The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally

Abstract

Writing with clear, persuasive language, Dr. Jason Fung explains the only way to treat type 2 diabetes effectively is proper dieting and intermittent fasting - not medication. Dr. Fung proposes a new, evidence-based way to break the cycle of high blood glucose and increased insulin resistance. Drawing from the latest in medical research, he outlines the impact of diet and lifestyle in type 2 diabetes and offers simple, easy-to-follow advice for preventing and reversing its course, complete with helpful charts and illustrations. How to reverse and prevent type 2 diabetes: the quick start guide -- Part 1: The epidemic -- How type 2 diabetes became an epidemic -- The differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes -- The whole body effect -- Part 2: Hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance -- Diabesity: the calorie deception -- The role of insulin in energy storage -- Insulin resistance: the overflow phenomenon -- Part 3: Sugar and the rise of type 2 diabetes -- Diabetes, a disease of dual defects -- The fructose-insulin resistance connection -- The metabolic syndrome connection -- Part 4: How not to treat type 2 diabetes -- Insulin: not the answer for type 2 diabetes -- Oral hypoglycemics: not the answer -- Low calorie diets and exercise: not the answer -- Part 5: How to effectively treat Type 2 diabetes -- Lessons from bariatric surgery -- Carbohydrate-reduced diets -- Intermittent fasting -- Afterword -- Appendix: Two sample week-long meal plans.