Did We Cure Type 2 Diabetes?

• 2010 Official autism diagnosis – had been seeing therapists and more before that for a few years.
• has been on risperidone since at least 2010, but maybe longer. We were told in the beginning that it can cause blood sugar issues and to be tested every 6 months.

• in 2013, we were in pre-testing for a drug trial for autism meds. They discovered her very high blood sugars and sent us for more testing.
• her A1c came in at a 9 on the overall scale which scared the doctor and us.

• we immediately went to a low-carb diet based on what my sister in law provided information about. She is also pre-diabetic and has gone through it herself. (we made lots of substitutions for things like ice cream, breads, ect. ) rather than do a cold turkey meats and veggies only diet.
• we immediately started insulin injection once per day, with added injections during the day (I don’t remember now what they are called) based on what she ate.
• She was tested at least 3 times daily in the first year and a half, both at school and at home.
• 2 of her A1C numbers from that first year (2013) were 9 and then 7.
• The 7 I attribute to being more relaxed than the first visit, and to the combination of meds and low-carb foods.

• 2014 – I don’t have her A1C numbers in front of me, and her doc didn’t either because the doc moved agencies last year. But, I remember them being in the 6 – 7 range. Nothing too scary ever came up again in an A1c.
• We continued the low-carb diet – or lower carb diet.
• She was still on Risperidone, but we decreased dosage amounts over the year.

• 2015 – Quit Risperidone before or shortly after end of school – so about 2 months now.
• Her last A1c – 3 months ago or so, was at 6.2 (before end of risperidone)
• Today’s A1c – 5.2 (after being off risperidone for a couple months.)
• She is only taking 2 pills of metformin daily at the lowest dosage.
• summer camp does not do low-carb diet and we are slacking at home too. Quite a bit of junk food, not much exercise, but she’s still doing really well.
• Doc says we can ween off metformin too if we want. I’ll probably wait til school is back in session though.

I believe with about 90% of my heart/mind/experience that getting her off the Risperidone has made the difference here. Everything else has helped, though. 

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or medical professional at all. I cannot tell you what is best for your family or yourself.

1. Everything I’ve been told is that a 70 is too low and a 180 is too high. But, Nove gets numbers above that sometimes, depending on what she ate.
2. We’ve been told to test at 2 hours after a meal, which is why sometimes I test after she goes to sleep because she eats late or has a snack before bed.
3. I usually test first thing after she wakes up in the morning, before she eats, which is her fasting number.
4. The school tests her about 2 hours after lunch and breakfast.