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Type 2 diabetes can be cured in four months — if you cut calories and exercise, research shows
Type 2 diabetes can be reversed in just four months by cutting calories, exercising and keeping glucose under control, a trial has shown. The trial involved creating a personalized exercise regime for each participant and reducing their calories by between 500 and 750 a day. Participants also met regularly with a nurse and dietician to track progress and continued to take medication and insulin to manage their blood sugar levels.
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Well, it's well established that lifestyle is a major factor for type two diabetes. You know what would be even more efficient? Cutting calories and exercising before getting type two diabetes. And not just intensively for a couple of weeks, but consistently. The difficult part is making people do that. We'd rather eat junk food, watch telly and pop some pills when disease strikes.