Type 2 diabetes

Hi Carl

I was diagnosed with type diabetes about 5 or 6 years ago.  You do not state if you have been diagnosed as having diabetes or are worried about getting the condition. If you don't yet have the condition it is possible to avoid the onset of the condition by improving your diet and excercising more. If you have been diagnosed recently you can also avoid taking drugs in the early stages with diet and excercise - our GP will advise about the most effective methods of keeping your sugar levels under control depending on your blood sugar readings. If diet and excercise are not enough to keep your sugar levels under control you will probably be prescribed metphormin. You will need to dicsuss this fully with your GP or practice nurse. It is also important to look after your feet and aviod going barefoot where possible as the condition can ause loss of sensation in the feet making it easy to cut yourself without knowing. Also make sure you see your GP or nurse every 6 months for a check up. If you are concerned about anything your practice nurse should be able to answer all your questions. Try not to worry to much as it is possible to lead a perfectly normal life with type 2 diabetes as long as you follow a few simple rules.

Hi Carl, yes!

My  mother was recently diagnosed with severe type 2 diabetes, with no previous indicators. We think it was caused by her medication, Zyprexa. She also had severe dehydration, ketoacedosis, that resulted in seizures and other severe complications.

When she was released from the hospital, she was on both long and short acting (injection) insulin. I stayed with her through the hospital stay and the month in rehab and monitored her food extremely closely, I was the Food Nazi. She was basically on a gluten-free Paleo diet with the addition of plain yogurt.  So very little starches, no deserts, no bread other than an occasional piece for an open faced sandwich. Once I got her home, it was lots of leafy greens, with all organic fresh foods from the local farmers market, prepared fresh daily, as well as soups for the week. I initially did a lot of well cook/ slow cooked vegetables for easy digestion, but we've transitioned now to more salads for the summer. No store dressing, only natural refrigerated yogurt dressings without preservatives, avocado oil and balsamic or other vinegar.

By the time we left rehab, she had started to transition to metformin, but was still on lower doses of the long acting, night time insulin. After a few more weeks of continuing lowering the insulin and increasing the metformin, she was off the insulin. 

She he also had some issues with a decades old hypothyroidism condition, and we fixed her meds, and went to the mist natural possible.

In in the mean time, she was having repeated UTIs, so rather than yet another round of antibiotics, I tried treating her with herbs. I used berberine with citrus bergemont and oregano oil for the UTI. The berberine and citrus bergemont are also known for lowering blood sugar. After a week, we had to lower the metformin. Now it's been about 2.5 weeks and yesterday her blood sugar was down to 80, so it appears we'll be continuing to lower the metformin.

In addition, I have her drinking a lot more water than she's used to, so hydrating seems to be key, as in the last few days she's finally getting enough fluids, and her blood sugar is dropping like a bomb! I also have her going to a really good acupuncturist.

One more thing, she seems to also have poor circulation (bluish fingertips), so I've been giving her CoQ10. I don't know if this makes a difference, but surely better circulation helps. She's also been exercising more, as she was not previously. She's now able to eat fruit and snacks, even some chips without me monitoring her every bite.

In the end, you to make drastic healthy lifestyle changes!  And you have to solve any other health problems that could contribute, as well as stay very hydrated! The water is super important!

Good luck- you can do it!

 

Hi Carl - you asked if anyone has been able to reverse Type 2 and yes I have heard of this.  The latest thinking is to go on a very low cal diet for a few weeks to lose fat particularly around the middle stomach area and around the pancreas.  I have not reversed it yet but am still hopeful and I'm certainly not getting worse.  I follow a low GI diet and take supplements

You're very welcome.  Good luck with it all.

I think the only ones who say diabetes 2 can be reversed are the people selling a product that claims to reverse diabetes, otherwise I've never heard or met a diabetic who sudden;y became a non- diabetic.   There are two trains of though on diet:   the high fat/no carb diet and the ballanced diet.   Personally I prefer a ballanced diet that contains all the esential food groups along with a lifestyle where I find myself in a good space.   I'd rather spend my days happy than watching everything I eat and being miserable.   A sensible diet, plenty of exercise, correct meds and listening to what your body is telling me is key in my books.   Not for everyone, but I'm not everyone and as such do what I think is best for me.

That's amazing, scientists have spent billions of dollars and countless hours studying diabetes, it's causes and effects, trying to reverse it's onset or find cure, unsuccesfully I might add, and you've stumbled upon a working method that relies on simply ingesting a few herbs and sticking in a few pins.