Has Your Physician Told You Type 2 Diabetes Can’t Be Reversed?

By Denise A. Pancyrz

“The better we maintain our health, the better we can ward off illness or lessen its effects.”

—Denise A. Pancyrz

When a type 2 diabetes patient hears it’s possible to reverse diabetes and stop all medication, the excitement is palpable. Physicians hesitate to stop or reduce dosages because too often physicians and patients alike see a disappointing outcome when a patient tries to reverse their diabetes but never seems to achieve it long term.

A realistic view of reversing diabetes is essential. But does it mean it’s not true?

Of course not.

To cure is to restore health, soundness, or normality; to bring about recovery. Remission of an illness is a stage during which symptoms are much less severe. The term “reverse,” however, is to turn completely about in position or direction, to effect reverse movement. If a patient can be in remission or cured from cancer, why is it not thought possible to be able to reverse the effects of type 2 diabetes? happen in life that can take you down a path where you no longer make health a priority. Fighting diabetes is an extremely difficult proposition. Learning to heal changes your journey to reversing type 2 diabetes. To heal takes effort, time, and dedication to bring your body back to or toward optimal health.

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease.This disease is usually a part of a cluster of health problems: • High glucose • High blood pressure • Abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels • Weight gain or loss

Consider the journey you embarked on to reverse type 2 diabetes.Were you successful? Did you eliminate or avoid medication as you hoped? Did you achieve success for the first several months only to find yourself back to where you started? Was your doctor right? What went wrong?

Help Your Body Heal

The human body is amazing. It has the innate ability to heal when properly treated and cared for. The better we maintain our health, the better we can ward off illness or lessen its effects. But our health is fluid; it changes. Something may

Ditch the Diet

The most common mistake is dieting. Dieting to reverse diabetes is a short-lived action. When we improve and see better results, we tend to go back to our previous lifestyle or were unable to identify the steps needed to remain successful.