What can be done to bring about a reversal of diabetes?
Type 1 and 1.5 (LADA) are auto immune diseases which destroy the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas. There is no reversing this. A new study suggest that using a certain TB vaccine might restore these cells.
Type 2 Diabetes is metabolic. It is not caused by being obese. Obesity is a symptom of the metabolic disfunction that is occurring. If obesity was the cause then I imagine every obese person would be a type 2 diabetic but they are not. And there are T2D who were and are not obese. That is a wrong headed simplistic thinking.
It is possible for some T2D to bring the disease into remission. That is not a cure. A cure would entail changing the underlying process that causes the syndrome of things. Many T2D before they become obese experience episodes of hypoglycemia. But low blood glucose is the opposite of diabetes right? In a sense it is, however it is a sign that the person does not metabolize glucose correctly.
Insulin had functions that include allowing cells to take up glucose from the blood to use as fuel and to store excess glucose in the liver and fat cells. The beta cells keep a delicate balance of just enough glucose in the blood. In some people myself included that system never worked correctly.
It is as if the beta cells are slow to react to a rise in blood glucose and then over react. This results in a rise of BG and a plummeting of it later resulting in a hypo. I would self treat this with a coke and candy bar, very bad. Blood glucose would spike and plummet.
What happened to all this sugar? It was stored. Much of it in the abdomen as visceral fat. This fat does something else- it leads to insulin resistance- the insulin produced does not work as well. Now the hypoglycemic is a type 2 diabetic with all the attendant complications that decrease quality and length of life.
That’s the bad news. Here’s the good news. While there is no cure, no reversal of the disease it is is possible to control the disease with life style changes and medication when needed. You will hear and read of people saying they are cured. Here’s my story. I was over weight at 230 pounds when I experienced double vision. The ophthalmologist suggested that I get my blood glucose tested as this was a common symptom of diabetes. I was diagnosed as diabetic. Maybe it was good that I had the eye thing. My step mother lost her sight at 21 and it was a fear of mine.
I was started on Micronase, educated about diet both of which I followed religiously. I also began cycling as I had always loved riding. Soon the Micronase was stopped because it was causing hypos. I dropped 60 pounds. So was I cured, had I reversed diabetes? Let’s fast foward 10–12 years.
I was still fit and trim, still eating correctly, low carb, and my BG spiked. I exercised more, I reduced carbs to nearly nothing, but they remained high. I went to the doctor and he told me the bad news - “Diabetes is a progressive disease.” So after years of controlling diabetes with exercise and diet I started on oral meds- Metformin. After a year of that we added Lantus insulin to the mix.
That’s where I am at present. I am still fit at 68 years old, and I am still diabetic. What I do have is my eyesight, I have feeling in my feet, my cardiologist is amazed at my heart function, and baring a dump truck running over me will probably continue to live well and long.
Some people manage to keep their blood glucose in control for years without meds and good for them. Just be constantly vigilant. Perhaps one of the reasons for the progression is age. I am also low thyroid. That came with age. Just as joints wear out I am sure that glands can get tired.
Eat as if your life depends on it- get and keep moving- diagnosis is not the end of the world. Life is good.
Learn about managing Diabetes, click here
Type 1 and 1.5 (LADA) are auto immune diseases which destroy the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas. There is no reversing this. A new study suggest that using a certain TB vaccine might restore these cells.
Type 2 Diabetes is metabolic. It is not caused by being obese. Obesity is a symptom of the metabolic disfunction that is occurring. If obesity was the cause then I imagine every obese person would be a type 2 diabetic but they are not. And there are T2D who were and are not obese. That is a wrong headed simplistic thinking.
It is possible for some T2D to bring the disease into remission. That is not a cure. A cure would entail changing the underlying process that causes the syndrome of things. Many T2D before they become obese experience episodes of hypoglycemia. But low blood glucose is the opposite of diabetes right? In a sense it is, however it is a sign that the person does not metabolize glucose correctly.
Insulin had functions that include allowing cells to take up glucose from the blood to use as fuel and to store excess glucose in the liver and fat cells. The beta cells keep a delicate balance of just enough glucose in the blood. In some people myself included that system never worked correctly.
It is as if the beta cells are slow to react to a rise in blood glucose and then over react. This results in a rise of BG and a plummeting of it later resulting in a hypo. I would self treat this with a coke and candy bar, very bad. Blood glucose would spike and plummet.
What happened to all this sugar? It was stored. Much of it in the abdomen as visceral fat. This fat does something else- it leads to insulin resistance- the insulin produced does not work as well. Now the hypoglycemic is a type 2 diabetic with all the attendant complications that decrease quality and length of life.
That’s the bad news. Here’s the good news. While there is no cure, no reversal of the disease it is is possible to control the disease with life style changes and medication when needed. You will hear and read of people saying they are cured. Here’s my story. I was over weight at 230 pounds when I experienced double vision. The ophthalmologist suggested that I get my blood glucose tested as this was a common symptom of diabetes. I was diagnosed as diabetic. Maybe it was good that I had the eye thing. My step mother lost her sight at 21 and it was a fear of mine.
I was started on Micronase, educated about diet both of which I followed religiously. I also began cycling as I had always loved riding. Soon the Micronase was stopped because it was causing hypos. I dropped 60 pounds. So was I cured, had I reversed diabetes? Let’s fast foward 10–12 years.
I was still fit and trim, still eating correctly, low carb, and my BG spiked. I exercised more, I reduced carbs to nearly nothing, but they remained high. I went to the doctor and he told me the bad news - “Diabetes is a progressive disease.” So after years of controlling diabetes with exercise and diet I started on oral meds- Metformin. After a year of that we added Lantus insulin to the mix.
That’s where I am at present. I am still fit at 68 years old, and I am still diabetic. What I do have is my eyesight, I have feeling in my feet, my cardiologist is amazed at my heart function, and baring a dump truck running over me will probably continue to live well and long.
Some people manage to keep their blood glucose in control for years without meds and good for them. Just be constantly vigilant. Perhaps one of the reasons for the progression is age. I am also low thyroid. That came with age. Just as joints wear out I am sure that glands can get tired.
Eat as if your life depends on it- get and keep moving- diagnosis is not the end of the world. Life is good.
Learn about managing Diabetes, click here
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