February 28th, 2010 
admin Okay, I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. My brother passed away last June from Diabetic ketoacidosis. He was aware that he had diabetes, but wasn’t really educated the best about the disease, and thought he was keeping everything well-balanced. He changed his diet…cut out sweets, switched to diet pop, didn’t eat as much pastas and bread. He ate a lot of meat though, which he thought was okay. I mean, his whole diet was basically meat. That’s what made him sick at first, his triglycerides were sky high. Anyway, in about a year or two, he dropped over 100 pounds, so I’d say he probably weighed maybe 225-250 pounds when he passed away. He was pretty tall though, so he wasn’t huge by any means. We all thought he was doing great. Come to find out, the doctor (after my brother passed away) said that he lost that weight because he was dehydrated all the time. He was constantly drinking and going to the bathroom. Well, my question is…. If you lose weight, type 2 diabetes should go away…. so why didn’t his go away? He lost over 100 pounds, and it still took his life. Sorry to make this so long, but the reason I’m concerned is because I have type 2 diabetes, and I’m just starting that stage where I’m constantly thirsty and i’m going to the bathroom all the time, and I’ve lost 14 pounds within the past 2 or 3 weeks! I went to the doctor awhile ago and he put me on metformin. I’m scared though.
Are you sure he had type 2 diabetes, not type 1? It is very unusual for a person with Type 2 to get diabetic ketoacidosis. They usually manufacture enough insulin to keep the ketosis from occurring, which would not be the case with type 1.
Your weight loss sounds like a good first step— keep it up!
Are you regularly checking your glucose levels with finger sticks to see how well you are controlling the diabetes?
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diabetes doesn’t "go away" it usually is with you until you die however there are new treatments coming, if you are constantly thirsty and going to the bathroom your diabetes is not under control
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Diabetes is caused by a malfunctioning pancreas. It doesn’t go away because the pancreas don’t start working again.
http://health.lifestyle.yahoo.ca/condition_info_details.asp?disease_id=244
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Are you sure he had type 2 diabetes, not type 1? It is very unusual for a person with Type 2 to get diabetic ketoacidosis. They usually manufacture enough insulin to keep the ketosis from occurring, which would not be the case with type 1.
Your weight loss sounds like a good first step— keep it up!
Are you regularly checking your glucose levels with finger sticks to see how well you are controlling the diabetes?
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you CAN put diabetes in REMISSION but it takes DISCIPLINE! and changing your taste buds Diet sodas are bad for you btw…
you need to start with a diet of green leafy vegetables along with other non starchy vegatables MAINLY get the book Diabetes cure by Dr Gabriel Cousens
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uncontrolled diabetic for 9+ years finally doing mostly raw foods blood sugar is within normal range WITHOUT ANY medicine
I’m very sorry to hear about your brother. Diabetes never "goes away", even if you become an ideal weight. It’s just easier to control if you lose weight. It was the DKA that took his life, not high triglycerides or dehydration. Everyone with DKA is at significant risk of imminent death until our blood glucose gets back under control – many of us Type 1’s get diagnosed during a DKA bout.
Staying healthy is all about keeping your BG’s in as normal a range as possible (80-110 before meals, 100-140 two hours after a meal). Weight loss will help you hit those numbers more often, but ultimately it’s about controlling how much carbohydrate goes into your mouth. Take a carb-counting class through one of your local hospitals (call your doc’s office or the ADA for schedules), and this will help you manage your disease more than obsessing about weight loss. The more you understand diabetes, the better off you’ll be.
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Type 1 diabetes can be put under control with ALKALINE eating.
http://www.phmiracleliving.com/
Watch how this doctor reversed two type 1 diabetic boys with this way of eating.
The video is on the right hand side.
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