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Since writing my blog post on Daniel Darkes, I have witnessed a large amount of you visiting my blog specifically to look at that page. It heartens me to see just how many people believe in the power of healing, particularly for Type 1 Diabetes. Hoping to further fuel this hope and motivation, I have scoured all my sources to come up with a further list of spontaneous remissions from Type 1 Diabetes. It appears that Daniel Darkest is not alone in this feat!
Just to explain… I have omitted any case studies of remission that, for me, could be considered the normal honeymoon phase of Type 1 Diabetes. The honeymoon is a fairly robust phenomenon in the development of T1D, where endogenous insulin production reverts to more normal levels after the initial diagnosis of T1D. This period usually last for a few weeks or months, up to a year. Therefore, I have excluded all cases that went into remission in under a year from diagnosis.
Johan Kotze
I came across information about Johan Kotze from diabetes.co.uk. In September 2017, they published this article. The article has a good amount of information on Johan Kotze’s spontaneous remission and lifestyle at that time. Johan Kotze was 46 when diagnosed with diabetes and was healed three and a half years later.
There were three key points for me in this example. Firstly, like Daniel Darkes, Johan Kotze also treated his diabetes with Lantus and Novorapid. Secondly, again like Daniel Darkes, Johan’s spontaneous remission followed a period of intensive exercise, which included undertaking a Tough Mudder and attending weekly circuit classes. He still exercises for at least an hour a day and has been maintaining that level of exercise for at least three years. Thirdly, also like Daniel Darkes, he follows a low-carbohydrate diet with a lot of fish, vegetables and salad. He mentions eating flaxseed. Daniel Darkes eats a fair amount of nuts.
Spontaneous complete Remission of Type 1 diabetes mellitus in an adult
Spontaneous Remission: An Annotated Bibliography by Brendan O'Regan and Caryle Hirshberg
I suspect that this list is a mere fraction of the amount of spontaneous healings from T1D. From my interest in spontaneous remissions from cancer, I got the impression that the majority of people who recover are those that no longer rely solely on the Western medical model or indeed do not engage with it at all. Therefore, the likelihood of the healing appearing in a medical journal, written by medical professionals, is pretty low. For those that do present in medical settings, I suspect that doctors will also not be particularly willing to write up these examples because they cannot explain them using the existing medical models. Writing the case studies up therefore undermines the doctors’ very training.
Whether or not we witness numerous examples of healing form Type 1 Diabetes in the literature, the cases of Daniel Darkes and Johan Kotze are, in themselves, sufficient to persuade us that it is possible. And that’s really all I kneed to know to get on with my healing journey!
Natalie is a blogger with Type 1 Diabetes. Natalie's special gifts are questioning the status quo and being a rebel. She is using these gifts to question medical 'knowledge' and find a true cure for Type 1 Diabetes.
