Fasting - Powerful treatment strategy for diabetes

Dr Mercola interviews Dr Jason Fung:

Dr Jason Fung is a Canadian Nephrologist and authors of several books on fasting and diabetes. He's a world leading expert on intermittent fasting & low carbohydrate diet especially for treating people with type 2 diabetes/obesity.

Dr Fung has his own blog at idmprogram.com




Main points:

Type 2 diabetes is curable, and the cure is less than inexpensive — it’s free. You actually save money, as the remedy is to fast and not eat anything for a number of days on a regular basis

Type 2 diabetes should not be treated with insulin, as insulin forces glucose into cells that are already saturated with excess glucose and cannot take in more. Instead, the glucose gets turned into fat, which is why insulin injections result in dramatic weight gain

• The answer for Type 2 diabetes is to stop feeding your body sugar and burn off the sugar already in your cells, and the most effective way to do this is fasting

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