There is a number of diets that "work" - Keto, Dash, LCHF (low carb, high fat), Mediterranean, vegan, vegetarian and the Atkins diets to name a few.

I chose the LCHF diet restricted to 100 grams of net carbs a day (50% of calories from Fat, 25% each from Carbs and Protein). I has worked for me. (my diet is similar to the Atkin's 100 diet but chose to structure it myself instead of follow some program)

I am still "diabetic", will be for the rest of my life as all of us will be. I get a little hung up on the terms such as cured, remission, reversal that are tossed around because you can't CURE it but you can control it all the way down to "normal/non-diabetic" levels.

When I was diagnosed my A1C was 6.9, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high tryglycerides and weighed 230 pounds.

Almost 4 years later my A1C is 5.4 "normal/not diabetic", low normal blood pressure, normal cholesterol and tryglycerides and weigh 170 pounds.

But I still have diabetes. I haven't cured anything or reversed anything. If I wolf down a chocolate chip muffin my blood sugar shoots right up to diabetic levels again. I stay in control by sticking to my diet.

And that's why it's important that you choose a diet that will work for you. You will have to stay on it "for the rest of your life". You are not going to "suffer through it" for a few months and then go back to "normal" - you will have to discover your "new normal". And if you stay comitted and dedicated to the diet and "never ever" cheat, you "might" be able to bring your blood sugars to non-diabetic levels....

I was diagnosed last August 2019, was put on 2 medications, then they switched those for a combined one, which landed me in ER for 23 hrs, then went back on 1 medication twice a day. Since May 28th I am off all diabetic medications, I started Keto in January, just 1 meal a day, then increased to twice a day by March for my A1C test which was down from 11.9 to 6.5. I now do mostly Keto foods I bake myself, bought a breakfast Keto book and freeze recipes so all I have to do is pop in microwave. I also buy Keto bars and Keto bombs as snacks, I take 1 premier protein shake per day which has 30 g of protein and all are below 5 Carbs. I no longer see it as a diet but my new lifestyle changes. But I chose a less restrictive Keto diet, most do the 20 Carbs per day, I do between 100 to 150 (or 50 to 100 Net Carbs which is Carbs minus Fiber to get the net Carbs. I count Carbs and write them down to keep track during the day. Seeing I have a wide range of Carbs throughout the day and I eat 5 or 6 times a day but never pass my Carbs limit. I keep higher Carbs for supper and bedtime snack as I used to get hypos overnight. Keto diet does not need to be extreme restricted to work to bring your sugar levels down, as I cannot exercise because of 4 slipped and 1 torn back disc and arthritis. with the Keto bombs as snacks it satisfies my cravings, I buy the No Sugar Keto Bomb brand sold at Costco, the dark chocolate peanut butter tastes a little like reeces pieces butter cups. I bake with almond flour, I freeze different flavor muffins, pancakes, donuts. I also occasionally freeze a no bake brownie which you put in freezer and keeps there also (after taking it out and cutting into portions, then refreeze them, they are refreshing eaten frozen also.

Also portion control, such as if I want to treat myself to chips they say 1 portion is 50 grams, I weight them and eat half like 25 g, this way I get to treat myself to a snack once in a while, which makes dieting easier once in a while, if I do cheat I eat a source of protein with it. Nuts can also be a great snack. Anything white such as pasta, rice, bread, potatoes I stay away from as much as possible (chips being an exception for me when my sugar levels are in the 5's then I can treat myself a bit).

Men do better on any diets because they build muscles faster then woman do and burn off fat faster also. Menopause hinders woman also by hormonal changes and often abdominal fat. But seeing your husband and son eat Keto would make it easier for you all, Just realize it takes longer for woman to lose weight then men.

Read nutrition labels, if I do eat pasta I measure before cooking what a portion is and stick to 1 portion, but that may happen maybe once every month or 2 of late, as after a while you get used to not eating these things anymore. But what works for one person may not work for others as our metabolisms are not the same nor react the same way to foods.

I’ve lost 60 pounds since 1/13/23. I am still not doing well. Your post encourages me. Thank you.

Thanks Toby! Great job!