My Mother's Recent Diagnosis

By michaelsm17h

1 min read

Hello, my mother was recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

First steps after her diagnosis

She was prescribed metformin and given a glucometer. She has been recording her blood sugars in the morning and two hours after eating a meal.

Blood glucose inconsistencies and weight loss

We have noticed that even for the same foods in the same proportions that on some days she can have dramatically different results. I was wondering what could be causing these disparities.

Also, she has lost nearly 20 pounds since the diagnosis, but her glucose levels remain elevated.

How much more weight do you think she will have to lose to become insulin sensitive again? What suggestions do you have to quicken the process of controlling glycemic levels and possibly reversing type 2 diabetes?

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Thomas A McAtee Jr. Moderator
@michealSm17th Thanks for joining and sharing your story. Your mother lost 20 lbs? That's wonderful to hear! You would really need to check with your doctor or dietitian to see what what is recommended as a weight that they would like to see her at. The food and differences in the glucose reads can be caused by varioius reasons such as a cold, illness and other things. That would be better answered by her doctor as well. As I said there could be anything that can be a factor in this. We're unable to offer medical advice as what to do hence we always suggest that you ask your doctor, diabetes team when you have a question as such. They are the experts and know your mother and will advise as to what's going on with her. As for is diabetes reversable, there is no cure for diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can be caused by a lot of factors in this. Also type 2 diabetes is not reversable. You can manage to control it and maintain it and manage to get into a "normal persons" A1C range but will always be a type2 diabetic because after getting it under control and maintaining once a person thinks they're 'cured' or 'reversed' and go back to same thaing they were doing before it will come right back out at them. I know that it's a hard thing to do. It is for all diabetics and it's something we learn we must do at all times and not become complacent and let our guard down. Yes, we do as the old saying goes fall off the wagon or out of the car at times but we must get up, dust ourselves off and crawl back on the wagon, inside that car and keep on traveling down this bumpy road we know as diabetes. It's not easy trust me on that. But its a battle that we can win in gaining control and maintaing control with an effort. Again, check with your doctor, diabetes team on those questions. Give our best to your mother. Tom

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