclusion is that weight loss, as a result of the bariatic surgery, was of major benefit. Obviously having a gastric band fitted stops you eating too much but, 'well motivated' individuals to use Roy Taylor's term, can achieve the same effect.

Weight and Type 2 Diabetes after Bariatric Surgery : Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide. The objective of this review and meta-analysis is to determine the impact of bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes in association with the procedure performed and the weight reduction achieved.

METHODS: The review includes all articles published in English from January 1, 1990, to April 30, 2006. RESULTS: The dataset includes 621 studies with 888 treatment arms and 135,246 patients; 103 treatment arms with 3188 patients reported on resolution of diabetes, that is, the resolution of the clinical and laboratory manifestations of type 2 diabetes. Nineteen studies with 43 treatment arms and 11,175 patients reported both weight loss and diabetes resolution separately for the 4070 diabetic patients in these studies. At baseline, the mean age was 40.2 years, body mass index was 47.9 kg/m2, 80% were female, and 10.5% had previous bariatric procedures. Meta-analysis of weight loss overall was 38.5 kg or 55.9% excess body weight loss. Overall, 78.1% of diabetic patients had complete resolution, and diabetes was improved or resolved in 86.6% of patients. Weight loss and diabetes resolution were greatest for patients undergoing biliopancreatic diversion/duodenal switch, followed by gastric bypass, and least for banding procedures. Insulin levels declined significantly postoperatively, as did hemoglobin A1c and fasting glucose values. Weight and diabetes parameters showed little difference at less than 2 years and at 2 years or more.

CONCLUSION: The clinical and laboratory manifestations of type 2 diabetes are resolved or improved in the greater majority of patients after bariatric surgery; these responses are more pronounced in procedures associated with a greater percentage of excess body weight loss and is maintained for 2 years or more.
 
according to my comprehend on the newcastle university papers.

it was excessive fats which stores at the liver which cause insulin resistance, which trigger the body to produces more insulin.

these insulin will then store more fats into the liver, and spread the excess fats to the pancreas which will cause those insulin producing cells to fail.

usually at diagnose, pancreas b cells are at 50 percents, as cycle continues. it reduce to 20 percents.

which means, if one can break the cycle, the illness shall be reverse.

i hope this is true, and this will save many lives.
 
drektster said:
usually at diagnose, pancreas b cells are at 50 percents, as cycle continues. it reduce to 20 percents.
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The 50% beta cell death at diagnosis is basically a guess. There is no real way of telling without slicing the patient open and they only do that post mortem. Early diagnosis with early interventions is significantly better than late interventions and this is probably due to the loss of beta cells being much less at the early stage.
 
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