Looking for T2D's that have reversed diabetes using LCHF
DocRobT2DLCHF
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Hi all. Been looking for something on MFP that I've not yet found, so I decided to start a discussion on this. If there is enough of us I'd like to start a group.
I'm looking for anyone else who has successfully reversed T2D with LCHF.
I've been diagnosed for 4.5 years and have brought my a1c from a 12.7 to a 5.2. My drs say I'm still a diabetic and always will be. Mine is just controlled by diet.
Others?
I'm looking for anyone else who has successfully reversed T2D with LCHF.
I've been diagnosed for 4.5 years and have brought my a1c from a 12.7 to a 5.2. My drs say I'm still a diabetic and always will be. Mine is just controlled by diet.
Others?
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Are you off meds? I have brought my A1C down to 5.5 on meds, but that is not reversed. I am working on it.1
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DocRobT2DLCHF wrote: »Hi all. Been looking for something on MFP that I've not yet found, so I decided to start a discussion on this. If there is enough of us I'd like to start a group.
I'm looking for anyone else who has successfully reversed T2D with LCHF.
I've been diagnosed for 4.5 years and have brought my a1c from a 12.7 to a 5.2. My drs say I'm still a diabetic and always will be. Mine is just controlled by diet.
Others?
Congratulations!
There is a large, active Low-Carbers Daily Group, to which many T2Ds belong. That group regularly has active threads relating to T2D, insulin resistance, etc.
(However, I'm not aware of a group on MFP devoted solely to T2D and LC/ketogenic diets.)0 -
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DocRobT2DLCHF wrote: »I'm from a long line of diabetics, having lost two uncles to the disease, and a mother that lived with and controlled it.
Three cheers for your mom.
Great you've been able to follow her lead.
You and @2t9nty could be poster kids for T2D.1 -
DocRobT2DLCHF wrote: »I'm from a long line of diabetics, having lost two uncles to the disease, and a mother that lived with and controlled it.
Three cheers for your mom.
Great you've been able to follow her lead.
You and @2t9nty could be poster kids for T2D.
Three cheers for @DocRobT2DLCHF and his mom. I have taken this diagnosis on as a challenge. I am going to get control of all this if I can. I have been pleased with progress so far. The next appointment is Sept. 18. if all goes well, I will be close to 100 lbs down from Jan 2016. Glucose is being well managed on metformin. At some point my hope is to control it well enough by diet and the reduced weight that I can go off the metformin and have reasonable glucose readings. We will see.4 -
Congratulations!
I am/was prediabetic. I use a LCHF (mainly ketogenic) diet to control it. It helped me lose my extra 30lbs but after 2 years my fasting BG is still a bit higher than I'd like. The rest of my readings are really good though. Because my FBG is still a bit high, I don't dare go back to eating many carbs. It isn't worth the elevated BG and insulin.
Here's a link the the Low Carber Daily MFP group mentioned: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group1 -
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I brought mine down to 5 on LCHF with intermittent fasting, and lost almost 100lbs.5
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I have chronic pancreatitis and can't do high fat. Need to figure out how to do this.1
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I have chronic pancreatitis and can't do high fat. Need to figure out how to do this.
PS. Here's Dr. Bernstein's explanation on how to dose to cover protein:
https://youtu.be/x6eE_kkxXT8 2 -
Thanks Ralflott, i will take a look.1
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I have managed to get myself from the diabetic range (on metformin qds) to the prediabetic range (on no medication) byt diet (LCHF). Still have to watch my diet and weight but happy to be med free2
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To update my progress from 2017... My A1C was 5.5 at the Sept 18, 2017 appt. The doctor changed my metformin from 1000 mg twice a day to 1000 mg once a day. My January, 2018 A1C was 5.3 on the reduced meds. He has taken me off the metformin, so I am controlling the BG with keto.
Now... I have not exactly reversed my diabetes. I am still diabetic. I have lost 107 pounds since January 2016. I have a diet that works for me, and I am off diabetes meds. If the BG shoots back up, I will go back on metformin, but I am very happy to report all this for now.6 -
To update my progress from 2017... My A1C was 5.5 at the Sept 18, 2017 appt. The doctor changed my metformin from 1000 mg twice a day to 1000 mg once a day. My January, 2018 A1C was 5.3 on the reduced meds. He has taken me off the metformin, so I am controlling the BG with keto.
Now... I have not exactly reversed my diabetes. I am still diabetic. I have lost 107 pounds since January 2016. I have a diet that works for me, and I am off diabetes meds. If the BG shoots back up, I will go back on metformin, but I am very happy to report all this for now.
Congratulations! If you don't even need metformin any more, you certainly can claim to have slain the dragon.
I assume you've had a c-peptide test along the way somewhere and are still producing plenty of insulin. ??0 -
C-peptide does not sound familiar.0
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To update my progress from 2017... My A1C was 5.5 at the Sept 18, 2017 appt. The doctor changed my metformin from 1000 mg twice a day to 1000 mg once a day. My January, 2018 A1C was 5.3 on the reduced meds. He has taken me off the metformin, so I am controlling the BG with keto.
Now... I have not exactly reversed my diabetes. I am still diabetic. I have lost 107 pounds since January 2016. I have a diet that works for me, and I am off diabetes meds. If the BG shoots back up, I will go back on metformin, but I am very happy to report all this for now.
Wow, great progress!1 -
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Yes. Last A1C was 5.2. I follow low carb, moderate protein, healthy fat. I tend to lean toward Dr. Jason Fung's (which means I practice IF/EF as well) approach but read all the time and try to learn all I can on diet and diabetes.4
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As another update here, I have lost 134 lbs total. My A1C at my July appointment was 5.6 after being off the metformin for 6 months. I "seem" to have things under control with my keto diet.9
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My A1C was not good last visit. Added a new med to the metformin I take twice a day. Refocused now on cutting carbs. Average BS is 118 for the last week. Hoping to cut back on meds at Nov visit.2
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Reversed no, got it under control yes.
Turns out I'm very carb sensitive & insulin resistant.
Keto has helped me quite a bit.4 -
LCHF Keto diet all the way! My hubs and I, both have T2D, and we are both med free. Our doctor is thrilled. He wants us to give a class for his other diabetic paintents. He calls us his diabetic poster children. I’m constantly on Pinterest looking at keto diet recipes.6
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I don't think DM can be "reversed". Just put into "remission". I just call it "well managed" or "under control".
My DM2 (since 2005) is under excellent control (5% Club) with a "veganized" LCHF diet, 30 min per day of exercise, and meds (generic metformin ER).
I like the term "in recovery."1 -
I don't think DM can be "reversed". Just put into "remission". I just call it "well managed" or "under control".
My DM2 (since 2005) is under excellent control (5% Club) with a "veganized" LCHF diet, 30 min per day of exercise, and meds (generic metformin ER).
I like the term "in recovery."
Now I feel like I am in carbaholics anonymous.5 -
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