Reversing Diabetes In 3 Weeks

In my practice, it’s amazing how many diabetics I see. Almost all of them are type-2 diabetics, which means lifestyle choices (poor diet and lack of exercise) probably caused their disease. Right now, there’s a debate over what kind of diet is best for reversing the disease.

Most everyone agrees that sugar needs to be limited. Dabetics need to carefully manage carbs. But the current debate is over fat and meat. Should you include them in your diet or not?Most studies now show that limiting fat is a good idea. But conventional diabetes treatment calls for a high protein (largely from meat) diet.

However, many feel that you have to eliminate meat altogether. A good, healthy vegetarian diet will definitely lower high blood sugar. But far too many vegetarians simply don’t get enough protein. And most people aren’t willing to give up meat. So what’s the best solution? A recent study might solve the issue. It shows you can reverse diabetes in as few as three weeks with a low-fat, low-carb diet. The participants did eat meat and still saw fantastic results.

The UCLA study focused on 31 overweight men with type-2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome (which is also known as pre-diabetes, a very common condition). The researchers drastically restricted the fat and sugar of the participants. The diet they gave the participants was largely plant based, but they did allow meat. They also had the men walk on a treadmill for 45-60 minutes each day.

Amazingly, the diet and exercise not only lowered glucose, cholesterol, and blood lipids, they also helped heal the blood vessels damaged by the diabetic condition.

That means the lifestyle changes reversed the diabetes and the effects of diabetes.This is groundbreaking work! It suggests that type-2 diabetics don’t need insulin to solve their problem (after all, insulin won’t reverse blood vessel damage).

And they don’t have to avoid meat. Simply limiting fat and sugar consumption – and getting plenty of exercise – is enough to reverse the condition.

The author of the study agrees. Christian Roberts told the New Scientist, “The effect can be very dramatic given that, of the vast majority of people who go through the program, at least 50% are no longer clinically defined as diabetic after three weeks, which suggests this disease is reversible.” He continues, “The study shows, contrary to common belief, that type-2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome can be reversed solely through lifestyle changes.”

So if you have type-2 diabetes, don’t think you have to “just live with it.” Many of you can actually reverse the condition. There are cases where the vascular damage is so advanced that it’s irreversible. But even in these cases, you can greatly improve your health. It might even get you off your oral diabetic medicine or insulin. Just check your blood sugar. As you notice improved blood sugar control, you can start to decrease your dosages.

Rhett Bergeron, MD
Covenant Health Clinic

By: Stark Michael

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