Thanks, I did notice since I stopped testing old habits have crept in like having a carby diet ready meal instead of cooking fresh. My BG spike is higher at an hour after meals. Should I get to the 1 hour spike or just the 2 hour one which is lower. For example if I spike up to 9's an hour after a meal but come down to the 8's at 2 hours should I avoid that meal because of the 1 hour spike?
The nurse said I will be cured soon but I don't get how you can be. Can you then go out and eat whatever you like for example sweets and carb laden food without spiking anymore?
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This whole 'cured' thing really annoys me.
And the fact that health care professionals are using it as a carrot to goad people with a promise of a 'cure' is irresponsible.
And how long until they are using it as a stick to beat us?
It strikes me as ignorant, unprofessional and inflicting mental cruelty.
And no, I'm not exaggerating.
The first HCP who trots out that drivel to me, is not going to know what hits them.
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The reality is that your diabetes type 2 may not be curable by losing weight.
It may be. But it may not.
It depends on you, your particular reason for being diabetic, your age, your physique, your beta cell count and regeneration rate, your other health issues, environmental, chemical, drug and diet factors... The list is endless.
And your nurse doesn't know (
cannot KNOW) whether you are curable, or not. Nor can she know, if you seem cured, whether it will return in 1 year, 5 years, or at any time.
Losing weight, improving your BMI and hba1c is a fab thing and the best thing you can do in your circumstances, but please do not hang your hopes on a mythical cure.
If it happens, we will all celebrate with you, but if it doesn't, there will be fewer pieces to pick up, if you keep your expectations realistic.
