Doctors say type 2 diabetes can only be managed — not cured.
But what if that’s not true?
A new Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism study reveals how a specific diet doesn’t just manage diabetes — it reverses all symptoms and repairs the damage already done… without medication or calorie restrictions.
In type 2 diabetes, blood sugar levels rise so high that the pancreas’s beta cells — responsible for producing insulin — work overtime. Over time, these cells wear out, stop working properly, or even die.
When beta cells stop functioning, blood sugar spikes uncontrollably. Until now, there’s been no way to restore these cells.
But this study suggests a way to reverse the damage: adopt a carbohydrate-restricted diet.
Here’s how researchers tested it:
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• Participants: 57 adults with mild type 2 diabetes, all of whom stopped taking diabetes medications 1–2 weeks before the study.
• Diet Groups: For 12 weeks, half followed a carbohydrate-restricted diet (9% carbs, 65% fat), while the other half followed a higher-carb diet (55% carbs, 20% fat).
• Outcome Measures: Researchers tracked insulin production, glucose tolerance, and overall pancreatic function.
Here’s what they discovered:
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• Better Insulin Response: The low-carb group’s initial insulin production was twice as high as the higher-carb group’s.
• Enhanced Beta Cell Function: The low-carb diet boosted maximum insulin production by 22%.
• Improved Glucose Handling: The low-carb diet improved the body’s ability to handle glucose by 32%.
What’s groundbreaking? This diet didn’t just improve blood sugar control—it restored beta cell function, something no drug can achieve.
If beta cells work again, they naturally produce insulin to lower blood sugar.
And here’s the kicker: Participants ate freely. No calorie counting, no feeling hungry. All they did was swap carbs for fat and protein.
This kind of diet has gained quite a hype as the KETO diet. Lots of people have experienced amazing short-term results - many claim those results are lasting. However, some of the long-term effects reported are terrifying (reversing all gains and then some). Ultimately, it’s up to you whether you want to try it.
We have had much better success reversing type 2 diabetes by focusing on its real underlying cause.