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ersed my diabetes in just 11 days - by going on a starvation diet

By RICHARD DOUGHTY
PUBLISHED: 00:10 GMT, 6 August 2013 | UPDATED: 10:07 GMT, 6 August 2013
Strict regime: Richard Doughty followed a drastic diet
Strict regime: Richard Doughty followed a drastic diet
A family bereavement, high blood pressure, an unavoidable job change. I thought everything came in threes — but I was wrong. There was more bad news around the corner. 
I was a fit 59-year-old and had just had an annual health check at my GP surgery. This revealed I had high blood sugar — 9millimoles per litre, whereas a normal level is 4-6mmol/l — and my doctor suggested I could have diabetes. 
Further tests confirmed that, yes, I was type 2 diabetic. I was stunned. I have always been a healthy weight (I am 5ft 7in and just 10st 7lb), had no family history of diabetes, ate a healthy diet, never smoked, and I definitely did not have a sweet tooth. 
Determined to find a solution, I began researching the condition and how to beat it.
In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to keep glucose levels normal (in type 1, the pancreas stops producing insulin altogether), and if I didn’t take action, I would be 36 per cent more likely to die early and could suffer bad sight, poor kidneys, heart failure and strokes. I’d also eventually be on medication.
My GP said that my diabetes was mild enough to be controlled through diet alone, and gave me a wad of leaflets on nutrition for diabetics. I took up salads, cut down on carbohydrates and ate my five-a-day — but progress was slow. Over seven months I shed a stone but my blood sugar was still too high — around 7mmol/l.
Not satisfied with this, further internet research threw up a more drastic approach. Scientists at Newcastle University had devised a radical low-calorie diet that studies suggested could reverse diabetes in under eight weeks. 
This involved eating just 800 calories a day (a man’s recommended intake is 2,500) — 600 calories from meal replacement shakes and soups and 200 calories from green vegetables. You also drink three litres of water a day.
The theory behind the diet, which is the brainchild of Roy Taylor, professor of medicine and metabolism at Newcastle University, is based on the fact that type 2 diabetes is often caused by fat clogging up the liver and pancreas, which are crucial in producing insulin and controlling blood sugar. 
This is why weight gain is such a risk factor for the condition, particularly if that weight is carried around the belly and abdomen. However, there are some unfortunate people like myself who seem to be disposed to accumulating fat in the liver and pancreas, despite being a healthy weight.
Professor Taylor’s studies have shown that drastic dieting causes the body to go into starvation mode and burn fat stores for energy — and the fat around the organs seems to be targeted first. 
This leads to the liver and pancreas becoming unclogged, and insulin and blood sugar levels returning to normal. 
One study by Taylor’s team, published in 2011 in the journal Diabetologia, found that out of 11 type-2 diabetics following the diet, all reversed their diabetes in under eight weeks. 
Further studies revealed that type 2 diabetics needed to lose one-sixth of their pre-diagnosis body weight to remove enough fat from the pancreas to allow normal insulin production to resume.
After contacting Professor Taylor, and getting the nod from my GP, I decided to follow the diet (experts warn never to start such a drastic regimen without first checking with your doctor). My target weight was 8st 12lb.
But surviving on a soup, two shakes and green veg (necessary to provide some fibre and keep the bowels healthy) wasn’t easy. 
The diet involved eating just 800 calories a day compared to a man's recommended intake is 2,500
The diet involved eating just 800 calories a day compared to a man's recommended intake is 2,500
The first full day, a Sunday, I woke with no decent breakfast to look forward to — just some watery shake. (The meal-replacement shakes from the shops work fine — I used The Biggest Loser brand, but there are many available.) 
After just one day my glucose levels had dropped from 6mmol/l to 5.9mmol/l. Hunger was never far away. But Professor Taylor said that the hunger pangs were something to celebrate, as it meant that the diet was working. 
Toast yourself with water, he said, and the hunger will disappear. And it worked: I downed a pint of water and the hunger went.
The weight came off fast. By day three I had already lost 2lb. 
Day four saw my glucose level plummet from 5.9mmol/l on the Sunday to 4.6mmol/l. I even started to get used to the idea of a shake for breakfast: thoughts of fresh crusty bread went out of the window. I was training my mind to reduce my choices and yet value the options remaining. 
Lunch was my own delicious, thick mushroom soup (I blended mushrooms, onions, veg stock and herbs together), washed down with a cherry-flavoured shake. I gulped down a chicken soup supplement before leaving the office to see a play in the evening.  Concentration levels were fine, but climbing up my local Tube station stairs afterwards was a real slog. I felt tired and lethargic.
The pattern continued each day. I experimented with more soups such as carrot, tomato and pea, baked veg, stir-fried veg, boiled veg and casseroles, liberally seasoned with herbs I’d never used before, such as cumin and paprika.  
Some mornings I walked to work fine, others I was in a bit of a daze, and on certain days walking round the office was an effort. My family were concerned about me  getting thinner and somewhat short-tempered.
Day six was a bad day. Despite it being mid July, I wore four layers of clothing to keep warm — and even then my fingers grew numb. I felt tired in the evening, and then constipation set in. Perhaps it was because I was not drinking enough water. Laxatives saved the day and the following morning I recorded my lowest overnight fasting glucose reading — 4.3mmol/l — a real boost. 
On day eight I played cricket and it was hard watching teammates stuffing themselves with doughnuts. I had to toast a century-scoring colleague with water.
Three days on, I was down to 8st 13lb with my glucose level down to 4.1 mmol/l. 
But I could not ignore concerned comments at work about my ‘shrinking’. Some of my clothes no longer fit me, and even I was slightly alarmed about how thin I had got in the face. 
I was known as the ‘disappearing man’ by colleagues. It was time to stop the diet. (I then returned to a healthy wholegrain diet comprising lots of fruit and veg, chicken, fish and non-fatty foods).
Two months later, I got myself tested at the surgery to register a healthy, non-diabetic 5.1mmol/l and was elated when my GP told me: ‘Your diabetes has resolved itself.’ 
I had stuck to the diet for just 11 days, and reduced my blood sugar to a healthy non-diabetic level. It has remained that way for the past year — my latest reading was 4.9mmol/l. I have kept to just under 9st, joined a gym and gone running three times a week. 
On Professor Taylor’s advice, I have also started building up my upper body muscle: bigger muscles soak up more glucose as energy, and thus prevent the body from storing more than it needs. 
Professor Taylor started investigating the diet after he became intrigued by the observation that type 2 diabetes is reversed almost overnight in obese patients following gastric bypass surgery for weight loss.
‘The surgeons’ explanation was that it was something clever to do with gut hormones, which help control our appetite, but this was clearly unsatisfactory.’
Professor Taylor instead focused on the fact that patients were unable to eat much in the days following the surgery, and wondered if this could in fact be responsible for reversing diabetes.
‘I realised that this led to a sudden shift of fat away from the liver and pancreas. I thought we could test this by taking people with type 2 diabetes and mimicking the very sharp reduction in food intake after surgery. 
‘I predicted this could strip fat out of the liver and pancreas and both organs would return to normal — and our subsequent work has confirmed this.’
And the work continues. Alan Tutty, 54, from Seaburn Dene, Sunderland, is one of 34 volunteers in Newcastle University’s second trial looking at longer term effects of the diet. In eight weeks between last November and January, he, too, successfully reversed his type 2 diabetes, shedding 26lb to reach his target weight of 13st 3lb. 
‘Since coming off the diet, my weight has occasionally risen to 13st 9lb, but it’s always crept back down to 13st 5lb,’ he says.
The approach has been met with excitement by other experts in the field. James Walker, consultant diabetologist at Livingston hospital, West Lothian, believes the research challenged conventional thinking.
‘A lot of people have perhaps too simplistically thought that once the pancreas starts to fail, and stop producing insulin, it is an inevitable decline. But this diet challenges that. 
‘And what is brilliant is that it works so quickly. We’ve even produced a little diet booklet in West Lothian for patients mainly nicking Roy’s ideas.’
Professor Taylor’s team is now looking at whether it works for those who have had type 2 for many years, and also whether the pancreas stays free of fat following the diet. 
The findings are due to be published next year. In the meantime, I’ll stick to my healthy diet to keep myself diabetes-free. I don’t fancy tackling those shakes again.
For more information, visit ncl.ac.uk and search for type 2 diabetes.

 

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I reversed my Type 2 diabetes in 2001, and have recently been removed from the diabetic register. Like Saviour Pirotta, I lost six stone - mine was slow and steady and took well over a year to achieve. At no point did I starve myself. There were three pillars to my long-term success. 1 - Set myself up mentally with a long-term perspective, chose the habits I wanted to support a long-term easily-maintainable lifestyle and deliberately cultivated them. 2 - Gradual migration from fast junk food to healthier options, also ramping down the carb content rather than just reducing amounts. 3 - Put more activity into my life to increase the insulin sensitivity of my muscles. Yes - genetics and many other factors play a role. But so much sugar and refined carbs are being stuffed into our foods that it fuels the diabetes epidemic. It is only when we really start to eat healthily that we stand a chance of reversing the global Type 2 diabetes statistics.
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I suffered from Type II diabetes for twenty years, using metformin and insulin daily to control. Six years ago I went on a strict diet, lost six stones and the diabetes went away. Although i have put some weight on again, mostly muscle as I go to the gym and lift weights four times a week, the diabetes never came back. I eat healthily most of time although I do treat myself. When I tell people I am not diabetic anymore they assume I mean I am controlling it through diet. It's not the case, even when I do have sugary stuff my readings stay normal. It can be done!
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I love the way people claim they don't know how they got diabetes because they ate 'healthily'. I'm sorry but our genes are not programmed to eat a diet high in 'healthy' carbohydrates. They convert to sugar/glucose in your system and the body produces insulin to help store the excess glucose. We evolved eating animals, fat and a bit of veg, fruit and nuts. Essentially 'low' carb in comparison to current healthy guidelines. Returning to this sort of natural eating is the only way the western world will beat diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
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I think near starving yourself occasionally and for short periods could have very good long term health benefits. People living to a ripe old age have often been through extremely lean times (e.g. wartime rations, imprisonment etc) and pulled through. A bit difficult with all the food and drink temptations around us and may not be beneficial for everyone.
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Francisca if you didn't go to the drs with symptoms of type 1 diabetes you would eventually die from ketoacidisis my son had this before diagnosis and lost all his body fat within a week and almost died, we hardly took him to the hospital through anything other than necessity and to Save his life!
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What rubbish primalist! Without my sons insulin injections he would die simple as that! It really drives me mad that as he gets older he will have to deal with the ignorance of people such as yourself. The fact that anyone has green arrowed you is to me even more disgusting and shows how ignorant people are about type 1 diabetes. Do you really believe that if there was any alternative to pushing a needle into my sons skin 4+ times a day I wouldn't take it?!!!
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@Primalist clearly it is you that knows nothing about diabetes, I do 7+ injections a day and 15 bloodtests, low carb / high fat does help lower the numbers, but you absolutely cannot live without insulin injections as a type 1, you'll be dead in a few days!
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The reason why I don't go to the doctor is because I am sure that he will find something badly wrong with me while I feel and look perfectly healthy! Have you people ever thought about the fact that they lower the max. of everything in order to convince you that you are ill? Well, that is true and goes for cholesterol and high blood pressure as well, in fact it goes for everything! I look well after myself in my own way, get informed and live my life to the full! What will happen will happen and hopefully I will live to be a very old lady still working in my garden and fighting to keep up with all the fruit and vegetables! No pills, no check ups, no measuring anything, just living my life!
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TOP MAN! Thanks for sharing.
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It seems the ones with the least knowledge of diabetes are the 'sufferers' themselves. Please, get out from under the thrallof Diabetes UK and their ilk and educate yourselves, they are a BUSINESS, they make money off your illness. Your doctor makes money off you.They don't want you to get better. Type 2 diabetes is TOTALLY curable, type 1 can be very well controlled with a low carb/high fat diet (Bernstein - 90 years old, type 1 diabetic, no insulin). You don't have to be fat to be diabetic, but chances are you think you are eating a 'healthy' carb laden diet - wheat, rice, fruit, soya, pasta. Do yourselves a favour, look elsewhere. First port of call - Gary Taubes. Not a doctor, but he puts their words into a form you can understand....unless you prefer to be sick.
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As human beings, we sometimes hang on to the totem love that some of us are better than others because we don't "eat junk or sugar" and those who are diabetic are all pigs. Diabetes isn't all about diet. Search the title "Gene Scientist Maps Own Type 2 Diabetes Arrival And Departure" on the internet and learn about the immunological factor involved behind diabetes...even type 2. A better diet does help anyone in terms of health but it isn't a cure-all. Disclosure: I'm in my 40s, have always been thin and I'm not diabetic, but I do have an inquisitive mind and don't accept the first thing I assume as THE answer. Just when you think you know, dig deeper.
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@Sarah the nurse As a nurse you should know better, so very slowly just so you may understand. Not all Type 2 is due to diet as a slim type 2, BMI 21.8 at diagnosis, never having been overweight and always eaten a healthy diet. Now let's stop offending those who don't fit your stereotype shall we!
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I lost 45 lbs, and my A1c went up to 8.1 from 6.8. Figure out that one!
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I have diabetes type 2 and I am on tablets and insulin. I have always been very slim and have never been overweight and I have always eaten a whole diet and diabetes does not run in my family. If I went under 5 mmol/l. I would start to crash and would have to have a glucose tablet. I am glad it worked for Richard but I find the media always equates diabetes type 2 to being fat and being self inflicted.
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Amazing ! His GP gives him an annual health check !
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I have been diabetic type 2 for about 6 years and I am on tablets and insulin. I have always been very slim and have always eaten a whole diet. If my levels go under 5 then I would start to crash and would have to have a glucose tablet. Diabetes does not run in my family I have never been over weight and I find it frustrating when most people think that Diabetes type 2 is self inflicted. It would be a good thing if research was carried out for people who do not meet the normal fat criteria.
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Diabetes can't be cured??? You'd never know by looking at my neighbor's 13 year old cat. She cured herself of this disease. The vet said cats can do that, so why can't we? (And no, I don't know which type of diabetes a cat has, probably Typ 2?)
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This is not new! See Halle Berry cures diabetes on youtube, she controls it with diet and exercise and so is not insulin dependant. But she was type 1. - Me Here 1, Hampshire UK, 6/8/2013 4:19 Quick internet search, Halle Berry has Type 2, get your facts straight before talking nonsense please.
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That is fascinating. Well done to him and I hope it inspires others to try it.
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A very interesting article and I am sure fasting and eating lots of salads - as my husband and I (both diabetics) do during the summer months - help a good deal and perhaps even reverse the situation. What I don't understand are the measurements. We have two glucose meters at home - an Accu-Check Activia and an Accu-Check Performa, both supplied by Roche laboratories. Here, in Uruguay and in Brazil, where we use these contraptions, a good fasting measurement is between 85 and 105 Even 110 is considered a reasonable reading. "5.9mmol/l on the Sunday to 4.6mmol/l" is what I don't understand. And we also have the readings of the quarterly tests our Endocrinologist insists we do. Between 5.2 and 5.4 always in my case and a little higher in my husband's. Very nice, according to our physicians. If someone can explain this to me, I will be very grateful.
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Diabetes type 1 is irreversible, diabetes type 2 is reversible and is due to a bad diet. Eat right, ban processed sugar and junk food from your diet and diabetes are gone. Watch your sugar intake or else your type 2 will become a type 3 (alzheimer's).
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Irish lad - what you do not seem to grasp is that type 1 and type 2 diabetes is are completely different illnesses, It is astonishing that you suffer from a serious disease and do not research to understand what you are suffering from !.
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This kind of dieting usually causes gall stones to form as cholesterol is released back into the bloodstream. You almost always need your gall bladder removed as gartric bypass patients do.
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His many idiots are there out there. Diabetes is NOT a curable disease. You can control it with diet but it is never cured, regardless of it being type 1 or 2.
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He is controlling it very well it but how can he possibly know he has reversed it?
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Once again.....very slowly for those refusing to research before they comment.....Type 1- not due to diet Type 2- due to diet & can possibly be reversed with diet changes. Now let's stop offending those who have dealt with type 1 since childhood shall we?
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Fasting is one of the best things you can do for yourself. By fasting I do to mean eating vegetables only, as that a tual food. I mean liquids or just tea and broth or clear soup. It defies all pre conceived ideas about how you think you need to eat. I've fasted, whilst working a moderately active job, and been fine. Need to keep relatively still and not go clubbing of course, but the benefits, clarity, physical health, are unbelievable. And 'bwims, Dover, England', no we did not evolve to eat meat. We may eat meat but we are not physically designed for it. We also evolved beating women and smoking, other bad habits. That does not denote suitability. Vegan and veg diets do not cause cancers, meat diets do,
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If you believe that, you'll believe anything.
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Hmm -I think anyone should only embark on these do-it-yourself diet cures, after consulting with a doctor. My friend embarked on a diet cure for her epilepsy after reading about one, and stopped her medication. She had a fatal seizure.
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Type 1 and type 2 Diabetes are 2 completely different diseases. Type 1 is not curable. Type 2 can be helped and sometimes eliminated completely by diet.
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I don't think many people are getting you Richard, too thick for their own good. It sounds brilliant and it DOES work.
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Fasting blood glucose levels are meaningless. Let's see his blood glucose levels one and two hours after a good plate of fish and chips with plenty of mushy peas (or even a simple glucose tolerance test). I predict they will be sky high, far above the levels any non-diabetic would ever see.
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If you'd done a high protein, low carb, low calorie diet, you would have had the same effect and not been hungry after about 3 days.
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Anyone who has diabetes has it due to their lifestyle choice and I don't care what anyone says, its reversible. All the body wants to do is thrive once you let it. Stop putting the toxic stuff will be the first recommendation. - James00 , Norwich, 06/8/2013 09:26 What a load of rubbish, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 9 years of age and it was down to a rogue gene in my body nothing to do with diet or lifestyle as I was and still am very athletic and fit so please don't try to state facts when you haven't a clue what your on abt.
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It doesn't say how tall he is but just under 9 stones doesn't seem a healthy weight for the average male body. Type 11 diabetes is caused by diet so it's obvious that it can be cured by diet too. Why does that treatment diet have to be so severe, though, and accomplished in 11 days? Why not reduce calorie intake to 1.500 per day instead of 600 per day and eliminate the excess fat in a month or so? - flamenco , Preston, United Kingdom, 06/8/2013 15:45 - Had this been a comment by Professor Flamenco then I may have been inclined to agree, but that not being the case then I think I'll trust the judgement of the Professor......
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Articles like this make me sick. He is still a diabetic, I think he would find if he ate 'normally' again his sugar levels would go through the roof. Diets like that one is dangerous.
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No diet that contains cereal grains is a "healthy" diet. We evolved to eat meat, fat, green leafy veg, nuts and berries.
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The paleo diet did the trick for me. Delicious and no deprivation or starvation.
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All he needed to discard was the wheat.
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'Once again the DM uses misleading headlines. This man was a very 'mild' diabetic...to use a slightly wrong expression...but he is an older person..his diabetes can be diet controlled...so saying he reversed his diabetes is wrong. He changed the things in his life that were causing his mild diabetes. It is still there..and will not go away he is not CURED. Very misleading and basically untruthful headline.- Simon14, Swansea, United Kingdom, 6/8/2013 12:43' One of the most sensible comments on here. But' man controls his mild diabetes by diet' doesn't make a great headline does it? And diabetes gets worse- you may control it by diet for a long time, and then suddenly not, and then its diet and tablets, and then this doesn't work any more, and ultimately for many type 2s its insulin and diet. I am sick and tired of the ignorance around this disease- its just not that simple.
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It doesn't say how tall he is but just under 9 stones doesn't seem a healthy weight for the average male body. Type 11 diabetes is caused by diet so it's obvious that it can be cured by diet too. Why does that treatment diet have to be so severe, though, and accomplished in 11 days? Why not reduce calorie intake to 1.500 per day instead of 600 per day and eliminate the excess fat in a month or so? - flamenco , Preston, United Kingdom, 06/8/2013 15:45---------------------------If you read the start of the article properly it says he is 5 foot 7 inches.
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But you end up looking like that!!!
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It suits some people to believe that the only people that get type 2 diabetes are those that stuff themselves with cakes and pies all day. What is this guy going to do starve himself for the rest of his life? Incidentally quack doctors tried to starve diabetics as a cure before the advent of insulin injections. The tended to die.
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I do wonder what Princess Diana of Wales, the Queen of Hearts and Angel Grandmother, would make of this? - CandleintheWind , Scotland, United Kingdom, 06/8/2013 15:58................WHY? This is about extreme dieting to correct a borderline diabetic's poor health...........presume, if you're not insane or being sarcastic, that the post has been misdirected.
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I believe you should listen to your own body, and what it's telling you. I was diagnosed with an Underactive Thyroid about 2 years ago after having my daughter. I was told by the doctor, I'd be on meds for life. After taking them for 2 months, I stopped. My body had gone through Trauma and had to repair itself. Have just recently had a blood test and low and behold everything is fine. Our bodies are powerful and unique - listen to them!
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Draconian austerity measures (i.e. starvation) can positively impact diabetes. Researchers at the University of Alcala in Madrid found that it actually improved the health of many people in Cuba during the early 1990s. They discovered that food and fuel shortages in the country caused the average citizen to lose 11lb and that death rates from heart disease and diabetes had fallen considerably. Professor Manuel Franco, of the University of Alcala, Madrid, said: 'We found a population-wide loss of 4-5 kg in weight in a relatively healthy population was accompanied by diabetes mortality falling by half and mortality from coronary heart disease falling by a third.'
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No need to re-invent the wheel and no need to starve. In USA, the most obese nation on earth, doctors such as John McDougall, Joel Fuhrman, Neal Barnard and few others successfully threat and reverse diabetes for decades, using "low fat, plant-based" diet. No restriction on calories but animal based foods and vegetable oils must be eliminated or reduced. I am on this diet for more than 2 years, I weight like I weighted when I was 20 and many my health problems disappeared. It is not the easiest way to eat but rewards are high.
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Hi Bergerman, Something tells me you are being ironic. What a stupid man and diet in this silly article. There is no quick fix. His fix will only stress the body unkindly. I am borderline diabetic ( between 6 & 6.5) and I know that if my weight rises, and also my blood sugar, It is because I am eating and drinking too much - especially after a no holds barred holiday. (Well I am 67 and need fun!). So, what do I do when I return from my fun holiday? Well, back to the gym 3 times a week and a calorie and carbohydrate controlled diet until my excesses have levelled out. Vicki
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You don't have to starve just follow a Paleo diet which is mostly healthy fat, moderate protein, and lots of veg with a little fruit and nuts.
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I do wonder what Princess Diana of Wales, the Queen of Hearts and Angel Grandmother, would make of this?
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Why the abuse or negative comments ? Not everyone knows ! I have just been diagnosed and I didn't know this, so appreciate the article. Isn't it better that helpful articles were written rather than not. If it helps just a few people then the article is worth it.
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It doesn't say how tall he is but just under 9 stones doesn't seem a healthy weight for the average male body. Type 11 diabetes is caused by diet so it's obvious that it can be cured by diet too. Why does that treatment diet have to be so severe, though, and accomplished in 11 days? Why not reduce calorie intake to 1.500 per day instead of 600 per day and eliminate the excess fat in a month or so?
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I came across the same "cure" by accident. After refusing to face the obvious as I aged, I was forced to look in the mirror and do something after my blood sugar and blood pressure readings had risen too fast. After losing 40 lbs in 3 months everthing was where it should have been. And the secret "diet"? None of that fancy stuff your article goes on about. Just the ham diet. That's the HAM diet. ("Half as much") It worked and still does, but it was incredibly hard.
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- killy , somewhere, United Kingdom, 06/8/2013 14:35, the problem is soup gets into the blood stream pretty quickly, if you are having things like tomato and peas soup it really is sugar based. Hopefully it is not from a can or packet either? The day I am told I have type 2 diabetes is the day I would starve myself. Type 1 diabetes is another ball game that is usually not the product of eating too much or exercise little.
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there's probably a cure for everything --- But there's no profit in cure - once your cured you stop taking the tablets.
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If you're suffering from type 2 diabetes, I recommend you google the study he's referring to. It provides much more scientific data and puts everything into perspective.
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Aye the prices so high now there's only a water diet left! can't afford them hi priced diet shakes! they're more expensive than a simple box of rice! LOL
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The very low calories has a dramatic effect on fatty liver as well. Please know this only works on type 2 diabetes, so don't attempt this if you have type 1. This "diet" is a medical treatment, and not an attempt at anorexia or trying to look like a model! It is short-term and very specific. Most of the participants in the original trial did not become diabetic again, even after returning to a normal diet. The body is simply amazing!
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I'm still a firm believer in 'everything in moderation, including moderation'. Also, a strong dose of common sense. These two things work for me.
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More and more research is showing that a plant-based diet is the most healthy and would probably prevent these problems from occurring in the first place. Check out Forks Over Knives etc. I have never felt fitter since changing to this way of eating, everyone asks me how I look so fit and healthy and never get sick. It's easy - stop eating fat clogging meat and dairy.
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Type II has too many different causes. I do not doubt that this diet MAY help many people, particularly those that have only recently been diagnosed and those that have a propensity to storing fat in the liver. BUT, and its a big but, how many can then return to a normal diet without the diabetes returning? I know of many type II's that control their blood glucose levels, right down to normal levels, with low carb / high fat diets, their numbers show that they would be classed as non-diabetic because of this, however, if they so much as ate anything carby, or sugery, their numbers would go through the roof. They are not cured. Type II can also be caused by an autoimmune attack on the pancreas, where your own antibodies actually kill off the insulin producing beta cells. I don't think that this diet would work for those people either.
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Well if they'll let me post twice I'd also like to point out that rapid, extreme weight loss when you are eating everything in sight is a symptom of your blood sugar being too high, along with extreme thirst. Without enough insulin to move sugar into your cells, your muscles and organs don't have the energy they need. That can make you feel hungry and tired. But even though you eat more, you still may lose weight. That's because your body doesn't have enough of its normal energy source, sugar, so it turns to other fuels like muscle and fat. It also pulls fluid out of your system. So when a recently diagnosed type 2 with a very high blood sugar is put on medicine weight gain will occur and it will be a good sign that your medicine is working. I'm a type 1 but I once lost 30 lbs in a month because my blood sugar went way, way up and we couldn't get the medicine to bring it back down. I was eating everything in sight, too - I craved fast food which I normally can't stand and candy.
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This works! This and drilling a hole in my head cured my diebetes and colo rectal cancer in _five_ days!
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Can you please stop advocating these starvation diets constantly?? My friend went on an intermittent starvation diet 3 years ago and now she's locked up in a secure ward being treated for an0rexia. For some people extreme dieting can be dangerous and addictive and it can ruin lives.
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An annual check up - what's that? I've never had one. My blood pressure hasn't been taken for years and I can't remember when my blood sugar level was checked last. I clearly belong to the wrong GP practise.
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I have heard of this reversal before from someone who did the very same thing and it worked - so as a firm believer in foods being the cause or cure of most things, this can only be looked upon positively.
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If the problem is too much fat in the liver and pancreas, how about regular daily 3 hour cardio 6 day week routines. In the first hour of exercise most of the energy comes from glycogen (stored carbs) but by the third hour of exercise 80% comes from fat and it is fat which is burnt off. So you could cut back your diet to say 500 to 1000 calorie deficit, not have the crazy headaches or death defying weightloss (come on 8 stone for a man isn't healthy). Stick to low GI carbs 40% carbs, 40% protein and 20% fat and the same effect should be noticed. - Zabby, Birmingham, 06/08/2013 12:05 Very few people could exercise for 3 hours a day, 6 days a week. Nor should they need to unless they are eating too much or entering the olympics
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What a load of rubbish i always eaten healthy and excercies but have type two diebetes and even when i had a problem with my stomach and could only have soup when i went to have my blood test my blood sugar was high and that was with me not eating much.As the nurse said for some people its not about what they eat. So i am fed up hearing how you can change it as for some of us this is not so and we never will.
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Yes, but what happens when you start eating normally again? I am a type 1 and I can get my blood sugar pretty low if I don't eat - but I'm also 5'8 and at 115 lbs I'm not overweight. I'm wondering if these people who are doing these strictly reduced calorie diets are taking insulin, because once you start that you pretty much have to eat - you could get in real trouble very quickly if you don't and the weight gain becomes pretty permanent. I'm also wondering if they were overweight to begin with and what happened when they lost the weight and started to eat normally. Type 2 is such a broad spectrum - you can go from taking no medicine or just a daily pill to taking shots throughout the day. And despite what people think you don't have to be overweight to be a type 2 diabetic - it's a defect with your body not producing enough insulin and there are plenty of thin type 2's out there. Being overweight can trigger it but just getting fat doesn't mean you'll get type 2 diabetes.
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This seems quite drastic. No-one should attempt this sort of diet without medical supervision. Blood sugar levels being too low can be just as dangerous as being too high. Moderation in everything and a balanced diet is a much healthier option. You should have made it clearer in your article that this will do nothing to address Type 1 diabetes for which there is currently no cure.
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I'm doing the same thing. Ketogenic diet- cut out the carbs and sugar but you don't have to starve yourself to release ketones!
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Intermittent fasting daily has slowly yet efficiently and REALISTICALLY lose all my puppy fat. In January i was a size 34 waist now i am 30. The best thing about fasting is that you learn so much about your eating habits and its not a faddy unrealistic diet, its a lifestyle change.
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Absolutely fantastic news for this man and good on him for sticking to such an extreme plan but sadly, no use to Type 1 sufferers such as myself.
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Over here it has been a well known fact for quite a number of years that Diabetes can be re-versed.
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I started doing the Fasting diet last November purely for weight loss and control. Fast 2 days eat what you want the other 5. 600 Calories for Men and 500 for women on fasting days. Two days together is best but separate the days if you can't hack 2 together. I lost weight very quickly at first and then stayed on the diet and have continued to reduce weight towards my target. Read about all the other health benefits, just Google "The Fasting Diet" and you will find the Articles and a book from the BBC documentary. It will change your life.....
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Irresponsible headline DM you should make it clear that it is type 2 diabetes the article refers to.
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Sorry so this is a cure for Type 2? After finishing this diet you stand the same chance of getting Type 2 again as the general population? The article isn't 100% clear on this.
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- James00, Norwich, 6/8/2013 9:26 You are demonstrating your profound ignorance. Type TWO diabetes can SOMETIMES be triggered by what you describe as life style choice but by no means always. Anyone can develop type ONE but it is often inherited - my father and grand mother were type one. Let us be ABSOLUTELY clear on this there is NO CURE for type ONE diabetes. Before insulin treatment was developed a diagnosis of type one diabetes was ALWAYS a terminal diagnosis.
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this is not good reading or advice,as a type1 diabetic of 31 years and counting i can tell you a blood reading of 7mm/ol is not high,he has reduced his blood glucose to 4 which on paper looks good but he is now running the risk of his blood sugar dropping to low resulting in hypoglucemia which is a big no no.know 2 cases are the same with diabetes as everyones body is and works different.Anyone with any knowledge would know a blood reading of 10 and over is considered to be going on the high side,5 to 7 is a safe blood glucose level.
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Take note, he said he cut down on carbohydrates, cutting carbs is the easiest way to lose some calories from any diet. Does this mean that the famous diabetes charity backed by Tesco and associates will now stop advising people to eat beans on toast, ( a carb nasty blood sugar spiking meal that!). And all those saying type 1s can't see changes, you are misadvised to eat way too many carbs. I know of quite a few type 1s that have managed to reduce the amount of insulin they use by following carb reduced diets. It's a fact! At the moment type 1s are advised to eat what they want but watch out for sugary foods and fats and follow carb exchange point guidelines where possible. It's very confusing for ALL diabetics when glucose levels run too high having stuck to guidelines and ill advised carb stacked food pyramids. Cutting some carbs to avoid over use of insulin and meds should be the goal for all diabetics. It can't be reversed ketogenically only symptoms and complications reduced.
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I have been a diabetic since 1984 and gone through the whole gambit of diet tablets and now insulin in 3 per day injections. This is certainly good news as when my wife had me on a less exacting diet I showed some sighns of health improvment. I shall start this diet for a limited time whilst I corrolate the benefits ,wish me luck!
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I would really be ashamed of myself if I had type II diabetes? It really is a matter of eating too much, no enough exercise or eating the wrong foods. When Insulin is being overproduced because you blood sugar levels are too high, and the blood sugar levels can no longer get pushed into the muscles for it to be used as energy, it just stays in your blood and accumulates as fat, you only have yourself to blame. Respect you pancreas and heart.
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- ESS1 , London, United Kingdom, 06/8/2013 11:04 You sound like a bitter medical 'professional'. Advances are made all the time and remember, people cured themselves using common sense and things appearing in nature for tens of thousands of years before pharmacutical giants came along hawking their wares. Open your mind and be happy for this man's and others return to health. - Surrounded by fools, London, 6/8/2013 11:28 Ah yes, those days when people were using common sense and natural remedies and dying like flies from illnesses that we now have cures for?! In the old days people would have died of diabetes because there were no drugs made by the pharmaceutical giants...
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dr sebbi says amazing things about this .... starvation diet saved his life ..... alkalize your body
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This is no big discovery. My wife has type 2 diabetes and has controlled the condition for many years. Exercise, proper diet and carefully monitoring sugar levels, as well as regular medical checkups are key steps. She takes no meds for the condition. For diabetes type 2, that's a whole other ballgame.
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I was referred to the diabetic unit at my local hospital about 6 years ago when a steroid I was being treated with caused my blood sugar levels to rise. They gave me medication and a monitor to check my sugar levels daily, but they also said they didn't generally advise people took a pill until the levels went into double figures and if it did to contact them. It generally never went about 8, but I now have my level checked every year because if it registers around 6.9 I fall into the pre diabetic range. I also have a brother who is type 2. However, a specialist nurse at my GP surgery told me they have changed the goalposts on sugar levels as it used to be about 9 for pre diabetic. My optician said I shouldn't worry too much as she sees people who are up at around 25. I just watch my diet, the clinic advised me about certain types of fruit being bad as well, especially things like seedless grapes.
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This is basically The Cambridge diet, Lighter Life or Slim and Save. VLCD.
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But I died of starvation in 21 days.
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Last year I lost 6st 7lbs by following 'The Rice Diet'. The Rice Diet is also the result of medical research and the research described here. I have read a few disparaging remarks about this article but the important points are these; Many people are assuming that because they are thin they are healthy - often untrue. Diabetes is a major problem and many people suffer from it without realising they have type 2. Diet is effective in not just controlling diabetes (and some other conditions) but in reversing it in many cases. In my case following the Rice Diet also had rapid effects on measures such as my resting pulse rate and my blood pressure. Both were within a reasonable range considering my age but improved to good and following a more energetic lifestyle (not extreme) they are now excellent. I hope this helps others who are concerned about there weight or/and general health.
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Hope it continues to work for him. All the best.
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We need much less food to thrive and survive than most humans are aware.Wheat products are so bad for us as are red meat varieties. Sugar and the gross high fructose corn syrup pure poison. The serving sizes have grown to such an enormous level it's no wonder so many are obese, diabetic and/or suffering with depression. Small amounts of healthy veg, fruits and protein are sufficient for lunch and dinner. 'Breakie' is oat bran with almond milk and a bit of frozen fruit. Water every hour or so and Green tea 3 times a day. Voila ! Weight loss, blood pressure normalizing and mood improvement ensue in time. Vitamin D 3 , magnesium, potassium, and B 12 tablets will help with getting rid of the carb cravings. Good luck !
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- ESS1 , London, United Kingdom, 06/8/2013 11:04 You sound like a bitter medical 'professional'. Advances are made all the time and remember, people cured themselves using common sense and things appearing in nature for tens of thousands of years before pharmacutical giants came along hawking their wares. Open your mind and be happy for this man's and others return to health.- Surrounded by fools, London,-........How clever of you to so quickly judge me and my "career" as a "bitter medical professional".I'm actually just a 57yr old mum of two,who lost a grandmother and uncle to Diabetes, and watched my youngest brother in a diabetic coma BEFORE diagnosis of diabetes. ALL I said was the Article was irresponsible in that everyone is NOT the same, and should do what is best for THEM, not follow the advice of ONE man's experience. I'm not bitter.Just sad for those I lost to this disease.
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If the problem is too much fat in the liver and pancreas, how about regular daily 3 hour cardio 6 day week routines. In the first hour of exercise most of the energy comes from glycogen (stored carbs) but by the third hour of exercise 80% comes from fat and it is fat which is burnt off. So you could cut back your diet to say 500 to 1000 calorie deficit, not have the crazy headaches or death defying weightloss (come on 8 stone for a man isn't healthy). Stick to low GI carbs 40% carbs, 40% protein and 20% fat and the same effect should be noticed.
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Who are these numpties saying Type 1 can be cured? Type 1 is an autoimmune disease and is incurable. Special diets won't make any difference! Type 2 is a whole different story though as this article proves.
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Stress as he recently experienced increases cortisol levels and worsens and blood sugar abnormalities. When stress goes down some if the abnormalities can self correct
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Interesting point about fat being lost around organs first. Having fasted for the last month as part of Ramadan, I have to say I feel very healthy and detoxxed same as every year. I make sure I choose healthy meals for the evening so as not to max out on calories. Definitely recommend it!
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This was the only treatment available in the olden days, when it was called the 'peeing disease'. The word 'peeing' wasn't the exact word, however!
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Very interesting article. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a couple of years ago. This was in the main due to an unhealthy lifestyle including eating and drinking all the wrong things. I've spent the last 6 months (with some help) gradually changing the foods I eat and doing more exercise and also stopping smoking. I have now reversed my diabetes and feel great and look a whole lot better too. So yes, I can tell you it possible to reverse type 2 diabetes. It's not always been easy trying to stick to a new way of eating and living but I had a mentor (Tony Palmer) who really helped me get through the difficult days and nights. I would say an 11 day starvation diet is pretty drastic and may not suit most people and in my experience it worked out well spreading it over several months making small but important changes as you go.
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Once again the DM uses misleading headlines. This man was a very 'mild' diabetic...to use a slightly wrong expression...but he is an older person..his diabetes can be diet controlled...so saying he reversed his diabetes is wrong. He changed the things in his life that were causing his mild diabetes. It is still there..and will not go away he is not CURED. Very misleading and basically untruthful headline.
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Well done, ketogenic diets do work, but not for everybody in the long term the reason being that some of us are sensitive to the grain that we are being advised to eat without a thought that we may be sensitive to gluten. Following a primal based diet did it for me and breeds good eating habits without drinking shakes. Cutting the gluten and grain also resolved the problems with itchy eyes and carpal tunnel in the hands and fatty liver common problems in diabetics and others who follow prescribed diabetic diets and find they still have unresolved health issues. The problem with all diabetics is that they find it difficult to take on board the fact that you have to change your eating habits forever and many will think that just because blood sugar levels are in the normal range they are not diabetic anymore, go back to eating naughty foods again, stop testing and slowly and insidiously the diabetes is back with vengeance. Too many T1s are still eating far too many carbs on poor advice


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gillsc, arnside, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
I feel Richard Doughty's diet is a bit servere for my liking but as i am a type 2 diabetic .Over the past 2yrs have managed to reduce my diabetic medicine by 6 tablets and lost weight. I have done this by reducing the fat & sugar & calories intake . I am now down to taking just 3 diabetic tablets a day and still working hard to reduce those remaining 3 tablets .I did read in the daily mail i think it was some time last year that Newcastle university were doing some test on some type 2 diabetic's and got them off their diabetic medicine which may have inspired me to work harder on reducing my med's. Over the past 2yrs have got a pat on the back from my GP who wishes all the diabetic patients in the practise were as good as i have been at cntrolling the diabetes Sheila in Cumbria
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Cat, Stockport, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
I bet the hospitals are freeing up beds as I type, for all the cases of Diabetic Ketoacidosis that are going to come flooding in through their doors from this article. I would have thought that anyone wanting to try this would first be safer to invest in a blood glucose mater and ketone meter - I don't mean the ketone strips as it takes a while for the ketones to pass into urine. All-in-all, I find this article a little misleading.
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Bertram Molesey, Sunbury, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Diabetes reversed...that this mean he's suffering from Setebaid instead?
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Mrs Thrushington, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
It's quite simple to get blood glucose levels down without so much suffering...My three month tests were 5.1,5.1,5.3......... What you have to do is cut out sugar.. Look at the back of packets etc. look for Carbohydrates.. Under that will be 'sugars' if its over 10...don't eat it. ..... And half your portions of chips, potatoes etc...... that's it.
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The Truth, London, 2 years ago
Controlling your diet is the key to type 2 diabetes? Who'd've thunk it?!
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now_anon, somewhere close by, 2 years ago
Yes! Rubbish story!
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TGreat, Gushikawa, Japan, 2 years ago
Type 2 only of course. Eventually it will return permanently. Been there done that. If you are a healthy weight person with 'possible or potential diabetes' then yes you can control it with diet but it isn't cured. Mine came and went several times but after a series of other health crises it is now a permanent part of my life. I hope he stays 'cured' but every body is different.
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shenzhenbob, Shenzhen, China, 2 years ago
To "I give up" I sympathise with you completely. Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are so dis-similar I believe there is a case for giving them entirely different names. To "Society is a drain" Check the BMI chart. You are obese. shenzhenbob
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AC, London, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Of course Big Pharma doesn't want anyone to CURE diabetes.. they want to park you on insulin and metformin for the rest of your long life... £££££!!! (My personal opinion)
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Rose, London, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Lots of know it alls on here claiming its the same as as Atkins/ketogenic diet - it's not! Where in Atkins does it say eat 800 calories? Read the article properly!
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Bonnie, Edinburgh, 2 years ago
Please put TYPE 2 in the headline, Type 1 diabetes is irreversible, if you try to "cure" it by starving yourself you will die a very painful death.
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Primalist, York, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
He was in nutritional ketosis - the body's NATURAL state. Diabetes 2 is totally curable if you adopt a low carb/high fat diet that put you into NK. No drugs or surgery required. Diabetes UK hates it because it works and deprives them of business. Doctors hate it because it deprives them of their patient funding. Sugar addicts hate it because they would rather take drugs than give up their addiction. NK is THE key to health.
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Monica, Hull, 2 years ago
If Prof Ron Taylor is right about a fatty liver and pancreas causing type 2 diabetes, that would explain why overweight people are more prone to the disease, but being overweight doesn't make it inevitable and being normal weight doesn't give immunity. BMI isn't a reliable indicator of how much fat is in the liver and body cavity. His hypothesis also supports the suspected link between HFCS which encourages fat storage in the liver, and type 2 diabetes.
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Julia, Shipston on Stour, 2 years ago
Why is this news? I reversed my son's diabetes over 12 years ago, and not by starving him! Any healthy diet will work. Slow news day I presume!
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Sophie393, Colchester, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Needs more clarification about the article relating to Type 2 diabetes - as a Type 1 I have tried the ketogenic diet and was repeatedly admitted to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis. It can be done safely, however the article needs to stress that the ketogenic diet carries far higher risks for those with type 1 diabetes and that this case was specifically type 2.
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seala, Lower Hutt, 2 years ago
Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 6 months ago I am definitely going to try this and see if it works
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kenev, blandford, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
i am just about to start a life changing diet due to being type 2 (14 years now) I have listened all this time to so called experts about diet and lifestyle etc but you see I am a retired trucker(long distance) and what ever they said to me was said in a language a normal worker like me could not understand. they kept going on about gyms and eating healthy well sorry but there Is no room for a gym in my cab and for eating healthy where do I do that!!!!!! so I have been toying (as I am now retired) with totally changing what I eat and having read this superb article it as given me the confidence to do that the one target I have set myself is :- by the time I go for my 6 monthly check I want to throw away the pills that will be this October. so this Monday 12 of aug is when I am going to start
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Cat, Coventry, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
As someone who is currently waiting on a type 2 diagnosis I've found this really informative and and I've had a look on the ncl website for more information. If my diagnosis is positive and if I get the go ahead from my Doctor then I will be looking at doing this to get it under control.
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Former Brit, London Ontario, Canada, 2 years ago
Irresponsible article, which may confuse others diagnosed with the same disease.What worked for him may not necessarily work for everyone who has Type 2 Diabetes, so I hope people use their common sense to work out what is best for THEM. - ESS1 , London, -----Don't agree with your "irresponsible article" description. The article states "My GP said that my diabetes was mild enough to be controlled through diet alone"....thus implying he was working under the guidance of his GP.....which is what you should be doing.
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LERENARD, Love n Light, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Very interesting approach. Taking Chromium GTF and Zinc supplements will also help.
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Mo, LondonEnglandUK, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Interesting article. I've just finished reading a pdf book entitled "Mt Best Cookbook ¿ Introduction to Conscious Diet" - by Tom J Chalko, which has a similar theory re: mini-fasts. One of his readers, at the age of 70, having fasted for a few days began to purge cigarette smoke from his body. The old man had never smoked but his ex-wife, who he had divorced 30 years earlier, did.
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Eutraveller, Essex. Uk, 2 years ago
I tried to work out what CAR49 was on !!!!!!. All I can think of is "another planet"
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La Lune, Lunar Landscape, 2 years ago
Surely being just under 9 stone is not a healthy weight for him? So essentially, he now has to remain a stick for the rest of his life in order not to reverse the effects? This can't count as an effective outcome, surely
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vplum, East Anglia, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
There seems to be confusion on the comments here - type 1 is mainly genetic so will be diagnosed in early childhood and is not through bad eating patterns as a 3 year old, whilst type 2 is mainly environmental, hence the majority of people get it when they're overweight in their 50s+. - Sally, Bristol, United Kingdom, 6/8/2013 8:37 No. Type 1 is not genetic - I have many friends with Type 1 diabetes and none of us have any other members of the family who have diabetes. Type 1 is as a result of when you're body no longer produces insulin. I'm type 1 because I had 'flu and my body went into shock and pancreas stopped. Type 2 is where your body doesn't produce enough insulin, it's not necessarily an environmental thing. Yes, it is often caused by poor diet, but not always. Sometimes your body just doens't produce enough.
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Surrounded by fools, London, 2 years ago
- ESS1 , London, United Kingdom, 06/8/2013 11:04 You sound like a bitter medical 'professional'. Advances are made all the time and remember, people cured themselves using common sense and things appearing in nature for tens of thousands of years before pharmacutical giants came along hawking their wares. Open your mind and be happy for this man's and others return to health.
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I Give Up, UK, 2 years ago
Misleading article again! This is why Diabetes UK hates these articles and also tv programmes when they just say Diabetes. There are two types - Type 1 - you will have all your life and Type 2, which is normally weight related and can be controlled or got rid of DEPENDING on your body type with what you eat. So many articles go on about curing diabetes etc and I wish the headlines would read TYPE 2 diabetes when they discuss this. I know someone who always says to my type 1 diabetic daughter - I am just like you now, I have to take a tablet a day for the rest of my life......No1 you are not like her, try taking 4+ injections each day for the rest of your life and No2, stop drinking lager, eating and smoking and LOSE WEIGHT you fat ......
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cosmic, london, 2 years ago
Fasting is the key
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bernie2011, london, Germany, 2 years ago
Fantastic..............I am a pharmacist and well overweight.Only in the past 4 weeks have i realised what was Happening to me.I now burn more calories than my daily intake and the weight is reducing nice and slowly.I do however allow treats................but treats are not daily!!!!The ideal weight has always been SIZE in CM minus 100 minus 10 percent.So at 187 cm my ideal weight should be 87 kg minus another 8.7 kg ie 79 kg. I still have to lose 20 kg Target time 1 year.Once ist off it Needs to stay off with no jojo effects.Thanks for this great article !!!! Looks like 70 of brits are overweight and it costs the NHS BILLIONS !!!!
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dailymail86, Auckland, New Zealand, 2 years ago
Surprised people are getting green arrowed for their comments saying this diet is a secret and 'big pharma' and 'organised medicine' are trying to keep it from people - the ketogenic diet is scientifically proven and originally invented and prescribed by doctors as a treatment for paediatric epilepsy and later type II diabetes; it's not some wacky fringe alternative treatment.
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Lin, Essex, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Those meal replacement shakes, apart from the Atkins ones, are full of sugar! You could get your 800 calories a day a lot more satisfyingly than drinking those awful things!
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archie vaible, stroud, 2 years ago
My mother lost her type 2 diabetes roughly the same way about 6 years ago. That was on the lighter life diet, which is also a vastly reduced calorie intake and plenty of water. Not for the faint hearted though as the food was horrid.
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Society is a drain, Letchworth, 2 years ago
People who think only obese people have diabetes are fools....I'm 6ft3 and a big guy...I weigh 17 stone...so yes I am overweight, but by absolutely no means obese...My wife is 5ft7 and weighs just shy of 20 stone....she has perfect blood sugar levels and cholesterol is fine and her blood pressure is perfect.....My mother is type 2 as well, yet she is 5ft6 and weighs under 10 stone.......go figure...
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My opinion counts, Planet earth, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Brilliant news. Thank you for sharing
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ESS1, London, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Irresponsible article, which may confuse others diagnosed with the same disease.What worked for him may not necessarily work for everyone who has Type 2 Diabetes, so I hope people use their common sense to work out what is best for THEM.
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Mise, Anseo, Ireland, 2 years ago
My friend was recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. I'll pass this information on to her and see if it makes a difference to her, as I'm quite sure she would be prepared to do anything to get herself fit and well again.
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lj, Hull, 2 years ago
car49.... clearly ignorant, uneducated wanna be know it all. your comment made me laugh.
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pygar, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
My DM account profile was hacked and I got other peoples details up, did anyone else suffer from this? - Kevin Smith>>>>>>>>I got 2 other peoples details via my account also but I think it was more down to a bug than a hack.......looks ok now.
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boulderdash, manchester, 2 years ago
The reason a lot of people are considered diabetic today is because the Department of Health keep changing the goal posts about every 2/3 years as to the safe levels of glucose in the blood a decade ago a reading of 5.6. or 7 would not have made you diabetic?, But all the noise being made these days about Obesity(rightly) and the long term effects on the NHS budgets has made this the new Holy Grail for GP's and the Government.
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Hoofer, Heartland, United States, 2 years ago
YOU don't have to do all that. All you need to do is eat TWO normal meals a day. Not three like they have you to believe to boost the food industry business. I like that "water" tip as I find it to be very true. It doesn't even have to be water, it can be a piece of carrot, a bite of something only (can be anything at this level) or even something scaring you will halt the hunger till the next meal.
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122artinax, Fife, 2 years ago
You don't have to be overweight to get type 2 diabetes! I know plenty of overweight people that have no type 2 diabetes and are just perfectly fine. This is the misconception. There's plenty of thin people with diabetes 1 and 2 I've known.
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pygar, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
I reversed my type 2 by juicing 80% veg and 20% fruit over a month but I have this at least one a day and a normal meal at tea time and the plan was just to lose weight. This is thanks to a Joe Cross film called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead and for ideas check out rebootwithjoe.com. I was never told by the Doctors or diabetic nurses that this type 2 could be reversed......people need to know you dont have to be on tablets forever, well done to Richard for highlighting that there is an option and it's down to you.
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Carmen Yearwood, Maidenhead, 2 years ago
9 millimoles per litre is NOT indicative of diabetes. The normal range is 4 to 8. Which puts him just 1 above, which was probably normal for him. When I was diagnosed my reading were persistently high at 28 and above. He has not been cured because he probably was not a diabetic to start with.
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Peter, Leeds, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Eating 800 calories is not healthy, no matter what a scientist says. I ate ~1200 a day and after a few weeks I eventually passed out and developed ridiculously painful heart pains for months.
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Ana, Perth, 2 years ago
I did a green veg diet including potato based green soups for sanity -10days- lost 3kg which stayed off and all organs work better. I have a good nonprocessed diet with no sugar or grain long term.
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Bald Eagle, Plonevez du Faou, 2 years ago
The figures I was given for blood glucose "normal levels" were 4 to 7, so even that varies according to your Doctor. I was diagnosed as diabetic by having a level of 7.1 with no second test done. If I hadn't SAT in the waiting room for 2 hours as recommended and gone back to work for the 2 hours I wouldn't have been diagnosed a diabetic because my blood glucose levels would have been below 7!
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ttfan1948 Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Why does everything have to be juiced? Surely your teeth will fall out eventually?
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karissea, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 years ago
I have type 2 diabetes my blood was tested twice & it was 5.9 each time & I was diagnosed from those 2 readings . Since being diagnosed I have drastically cut my sugar intake & eat a healthier diet but I was told by the diabetic nurse that even though my sugar levels are now back to normal I will always have diabetes & will always have to keep my sugar levels under control .... I welcome a cure for this condition but my sugar levels are consistently around 4.9 now when I'm tested & I'm still classed as a diabetic so this kinda contradicts this ... I've heard before about being able to cure diabetes but my nurse says I will always have it ... It's so confusing ...
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car49, Peterborough, 2 years ago
Diabetes is caused by something called 'Wood Alcohol' which is found in processed foods,drinks and worst of all sweeteners (aspartame etc)! In fact that wood alcohol can even be found in that insulin shot ... its used as a cleanser in preparation! So a fast ,taking in a diet of juiced vegetables for at least 5 days will very likely reverse the diabetes ... however you need to avoid foods that contain that wood alcohol!
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Wulmiester, Sutton, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
9 milimoles per litre! This sounds to me like a random sugar level and this is obviously confirmed by the fact that after three days on a diet he was effectively "cured". I doubt he had diabetes in the first place.. When I was diagnosed I had a blood-sugar count of 16; that's what you call diabetes! It's now controlled at a consistent 6-7. I think if you're going to take on a diet like this you should take a couple of weeks off so that you are in a controlled environment. Real diabetics could quite easily have a hypoglycaemic reaction resulting in an accident, loss of conciousness and even coma. Be wary of fast fixes.
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Spaceman8793, Edinburgh, 2 years ago
Michael Moseley showed in the BBC Horizon programme that using the ADD, Alternate Day Diet can achieve similar results. You may be able to find it on YouTube.
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kalooki, dunstable, 2 years ago
This does work. I have just started something similar as I could not remember the last time I was genuinely hungry! I only eat between 6pm and 10pm. I drink tea and coffee and at least 2 litres of water a day. Yes, it is difficult for the first couple of days, but after 10 days I find that it is easy and I actually feel so much healthier. When I prepare my meal in the evening I am choosing very healthy food and the portion size is so much smaller. I do not put calorie restrictions into this new way of eating and I wish that I had had blood tests and cholesterol checks prior to the new regime because I feel so different. It is like pressing the restart button on my life!
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Ivor Macadam, Lindfield Sussex, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Be wary of losing too much too quick - a friend of mine did just that, and dropped dead. He was 64. Ivor Macadam
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thomasm1964, Esher, Algeria, 2 years ago
I'd happily avoid all that exercise and miserable starvation and take a couple of pills each day. - Scott B , Dartford UK, 06/8/2013 09:46 How do you feel about failing eyesight, neuropathy leading to amputation, major organ failure and - if you are insulin-dependent - the ever present risk of both hypoglaecemic and hyperglaecemic diabetic coma? Still happy to "take a couple of pills each day"?
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IMHO, England, 2 years ago
That's fantastic!
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al, devon, 2 years ago
From what I've seen on tv recently, type 2 diabetes is caused to a large degree by fat stopping your internal organs working properly. So losing weight (and changing your diet) is a very good idea.
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Kara Louise, Proud Briton in Denmark, Denmark, 2 years ago
A blood sugar level of 9 is not far from the normal. Normal is 4-8, not 4-6. If you test your blood sugar level after eating it will be aound 7 or 8. This bloke sounds really weird to me, because you can never have a blood sugar level that stays the same forever, which is what it sounds like he was aiming for. It has natural swings from when you eat (high) to when you are hungry (low). There are several reasons for getting type 2 diabetes,, it can be the pancreas has stopped producing the right amount of insulin, you can have too much fat in your blood so the insulin can't find the receptors and finally the receptors can be "broken". Not everyone gets it because they are fat and unhealthy. If your pancreas or receptors are faulty you can't do anything to reverse the diabetes.
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Daily Female, The Greatest Place on Earth, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
@ - - James00 , Norwich, 06/8/2013 09:26 - "Anyone who has diabetes has it due to their lifestyle choice and I don't care what anyone says, its reversible. All the body wants to do is thrive once you let it. Stop putting the toxic stuff will be the first recommendation. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Once I've seen your qualifications in medicine and science, and also seen your research (and the results of which), I'll stop thinking 'pillock' and start thinking that you might be saying something worth listening to.
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JAYNE1963, LEICESTER, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Well done you. You've worked hard, put up with dis-comfort and found what you needed to do to cure yourself. Probably the hard bit, will be keeping on track long term. Good luck.
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FedUpUK, Manchester, 2 years ago
The diabetic nurse I see makes me laugh.They say I should eat complex carbohydrates, but they pile the wieght on! Having said that I don't think I could stick to this diet.
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Belle, UK, 2 years ago
It has not been "cured", it has been controlled through his diet. That is generally the aim of dietary treatment of type 2 diabetes; to control it. Unfortunately some people still need to move on to medication or even insulin injections but many, many people have well controlled type 2 diabetes with sugar readings in the same range as people without diabetes, but they haven't been cured, they are just doing a really, really good job.
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RW, LONDON, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
More sensibly, it is far better to do all you can to avoid contracting any kind of degenerative disease in the first place by simple steps like eating a properly balanced healthy diet, avoiding alcohol, smoking and obesity, getting sufficient sleep, avoiding stress and by enjoying some regular fairly vigorous exercise. However, even with all that in place, there may be genetic factors which are unavoidable, but at least you will be giving yourself the best chance you can to remain healthy.
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Billblab, LLANDUDNO, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Is this diet regime possible without using Optifast? I have never seen Optifast before and checking it on line it seems really expensive.
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Luckyheather, Scotland, 2 years ago
Anyone who has diabetes has it due to their lifestyle choice and I don't care what anyone says, its reversible. All the body wants to do is thrive once you let it. Stop putting the toxic stuff will be the first recommendation. - James00 , Norwich, 06/8/2013 09:26 +++++ Sorry but your comment is utter rubbish - my Mum has Type 2 Diabetes, has NEVER smoked, rarely drinks alcohol, and has NEVER been even an ounce overweight. She is extremely fit for a 71-year-old and eats a super-healthy diet. You don't know what you are talking about!!!
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Geoff Wright, carmarthen, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
I have just had good news after a number of years as being type 2, i had to go to the hospital for glucoze tollerance test a month back and i had a phone call to say i am now off the diabetic register as all seems well, i will continue to be sensible in my diet , the one main thing is dont buy processed food as they are loaded with salt and sugar,fresh is best when you see what goes into it, all the best to all those trying to beat it
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Apocalypse Now, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Always consult with one's GP and Health Care Professional for guidance of diet and ways to control type 2 diabetes, in the first instance.
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Paul E, Colchester, 2 years ago
@- melarman, No your conclusion is erroneous, there is NOT more diabetes about it is just that years ago it was not diagnosed as the the technology to detect the fluctuations in blood glucose levels did not exist, therefore only severe cases were diagnosed. The Guy in this article is barley diabetic, borderline at most, as the figures he quoted are actually what most normal peoples glucose ranges through during the day. A pointless article at best, dangerous at worst as it gives false hope to people who really suffer from the condition and it also reinforces all the misconceptions about this condition!
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Essie, UK, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
It's not just about how much you eat but also what. Stripping out the carbs works well for Diabetics, stripping out sugar is the best thing anyone can do for their health and eating fresh, unprocessed food, saturated fat and leafy veg and some fruit will keep you well. Grains, especially wheat, should be drastically reduced. As a nation indoctrinated by grasping food companies, pharmaceutical companies and very poor nutritional advice from successive governments, it's a struggle to "unlearn" all the rubbish we've been fed over the decades. Even today's medics are still warning about the dangers of cholesterol, disproven by shed loads of research. Dr. Stephen Sinatra, cardiologist, is doing wonderful work re educating people about cholesterol and saturated fats, funny he's not being listened to here though. Is it because he eschews the "wisdom" that shows us shovelling prescription drugs rather than educating ourselves?
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Gumballchick, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Once again I can't believe the amount of 'armchair' experts who make such idiotic comments about diabetes. There are so many people on here who think they understand this condition and they obviously DON'T.
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Fiat Lux, Caloundra, 2 years ago
Once a diabetic always a diabetic .What a load of boloney .
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hummingbird, lincoln, 2 years ago
I lost just over seven stone before having a gastric bypass. Since the bypass, less than two months ago, I have lost a further twenty two pounds. I now weigh just over 13 stone, but I still have diabetes and take tablets for it daily. The bypass is helping me with my weight loss but certainly not my diabetes.
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geraldine, Brum, 2 years ago
Raw Food reverses Diabetes and you can eat a decent amount.
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Scott B, Dartford UK, 2 years ago
I'd happily avoid all that exercise and miserable starvation and take a couple of pills each day.
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sweetenoughthanks, London, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
A study of 11 people. Wow! That's certainly conclusive!!
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jeannie, MIDDLESEX, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
I read about this some 3 years ago, and have since told all my diabetic friends about it. As over indulgence and lack of exercise brings on this condition, I suppose reversing the over indulgence will allow the pancreas to recover - and work normally .. Simples ......
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Joey Bettany, Tiverton, 2 years ago
I've been diagnosed Type 2 diabetic for 5 years. I control it (control, not cure) through diet and exercise, as do many people. It would be much easier to take medication, but I hope to put that off for as long as possible. It isn't rocket science - eat less sugar and carbs, do some exercise.
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survivor, Newcastle, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last week and Professor Clarkes research was mentioned. However when I asked if my blood sugar level dropped from 8 when diagnosed to under 6 would the diabetes be reversed I was told NO. The person I saw is taking part in the research!!! I am in normal weight level and eat a wholegrain low-fat diet and was told by the dietician that no changes needed to be made as far as my diet is concerned.
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tim5165, Newport, 2 years ago
Nothing new about this; the Evening Standard reported some 10-15 years ago that a taxi driver 'cured' his diabetes by eating a lot of green vegetables, eg cabbage. OK, so it is generally Type 2 diabetes that can be avoided, but one day someone will find a better treatment for Type 1.
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lakesider, Essex, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
It seems to me that this man's dieting had a serious side effect of smugness. Just eating in moderation and exercising daily will have the desired effect.
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rl, Coventry, 2 years ago
James, sorry just read the rest of your 'comments' The pancreas will start again!? Ha haaaaa, classic!!!
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Bove, Solihull, 2 years ago
I am sure this is just an advert for them shakes?
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surreymac, surrey, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Good to know. When I was diagnosed with Type 2. I had had the big lecture from the practice nurse. You are a diabetic, you will always be a diabetic, every day you wake you will be diabetic, you cannot cure diabetes. I thought is the same talk she gives alcoholics.
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colin, huddersfield, 2 years ago
Back to raw !!!
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kelsbels, Durham, 2 years ago
I thought the shake diets caused your body to go into ketosis which would be dangerous for a diabetic?
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scribbler, Newmarket, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
This story appeared in the Mail in 2011. Not the same man, but, it was a life saver for my partner. He told the diabetics team at Addenbrookes, and they approved it for him. The GP was the next hurdle. But once they had the go-ahead to order the Optifast, he was off. I really admired his focus, as the first week is very, very hard. 15 months later, he has lost 8 stone, so yes, this was self-inflicted, he would admit this readily. He knew he had to do something and for him, this has worked. No medication, and no cost to NHS ! He now has a BMI of 23. His nephrologist has approved him to stay on I for 3 more months. This is to get ri of internal fat they may be around organs. Officially, his diabetes is in remission. He has never felt so well, and looks terrific. His HbA1 c is 5.5. Do not dismiss this, go on line and do the research, especially the notes for GPs which you will need to show your GP. This is a vile disease, and anyone with it should try to stop it.
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rl, Coventry, 2 years ago
James 00 - utter rubbish, I've been a Type 1 Diabetic from the age of 12, I'm now 39. Always led a fit and healthy lifestyle. I suggest you do some research before making idiotic sweeping statements. Poor diet and inactivity is a cause but not the only one.
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GK, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
"Gone back to a healthy whole grain diet". There is nothing healthy or normal about eating grains. I think his diabetes will come back on this diet. - anom999 , Plymouth, 06/8/2013 08:43 ---------------------- Show me just ONE piece of evidence that whole grain isn't healthy.
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Cerise, Nowhere, 2 years ago
Uh oh, Pharma is going to come down hard on any doctor who recommends non-drug ideas.
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James00, Norwich, 2 years ago
Anyone who has diabetes has it due to their lifestyle choice and I don't care what anyone says, its reversible. All the body wants to do is thrive once you let it. Stop putting the toxic stuff will be the first recommendation.
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ajm988, Whire, 2 years ago
This article is reckless. Yes, type 2 can be controlled with major dietary changes. But the headline doesn't specifically say that, just diabetes. If somebody who does not fully understand diabetes reads it and (well meaning I'm sure) goes to their type 1 sufferer friend who is depressed about injecting insulin multiple times a day to tell them "it's okay, this diet will sort you out!"... not wise.
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Monicle, Up North, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Sshhh, don't tell anyone this is a secret the big drug companies don't want you to know. There is no money for them in cures, they earn their money treating the symptoms. - hamhead , tehran, Iran, 06/8/2013 09:05---- Keep taking the tablets!
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Mr Blobby, Worcester, 2 years ago
Amazing what commenters read into this article, esp. those who are making negative comments. They should slow down, read it again and consider what the guy says not what their overactive minds have inserted or misinterpreted.
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On your bike, Midlands, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
"In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to keep glucose levels normal" I think you'll find the panaceas produces adequate insulin, but it can't get to the cells because fat is blocking it and the excess insulin build up in the blood starts to cause problems. A naturally low fat diet made of almost entirely fruit and veg won't have this issue as you don't have the high levels of fat in your blood leading to type 2.
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Gareth, Aberystwyth, 2 years ago
Well the side effects of this diet seems to turn one into indescribably boring,self obsessed dullards.Or is that hereditary?
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JB7, Isle of Man, 2 years ago
Do the Cambridge diet and take psyllium husks - you'll feel great and not hungry
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ChefBryn, London, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
all diets are bad. why cant people just realize its not rocket science. eat 4/5 very small meals a day consisting of a good spread of protein, carbs and fats. then do something that seems alien to most humans of this day, exercise!
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posterboy, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
It is noticeable that, despite describing himself as 'fit', the author makes no mention of exercise throughout the article. Another way to unclog the fat around vital organs is to take a couple of hours light exercise, like walking, without eating.so that the body has to use the fat and blood sugar as energy. You can empty a bath by turning the taps off and allowing the water to evaporate , but it is probably more efficient to pull the plug out.
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Pat Rattigan, Chesterfield, 2 years ago
You do not need starvation : a raw, organic plant-food diet for 5 to 14 days, depending on the individual, will reverse type-2 diabetes. There are also claims for type-1. and a whole range of other "incurable" diseases. .. This is not something that pharma-connected "medical research" organisations have ever investigated , ... THINK before you donate .
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Iseult, Cambridge, 2 years ago
My brother-in-law has type 2 diabetes and follows the dietary recommendations given to him by the diabetic clinic; he has lost a lot of the weight he carried before diagnosis but unfortunately still needs to take tablets to keep his diabetes under control. His doctor told him that while many people can control their diabetes through diet alone, this isn't possible for everyone, some people will always need medication. I don't think he's ever followed such a low calorie diet of 800 calories per day though, so must tell him about this and perhaps he'll give it a go. Interesting article.
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cheribaby, Somewhereoutthere, 2 years ago
This is nothing new. Google the Clarke diet also written by a professor specializing in diabetes. Not anywhere near as drastic and it works. There is also information about changing lifestyles once you have stripped the fat, and some very good recipes.
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Petunia Picklebottom, Manchester, 2 years ago
I do not understand why a largely liquid diet did not cuase this man diarrhoea - surely the bowels and digestive system require fibre to work properly? Liquid in, liquid out. - dublindublin , london, United Kingdom, 06/8/2013 08:29 - - - - - - - Probably because you are still eating everyday, he wasn't. His constipation started on day 6. If you are starving your body constantly over a few days, then I'd imagine that your bodily functions, such as those of your bowel, would slow right down, and what is waste in a normal nourished body, would be a source of energy and nutrients and withheld.


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katonggirl, Countryside, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
9st seems very thin for a man of his height. His diabetes may not have been weight induced but we have always been told that, for the overweight, losing a few stone and a more healthy diet will often stop Type 2 diabetes in its tracks.
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Terence, Norfolk, 2 years ago
Normal blood glucose range is 4-7 mmol/l. Therefore this is a very mild case. In fact it wouldn't surprise me if it went back to normal on it's own. Good story though DM.
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Kevin Smith, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
My DM account profile was hacked and I got other peoples details up, did anyone else suffer from this?
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Miumiu, Lala Land, 2 years ago
That's Diabetes type 2 which can be controlled with diet. You may not need medication at all. You can never heal yourself from type 1. It's a lifelong illness.
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Al, Ashford, 2 years ago
Can I have the recipe for the cucumber meal please?
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AndyCapobianco, Chelmsford, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
"18 months ago, I went on the 8 week, 500 calorie a day diet, with no carbs, no protein, no fat. I lost 2 stone but it did not reverse by Type II diabetes. A bit miffed."... that look like a really, really bad diet/idea
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hamhead, tehran, Iran, 2 years ago
Sshhh, don't tell anyone this is a secret the big drug companies don't want you to know. There is no money for them in cures, they earn their money treating the symptoms.
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hazel, West Sussex, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
I think you'll find a slice of cucumber is a lot less than 800 calories!
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Dr Spock, london, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Sugar Levels go Up & down all day Long....... If your Sugar level are low & you go walking/Gardening/House work Etc then your Sugar level get even Lower & people can Collapse.
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CT, Knottingley, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
He's kidding himself. It will be back. He wont be able to keep that routine up in his older years. Trust me!
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nomen est omen, London, 2 years ago
Not dissimilar to Atkins << not quite Atkins doesn't rely on shakes (in the early stages at least) and carbs are restricted to less than 20 grammes per day so circa 80 calories, but the rest is made up of proteins and fats.
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Stan Dandy Liver, Highway, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
My diabetic care specialist told me Type 2 gets worse as you get older, hence me going from stronger and stronger medicines over time, to insulin and now bydureon on top of all that. Insulin makes you put weight on, so everything I lost when I first developed the condition in my 40s has come back double. The more fat around your middle, the more insulin resistant you become, leading to bigger doses with corresponding increase in appetite. It is not easy to control, so good luck to this gentleman. I would just advise caution. One isolated case of reversal is not clinical proof and it could easily come back to take another bite at him.
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Tony, Derbyshire, 2 years ago
Interesting, but you should point out which meal replacement shakes to use as some are as bad as having a milk shake from a takeaway and will do you no good at all!
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Hildegard Nyauche, Watamu, Kenya, 2 years ago
I am a type 2 diabetic. I am 5'5 and weigh 10 stone. I am a responsible eater and I have to take one 500 Glucophage per day. I have been diabetic for the last 15 years. Do you not think that if it would be that easy some of the worlds top researchers would have come up with that idea? And what about the "shakes" mentioned? Sounds not professional, too "gimmicky" for me...
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KingofthePaupers, Brantford Canada, Canada, 2 years ago
Jct: I'm a believer. I'm now in the 20th day of a "miracle water-only" fast with only one pizza and one chinese buffet interfering! Feel great. Not one hunger pang.
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rodger the dodger, London, 2 years ago
800 calories ISN'T a health nutrition intake, it is a crash diet. This man is 5ft 7" and weighs just 10st 7lbs , yet he shed another stone after seven months, making him 9st 7lbs, Not satisfied he went on a 800 calorie diet and kept his weight to below 9st by as recommended by Professor Taylor¿s who's studies have shown that drastic dieting causes the body to go into starvation mode and burn fat stores for energy. I am amazed that his GP agreed to this type of diet (mostly made up of shakes) for a man who clearly isn't over weight. Now what does this man do, stay on this diet for the rest of his life as he feels the main goal is to get his blood sugar level as low as possible, or does he go back to 'normal' meals and see his blood sugar levels increase. 7milimoles is consider excellent for a diabetic, which is 1milimole above the a non diabetics daytime blood sugar level. 4milimoles is a morning reading after fasting and isn't recommended as a goal for daytime blood sugar levels.
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jim., carlisle england, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Oh dear what are the drug companies going to say about this.
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Elizaa, Do, Åland Islands, 2 years ago
This is not dissimilar to the Atkins diet - high protein, lower carbs. - tom moncrieff, london england, 6/8/2013 8:39 ---------------------------------------------------------- Atkins is not high protein. It is High fat, moderate protein & restricted carbs. An idea ratio as per Atkins Nutritional Approach is 70 fat/ 20 (ish) protein / 10 (ish) carb. This is stated often in each & every book though the eariler books from the 70s are a little tighter.
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gottogochild, Birmingham UK, 2 years ago
Moderation is fine but the trouble with this constant dieting business is that it's such a miserable way to live. I prefer to enjoy life while I have it instead of drinking three litres of water and eating thin flavourless food. Richard Doughty looks as though he could use a few of my special steak pies.
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anom999, Plymouth, 2 years ago
"Gone back to a healthy whole grain diet". There is nothing healthy or normal about eating grains. I think his diabetes will come back on this diet.
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perdita, leeeeeeeeeeds, 2 years ago
\i have had Type 2 for about 5 years and understood that the correct sugar in blood reading was 6.1 - justme , London, 06/8/2013 08:15....that seems a rather spuriously exact figure, perhaps it's time to talk to the diabetic specialist again?
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Yogi Bear, Outer Space, 2 years ago
Not new and there is no need to make such a drastic change. Similar results can be obtained by eating 600-800 calories on two or three days per week and eating normally the other days. This is much easier to stick too, won't cause the dizziness experienced by a full starvation diet and is nowhere near as dangerous. It will also lower you triglycerides.
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Resnam, Sandbanks, 2 years ago
I don't know many people with the will power to do this diet, including me. Can't they just invented a tablet?
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Devon Dumpling, Devon, 2 years ago
You can also reverse diabetes by eating no processed food whatsoever, including margarine, ready meals, ready made sauces, sugar, jams and spreads, and meats like sausages and burgers. Anything 99% natural like butter, full fat milk, cream, cheese, lamb, pork, beef and poultry, vegetables and definately only a small amount of fruit per day.
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lj, Hull, 2 years ago
this is no good when your a type one diabetic since 10 years old and your pancreas stopped making insulin at 11 years old.
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tom moncrieff, london england, 2 years ago
This is not dissimilar to the Atkins diet - high protein, lower carbs.
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Michael, Dublin, Ireland, 2 years ago
How can your thousands upon thousands of readers believe or be expected to believe this story when as one of your valued reader has posted a comment that is running up the greens like a bat out of hell , i refer to the comment Richard Doughty isn't a Newcastle University academic as it says on the homepage - he's a journalist! -
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georgina, portsmouth, 2 years ago
A dangerous article in a number of ways. 1. telling people to consult their doctors first does not work - I have been a nutritional practitioner for 15 years and they nod and tell you they have! 2. the body will react to starvation diets or as I call it nutritional deficiency syndrome - it will lose weight initially and then as soon as you begin to include higher calorie foods it will store and you will put weight back on - then you think - I will starve myself for a few more weeks and so the cycle begins. A man needs around 1800 calories and a woman 1500 calories per day to ensure that there is sufficient nutrients not calories for the organs and body to function healthily - with moderate exercise and the right foods you can lose weight reduce your blood sugar sensibly over a period of months and not bounce back again. Sorry to be long winded but get so annoyed with Quick Fix proponants.
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Sally, Bristol, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
There seems to be confusion on the comments here - type 1 is mainly genetic so will be diagnosed in early childhood and is not through bad eating patterns as a 3 year old, whilst type 2 is mainly environmental, hence the majority of people get it when they're overweight in their 50s+.
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tunybgur, Shoeburyness, 2 years ago
As previously commented, it's similar to a Ketogenic diet which means virtually carbohydrate (sugar and starch) free. This type of diet takes us back to our natural (pre-civilisation) diet where grains and sugar were absent and we ate meat, fruit, veg etc, in fact our bodies are not designed to digest grains and sugars, they are alien to us and form the basis of many of the diseases of civilisation. A Ketogenic type diet is also effective in helping cure, prevent or slow many of our modern diseases, Alzheimers, Epilepsy, and Cancers, especially brain tumours. Cancer cells need sugar to grow but normal cells in our body can derive energy from fat by a process called Ketosis, cancer cells cannot do this and their growth is slowed or stopped and in many cases they will die like normal cells by apoptosis (programmed cell death). Some clinicians believe a Ketogenic diet should be part of Cancer therapy. As always, discuss with your doc before doing this as it does have some side effects.
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thomas, hexham, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
This works as long as you keep taking the water daily with a little salt, Dr F. Batmanghelidj tells it all in his book, "your bodies many cries for water" you will be suprised at what thirst does to you and how many alilments it causes.
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Lottie, London, 2 years ago
@ Englishrose...you have posted for me. Primal/ paleo is the the way to cure type 2 lots of healthy meats fats and veg, NO GRAINS and sugars....my whole family inc children eat this way and we are all lean but most importantly as fit as fiddles with loads of energy :))
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dublindublin, london, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
I do not understand why a largely liquid diet did not cuase this man diarrhoea - surely the bowels and digestive system require fibre to work properly? Liquid in, liquid out. Vegetables - especially root vegetables -.will contain some fibre. Salad vegetables are largely water in content. I follow a low carbohydrate diet - but I know that I have to eat some fibre otherwise diarrhoea ensues so I eat a bowl of porridge - with barley grains as well as oats - for breakfast and the rest of day eat protein with some cooked vegetables - which includes butternut squash, broccoli, broad beans, etc etc.
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ken mist, paris, 2 years ago
Known for years it can becontrolled by diet
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Eric, Devon, 2 years ago
There is nothing new in his findings. Read the Book "South Beach Diet" it's all explained
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Sunny, Andalucia, 2 years ago
I am diabetic, I come from a family with a big history of it, father, aunts, uncles, cousins grand parents and siblings. My sister and I keep our glucose levels under excellent control by eating healthily and sensibly. I do have the days when I want a treat, like a nice cake, I am not a slave to diabetes. I intend to live a long and healthy life!!
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hellsbells, london, 2 years ago
I dont understand this article at all, there is so much conflicting information about D2. I was told by my diabetic nurse that if you are in the 4s you are on the floor. She told me my readings should never be as low as in the 4s! And yet he is telling us a normal level is 4.6. Also, at one 6 monthly check up another diabetic nurse told me "oh the guidelines from EU have changed now and according to those changes you now should be taking metformin" ! So, one month I dont need metformin, then EU tells us to change the line where a patient needs meds, and then I do need metformin. Makes you wonder who really controls things, us or the EU.
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chris, cambridge uk, 2 years ago
18 months ago, I went on the 8 week, 500 calorie a day diet, with no carbs, no protein, no fat. I lost 2 stone but it did not reverse by Type II diabetes. A bit miffed.
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cornish mum, cornwall, 2 years ago
Bonefisherman your ignorance astounds me and angers me as a mum to a 9 year old on 4 injections a day since he was 5 for you to flippantly say most type 1's can have their condition reversed is disgraceful, get your facts right before writing ignorance others may believe! Funnily enough I don't inject my son for fun, and the fact that so many have green arrowed you shows a lot about the ignorance to type 1 diabetics in this country. My son did nothing to deserve type 1 he has always eaten and loved healthily but it is a FACT that unless a cure is found it is for LIFE so Do not trivialise it!!
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LaLa, LaLaLand, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
This diet is so easy to do. I have lost a stone in just a month together with swimming twice a week, and it is so good for your body too, really does clean your insides out and totally helps type 2.
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justme, London, 2 years ago
\i have had Type 2 for about 5 years and understood that the correct sugar in blood reading was 6.1
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Copydeck, London, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
I reduced my need for insulin by losing weight and exercising but for some strange reason my need for insulin is creeping back up. I refer to Type 2.
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C.Blimp, T.Wells, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
DM should have a proper medical panel to screen all these quack remedies, diets. hair restorers, skin creams, before confusing credulous readers irresponsibly
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arram, westcliff on sea, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
I tried this type of diet for two years.....then back it came again.....it will not last
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ajbsh, Aberdeen, 2 years ago
"Also most Type 1 can be halted, reversed and often cured" - Bonefisherman, Cahors, Hmmm tell me more! Where's your evidence to back that statement up? I've been Type 1 since the age of 4 some 40 years ago (that makes me 29, you do the math ;-) ) and have done various fund raisers etc for Diabetes UK who assure us that as yet there ain't no cure for Type 1's. However I'm willing to ignore everything they're telling us and start supporting you my learned friend if you can prove to me that Type 1 Diabetes can be "halted, reversed and often cured". Believe me if that were the case there'd be a lot of very grateful Diabetics, somehow I don't think it is.......unless Diabetes UK have been holding out on us all?
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paulc, gloster, 2 years ago
"He has put himself through a kind of Ramadan. This is why fasting for one month a year is good for you. It resets your liver and pancreas. - theslowpoke , London, 06/8/2013 07:57" =================== during Ramadan, they fast during the hours of daylight. They break their fast every night as soon as the sun goes down.
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Steady Ebby, Aldershot UK, 2 years ago
40 year old news. It's all stated in Atkins.
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powconstruction, Trieste, Italy, 2 years ago
Great information for the readers who are concerned. Fantastic news. I'l put it on my Facebook account.
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theslowpoke, London, 2 years ago
He has put himself through a kind of Ramadan. This is why fasting for one month a year is good for you. It resets your liver and pancreas.
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Janet, London, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Richard Doughty isn't a Newcastle University academic as it says on the home page - he's a journalist!
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Chap, Kent , London, 2 years ago
Ive always known that you can reverse type 2 diabetes.
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EnglishRose, London, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
This is in essence how our ancestors ate for 2 million years - paleo/primal - lots of fasts when food was short etc BUT there is absolutely no need to do it this very unhealthy newcastle way with fake shakes, chemicals and potions. Just eat lots of healthy fats, meat, veg and your appetite will reduce, you will eat about 1000 calories a day and not need more and have a way of eating for life. This way of eating also helps epilepsy and depression. Basically as Lustig says sugar/carbs are the culprit.
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Susan, Bedfordshire, 2 years ago
For the love of God PLEASE can you make it clear that this article is about TYPE 2 diabetes in your heading. People glance at headings and immediately assume - this is why my little daughter is often told that 'she'll grow out of' her Type 1 or that she 'must have eaten too much rubbish'. And this is by adults.
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fr, Penkridge, 2 years ago
If this diet had been promoted by a layman in a best-selling paperback, the medical/scientific profession would have come down on it like a ton of bricks, with dire warnings about unbalanced diets etc.
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Elizaa, Do, Åland Islands, 2 years ago
I follow a ketogenic diet too. In my case it helps to reign in my rogue immune system (SLE, Crohns/UC, RA ). I still flare but the severity of the flares are greatly reduced & my recovery is faster too. I also feel an awful lot better because I only eat wholefoods. No grains or processed. It is a fair amount of hassle but I find it well worth the effort.
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Jane, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
he had type two diabetes which is controlled by diet, many 100 of thousands do this everyday, this is not news and many more have type two and don't know they got it
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Bonefisherman, Cahors, 2 years ago
Nothing new here. Read Campbell's "The China Study" where he proved that Type 2 can be cured easily by a change of diet. Also most Type 1 can be halted, reversed and often cured. I have a friend in Oregon who is an eye surgeon who was persuaded ALL of his patients with Type 2 (several hundred) to follow Campbell's recommendations and ALL, I repeat ALL have now been cured.
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smiler561, No-Where Land, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Doesn't this raise false hopes, my brother is diabetic, his specialist rubbishes this kind of thing???
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vplum, East Anglia, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
Disappointed to read that your blood sugar levels were considered too high at 7mmol/l when the healthy and acceptable range is between 4 and 8. Not really sure why this is news worthy. You had type 2 diabetes which your Dr said could be managed by diet alone, and you managed it by diet alone. I'm a type 1 and mine can only be managed with insulin, and I manage it with insulin - does anyone want to write a story on me?? Despite this, I'm pleased you've got it under control. I'm glad I'm a type 1 and can pretty much eat what I like (as long as I adjust my insulin to match)!
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Bobbo, London, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
My dad was in a similar situation, with mild/borderline diabetes. I stuck him on the intermittent fasting protocol for a couple of months, his weight fell off and the doctors eventually gave the all clear. Make sure to cut out all the sugary stuff and fruit juice though.
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Shy Low Beef, Metropolis USA, 2 years ago
Atkins is also a ketogenic diet will lower blood sugar also.
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Mapdoc, Los angeles, United States, 2 years ago
Boy it sounds really brutal but great that it works. Like the idea about building muscle mass, that makes a lot of sense.
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ScotMk, Mk, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
What utter nonsense, you are doing a Keto diet which is a kow carb high fat diet. You are not cured of diabetes its nit curable "yet" diabetes is a damagad pancreas and this cannot be repaired only maintained, drink a xan of coke or eat a mars bar, this will prove you still have diabetes. I have hba1c of 5.5% through low carb high fat diet, am I cured, NO just manage it well.
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lamacat, truro, 2 years ago
I was put on a very similar diet years ago to help adjust my thyroid which had gone out of kilter after having an operation. It worked amazingly and within 3 weeks felt so much better that I went back to work. I kept it up for months and was never healthier. They only difference was that I had to drink 3 litres of self made fruit or veg. juice a day. I have never had a problem since and that was 30 years ago and I was very poorly.
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melarman, Uxbridge, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
There was not so much diabetes years ago so it must be our life styles Common sense.
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JulieG, Auckland, 2 years ago
It's a Ketogenic diet. Definitely for type two diabetes, not type one. See you tube for a recent talk by Phinney and Volek that explains how this kind of diet can help (in many cases) with different presentations of metabolic syndrome. Well done that man!
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paulc, gloster, 2 years ago
so are you back to eating bread, potatoes, rice, pasta and other high carb foods without your blood glucose levels shooting through the roof? Because that's what reversing diabetes implies. I'm on a low-carb high-fat diet and have my blood sugars under control, but can never go back to eating as I used to before diagnosis. If I try that, my blood glucose level goes right up to well over 10.
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Me Here 1, Hampshire UK, 2 years ago
This is not new! See Halle Berry cures diabetes on youtube, she controls it with diet and exercise and so is not insulin dependant. But she was type 1.
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Marie2428, Southern USA, 2 years ago
Just so everyone knows, this will not work for an insulin dependent diabetic. If you are taking insulin your body has more than likely already shut down its insulin production.
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dailymail86, Auckland, New Zealand, 2 years ago
What you're describing is a ketogenic diet. It is used to treat a number of conditions, including epilepsy. Not just any meal replacement shake will work- it requires a high protein, low carbohydrate one.
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sl in central ok, OKC, United States, 2 years ago
I wonder if it can resolve fatty liver syndrome where diabetes has not yet begun.
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lmo12, Cherry Hill, United States, 2 years ago
The right diet can cure diabetes type II a high percentage of time. No, not news in this article, was news when Nathan Pritikin said it in the 1970's.
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Blessed in Indiana, Indiana, 2 years ago
Interesting!
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Erinski, Barrow, United Kingdom, 2 years ago
can we start using the terms type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes in headlines, tired of them being lumped together


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