According to conventional wisdom, Type 2 diabetes is a chronic and progressive disease. However, as numerous studies have shown over the last decade: type 2 diabetes is a disease of high insulin resistance and pancreatic dysfunction that can be reversed in many cases with dietary changes alone.

While people with pre and type 2 diabetes should avoid added sugars, complex carbohydrates and natural sugars (like those coming from cheese, milk, plants, etc) are valuable to a balanced diet and more importantly, maintaining lasting lifestyle changes.

Everyone's Type 2 journey is unique. What is similar for everyone is that the longer you have Type 2 without knowing, the more challenging it becomes to reverse Type 2 later. That’s why getting screened and encouraging others to do the same is so important.

As the diabetic epidemic continues to spread globally it is clear that obesity is only one contributing factor to the cause of diabetes. Millions around the world are not obese yet are type 2 diabetics.