Building muscles is also just as important as losing weight to reverse type 2 diabetes. Muscles store carbs.
LMAO @ reversing diabetes
He could also buy a 10$ kit at Walgreens are Walmart to test his blood.
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in April.
Had no clue I had it until I went to the doc and she said I hadn't had blood work done in a long time, lets check it. I'm 35 btw.
That's how I found out.
For awhile I was peeing a lot in the early morning but not sure it was because of diabetes. It stopped happening awhile before I was diagnosed and it's only happened once or twice since I was diagnosed.
It's weird because I'm not like super diabetic or whatever, I don't need insulin but they have me on Metformin.
I guess my levels were a bit high to put into the category for it but every time i test my sugar levels they are within the listed good range, but the diabetic specialist i saw wants me to get them lower.
is there such a thing as situational diabetes?
i feel like sometimes my pancreas works and sometimes it doesn't
Why is that funny? You can read more about reversing type 2 diabetes in the papers below.
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Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in April.
Had no clue I had it until I went to the doc and she said I hadn't had blood work done in a long time, lets check it. I'm 35 btw.
That's how I found out.
For awhile I was peeing a lot in the early morning but not sure it was because of diabetes. It stopped happening awhile before I was diagnosed and it's only happened once or twice since I was diagnosed.
It's weird because I'm not like super diabetic or whatever, I don't need insulin but they have me on Metformin.
I guess my levels were a bit high to put into the category for it but every time i test my sugar levels they are within the listed good range, but the diabetic specialist i saw wants me to get them lower.
That sounds more like over diagnosis. Your MD is on a power trip.
This. Go to the doctor.I'm an endocrinologist (diabetes doctor among other things).
Your symptom of nighttime hunger may be from diabetes. Some early diabetics actually have low sugars 2-3 hours after a carbohydrate rich meal. This is because their body is making insulin late, and that late insulin is acting on the body's sugar and dropping it low. Sounds counter-intuitive but it's actually quite common.
Are you losing any weight for no reason?
Drinking lots of water and peeing a lot?
Peeing multiple times at night?
Feeling very thirsty?
Worsening blurry vision (changing your prescription on your glasses)?
Anyway, don't want to point you the wrong way on some forums, but if you think you may be diabetic, easiest thing to do is to just get a set of labwork done. Simple blood test will tell you. Do it fasting though.
See the above advice - GO TO A DOCTOR. The sooner the treatment begins, generally the better the long term prognosis.is there such a thing as situational diabetes?
i feel like sometimes my pancreas works and sometimes it doesn't
THIS!!Actually, a simple fasting or the A1C can be inaccurate. Best thing is a 75gram glucose tolerance test, with a blood draw at 2 hours. Most patient's don't do that, because of the 2 hour wait.
Companies do give free glucose meters out with test strips. You can do a glucose tolerance test yourself at home.
I do just recommend seeing a doctor, instead of feeding trolls here. Some of us are giving good advice, but I guess others can't resist.