Do you all figure that once a diabetic, always a diabetic?
I’m not hashing up arguments about "curing" diabetes, but more about progressing and regressing through the disease process. I’ve more-or-less pushed my numbers into the clear non-diabetic range without meds. My fastings run 85-95, 1pp and 2pp rarely break 100. Frequently I am in the 70-80’s during the day between meals. I eat a lower carb diet, but this hold true even if I down 100 carbs in one meal (I’ve only done this maybe 2-3 times in 9 months). Now I was clearly in the diabetic range at diagnosis with A1C of 9.6 (although I may have suffered from residual insulin resistance following a long course of steroids).
I will always be a tremendous risk to return to those numbers, but I’ve only improved in blood glucose control over the past 9 months – demonstrating I am not progressing. I still have ~50 lbs to lose (down ~20lbs) which might certainly improve my metabolism further.
Philosophically speaking….. should I say I am type II diabetic or pre-diabetic? Does it matter?
By the way, I don’t post much, but I follow threads pretty regularly. I must say that much of my success has been from having the support of the DF community. I have many family members who are type IIs and they have little drive to remit the disease or manage it strictly…. it nice to be among those who do. Thanks!