i was told once by a friend that i should go to a chiropractor because holistic medince would cure me of my type 1 diabetes.
oh, and to try Advocare. It would get me off of insulin.
thanks, i appreciate the suggestions, but your lack of knowledge on the disease makes me want to tell you to shut up and google it.
I suffer from an additional chronic disease: psoriasis. For half my life I was covered over 30% of my body. I tried every "natural" cure out there. Only medication and light treatments brought me any degree of relief. Next my savior came along in the form of Enbrel an injectable drug which cleared me in weeks.
I'm a big believer in trying to eat right,exercise think calming thoughts,etc. but what's worked for me is proven science.
After 3 yrs of mixed results with oral medications,Lantus along with Metformin has brought me to the edge of normalcy. Fortunately,I have a generous pharmacy plan to be able to reap the rewards of this wonderful drug.
Yes, through our own ignorance,(mine included) we most likely did bring on diabetes.
Most Type 2 is thought to be insulin resistance. And reducing the carbs will reverse it. But you certainly do NOT need to starve yourself.
The AMA, ADA, doctors tell us Type 1 what happened (pancreas stopped producing beta cells) but they can not tell us why that happened.
Thinking about my own situation, since the '70s, I have to believe at least some of the reason I ended up a Type 1 was due to diet.
Starting in the early '70s I started making my own bread, whole grains, then organic. I thought I was doing myself a favor. If I had known then, what I know now (grains being highly inflammatory), I MAY not have turned diabetic at all. But that is something I certainly can not say for sure.
What I know now is humans do not need any grains to be healthy. So to that fact, I only eat bread occasionally and only sourdough. Any fermented food it healthier than its non-fermented counterpart.
But I now have to consider the possible fact that my pancreas maybe in the slow process of rebuilding itself, through my very high anti-inflammatory diet. That is the only explanation of why I can go as much as 5 days without injecting insulin, and still stay between 90~125. But on average, I might go two days without insulin.
I for one, will not sugar coat anything. And ever since I was diagnosed 5 1/2 years ago, I had NO intention of sitting on my hands, and just say "yes doctor, whatever you say".
I've done 1000s of hours of research, being so little is really written about Type 1. And most of what I have tried on my own has worked for me. Those things may or may not work for someone else.
Thanks Brian, I feel that same way. No matter how "ignorant" Theo might think we are.
Yes, and many do care, that’s for sure. 
It sounds like you have LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes of adults). Like childhood T1 diabetes it is also an autoimmune disease, but is much slower in onset and generally occurs at a later age, which is why it is often misdiagnosed as type 2. Can you tell I have this type? I was misdiagnosed as T2 (when I was 30 years old, and thin!), for the first 10 years of my disease!!! (That was 27 years ago.) In my case it is hereditary, I have 1 sister, one cousin, and 2 aunts with the same type. I think that the most defining difference between T1 and T2 is one is an autoimmune disease, and the other is not. As such the only way to prevent the progression of T1 would be a lifetime of immuno-suppressive drugs, not really an option at this point. There is often insulin resistance associated with T2, less so with T1, which really affects treatment options. (But, of course, like everything associated with diabetes, there are exceptions!) I have virtually no insulin resistance. Most doctors I've dealt with are surprised at how little insulin I need to take, and how little will bring my blood sugar down, because they're used to dealing with T2s. Anything that lowers your insulin resistance (such as exercise, losing weight, and some of the medications prescribed for T2) will help control T2, less so for T1, though of course weight control and exercise are a good idea! BTW for that reason the medications that lower insulin resistance are fairly worthless for most T1s.
So, to summarize, I too think they should be separated. I often try to explain to people that diabetes is like heart disease, the end result (heart attack in this example, high blood sugar for diabetes), is the same, but how you got there is extremely variable - could be high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, "runs in the family", etc. For some reason even lay people get this.
Honestly when I first got diabetes there was some lack of clarity on the differences from type 1 and type 2. I've soon grown and became knowledgeable of type 2. Also, I've learned most people look at type 2 as a more of your own fault thing. Which is completely wrong. I'm a type 1, but never looked at type 2 any different, but a story that I always tell is about a type 2 I met in college. She was about 16 years old when she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and it had nothing to do with her eating habits or anything. She became a type 2 diabetic from the stress her body was under when she came out to her parents. This opened my eyes even more to how much stress affects the body. There is nothing that cures it, there are currently only things that better help manage it.
Also, remember they're only trying to help :)
I believe that type two diabetes can be cured. I have several patients in my practice that have. Whether you still write it down in the chart or not is semantics. I have a mobile platform that I use, can't say anything else here about it on tu as not to be commercial.
We are using the platform here in KY in a pilot with medicaid. I'd like to prove this with medical research.
connect with me privately anytime!
Natalie
Thanks Nick, that is one thing that I do try to keep in the back of my mind. :)
What is unfortunate is that people don't see that you are trying to help. Seems on this site no one wants to be told that they have control of themselves, that they are responsible for making themslves better. That is all we are trying to do, point out that you have a lot of control of your own health and well being.
Especially if you have T2. Notice people are upset because of this. It has been said that the truth will set you free, but will ■■■■ you off first.
Whether or not you believe you can make yourself better, you are correct! If you want to remain a victim, have the doctor tell you how to live your life, then more power to you. However, many have discovered a better way. All we are trying to do is point that out, yet it creates "hurt feelings". I would rather be told the cold hard truth then some warm fuzzy lie!
What is most unfortunate is that most of us do understand that. You also have to allow people to go through the stages of grief over what having this disease may or may not have cost them without shoving platitudes about empowerment down their throat while they attempt to do it. Instead of messaging people to ask what their experience with this disease has been like and attempting to understand that not everyone's experiences with this disease is the same, or whether the circumstances of their lives permit them to live by the gold standard it seems you think you live by, you tell people they're stupid and lazy and move on. I've already reported you to the admins.
The sad fact as I scan all these replies is there a lot of people who don't understand. I mean doctor's don't completely understand it. Doctor's simply act on theory 90% of the time give or take a few %. Simply do what works for you, and continue living your life. Just have fun, and be happy! That's all anyone can ask for truly to get out of life.
Report away! Do you really think that matters to me? That I have hurt your sensitivities? Get a backbone!
What makes you think anyone with this has the sort of time you think they need? D isn't going to wait until the grieving is done to create pain and death!
In fact, the message that you are sending is probably worse. Telling people it is okay to stay ill, to not take care of themselves because it is too soon or too hard for them. That may make sense to you, but not me.
I never once said anyone was stupid or lazy, that was all you!
I truly think that is the key, is to be happy and live life to the fullest. :)
Thanks Nick. And you're right on the above. When I was diagnosed, LADA was largely unheard of and I spent two years misdiagnosed and treated as a type 2. That time made me extremely brittle. I've also moved 8 times since diagnosis- having a new team of doctors approximately every 18 months is trying on a chronic disease, especially when even 10 years later, LADA is an extremely uncommon diagnosis here. Many diabetics suffer from depression and anxiety problems, whether as a result of their diabetes, or from before they were diagnosed. People who have these problems can't just force themselves to feel any particular way about something. I've learned to some extent to trust my own instincts about my body, but I have also learned that modern medicine is above and beyond more trustworthy than "supplements and diet cures". People who struggle don't need people to tell them they're wrong or dumb or lazy for struggling. They need support and understanding. Chances are, they don't have it anywhere else in their lives either. Joining TuD and Tumblrbetic really introduced me to a large group of people who have an extremely hard time emotionally, and places like this have done a lot to help.
Way to go, Dean. I can't tell you something that you've strongly implied to people repeatedly but you can inject flat out a message I did not once type out with my hands? I think your hypocrite is showing.
For the record, struggling with diabetes doesn't mean "staying ill" and "not taking care of themselves". I have a backbone. You just don't like that I used it. Take a seat.
Eggs,w/ a bit of lean pork, beef.
Or my personal favorite omelets. You can stuff them with all kinds of healthy foods. Onions, peppers, spinach, asparagus, tomatoes and of coarse, spices.
So why can't the 2 latest posters fight it out between themselves instead of here ? I have better things to do than post , such as training for my Team Diabetes Canada , Amsterdam October 20 event ...for all people with diabetes ..because I can ( living with diabetes since early 1983 ) ...au revoir !!
I certainly would not tell you that. If that were true, I would not be a type 1, as I've been going to a chiropractor since '91.
But diet is just as important to a type 1 as a type 2. It makes no difference to me that the doctor could not tell exactly what caused my type 1. I will/have tried many things, even taking natural sups formulated for a type 2. And that also lowers the amount of insulin I have to take. I believe less is better.
After two years I do believe in focussing on an anti-inflammatory diet, which will also be alkaline.