Reversing Type 2 Diabetes - new research Newcastle Uni

vixenbbw

Got diagnosed in April this year and found the Newcastle diet and am half way through it. Have a maternal grandmother and mother with it and been obese since 7 years old. Always feared getting it but felt it was inevitable as I was never going to be a skinny person. Felt powerless in that way. However, the idea of a personal BMI threshold made sense and gave me a goal to reduce my weight by a specific amount for a specific purpose. I started on metformin but struggled with it due to stomach upsets so was given a slow release firm and had only started on one of the three a day I was asked to take when I decided to give the diet a go. I am 45 and have literally never dieted. I have known people for over 20 years who have battled with their weight by dieting and are still the same weight as they were all those years ago. I never wanted to join them. I've improved my diet over the years, 5 portions of fruit and veg, plenty of water, low fat, sugar, processed foods, no caffeine but never calorie counted. Doctors always looked surprised that my thyroid, sugar and cholesterol levels were good when I had bloods taken. However, the past 4 years have been hellish and my life and food choices have been terrible and I think the weight gain (my weight/size has always remained static even though it was very high) tipped me over my personal threshold and caused the diabetes to develop. I'm doing the diet alone as I'm not due to get my next bloods done for a while. So I'm hoping that as I know my bloods were fine in September last year and my sugar levels were only just above normal in March this year that I have a good chance of this fast weight lost working. There's so much info out there that it's hard to know what to listen to but I'll report back once I've finished my 8 weeks and been retested.

dixonge

My wife reversed her Type II diabetes using this diet.

She was diagnosed in 2012. Her HBA1C was off the charts (10.6) and she had developed a toenail fungus, which led the doctor to do the blood work. Her liver enzymes were outside the 'normal' range as well. For two years she took 500mg of metformin and tested her blood on a regular basis. The Metformin allowed her to control her blood sugar, but we weren't looking forward to years of drugs followed by years of insulin, which is typically the outcome.

This spring she did the Newcastle diet. 800 kcal/day (or less) for 8 weeks. You've never seen a more compliant dieter! Nothing but GNC protein powder drinks and some veggies. She lost more weight than she expected (she wasn't that much overweight to begin with) and has kept it off ever since. At one week her fasting blood sugar dropped into a better range. At completion, she stopped taking Metformin. A month later she had another HBA1C and it was still in a good range. Three months later it had improved again.

She occasionally checks blood sugar for a day, both fasting and meal response, and the numbers are all well within normal non-diabetic ranges.

This diet - folks, this is a game-changer. IMHO every single Type II diabetic person on the planet should try it. Sure, tell your doctor what you're doing, yada, yada, but if it works for you, and it seems to work for *most* who try it, won't you be glad you tried?

mjacobs11

Just thought I'd add to this. This diet has totally worked for me. I have been T2 for a couple of years. I stumbled across the British article in August and decided to give it a try. I was not taking any medications at the time. Basically, my diabetes was uncontrolled and I knew I needed to do something.

I started Friday, August 29th after a Dr's appointment where I had a fasting reading of 188. By the following Monday (3 days of the diet) my fasting reading was 135. Within a week, readings were under 100. After a few weeks, I tried some pasta and watched my post meal reading spike to 170. I was discouraged because I figured it was just the diet that was keeping my readings low, not my body working properly. I didn't give up (I wanted to but my wife talked me out of it)

I wanted to stay on the diet at least until a Dr's appointment on September 29th so I didn't cheat again. By the appointment, I had lost 24 lbs. and was having normal readings fasting or 2 hours after meals. At the appointment, I learned that my triglycerides dropped from 580 to 161 in just a month.

Now, 6 weeks in, I have tried a few different foods with out any noticeable spikes in readings. Last night was a birthday party for a friend. I had some salmon, pasta, bread, cheese, and sliced meats. My reading was 106 this morning. I still need to lose 40-50 lbs to be in the normal BMI range. I know it will take time but I plan to get there. I'm sure when I do, all of my blood work will be clean.

Here is my routine:
Morning: 30 minutes walking on treadmill
Breakfast: Almased Shake
Snack: Carrots, Cucumbers, Cherry Tomatoes, Celery, or Snap Pees and a few Almonds
Lunch: Almased Shake
Snack: Carrots, Cucumbers, Cherry Tomatoes, Celery, or Snap Pees and a few Almonds
Dinner: Any assortment of steamed or fresh vegetables, a stew of various vegetables, or a salad with no dressing. I stay away from starchy veggies.
1 or 2 hours after Dinner: 30 minutes walking on treadmill

If I need a snack before bed, I'll make another Almased shake with a ton of ice in a Magic Bullet and eat it like ice cream.

I also average about 6 to 8 16.9oz water bottles per day.

It has been tough but the results are worth every bit of agony. Feel free to add me if you would like.