Many people show symptoms of diabetes and they probably go about their daily lives and not know about it.

Others may get puzzled why they show some of the symptoms of diabetes and yet their blood sugar level shows that it is not high enough to be categorized as a type 2 diabetes.

More than 50 million people in the USA today suffer from this condition which is known as prediabetes.

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Some factors in Diabetes is genetic, while others are self-induced by the horrible "processed" modern eating habits in general. With all the "processed food" we ingest, our bodies CRAVE the nutrients that are not in these "foods" [sarcasm] we eat. KNOW better, but eat entirely too much processed foods for convenience & often in necessity. Healthier, natural foods, are often just too expensive for many of us.

Lisa Bridson, are you positive you do not have TYPE I Diabetes?

Susan Duncan, agree that good genes vs poor genes DOES weigh in on how our health goes....

You have a young pastor who eats healthy, physically fit, no smoking, no drinking, no drugs, who has a brain aneurysm & dies at age 32.... Then you have a woman is 5' 0" and weighs 400 lbs. She is a MASSIVE OVEREATER; also used to drink & smoke heavily.... She is out of hospital within a couple of days every time she is admitted. Her Mom lived to 84 & her Dad lived to 94. Rightfully, doctors say she should not be alive, but she is [due to heredity strengths], what a waste.

My son was always thin & athletic, when TYPE I Diabetes hit him he dropped from 165 to 110 [he is 6' 5"; yes, six foot five inches] with addition of rheumatoid arthritis. We have him "beefed" up to 145 after almost six yrs.

Many females take on drastic "DIETING", which is really NOT the way to go; often their body goes into starvation-mode. At very least, they have withdrawal from cutting off foods their body is ofte

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Sharon, you have listed no sources apart from an advertisment. But I too have had enough of this discussion. I just hope that other people aren't sucked into the scam you are peddling.

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Lisa,

It's not my duty to do your research for you. I've listed enough sources. I know enough people personally (not just ones I've read about on internet or seen in the film) who have gotten off insulin to know it's possible.

I don't believe there can EVER be an objective study about this. There is no way to control it and no one to sponsor it since it's illegal to make healing claims for food. Foods are not allowed to heal according to the law.

There are millions of processes happening in each person's body at any given second. The human body simply has too many variables. Medical studies are not unbiased. I really dislike studies.

It's your life, believe you will never get healed if you like. It's your choice and I'm not going to waste my precious time to convince you you can be healed. "Thoughts are things and what the mind can conceive it can believe."--Napolean Hill. That works both ways.

There is no such thing as a free cure for anything, perhaps EFT but even that requires some money to either learn the technique or buy a book or DVD to learn it properly.

Have a nice day. I'm done with this conversation!

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Sharon, while you are probably well meaning, you have obviously been conned. Saying that I need to spend money to get cured just confirms my opinion that this is a scam. The people you have mentioned are not willing to guarantee results. Why? Because too much is still unknown. If this was based on proper research it would have been published in a reputable source. If there is research, provide a reputable source not just "on the internet", or some advertisement.

The people you quote are not alone telling people to go to a raw or vegan diet. Neal Barnard is another I am aware of. Apart from the fact that he is an animal rights activist, so you would have to question how objective he is, the study he conducted only contained a small number of subjects who all lost weight during the process. He has a website somewhere that gives free diet advice, so at least he seems a bit more genuine than someone wanting to offer you false hope in exchange for your money. You say that weight is a symptom of diabetes and insulin, not a contributing factor. A quick search on google scholar for diabetes and weight will give a long list of academics who disagree with you.

I am not going to even comment on the implication that if it didn't work for me it must have been my fault for having an unhealthy diet of fries and potatoes, or because I not willing to invest in my health.

So please, either provide evidence of this remarkable diabetes reversal, or stop wasting our time.

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Lisa, I'm sure you're not willing to spend the money on the expo and I was actually directing my comment at Sue because bunions are a painful condition that require regular doctor's visits and foot care and worst case scenerio, surgery. Until I saw one of the seminars I had no idea it was reversable and this information as far as I know is not available elsewhere.

If you were willing to spend some money to learn how to reverse your diabetes I'm sure you could do it just as countless other people have done. Changing the diet is hardly a scam or a miracle.

I would suggest you take a look at the work of Gabriel Cousens, Robert Young, Georg Schnitzer to name 3 of the most accessible online people and read about the results people have gotten. Even Dr. Graham who promotes his 80/10/10 diet has a success rate of 70% with getting people off insulin.

Vegan just means no animal products. It doesn't mean healthy. You can eat fries, potatoes, nuts and other fats and enzymaticly dead food. Most vegans are just as unhealthy as people who eat dairy products unless they are eating a high raw diet.

Weight isn't the factor. It's sugar in the bloodstream. Weight can be a symptom of long-term insulin use. The information is out there, much of it for free on the internet, some of it you will have to buy if you want detailed eating plans and explanations.

Genetic diseases: few examples: Klynefelders, Muscular Dystrophy. Not FMS, MCS, arthritis, osteoporosis, etc. These are reve

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Sharon, I have no intention of spending $175 to learn how to 'reverse' diabetes. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is, and in this case it is. I tried the vegan lifestyle for 6 months, and guess what, my diabetes is no different. Stop trying to scam people out of money with false promises of miracle cures.

While it may work for some people, the people that are usually given in the examples lost weight during the experiments. I have seen nothing to convince me that it is the vegan or raw food lifestyle that improves people's blood sugars. It is more likely to be the weight loss.

As for claims that "Less than 5% of chronic degenerative diseases can be attributed to genes", which research is this based on? Which degerative diseases? Or are you lumping them all together?

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Susan,

Genetics actually play a much smaller role than previously thought. We tend to inherit our eating and emotional patterns from our parents. Less than 5% of chronic degenerative diseases can be attributed to genes.

If you have time and like to invest in your health, until the end of October you can watch the entire Vibrant Living Expo replays. It's about 100 hours of health and "uncooking" seminars by the world's leading experts on the subject as well as some excellent movies.

The "happy feet" seminar was fascinating. I watched it mainly because my friend has bunions. It's possible to get rid of them in 2 weeks! Also the film I mentioned about reversing diabetes in 30 days is playing too. Type 1 is seldom completely reversible but occasionally it happens. Type 2 is easier to deal with. The beginnings can be difficult but it can be done!
Here's the expo replay link: http://tinyurl.com/nsp2sh

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There are many factors that contribute to diseases, some of which can be identified, others not as readily. Mysteries remain about how those with the identifying markers can remain disease free while others succumb with no significant factors. Genetics undoubtedly play a large role.

My husband is sixty-five, I am sixty-four, he has been very thin his entire life while I have been overweight all my life. He has Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis and back problems. I have a bunion. Good genes versus bad genes? Who really knows?

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Excellent reminder of the risk factors for Type 2 diabetes. Many people with diabetes also have gum disease and getting that under control can help with their diabetes control. I write extensively about the links between diabetes and gum disease on my blog at www.dentistryfordiabetics.com/blog.

Charles Martin, DDS
Founder, Dentistry for Diabetics

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