Reddit reviews The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally (The Wellness Code Book Two)

Hey there - Good news! Fasting and Keto are like magic for T2 diabetes.

I'm 53 and you can absolutely regain control over your blood sugar. I got my A1C down from 13.5 to 4.9 in 9 months.
I'm off all medications and delicious food is my diabetes medicine for life! I also lost 40 lbs which was a huge help. With zero exercise. I can eat 100 calories in 30 seconds, but it takes an hour to exercise it off- I can't outrun my fork.

This is where fasting/keto really help. Use Keto to switch your body from sugar-burning to fat-burning and you won't even feel hungry most of the time. I swear! Get that battery around your belly working and it's always feeding you.

Here is the simple rule - If you don't want sugar in your blood, don't put it in you mouth. It's really thay easy.

I don't eat bread, pasta or potatoes. ZERO added sugar in anything. I eat all the meat and veggies I want. It's literally that easy. Toes are more important than french-fries - trust me!

You should check out /r/keto for lots of amazing recipes and advice.

PM me or reply here if you want any advice or support, I;d be glad to share my experience.

You should for sure check out Dr. Jason Fun's The Diabetes Code he has reversed T2 diabetes in hundreds of his patients.

Best of luck to you!

Read Dr. Jason Fung's The Diabetes Code. Smart guy, well trained, treats T2D in his Toronto clinic through diet. A real researcher and practitioner. Lots of good content including videos on the Diet Doctor website too.

In my view, you don't need all those articles addressing individual issues - though of course you can if you enjoy them. Pull the lens back a bit. LCHF has been shown to be very effective against every ailment you list.

Try keto for six months. You won't do any harm and it's likely you'll do a lot of good. Then if it's not for you, carry on your journey! No-one here can tell you want to do or launch the ultimate argument.

Suggest discussing with your doctor. Fasting will impact your blood sugar and may require adjustment to your insulin prescription.

There is a book by Fung called the The Disbetes Code that might have some practical advice for you about fasting to cure diabetes. I have not read (i never had it but was on my way before IF). But have read The Obesity Code which is excellent.

Here is a link ...
The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally https://www.amazon.com/dp/1771642653/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Id1SCbACAGWPA

This book is your answer

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T1D is a disease of little to no insulin

T2D is a disease of too much insulin. Insulin is ineffective because of insulin resistance (it takes much more insulin to do the job of keeping blood sugar levels normal)

For T2D, a LCHF diet (combined with fasting) will keep blood sugars low & allow for the insulin resistance to reverse. You just have to work with your doctor to continuously monitor the need (or eventual lack of need) for medications once you make that diet change.

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• References to consider:
  
  • I recommend understanding some of the science behind fasting, as it will help you understand what is happening with your body when fasting. If you're up for it, I found the following references from Dr. Jason Fung really great. His take on diabetes and obesity I find quite fascinating and has answered a lot for me when choosing to incorporate intermittent fasting into my life. He has a couple books - I've read the Obesity Code, but he also has a very similar book with a bit more emphasis on Diabetes called the Diabetes Code. With your use of metformin - the latter might have a bit more meat to it for your situation.
    
  • Prior to diving into those books though, you can access some YouTube videos online to give you a taste of his perspective on Obesity, Weight Loss & Diabetes:
    
    • Good intro into his material regarding Obesity: Fasting as a Therapeutic Option for Weight Loss (1hr,11m)
      
    • Goes into more depth on Diabetes: Novel Management of Diabetes and Insulin Resistance (42m,53s)
      
• Other advice:
  
  • Choosing an IF protocol: Our natural circadian rhythms are such that hunger hormone is the lowest in the morning. That makes adopting a 16:8 protocol of 16 hours of fasting with an 8 hour eating window fairly easy to adopt since we are naturally just not as hungry in the AM. Still, some people work up to 16:8, and instead try 12:12 first. I'd sooner address carb/sugar intake and aim for 16:8, than try 12:12 with loads of sugars/carbs with the occasional attempt at 16:8.
    
    • That said, there are so many alternatives - but whatever protocol you choose, just recognize the first couple days are the worst... Ghrelin (hunger hormone) levels actually SPIKE! Expect to feel like crap for the first few days. Thereafter though, it should get much better as Ghrelin tends to reduce over time with a fasting protocol.
      
  • Feel free to ignore everything I've just said! :) I'm just a stranger on the Internet with my own perspective. I'm not a woman, and not diabetic and have not struggled with obesity. Not much to relate to for you I'm sure. I'm a Dad with a couple young daughters (2 & 4) which have been a blessing, but have also shifted my life around such that I haven't slept well for 4 years, have overeaten to compensate for the lack of sleep/exercise - because hey, energy had to come from somewhere. Finding IF for me has been amazing, because it has shown me I can lose the weight and feel much better without solely relying on exercise, which I used to rely on heavily before. I just can't work in gym time with my life & kids at the present time - so IF for me has been huge, and literally a weight lifted off in more ways than just the fat.

Read "The Diabetes Code" by Dr. Jason Fung. It's not meant to address Type 1, but if your friend is "pre diabetic" he is not Type 1.

https://www.amazon.com/Diabetes-Code-Prevent-Reverse-Naturally/dp/1771642653/

I can't recommend The Diabetes Code enough. Dr. Fung basically advocates for Intermittent fasting and Keto.