The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee Lowering Blood Sugar Without Medication | Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, Live Diabetes Q&A
Sep 15, 2022
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Choose Plant‑Strong Low‑Fat For Durability
- Try a low‑fat, whole‑food plant-based diet rather than long‑term low‑carb for lasting diabetes control.
- Aim for low total fat to sustain short‑ and long‑term improvements and reduce chronic disease risk.
Measure C‑Peptide To Gauge Reversibility
- Get a C‑peptide test to know your pancreas' insulin production capacity.
- Use the C‑peptide result to judge if diet alone can realistically reverse prediabetes or type 2 diabetes.
Reversal Reflects Biochemical Pathway Change
- 'Reverse' fits because insulin‑resistance biochemical pathways can be turned off by diet.
- Reversal removes prediabetes, type 2, and gestational diabetes from medical records when achieved.