@retiredteacher Carol, I know that diabetes cannot be reversed, but I did think that Pre-diabetes could be. I could be wrong on that though. I had gotten the impression somewhere that if you lost weight and improved your diet you could avoid it progressing.

Diabetes cannot be reversed probably because whatever part of you controls insulin production has pretty much given out. This is an interesting topic though. Whomever sees their endo next should ask, he/she would be more up on it than a PCP. My next appointment is in August or September.

Ok, that being said, I had to do some googling. Diabetes has been reversed by weight loss! Apparently the pancreas can resume insulin production! Here are two articles on it. I think the sources are fairly reliable.
https://www.endocrineweb.com/news/diabetes/60067-reversing-diabetes-weight-loss-stronger-evidence-bigger-payoff
And
https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20180917/lose-weight-reverse-type-2-diabetes-why-it-works
It says in the second
Type 2 diabetes, he says, "is simply due to too much fat inside the liver and pancreas of people who happen to be susceptible to the fat-induced damage.'' Losing a substantial amount of weight can kill off that fat, often allowing the organs to work again, including a return to normal insulin production by the pancreas.

This makes me wonder what effect a liver transplant has on diabetes. After all, I do have a beautiful new liver.

JK