Thanks you, my wife had T2D, Hypertension, Fatty Liver and 98 kilos and a very small stature, since 2015 her highest A1C has been 5.3, no medications for any condition, and problems gone,her systolic from 15x has been stable under 120 all this years, and her weight is around 59 to 62 kilos, sure the expenses in new clothing has been great.

I started an ultralow carb ketogenic diet 7 months ago. My HgA1c is now less than 5.5 (34mmol) but I remain on metformin for its long term health benefits . I’ve lost over 34lb. My triglycerides are now in the normal range suggesting that I no longer have non alcoholic fatty liver disease. This is a lifestyle change for me and I now eat only real food and don’t ever eat processed food. My lipid profile has improved and my blood pressure is 110/60 which is not bad for a male in their 60s. My sleep has improved, no snoring and I feel energised. I’m. No longer a couch potato. My resting heart rate is now 55/min sinus rhythm. I really think this is a breakthrough for patients with type 2 diabetics. I have another 50 lb to lose to get to my ideal weight. Having a cGM has been a game changer for me. I’ll never eat porridge or supermarket bread again. Pasta and rice are also out. I make keto bread once a weak. Tastes delicious and if I freeze it it lasts the entire week.

@ketolomics

11 ай бұрын

Metformin for health? Check around the keto research community. This was originally advocated by Dr Sarah Hallberg at IU (later at Virta). But Prof Ben Bikman and others have since pointed out that the basic mechanism of metformin is inhibition of mitochondrial function. Given the major metabolic benefits of ketosis, the added benefit of metformin might not be as valuable as previously believed. Anyway, poke around and see what you can learn. Every patient is unique, so just be sure to get advice from keto-knowledgeable physicians.

@okradokrad

10 ай бұрын

​@ketolomics agree. Plenty of studies debunking the metformin for longevity myth. It also reduces vO2 max and testosterone.

@myopenmind527

10 ай бұрын

@@okradokrad plenty of evidence to the contrary. The effects on exercise tolerance and mitochondrial function are complex.

@okradokrad

8 ай бұрын

@@myopenmind527 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8740051/

@yeti9127

7 ай бұрын

Add walking, get rid of fruits, skip breakfast -intermittent fasting. Add fish, nuts -no medication will be needed..

I've been in remission for 3 years, thanks to Roy Taylor. Details in his Living Without Dibabetes. (I didn't do the meal replacement thing as you then just have to adopt a healthy diet anyway.) He recommends losing 15% of bodyweight (even if, after this, you remain overweight). My physio tells me it only needs to be 10%.

@trotskyite1

3 күн бұрын

He recommends 15kg not 15%

@evanhadkins5532

3 күн бұрын

@@trotskyite1 yes, that's for 100kg person. Originally he recommended 15% eg in the book.

Panelists: 01:23 Dr Norman Swan, broadcaster 01:38 Associate Professor, Stephen Stranks, Endocrinologist, Former president Australian diabetes society 01:48 Dr James Muecke, Ophthalmologist 01:52 Ray Kelley, Exercise Physiologist 02:08 Professor James Spates, Sociologist 02:22 Dr Lorraine Lawlor-Smith, GP 02:31 Bevan Bruce. achieved Type 2 remission, age 71. Patient of James Muecke. 09:45 Prof Jane Speight, Psychologist, originally not introduced. 07:15 Dr Gary Wittert, Endocrinologist 52:50 Bevan Bruce asked to talk about his experience. "Juice" = drugs / medicines 54:45 Ray Kelley talks about his programs

@camiloraulrios7525

Жыл бұрын

Dr James Muecke was Australian of the year 2020, and is a eye surgeon

Don’t apologize for only 40 or 50 % in remission- remember it’s not long since the number was 0%. Well done! Now we need Canadian doctors to get on board.

I think there is much confusion around what is possible as Type2 or pre Type 2, You can manage your blood sugar and be off medication quite quickly, say three months (based on claims) by some form of very low carb diet, certainly game the indicators like Blood Glucose and HbA1c. The question I have is in crashing those indicators back to normal and losing the 15KG, hence entering a state that might be called remission by some, can you eventually return to a somewhat normal diet? with the occasional bowl of pasta, 4 pints of beer or Giant half baguette Sandwich ? Or is it just a matter that you are on the low carb regime (of one sort or another) for life. Much of the confusion comes from evangelist (politicized) champions of a strict Carnivore vs Herbivore. approach. I suspect the answer might be a qualified yes, but you still have to stay very low carb day to day, and not put back on the Weight.

@Nurr0

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I want to know the answer to this myself.

The first remission of diabetes actually happened in 1897 with keto - what they then called the animal diet, but modern doctors and governments don't seem interested in that, unfortunately. Just happy they seem to finally be coming around.

@trotskyite1

3 күн бұрын

That wouldn't be classed as remission these people wouldn't pass a glucose tolerance test.

@Corsina

2 күн бұрын

@@trotskyite1 Why would you say that? Keto/carnivore are the best ways to reverse diabetes. I know MANY people that have done so.

I started with 12.5 and hovered around 8/9 under medical care and whole grain, brown rice etc diet. Did not work, so I went low carb, no sugar, healthy fat, real food, walking.. I took me 6 weeks-8 to medication free.

My hbA1c is 10.1 but i change my diet plan since 2 month , i am taking fruits&veg salads (apple,banana,avocado,guava,dragon fruit,cucumber,tomato,cabbage) with 2 boiled eggs everyday. Will it lower my hbA1c ??

@okradokrad

10 ай бұрын

Too much fruit - full of sugar. Increase protein and fats (preferably saturated), reduce carbs and watch the blood sugar go down.

@Ramu12987

10 ай бұрын

@@okradokrad Why saturated fat?

@okradokrad

10 ай бұрын

@@Ramu12987 Because it does not oxidise and cause inflammation, unlike seed and industrial plant oils. The notion that saturated fat causes heart disease appears to be a myth.

@ccc369

7 ай бұрын

Reduce all carbohydrates to a total of max 20g/day - sugar, grains, bread, cereal, rice, potato, fruit, juices, coke/soda - all NO!

Dr. Maryanne Demasi from catalyst "low fat diets aren't optomial for good health". Too bad she lost her show and was villianised for saying so by person here!

@okradokrad

10 ай бұрын

Hear, hear! The fact that that vile, biased person is still on the ABC and is invited to forums such as this is sickening.

I don't know where they get this word ‘remission’ from. They need to properly define the word and define it in a way that the word differs from simply being cured of a condition, disease or whatever, or to distinguish it from that the condition has simply gone away. Using the word remission suggests that they still somehow have the condition. But where's the evidence? If I'm a fat person and I lose weight and become a thin person, have I now become a fat person in remission? Maybe when I was fat I was a thin person in remission? To listen to these muddle-headed medical people, I guess so.😅

@ketolomics

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Let's say I put my plants in soil that doesn't suit them and they start to rot. Then I move them to soil that does suit them and they thrive. Are my plants "in remission" from soil-induced "disease?" In fact, was it a disease in any meaningful sense of the word? No. They were mistreated and suffering for it. Now they are well cared for and healthy. "Oh, but are they realllllly healthy? What if we put them back in the bad soil?" That's the stupidest criterion of health I can imagine. These people are not "cured" because they are suffering a food-related toxic reaction, not a disease. Johnny has food poisoning. If he stops eating spoiled peanuts, is he "cured?" Spare me.

@yangtse55

7 ай бұрын

I recently got a free flu shot and was told I was " in remission from T2 through dietary control" My diabetes was one bad reading in 2019, my diet is WFPB same as ever, the difference is I lost 25 kilos or nearly a quarter of my bodyweight since then. A hideous keto diet may help some lose weight, but in the meantime it simply masks the condition by never challenging the insulin response ... The bonus of my WFPB diet is cholesterol in "heart attack proof" territory...

@Peter.F.C

7 ай бұрын

​@@yangtse55 My brother broke his leg once and after a few months he moved into remission and was then able to walk just fine. But he's ever fearful that the condition may return so he's keeping those crutches in the cupboard, just in case. 😂

I'm surprised nothing was mentioned about Community Health & diabetes educators (this service includes dietitians, if needed). Is this service not national, not in SA? How was it that the good gentlemen went to 3 different GP's & was never referred to Community Health & a diabetes educator? A good system is where the GP does the routine health checks, test referrals and diagnoses, & coordinates with specialists, clinic nurses, Community Health for applied health care services, ie referrals to dietitians, diabetes educators, physiotherapists, counsellors, etc. Well that's how it works in my area - ie it's not the GP but specialists in their fields that provide the applied health care services.

Keto is popular but the better diet is the one that produces the least insulin resistance. Before adopting Keto be certain to go to the YT channel Mastering Diabetes. Best diet for lowest insulin resistance… but it’s low fat and plant based.

@okradokrad

10 ай бұрын

Vegan shill?

@marilynroper5739

8 ай бұрын

Yes you are right! Keto/ low carb is very popular because of the unbelievable results. Eating saturated fat and wonderful meat choices cuts out the need for vegetables and the danger of oxalates and unnecessary carbohydrates.

@Nurr0

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate the suggestion unlike the other people commenting who are apparently offended by the concept of plants being healthy to eat.

Diabetes is about self management and education to say doctor’s are not telling you about weight loss as a way to help your Diabetes is more about you not doing what you can do to help your Doctor help you by not self educating yourself.

@okradokrad

10 ай бұрын

So what is the point of GPs then if they are not going to provide proper advice? For all of them, the first action is to prescribe drugs, not to try dietary and lifestyle changes. That is wrong and blaming patients is not doing anyone a service.