[Viking2002]

I was diagnosed in '00, probably had it several years' prior, and as my doctor says, you don't beat diabetes. You manage diabetes. You live with diabetes. This guy did good with managing his weight and diet, but it'll always be lurking in the background. Every woman on my mother's side of the family died of it, my father had it, and as a nurse, she knew it was only a matter of time before the first symptoms and markers manifested themselves in me. And it's a bloody waking nightmare.

[nickcarraway]

I think the science on diabetes has advanced since 2002, and some more forward-thinking doctors don’t think of it the same way any more. Have you ever read anything by Jason Fung?

[mlo]

Diabetes is a dietary disease. You can beat it. But not by listening to what has been conventional medical/nutritional wisdom.

[Greg67]

Search LCHF. Lots of good information. “Low carb down under” a good YouTube channel with lots of seminars on diabetes and is almost always reversible

[Thunder90]

Type 2 can be beaten through diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes.

[joe fonebone]

If only people were educated about diabetes they would know..
You don’t have diabetes because you are fat...
You are fat because you have diabetes...

I was 6’ tall, 200 pounds of lean muscle when I was diagnosed. My a1c was 14, and my kidneys were in the first stages of failure.
Got on meds, now my a1c is 5.8 and my kidney function is just about normal.
Doctor told me I was going to gain weight. I laughed at him.
I am now over 240 pounds, and am struggling just to maintain this weight.
I asked my doctor why? He said my body had to re-boot itself, and the result is weight gain.

Peoples ignorance about diabetes is staggering.