Nothing will ever offend me. Living this long (turning 71 in 3 months), I think that I have learned to accept that there are many others who are smarter than I. The truth is I appreciate all reactions I get from what I have said. I surely learn from them.

Just so I don’t get misunderstood, I made it clear above only newly-diagnosed type 2s.

One observation I have made during all the more than 15 years that I have been using exercise as my only diabetes medication, type 2 is a very different disease from type 1. From this observation, I have reached this crazy conclusion that type 2 should never be treated in any way similar to the way type 1 is treated. In short, I doubt very much how a type 1 diabetic who has his hands full with problems re his disease can understand clearly a type 2 like me. I will never dare say anything about type 1 because I got zero knowledge of it. My type 2 is more than I can handle.

Another observation: the undesirable side effects I mentioned above, per my suspicion, are the reasons that type 2s don’t improve their health. All type 2s I know who are using diet and exercise for their diabetes control are getting healthier, stronger, and feeling younger.

Amy, you did not hear me say “go away.”

Thanks for the lesson. I am getting smarter.

And yes, the program is for free, of course!

“Undesirable side effects” are the least of most type 2’s worries.

(I am type 1, so not necessarily speaking from experience, but tell my type 2 aunt that she doesn’t need insulin! She tried diet and excercise, and her pancreas just doesn’t put out enough. Sheesh.)

Anyway. Amy, that sounds like an excellent program. It’s a shame I am all the way on the other side of the country. But this may be of interest to everyone reading this post–will the diabetes makeover be free to the participants? That would make it the chance of a lifetime…a full diabetes/healthy lifestyle makeover and none of the bills for it!

This is a wonderful idea. It will surely prove that however bad ones diabetic health is, the patient can be saved by diabetes experts.

But I think that there is a better idea, better in the sense that good results will be obtained faster, benefits will be enjoyed earlier, the experiments will be shorter and less expensive, there will probably be more beneficiaries, and the beneficiaries are younger: work on the newly-diagnosed type 2s. Teach them and show them that the correct amount of regular and consistent daily physical activities plus heart-healthy foods are good enough to put type 2 diabetes to sleep. No need for expensive diabetes pills and/or insulin which usually have undesirable side effects.

Great idea, and HUGE positive step for you and all the work you do here Amy!

Way to go!