Type 2 diabetes

Sorry Aka and Durhamjen- I realised nobody was saying 'all you have to do is a low carb diet'.... but many do, not here on the Forum... thanks.
It works with some people, and not others- and too many imply that it 'must' work with you and 'all you have to do is ...' which can be very frustrating.

This is not the same link, but it is from Newcastle University and it is informative.
www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal.htm

Here's an extract:
'Our work has shown that type 2 diabetes is not inevitably progressive and life-long. We have demonstrated that in people who have had type 2 diabetes for 4 years or less, major weight loss returns insulin secretion to normal.

It has been possible to work out the basic mechanisms which lead to type 2 diabetes. Too much fat within liver and pancreas prevents normal insulin action and prevents normal insulin secretion. Both defects are reversible by substantial weight loss.
A crucial point is that individuals have different levels of tolerance of fat within liver and pancreas. Only when a person has more fat than they can cope with does type 2 diabetes develop. In other words, once a person crosses their personal fat threshold, type 2 diabetes develops. Once they successfully lose weight and go below their personal fat threshold, diabetes will disappear.'

The clinical trials are on-going though, and people shouldn't drastically reduce their calorie intake without suoervision.

Nobody has said that, Granjura.
My husband was diabetic, type 1, since he was 11. My mother was type two for nearly 30 years, so I think I understand it as well as most people.
What I actually said was that Newcastle University are looking into whether low-calorie diets can reverse type 2 diabetes. It has worked for some people. There's a link to the research by Jane on another thread.
Strangely enough David Nicholson is talking about diabetes on Newsnight, because he was diagnosed a year ago. He never thought about it much before then.

I don't think anyone was doing that granjura

Sick and tired of people who do not understand the disease, making judgement about poor diet and lack of exercise- and low carb diet being a miracle cure for all- rant over (:

My DH has type 2. He has never been overweight in his life. He is the same weight now as when we married 45 years ago (very slim). In his case they think it is hereditary.

Aka I too know someone this happened to.

The point made though, and confirmed by ma diabetologist, is that not only diet BUT STRESS - can lead to Type 2 Diabetes (and not just because of reaching for the chocolate or comfort food to deal with such).

Newcastle University are doing research on lowcal diets reversing type2. It's on another thread.

Losing weight, cutting calories, etc can reverse type 2 diabetes. I have personal experience of an acquaintance who had a gastric band fitted and no longer has type 2 diabetes.

Thanks, roderick.

My wife's depression and alcoholism were major factors in the cause of my stress not a low calorie diet.I claim that when my wife and I parted I was no longer stressed and my diabetes was gone

I'm not sure I understand the bit about the low calorie diet. Does it mean that a low calorie diet causes stress? Or that a low calorie diet can rid one of diabetes type 2?

There are so many factors involved. But my diabetologist consultant also mentioned the effect of stress being a strong factor too, for all sorts of reasons.

Yes I am saying that I no longer have Type 2 diabetes.I was on a low calorie diet before my wife left me
It is known that stress can cause Type 2 diabetes
Look it up on the web

It is possible with type 2, but it's usually to do with a low calorie diet, rather than having your spouse leave.

Roderick, are you saying that you had Diabetes and now you do not?