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Once You Have Been Diagnosed Type 2 Can You Ever Totally Reverse That And Be Normal Again?
There seems to be some misconceptions, and a lot of Internet claims that you can totally reverse your Type 2 and be NORMAL again.
So I'm going to explore a bit of exactly what you would have to achieve for that to be true - hint - nobody has ever achieved that, period.
The terms "remission" and "reversal" have been tossed around for a number of years. Finally, the worlds leading diabetes experts agreed on a standard to be "deemed" in Remission.
It is defined (paraphrased) as having an A1C… read more
I had known about kidney transplants @A DiabetesTeam Member but I had never heard about pancreas.. Thank you for this information
Anyone On Dialysis.....how Long Have You Been Dialysis? I Am Coming Up To Five Months - A Real Newbie.
Thank you Joanne forCPoirier...and thank you so much Pandapat ❤️.
Have a blessed day 🙏.
Does Anyone Here Have Information On Early Stages Of Kidney Failure?
@A DiabetesTeam Member your comments harsh but true.Now feeling my own mortality
DONOR KIDNEY DUE TO DIABETES?
I wonder if anyone here who has diabetes 1 or 2 ever received a donor kidney? If yes, how did that work out for you and how did you got the ball roling to even quality to become a participant?
Some of your question can only be answered by your countries own medical guidelines which may be much different from where I live (Canada)
Here, to even be eligible you would have to gain insanely… read more
What Do The Doctors Tell You To Protect Your Kidneys?
What do the doctors tell you about how to protect your kidneys. The basic ones are blood sugar; fluid intake; cholesterol blood pressure and exercise. Is there anything else I am not hearing? Thank you
To protect your kidneys when you have diabetes, doctors often recommend the following tips:
- Monitor Blood Sugar Levels: Keeping your blood sugar levels within the target range can help prevent… read more
I'm Well Thanks,my Question Is Do Pills Like Glucopro Etc Useful And Have An Impact In Treating Diabetes Or Do They Damage Internal Organs D
Sidney, I wasn't criticizing you. My roommate, Ken, drives me up the wall with big pharma this and big pharma that. His cupboard is stuffed with all kinds of herbal supplements. I still love him. His… read more
What Carb Counter/manager Do You Use?
Trying to get a handle on my total carbs.
Please do take care of yourself... I have chronic kidney disease and have to be aware of everything I eat. For the past four months have been a disaster; specially when you are not in your… read more
I Would Like To Know If Any Of You Take Metformin And If So Have You Had Any Side Effects And It Causing Kidney Problems! Thank You 🤗
Why When My Dr Prescribes A Medication To Prevent Renal Failure Will Discorvery Reject The Medication Based On My HBA1C That Is Lower Than 7
There is obious a concern about my kidney function which My Dr is trying to address. But discovery is more concerned about my HBA1C which at this point seems to be under control. But the medication being used to control it is having an adverse effect om my kidneys. The medication was changed to something else which would benefit my kidney and prevent renal failure, but this was declined by Discovery as my HBA1C is not above 7. So the way l see it is that as long as my sugar levels are OK, l can… read more
@A DiabetesTeam Member
I’m horrified tj 😟
Have you contacted the Ombudsman?
You are on my prayer list. 🙏🤗🇿🇦
Did You Know That Today (March 14th) Is World Kidney Day?
I guess everything gets a "day" now, but for us Kidney's are kind of important
Unfortunately for us the Beast we call Diabetes seems to really like destroying Kidneys - 1 in 3 of us will develop some level of Kidney Disease simply because we are Diabetic
I'm in those statistics - I have Stage 2 CKD
If I don't want to be part of that 15% of us that sees things end because of CKD then I need to "behave"
Keeping your blood sugar below 8.7 mmols/157 "as many minutes of the day as possible" will… read more
Thanks for the heads up. I will add this kidney test along with insulin to my next blood test due next month
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