As a newbie I have a question……

At what point is Type 2 Diabetes considered reversed? Is this purely based on the HbA1c value, if so at what is that value or are there other factors that are considered

Hi AMB63

A bit of a conundrum – and medical opinion seems a bit divided

My most recent HbA1c result was 38 mmol/mol, the normal non-diabetic range is 20 – 42 mmol/mol
42-47 mmol/mol is pre-diabetic, and above 48 is diabetic (all references to T2 diabetes)

When I spoke with my GP about something else last week, I mentioned my blood results and she had no hesitation in saying that it was great that I had reversed my diabetes, and we had a conversation about whether I wanted to stay on the diabetic register as “prediabetic”, even though my blood sugars are below the prediabetic range. I elected to do this, so that I can continue having regular HbA1C tests for a bit, so that I can be reassured that my results stay below the diabetic or prediabetic range.

Other people on this forum have reported issues with their GPs and Health Professionals refusing to recognise that diabetes has been reversed, even when blood results have improved and they had been asking specifically about being removed from the diabetic register.
If you use the search box (top right of the page)and search for diabetes reversal – or possibly even just reversal, you will be able to read earlier discussions on this topic.

I’d initially discussed my results with the diabetic nurse, who seemed to have more of a problem that I’d stopped taking metformin (3 months before the test was done) rather than pleased that I’m no longer in the diabetic range 🙂

Hi –

Reporting on type 2 reversal is tricky as of course the term “reversal” depends on long-term monitoring to assess movement of blood sugar measurements and I don’t think there has been time yet. Professor Taylor is following up all the people in his trial.

OH has reduced his blood sugar to normal levels and his GP has recorded him as Type 2 “in remission” which is helpful as he can still have regular HbA1c tests, optician and podiatrist follow-ups etc. He is very carefully checking via the HbA1c tests that his blood sugar still looks normal!

Hi Igorasusul
I think your husbands doctor is spot on. For me – diabetes in remission is actually what it is. I know if I think my diabetes is reversed I could be tempted in the future to go back to my bad old ways and think that I can eat all the sugary starchy carbs that caused my diabetes in the first place.

But ‘in remission’ will get me into the mind set that as long as I keep to the healthy BSD guidelines I will be diabetes free. So from now on my diabetes hasn’t gone away it is ‘in remission’.