Completely healed from Diabetes

ninedigits

I cannot tell everyone enough how myfitnesspal has helped me. For the last two years my morning blood sugar was over 155 and most times above 180. When bedtime came, my readings were sometimes up to 300. Normally I would exercise it down, but that stopped helping. I would go walking for an hour and my blood sugar would not drop. I tried monitoring what I was eating and stopped what I thought was causing my blood sugar to rise. I ate no sweets, no carbs of anything, and still after weeks of that, my blood sugar did not improve. What's more, a flu bug went through my household and everyone recovered fine except me. I went into having double pneumonia. Research led me to information about diabetes, how the immune system is weakened by high glucose readings. It was at this time that I knew I was at a cross road. I said to myself, "do I now need insulin"? Most people go that direction rather than trying to figure things out. But, I have a great story: Some weeks ago my Son introduced me to myfitnesspal. I looked at it but put it aside, not knowing how it could help me with my problem. After being so sick and filled with fear about my health, I visited Myfitnesspal again. But this time I actually started to plan a diet. Partially, what drives sugar up are the fats in food (cheese, meats, dressings, milk, eggs, etc). Myfitnesspal brought my fat intake under control. I can now see exactly how food is affecting me and what foods they are that are damaging my body. I also learned that toxins in the organs cause multiple health problems and may weigh heavy on the immune system. So, I was able to put together a plan that centered on kale, spinach, broccoli, nuts, fruit, and fish, but mostly kale. Myfitnesspal began to feel like I hired a nutritionist because everything this program does is exactly what a nutritionist will do. End of story: My morning fasting blood glucose is now 100 to 108 and I am never over 150 in food spikes. Spikes last about a half hour and then I am back to 100 again. This is a dream come true and I have Myfitnesspal to thank for my success. With toxins removed, I now have more energy. This has led me to take up jogging, of which I run for one hour every morning. The real plus is that I have lost 10 pounds in two weeks. Go figure. I only have 10 more pounds to go but it is coming off more slowly. Hint: if anyone out there has type 2 sugar diabetes, Go to a deep green, vegetable diet that includes kale, nuts, fruit and fish. Then watch your diabetes disappear in only one week. If it works for me, it will work for you. Pass your success on to others as well.

earlnabby

Once a diabetic, always a diabetic. You do not "heal" from it, you only manage it. Congratulations on finding the right management technique for you. I also found the right way to manage my diabetes (keeping my total carbs to 35% of my calories) and my a1c dropped to normal (5.3) within 9 months and has stayed there for over a year already.

noclady1995

Awesome story and success!! Congrats! Diabetes is no joke, and it runs in my family (type 2), and I am doing everything I can to avoid it.

T1DCarnivoreRunner

Congratulations on your success!

A few things to note: The primary food-based contributor to BG is carbs, not fat. In fact, fat paired with carbs will decrease the post-prandial spike because fats take a long time to digest and convert into glucose.

There are obviously variabilities, but here is a rough rule of thumb:
Net carbs (net = total - fiber - 0.5*sugar alcohol) are converted to glucose 100% starting in a few minutes after consumption (sometimes while consuming, it is absorbed through the cappillaries in your cheek) and continues for an hour or so, depending on the carb.
Protein is converted to glucose at about 60% over 2-5 hours.
Fat is converted to glucose at about 10% and can take up to 11 hours.

Also, what works for you may not work exactly the same for others. Generally type 2 is improved with weight loss. There are a few type 2's that are not improved with weight loss, and that is because the cause of their type 2 is related to decreased insulin production rather than impaired efficiency of using insulin.

I encourage anyone with any type of diabetes to visit a CDE (Certified Diabetes Educator) to learn properly how to care for themselves and/or improve their condition.

earlnabby

midwesterner85 wrote: »

Also, what works for you may not work exactly the same for others. Generally type 2 is improved with weight loss. There are a few type 2's that are not improved with weight loss, and that is because the cause of their type 2 is related to decreased insulin production rather than impaired efficiency of using insulin.

I encourage anyone with any type of diabetes to visit a CDE (Certified Diabetes Educator) to learn properly how to care for themselves and/or improve their condition.

QFT

I was fortunate in that the PCP I was already going to for general stuff is a CDE. No need to search out another medical professional after my diagnosis. Each person needs to find out what works for them and a CDE will be very helpful in figuring it out. I was fortunate in that we got it right the first time. The only glitch was the original medication. She started me out on metformin but my EGFR dropped 20 points in 3 weeks so she took me off it and prescribed glipizide instead. 9 months later, she took me off the med and I am now managing my diabetes with diet and exercise only.

ninedigits

I don't take any medication and never did. That's what worried me until kale entered my diet. I know there is no cure, however, I consider myself cured for the fact I found a life-long solution to my problem. Ridding the body of toxins by a diet of deep greens has proved on many websites to be successful. And then it also worked for me as well. I am cured as long as my discipline can last, which will be until I die. I am set free from my doctor trying to force me on medications and plan on keeping this freedom.

ninedigits

Fat is the culprit for type 2 diabetes. Read here:

In healthy people, pancreatic beta cells monitor the bloodstream for glucose using glucose transporters anchored in their cellular membranes. When blood glucose is high, such as after a meal, beta cells take in this additional glucose and respond by secreting insulin in a timed and measured response. In turn, insulin stimulates other cells in the body to take up glucose, a nutrient they need to produce energy.

In this newly discovered pathway, high levels of fat were found to interfere with two key transcription factors -- proteins that switch genes on and off. These transcription factors, FOXA2 and HNF1A, are normally required for the production of an enzyme called GnT-4a glycosyltransferase that modifies proteins with a particular glycan (polysaccharide or sugar) structure. Proper retention of glucose transporters in the cell membrane depends on this modification, but when FOXA2 and HNF1A aren't working properly, GnT-4a's function is greatly diminished. So when the researchers fed otherwise normal mice a high-fat diet, they found that the animals' beta cells could not sense and respond to blood glucose. Preservation of GnT-4a function was able to block the onset of diabetes, even in obese animals. Diminished glucose sensing by beta cells was shown to be an important determinant of disease onset and severity.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110814141432.htm

I cut my fat and got better.

angelamary61

Awesome result. Well done for taking the time to get to the bottom of it.

T1DCarnivoreRunner

ninedigits wrote: »

Fat is the culprit for type 2 diabetes.

That is usually correct. Usually type 2 diabetes is caused by obesity.

In some cases, however, variants of the TCF7L2 gene cause a reduction in insulin production. That is a situation where someone can be a healthy weight and yet still have type 2 diabetes. It is less common for type 2 to be caused by genetics than by obesity, but it does happen.

I'm usually the first to point out the obvious when a 300-lb. person tries to whine about having type 2 and being unable to do anything about it. But it is also important to realize that some type 2 patients can return to a healthy weight and still show symptoms of type 2 diabetes.

GaleHawkins

ninedigits wrote: »

I cannot tell everyone enough how myfitnesspal has helped me. For the last two years my morning blood sugar was over 155 and most times above 180. When bedtime came, my readings were sometimes up to 300. Normally I would exercise it down, but that stopped helping. I would go walking for an hour and my blood sugar would not drop. I tried monitoring what I was eating and stopped what I thought was causing my blood sugar to rise. I ate no sweets, no carbs of anything, and still after weeks of that, my blood sugar did not improve. What's more, a flu bug went through my household and everyone recovered fine except me. I went into having double pneumonia. Research led me to information about diabetes, how the immune system is weakened by high glucose readings. It was at this time that I knew I was at a cross road. I said to myself, "do I now need insulin"? Most people go that direction rather than trying to figure things out. But, I have a great story: Some weeks ago my Son introduced me to myfitnesspal. I looked at it but put it aside, not knowing how it could help me with my problem. After being so sick and filled with fear about my health, I visited Myfitnesspal again. But this time I actually started to plan a diet. Partially, what drives sugar up are the fats in food (cheese, meats, dressings, milk, eggs, etc). Myfitnesspal brought my fat intake under control. I can now see exactly how food is affecting me and what foods they are that are damaging my body. I also learned that toxins in the organs cause multiple health problems and may weigh heavy on the immune system. So, I was able to put together a plan that centered on kale, spinach, broccoli, nuts, fruit, and fish, but mostly kale. Myfitnesspal began to feel like I hired a nutritionist because everything this program does is exactly what a nutritionist will do. End of story: My morning fasting blood glucose is now 100 to 108 and I am never over 150 in food spikes. Spikes last about a half hour and then I am back to 100 again. This is a dream come true and I have Myfitnesspal to thank for my success. With toxins removed, I now have more energy. This has led me to take up jogging, of which I run for one hour every morning. The real plus is that I have lost 10 pounds in two weeks. Go figure. I only have 10 more pounds to go but it is coming off more slowly. Hint: if anyone out there has type 2 sugar diabetes, Go to a deep green, vegetable diet that includes kale, nuts, fruit and fish. Then watch your diabetes disappear in only one week. If it works for me, it will work for you. Pass your success on to others as well.

@ninedigits that is awesome research and results. As you point out there are more than one cause of type 2 diabetes. I went low carb high fat to manage my serious arthritis pain without meds and it has worked well but I was 75 pounds over weight and not diabetic. I will keep an eye on the effect of high fat on my glucose levels.

Finding the cause of your diabetes and curing it then sharing that info in detail is very helpful to the community. Diabetes seems to be a multifaceted disease that is not easy to cure for sure.

ccourcha

Damn I can't read all that but congrats man

MelodyandBarbells

I see a lot of blood sugar monitoring, OP, but are you a diagnosed diabetic?