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Diet Doctor Podcast · June 27, 2022 · 44m
Reversing Type 2 Diabetes with Low-Carb Nutrition
Dr. Bhakti Paul shares clinical experience reversing type 2 diabetes through ketogenic and low-carb dietary interventions — reducing or eliminating medications in patients who were told diabetes is progressive and irreversible.
Highlights
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Type 2 diabetes is reversible through dietary intervention — not just manageable
Paul: in her clinical practice, 60-70% of type 2 diabetic patients who adopt a well-formulated low-carb diet can reduce or eliminate diabetes medications within 6-12 months. The disease is not inevitably progressive when the dietary cause is addressed.•
Medication reduction should be the primary outcome measure for diabetes treatment — not just glucose control
Paul: current diabetes treatment success is measured by HbA1c achieved with medication. A better metric is HbA1c achieved with fewer medications — indicating actual metabolic improvement rather than pharmaceutical glucose control.