Hmmm. Fair point.
Type 2 can survive under a very restrictive diet and exercise regimen.
I can’t determine if the long term medical outcome is better living with insulin and a more normal lifestyle, or surviving without insulin, never having a slice of birthday cake, a sandwich, an Italian dinner, or even an unplanned lunch with co-workers?
Man does not live by bread alone, nor is a life without bread exactly what I would call living either.
With insulin and avoiding excessive amounts of yummy foods, and some foods altogether, my last A1c was 5.6, a average non-diabetic A1c is 5.2. A diabetic’s holy grail is anything below 7.0...
Thanks, my sister was diagnosed with diabetes decades ago but refused to go on insulin - she didn’t get the idea of chasing a number, so she went low carb - not keto, but getting rid of the bulk carbs (potatoes, rice, sugar, and bread), and it seems to work for her, at least so far.
That’s why I was wondering - sure having super-high levels of blood sugar is bad, but does anyone even know if having super-high levels of insulin is bad. But I think even my sister would agree that eating high-carb food as a diabetic is asking for bad things, but no one can argue about them being DELICIOUS!