Reversing Diabetes
A few months ago I heard Dr. Mark Cucuzzella speak about the fact that diabetes can be reversed. I was a little skeptical, but as I listened to him and read up more on the facts that he shared, my interest grew. At the same time I heard this seminar, my husband’s diabetes was growing worse. He was diagnosed with Type 2 nearly 10 years ago, but as time has gone along, the amount of medicine he needs has grown and in that time frame, we learned that due to his diabetes, his pancreas was shutting down. Dr. Cucuzzella talked about how simply changing the diet to little to no carbs could indeed reverse diabetes.
I gathered a list from Dr. Cucuzzella about what foods this would include, along with resources, because I wanted to help my husband get healthy. I want him to be around for a very long time, and I was seeing the increasing medicines as a sign of his health declining. I began to watch my co-worker adopt this lifestyle and drop pounds every week. He was able to go off of his thyroid medicines due to the eating lifestyle about which Dr. Cucuzzella spoke. The conversation in our home grew over whether or not we could adopt this lifestyle for his health. My husband was skeptical, so I knew I was going to have to find creative ways to encourage this process without becoming a nag. Diabetes is life-threatening. About 5 years ago, our best friend had a kidney and pancreas transplant because he was dying from diabetes. My dad is a diabetic and my grandfather was as well. So, the topic of diabetes surrounds my family history, not just my own husband’s health. If I can figure out a way to reverse diabetes for my husband AND protect my children from this same disease, I want to follow it.
I feel passionate about this topic. If more doctors would promote this lifestyle, how much money could we save on healthcare? Although more than saving money, how about saving lives? It makes me excited to think that this is a possibility. My husband’s body was beginning to shut down, but if changing the diet is all it takes to make him healthy again, that seems much easier than more medicines and more doctor appointments. When I first heard about this idea, I was skeptical. I didn’t believe diet alone could change the health of my husband (and countless others’) future. But as Dr. Cucuzzella introduced people who testified to this, I decided I wanted to learn about this and understand it myself. I do believe it is possible, but I want to understand why. And if it is possible, then why aren’t more people adopting this lifestyle? I know that diabetes kills people. I know that foods do play a role in a person’s level of diabetes and by consuming less sugars, that should indeed help a person’s health improve. I know that by not adjusting dietary ways, my husband’s health is failing. So what can it hurt to investigate and try to adopt this lifestyle?
In researching this topic, I am hoping to learn if it is true that diabetes can be reversed. I am hoping that my husband’s health can improve as we apply what we learn and that he can go off his medicines. I am hoping to take what I learn and help spread the words so others can get well also- like my dad. I am hoping to improve the future for my children and even myself, who have a family history of this disease. If they adopt this, can they avoid battling this syndrome all together? Dr. Cucuzzella referenced several books and medical journal articles that I want to read that will help provide factual evidence behind this theory. I still need to learn what sugars in what foods add up to being bad sugars for diabetes. I need to learn how much of the diet needs adjusted and how does one go about figuring out exactly what is affecting their body, since each person’s body is different. I need to understand/learn what resources are available to help assist diabetics in the process. Is it, in fact, possible to reverse diabetes by changing the diet? What does a low-carb diet really entail for a person who wants to reverse diabetes?
A few months ago I heard Dr. Mark Cucuzzella speak about the fact that diabetes can be reversed. I was a little skeptical, but as I listened to him and read up more on the facts that he shared, my interest grew. At the same time I heard this seminar, my husband’s diabetes was growing worse. He was diagnosed with Type 2 nearly 10 years ago, but as time has gone along, the amount of medicine he needs has grown and in that time frame, we learned that due to his diabetes, his pancreas was shutting down. Dr. Cucuzzella talked about how simply changing the diet to little to no carbs could indeed reverse diabetes.
I gathered a list from Dr. Cucuzzella about what foods this would include, along with resources, because I wanted to help my husband get healthy. I want him to be around for a very long time, and I was seeing the increasing medicines as a sign of his health declining. I began to watch my co-worker adopt this lifestyle and drop pounds every week. He was able to go off of his thyroid medicines due to the eating lifestyle about which Dr. Cucuzzella spoke. The conversation in our home grew over whether or not we could adopt this lifestyle for his health. My husband was skeptical, so I knew I was going to have to find creative ways to encourage this process without becoming a nag. Diabetes is life-threatening. About 5 years ago, our best friend had a kidney and pancreas transplant because he was dying from diabetes. My dad is a diabetic and my grandfather was as well. So, the topic of diabetes surrounds my family history, not just my own husband’s health. If I can figure out a way to reverse diabetes for my husband AND protect my children from this same disease, I want to follow it.
I feel passionate about this topic. If more doctors would promote this lifestyle, how much money could we save on healthcare? Although more than saving money, how about saving lives? It makes me excited to think that this is a possibility. My husband’s body was beginning to shut down, but if changing the diet is all it takes to make him healthy again, that seems much easier than more medicines and more doctor appointments. When I first heard about this idea, I was skeptical. I didn’t believe diet alone could change the health of my husband (and countless others’) future. But as Dr. Cucuzzella introduced people who testified to this, I decided I wanted to learn about this and understand it myself. I do believe it is possible, but I want to understand why. And if it is possible, then why aren’t more people adopting this lifestyle? I know that diabetes kills people. I know that foods do play a role in a person’s level of diabetes and by consuming less sugars, that should indeed help a person’s health improve. I know that by not adjusting dietary ways, my husband’s health is failing. So what can it hurt to investigate and try to adopt this lifestyle?
In researching this topic, I am hoping to learn if it is true that diabetes can be reversed. I am hoping that my husband’s health can improve as we apply what we learn and that he can go off his medicines. I am hoping to take what I learn and help spread the words so others can get well also- like my dad. I am hoping to improve the future for my children and even myself, who have a family history of this disease. If they adopt this, can they avoid battling this syndrome all together? Dr. Cucuzzella referenced several books and medical journal articles that I want to read that will help provide factual evidence behind this theory. I still need to learn what sugars in what foods add up to being bad sugars for diabetes. I need to learn how much of the diet needs adjusted and how does one go about figuring out exactly what is affecting their body, since each person’s body is different. I need to understand/learn what resources are available to help assist diabetics in the process. Is it, in fact, possible to reverse diabetes by changing the diet? What does a low-carb diet really entail for a person who wants to reverse diabetes?