Many of us have multiple diagnoses. Metabolic syndrome is only part of it. Many of our systems are compromised by cumulative vascular damage. From high blood glucose levels above 139(7.8).

There can be weight gain, or weight loss. There are hyperglycemic events that may need hospitalization, ketoacidosis which is life or death, hypoglycemic events, which can result in coma and death.

Most of the diabetic complications and comorbidities are a direct result of vascular damage to the larger blood vessels - often heart related -, and to the small blood vessels - most everything else.

Nerve damage, like peripheral neuropathy, slow healing, wounds / ulcers that won't heal, gangrene, amputations, chronic kidney disease, kidney dialysis, and more, is rampant in uncontrolled blood glucose numbers.

Blindness, dementia, multiple nighttime trips to the loo, kidney disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, liver damage, pancreas shutting down, fatty liver, fatty organs, vaginal yeast infection, impotence, brain fog, and more are results.

Then there are the seemingly unrelated diagnoses like psoriasis, eczema, sleep apnea, lupus, seizures, epilepsy, cancer, Parkinson's, Crohns, fibromialga, Irritable Bowel Syndrome,
Lyme's Disease, balance issues, vertigo, chronic pain, and more.

Diabetes is not for the faint hearted. It is serious, and we need to take control. Cutting the carbs and controlling your numbers is the least each of us can do to help control our numbers. We should want to enjoy an active, adventure filled life, and be willing to do some of the hard work.

I wish for you more good days than bad and have many exceptional days too. Be the warrior you never knew you were. Fight the good fight daily. Do the baby steps.

And never give up, never surrender, never ever.
You got this.
Have a blessed wonderful day.

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Hi @A DiabetesTeam Member,
At my last appointment my pcp, primary care physician, the doctor who oversees my care - told me that I am normal and not diabetic anymore. Just because my A1C with no medications ever, have been 4.9, 5.3, 5.1 over the last 2 years. When I was diagnosed February 2021 my A1C was 13.5. 3 months later it was 4.9 - no medications.

I told her bulls***. If I wasn't diabetic I could eat half a pizza or a couple of bowls of rice without my 2 hour number being out of the safe range.

I am just supercontrolling my diabetes journey. I am in clinical remission. I eat to my meter and stick to the TITR guidelines, 4.0(72) to 7.8(140). That does not add to vascular damage and arrests diabetic complications and comorbidities right where they are.

In fact if I eat more than a 2 inch triangle of thin crust pizza, my 2 hour numbers are way too high. If I eat 2 tablespoons of rice, my 2 hour numbers are 180 to 200+.

I am diabetic and always will be. That's the long and short of it. Unless there will be a real cure, I will continue to eat to my meter. I will continue my ultralow carb right eating lifestyle. 5-8 carbs per meal, 15-20 carbs daily.

Tonights dinner.
Steak, rare.
Mushrooms sautéed in butter.
Asparagus lightly sautéed in butter, then heat turned up to brown.
Hamburger sliders with seriously sharp aged cheddar.
Fresh ripe red peppers.
Sliced cucumber.
Seriously sharp aged cheddar.

Have a wonderful day.

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another topic is that not all diabetics are the same people vary and so do sugars what works for one person may not work for another

The system treating us like fragile children and not telling us how dangerous and deadly this disease can be because they are trying to protect our feelings

How is anyone supposed to make informed decisions about diet or medication or whatever if they have no appreciation as to what they are up against

And if you want to talk about a "cure for Type 2" we had one - it was called "don't eat crap and keep your weight in check"

When I was born 2% of the population would develop Type 2 - now it's 12% and it is estimated that a child born today has 50% odds of developing Type 2

We are doing that to ourselves shoveling in fast food/processed crap, being more worried about body positive and convincing ourselves that it's just society judging us if we are carrying extra weight and sitting around with a smartphone glued to our hands

So talk the truth about the disease/how serious it is and lets be honest - look in the mirror if you want to know why we have a diabetes epidemic because very few of us "had to be here" - and if I sound too harsh that is exactly why the rate of Type 2 has increased 600% in my lifetime - we don't want to talk about the real cause....