I just did a search for a thread about diabetes in this forum and not a one showed up...kinda surprised, diabetes (type 2, adult onset) being almost an epidemic in the US. So I thought I would start one.
I just got diagnosed with type 2. I was told by the doctor (no insurance, had to go to a clinic) that there was nothing I could do now, I would have it forever, would need to take medication and radically change my diet....forever. I thought I remembered reading that it was possible to reverse type 2 if you did the right things...like change diet, exercise, etc. This doctor told me no way, I was stuck with it.
After leaving, I did some research, found out this doctor was full of shit. Bought a book by this guy Dr. Neal Barnard, he is a real expert, and he believes it is possible to reverse it. Requires that you drastically change your diet (he doesn't even speak to the subject of exercise in his book, his results don't depend on it, but if you exercise the benefits are even better), basically you need to go on a vegan diet (no animal products, dairy included), and also limit as much vegetable fats as possible as well. His studies were only over a 3 month period, and participants had fantastic results. Best thing about this diet is you don't have to count calories, can still eat good amounts of food.
I'm doing this diet now, and it really isn't as bad as I thought it would be. This is one of those situations where if you don't do what's required, the end result is so much worse than changing your diet. Diabetes, if unchecked, will lead to things like blindness, all sorts of physical maladies, and often amputated limbs. Makes going on a diet an easier decision.
I'm hoping that I can reverse my shitty glucose numbers, and eventually get to the point where I can include meat and dairy dishes once in a while. But, I'll have to keep exercising for the rest of my life, but that is a good thing.
Any other old farts got diabetes?
I just got diagnosed with type 2. I was told by the doctor (no insurance, had to go to a clinic) that there was nothing I could do now, I would have it forever, would need to take medication and radically change my diet....forever. I thought I remembered reading that it was possible to reverse type 2 if you did the right things...like change diet, exercise, etc. This doctor told me no way, I was stuck with it.
After leaving, I did some research, found out this doctor was full of shit. Bought a book by this guy Dr. Neal Barnard, he is a real expert, and he believes it is possible to reverse it. Requires that you drastically change your diet (he doesn't even speak to the subject of exercise in his book, his results don't depend on it, but if you exercise the benefits are even better), basically you need to go on a vegan diet (no animal products, dairy included), and also limit as much vegetable fats as possible as well. His studies were only over a 3 month period, and participants had fantastic results. Best thing about this diet is you don't have to count calories, can still eat good amounts of food.
I'm doing this diet now, and it really isn't as bad as I thought it would be. This is one of those situations where if you don't do what's required, the end result is so much worse than changing your diet. Diabetes, if unchecked, will lead to things like blindness, all sorts of physical maladies, and often amputated limbs. Makes going on a diet an easier decision.
I'm hoping that I can reverse my shitty glucose numbers, and eventually get to the point where I can include meat and dairy dishes once in a while. But, I'll have to keep exercising for the rest of my life, but that is a good thing.
Any other old farts got diabetes?
