Any overcoming diabetes or illiness WT. LOSS success stories

I'm a type 1 diabetic and that will never go away; however, I have been able to improve my AC1 overall (I did have a setback bringing it up to 7.6 from 6.6 that I'm still upset with myself about but am working closely with my medical team to fix it). Prior to moving to the insulin pump a few days ago (the drs agreed that my control wasn't "bad" and that I was doing all I could but it just wasn't enough), I had brought my long term insulin dosage down from 47 to 21 units a day and 20+ units of short acting insulin per meal, to about 5-8. No, I didn't beat the disease, but I did put it in check and you are 100% capable of doing the same. You have an opportunity I will never have - you CAN beat it, you CAN avoid it, and if you did such amazing work with just vanity being your motivation, I 100% believe you will succeed. Good luck!

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal.htm

Take a look at the link of the Newcastle University study. It helped me a lot. The study contends that type 2 diabetes is caused by excess fat in the liver and pancreas and can be reversed by losing enough visceral fat.

My story. I used to be skinny but gained weight slowly at a rate of 2kg per year for over 20 years. Was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in August 2012. Had an hba1c over 10 and was initially prescribed 2000 mg of metformin daily. Started restricting calories with MFP and exercising in a more structured way. Had lost 10% of body weight in 6 months and my GP gave me license to start experimenting with reducing metformin due to improved hba1c.

By the time I hit 20% of body weight lost, my hba1c was 4.9 with only a single 500 mg tablet of metformin every other day. Was told to stop medicating completely. Next week I do my first hba1c after 3 months without medication. Hoping it hasn't crept up too much.

Yippee. Just got my hba1c result back. 5.0 after three months without medication.

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the age of 29. For most of the next 13 years I did nothing significant to change that. I was about 300 pounds for much of that time, I ate like I didn't care, had sugars in the 400 and 500s more than anyone has a right to and not lose a leg, literally. My A1Cs were frequently in double digits, etc., etc. The only bad habit I've developed since really working on healthy eating and fitness beginning last August is to have stopped taking my sugars daily. Why? Because I have had healthy sugars since about 3 months into this (since losing about 50 pounds). I don't need to take them, or do any of the 400 units of lantus, humulog and humulin I was doing daily to maintain healthy sugars as long as I am eating right and excercising. How fortunate I am!!

So last fall, I nearly lost a 1/2 a foot to an infection. This was after I started eating right, and really because I was exercising too much out of the gate and a broken blister became a huge deal. The toe from hell. My doctor thought I finally found motivation to change because of my foot. To be frank, I found motivation to change because I finally talked about my deep traumas from college, with someone who took time to listen to me. It wasn't the consequences, it was the grace of someone who didn't have to hear me, but listened anyway.

I don't drink diet soda anymore, no caffeine either. I do eat fruits and veggies and they taste great without the soda and processed food I used to eat now out of my diet, I aim for higher protein, lower carbs and really don't worry where the fats land because it tends to work out fine when I have healthy food as the base of my diet. I try to exercise 6 days a week, but usually miss one or two days of that and don't beat myself up too much too.

So what is important, (for me at least) is not focusing on my health directly, but working out why I didn't care enough to take care of it, and when that was addressed everything else fell into place. If your struggling about caring enough to make this change, find someone you can work out the deeper issues that prevent that change. At least that is what worked for me. If you have no one, I am all ears.

I had gestational diabetes with both of my pregnancies. My doctor told me I have a 60% chance of getting it when I get older. I'm not gonna except that. Plus my dad and both of my grandmothers have it. Lately I have been excercising and eating healthier. I even check my blood sugars every once in a while just to where I'm at. So far so good.

Well, for the first time in 15 years I am off all of my high blood pressure medication, and its completely due to my weight loss. I never thought I would ever be able to stop taking that stuff! In addition to my looking and feeling better, it gives me motivation to keep the weight off.

T2 diabetes can most certainly be reversed with proper diet, exercise, and weight loss. However, there are plenty of people who watch what they eat, are exercise freaks, and don't have weight to lose and still develop diabetes because it runs in their family. Some people simply can't avoid it.

I personally have insulin resistance and hypoglycemia. I take Metformin for it. I am hoping to overcome both of them with weight loss. My A1c is 4.6%. Cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL are normal. Blood pressure is 115/72. So no signs of diabetes for me. My only problem is I overproduce insulin which causes frequent low blood sugar.

Best of wishes!

About 8-10 years ago I found out I had an enlarged heart and several valves not working properly. Yesterday I found out I no longer have an enlarged heart and an only minor issues with 2 valves!!