Jason Fung: The Perfect Treatment For Type 2 Diabetes – The Two Big Lies of Type 2 Diabetes – Fasting Cures Type 2 Diabetes

I would not call it the “perfect treatment”, but fasting does work.


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Gastric banding and bariatric surgery are NOT recommended.


Fasting Cures Type 2 Diabetes – T2D:

While many consider Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) irreversible, fasting has also been long known to cure diabetes. In our previous post, we considered bariatric surgery. While extreme, these surgeries have proven the point that the metabolic abnormalities that underlie T2D (hyper insulinemia, insulin resistance) can often be fully reversed after a short (weeks) period of intensive treatment with bariatrics. Many early studies were done with the heavy-duty Roux-en-Y surgery, which is the heavyweight champions of surgeries. The best weight loss. The most complications. This is the surgery that has ‘Go Big or Go Home’ tattooed on its massive bicep.

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