If you are asking is Diabetes Reversible, the answer is Yes

Under certain conditions you can achieve "clinical remission" - doesn't mean you are no longer diabetic, simply means that you are able to control your blood sugar to non-diabetic levels without the use of medication

Doesn't mean you can once again eat pizza and fries drinking regular coke

The formula to achieve remission is rather simple but far too much work for most Diabetics to achieve

If you can do the following:

Get to Normal Weight - no excuses

Eat a low carb (max 130/day - and possibly much less) diet

Exercise at least 20 minutes a day (in addition to whatever else you do - walking at work doesn't count)

Do this within 6 years of "on-set" (different than diagnosis - you may have had Diabetes for a couple years before it was caught - after 6 years the damage to your Pancreas is irreversible making remission almost impossible

And follow whatever you need to do to "get there" for the rest of your life

The only difference between Controlled Diabetes with Medication and Remission is the latter has to do it without meds helping out

I am a Type 2 Diabetic and will be until the day I die

My A1C has been 5.6% or less since February of 2017 - I have been in "clinical remission" for over 7 years

I count/measure/plan and track every single thing that goes in my mouth if it contains even a single calorie/carb (so pretty much everything except water)

I wear a CGM (Libre2) that tests my blood sugar every minute 24 hours a day so I get immediate feedback on "how I am treating my body" - if I trip up my numbers go high because "I'm Diabetic"

If I took meds I wouldn't have to eat such a restricted diet, I wouldn't necessarily have to count/measure everything - take the meds and things would be easier

I'm still stubborn enough to want to do it myself

Are you?

You have to be honest about that because the only real benefit of doing it without meds is saving potentially a few bucks on prescriptions, but having to work harder "yourself" to replace the meds you are not taking...

@A DiabetesTeam Member I tend to agree with you Bill. Probably 90% of those called Type 2 actually have Metabolic Syndrome - that will be the "new term" when everyone starts whining publicly about diabetes "tags"

We went from Sugar Diabetes (have to stop that, gives the wrong impression that eating sugar causes it) to Type 2 "Diabetic"

And now we are "Person with Diabetes" (or Person with Obesity)

And when those terms are seen as "disparaging" and cause stereotyping and judgement they will come up with a new name

If we spent half the energy trying to manage or prevent the disease that we do trying to come up with some socially acceptable and inclusive "name" this forum would have very few members 😁

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I guess it's what people believe. Some believe it's a disease and some a issue of diet. I believe it's diet so eating a low carb diet and intermittent fasting reverses it because it's diet that caused it. My blood sugar has been stable for over 3 years. Insulin resistance is the main issue and it's usually caused by over eating sugar in processed foods that just creates insulin spikes and over the years leads to insulin resistance which leads to weight gain for most and a host of issues with a rise in blood sugar being one. It used to be believed that it was caused by a faulty pancreas not producing enough insulin but more and more scientific evidence points to too much insulin trying to keep your glucose levels in control from excess in the diet. So lowering your insulin will lead to less insulin resistance and your cells will function much better. Excess insulin causes many issues in your body. So I no longer have type 2 since I eat in a way that won't lead to insulin resistance. Myself I don't believe that it should be called diabetes it should just be referred to as metabolic syndrome.