Diabetes UK reckons you can put T2 into remission:
Given the long-term health impacts, it is certainly worth a try, though obviously your mileage may vary. Not sure I'd like to survive on 600 calories a day for 3 months! I fast a couple of days a week and find that pretty easy, but finding the time for exercise would do me more good. Perhaps next month...
Sounds like you're doing the right thing cutting down and getting fitter. Certainly the right time to do it as I can certainly confirm things get more difficult once you reach 50, though I'm lucky enough that I'm not diabetic, just unfit!
Type 2 diabetes remission
Type 2 diabetes remission is when your blood sugar levels return to a safe, non-diabetes level long-term, without the need for glucose-lowering medication. It stops diabetes in its tracks and boosts your chances of a healthy future. When you are in remission the symptoms of your diabetes are on...
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Given the long-term health impacts, it is certainly worth a try, though obviously your mileage may vary. Not sure I'd like to survive on 600 calories a day for 3 months! I fast a couple of days a week and find that pretty easy, but finding the time for exercise would do me more good. Perhaps next month...
Sounds like you're doing the right thing cutting down and getting fitter. Certainly the right time to do it as I can certainly confirm things get more difficult once you reach 50, though I'm lucky enough that I'm not diabetic, just unfit!