That book has received nearly 2,000 five-star reviews on Amazon. Although it is well accepted that drugs cannot work alone and that diet and exercise are cornerstones of diabetes management, Fung explains exactly why and how nutrition should be the foremost focus.įung rose to prominence in 2016 with his book The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss, which challenged typical weight loss methods and highlighted why his method of combining a low-carbohydrate, high-fat eating plan with intermittent fasting results in rapid weight loss and is more effective than traditional energy in/energy out plans. The book begins with a detailed history and explanation of how type 2 diabetes has become the epidemic of the 21st century and why conventional treatments (including drugs) simply do not work. Jason Fung, a Canadian nephrologist, believes unequivocally that, yes, type 2 diabetes can be reversed, and his book, The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally, is an instruction manual on just how to do it. Whether reversing type 2 diabetes is possible is highly contentious among medical professionals and scientists, but there is certainly more acknowledgment that “pausing” diabetes or putting it “in remission” is possible. In recent years, very-low-carbohydrate diets that include frequent intermittent fasting have emerged as a way to not only treat type 2 diabetes, but also reverse it.

Type 2 diabetes is a highly complex health condition with many possible treatment options. Publisher: Greystone Books, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally

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