How Marc reversed type 2 diabetes on a low-carb diet
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After living somewhat of a high-carb life and then living in France for a few years enjoying croissants and freshly baked baguettes, Marc was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. His nurse told him that it wouldn’t be long until he would be put on insulin, not only Metformin. That was a real scare for him and he started googling for other ways to manage his disease. He found a low-carb keto diet and gave it a go.
A few months later, he met his nurse again and she was surprised by how well he was doing, she said the Metformin was really working. Little did she know he had stopped taking the Metformin three weeks earlier.
Tune in for this very inspiring low-carb story!
Transcript
Marc Gossange: I used to be a very large person, I weighed 23 stone, which is about 340 pounds. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes two and a half years ago and I decided I needed to do something about it.
About the video
Recorded at The Low Carb USA conference in July/August 2018. Published in June 2019.
Interviewer: Kim Gajraj
Camera and sound: Giorgos Chloros
Editing: Harianas Dewang
I can relate to part of your story when your Doctor stated that the success rate you had was put down to the medication Metformin, yet you had stopped taking this.
I also, experienced same situation. When my A1C dropped down 23% in 3 months, I asked if my change of lifestyle, diet and intermittent fasting had contributed in a large way to this, Oh no he said, this was due to the metformin given, which controlled the sugars, when I informed him I decided not to take metformin from day one, and challenged the conventional methods, he was not impressed at my news to him, he just could not relate or even consider that such a reduction had taken place without medications.
Perhaps, all you Doctors out there, who are patting themselves on the back for a job well done by prescribing metformin, to become more open minded, learn from your patients experience, add to your file notes, make use of your patients living proof of what works, and its not always due to medications, rather its called self discipline, determination, and finding websites such as diet doctor who give incentive recommendations, that change of lifestyle, is all it takes, your living proof, I am living proof and I sure thousands more, yet many Doctors, sadly, turn deaf ears wanting to accept this, and more so, do not seem to want to give praise in such situations, why is the million dollar question.
Nice success story, keep up the good work, and good luck.
Jenny