Can a person with type 2 diabetes control his diabetes with exercise and nutrition instead of using insulin?
By Ron Hunter , Keto Diet Diabetic Can a person with type 2 diabetes control his diabetes with exercise and nutrition instead of using insulin? So, 3 and 1/2 years ago, I’d get up and test my blood sugar and inject a minimum of 60 units of Lantus. If it was particularly high, I’d inject a bit more Lantus to start the day. I carried around a Novolog pen. If I was eating a pretty starchy or high carb meal, I’d inject 15 to 20 units to help control the blood sugar spike. My A1C was in the 9’s (over 190) even with all this treatment. I was taking 3 blood pressure medicines to keep my blood pressure under control. I wasn’t particularly obese and was still within the “normal” range for BMI. I wasn’t uncomfortable with my weight, but I was damn sure uncomfortable with those blood sugars. So, I started a ketogenic lifestyle. I cut my carbs to the bare minimum. I continued to test to see what foods trigger my blood sugar. (Sugar alcohols in “sugar free” foods really give it a pr