T2D can be REVERSED/put into REMISSION merely by not putting certain things into your mouth ... the big 3 are sugar, processed foods, vegetable seed oils. If people eat REAL food, not processed, use natural fats, & eat low carb veggies, this will go a long way to getting blood sugars down. Intermittent fasting is also very helpful. Most folks who follow a low carb program can get off off insulin, BP meds, etc. There are docs out there who have ‘seen the light’ and can help with this.
If people believe the majority of the medical community, which tells them T2D is a chronic progressive disease (taught this in med school) & their only option is ever increasing amounts of insulin, then down the road they can look forward to amputations, heart disease, diabetic retinopathy, kidney failure, & neuropathy.
The resources for reversing T2D are growing by leaps and bounds. This is not a ‘fad’ and there are plenty of studies showing the science behind keeping insulin & blood sugars low. Most docs don’t check fasting insulin (just blood sugar) & you can have sky high insulin/low blood sugar. At some point, the pancreas cannot keep up & T2D is the result. Potential for T2D can be determined years in advance, if fasting insulin would be checked. Insulin is the “fat storage hormone” ... have high insulin or go on insulin, weight gain/obesity can be the result.
Diet Doctor
https://www.dietdoctor.com/
Low Carb MD podcast
https://www.lowcarbmd.com/
Dr. Ken Berry
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIma2WOQs1Mz2AuOt6wRSUw
Book: The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung (any book by Dr. Fung is a good book)
Lots of other folks out there in the low carb community, trying to improve health, treat root causes. It’s a wonderful community - been a big help to me.
I endorse your post wholeheartedly. The crappy western diet is behind most chronic diseases. There is a reason why once rare ailments such as cancer, CVD and diabetes are now epidemic. Yes, even most cancer is a metabolic disease brought on by long-term bad diet. My wife and I have been low-carb for over ten years now. No sickness and excellent metabolic markers.