Diabetes victory
acpgee
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Okay. I am still overweight and there are no pictures. But I am really chuffed by today's NSV.
In August 2012 I was diagnose with type 2 diabetes. This scared me and I started dieting and exercising and joined MFP. After 6 months I had dropped some weight causing my hba1c to look better, so the GP gave me license to experiment with reducing my metformin. Originally prescribed 2000 mg daily. The last six months I have kept my hba1c at 4.9 but continued to reduce meds to a single 500 mg tablet every other day.
Today I was instructed to stop the meds completely. I need to keep monitoring the blood glucose, and they will re-evaluate my hba1c in 3 months. Just happy not to require metformin.
In August 2012 I was diagnose with type 2 diabetes. This scared me and I started dieting and exercising and joined MFP. After 6 months I had dropped some weight causing my hba1c to look better, so the GP gave me license to experiment with reducing my metformin. Originally prescribed 2000 mg daily. The last six months I have kept my hba1c at 4.9 but continued to reduce meds to a single 500 mg tablet every other day.
Today I was instructed to stop the meds completely. I need to keep monitoring the blood glucose, and they will re-evaluate my hba1c in 3 months. Just happy not to require metformin.
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That is really awesome! That means you are working like a fiend, keep up the great work!0
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That's amazing! My father in law has type 2 diabetes. I hope he'll eventually be able to live without meds.
Awesome work!0 -
Great job!0
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great example of how lifestyle changes can cure illness and disease. i hate to see people who rely on their pills to make them well again. kudos x1000000 to you!!0
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Absolutely AWESOME!!!!!! I love it! So proud of you and I don't even know you. :bigsmile:0
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Great job. My goal is to stay off metformin also. I was diagnosed diabetic in July of 2011 and have been off my meds since April 2012. You got this, stay motivated and keep working at it.0
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This is great news! Congrats.0
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Your A1C was below 5? Great job! That is some pretty kick-butt maintenance you're doing there.0
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Awesome! That is really inspiring.0
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Congratulations!0
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How fantastic! You should be so proud of yourself -- personally, I think that these are the best kind of NSVs
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im very happy for you what an accomplishment...yay looks like you'll have no future with insulin injections0
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Ahhh thats awesome!! big pat on the back to you 0
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awesome!! that is one great victory and proves that we can control our lives! (I can't wait to get off my BP and Cholesterol meds!)0
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Congratulations I also managed to beat type 2 and have been completely of meds for a year now although my diabetes was apparently steroid induced.0
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Thats awesome well done. I've been able to reduce the amount Glicazide I take by 75% but I'm still on 2000mg of Metformin a day.
One day I hope to be pill free like you!
Congrats again.0 -
Thanks to all the well wishers, and congratulations to everyone who has managed to get off or reduce their meds. Best of luck to everyone.0
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That is wonderful. Metformin never agreed when I took it. Too bad I didn't get the memo then to get healthy then. I've been on various insulins since 2005 (after the Metformin) but it has only been last three months that I have reduced and now nearly stopped my insulin. Lost 13 years to diabetes, but now doing better to point of only needing some lantus once or twice a week. Soon I hope not at all! I am so glad it is working for you with so much less time! Keep at it!0
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That is wonderful. Metformin never agreed when I took it. Too bad I didn't get the memo then to get healthy then. I've been on various insulins since 2005 (after the Metformin) but it has only been last three months that I have reduced and now nearly stopped my insulin. Lost 13 years to diabetes, but now doing better to point of only needing some lantus once or twice a week. Soon I hope not at all! I am so glad it is working for you with so much less time! Keep at it!
That's great. I was surprised I only found out recently that diabetes could be reversed (from the Newcastle study)
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal.htm
It's a pity that a few years ago the standard wisdom was that diabetes was an irreversible progressive disease.0 -
That is wonderful! You are inspiring to all of us who are working to ditch the meds!0
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I'm another one whose goal is to ditch the meds I'm afraid! I got rid of one Piaglitazone in March this year. Am hoping to slowly get rid of the remaining 5 Metformin and 1 cholesterol tablet...
You've made it seem an attainable goal, thanks!0 -
You're my inspiration for today. I'm on 1500mg metformin, so I look forward to being able to reduce my dosage eventually, too.0
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Great Job!! Keep up the good work!!! :flowerforyou: That is my mission!!! Right now, my A1C is at 7% so I need to do what I can to reduce that percent! Tired of taking meds on a daily basis, more than that, I am tired of pricking my fingers!!!!0
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Awesome job!! That is a great NSV!!0
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Oh wow! Awesome news and what great progress! Seeing so many that really have proven you *can* reverse things is giving me a great smile this morning. You all should be so proud and I Really do hope everyone here gets to stay med free and those still working to it make it! I KNOW you all Can do it!0
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LOVE these kinds of posts. It's so great that so many health benefits come from a healthy lifestyle. I was pre-diabetic so I'm so glad I stopped it before I needed the meds. Congratulations to you and everyone who has gotten themselves healthy!0
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It's really inspiring to hear from people who made changes in food choices, eating habits and exercise levels and are managing diabetes. ~Lynn /Glucerna0
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That is fantastic! You beat the Beetus!!!0
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wonderful, your health is the most important thing nad you have made a massive improvement here for life - this is great! well done.0
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Congratulations, that's awesome!0
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