Doctor's Note
The three diabetes videos I mentioned are:
- Why is Meat a Risk Factor for Diabetes?
- How May Plants Protect Against Diabetes?
- Plant-Based Diets and Diabetes
For those who seek a deep understanding of what diabetes really is and what causes it, check out this series of videos:
- What Causes Insulin Resistance?
- The Spillover Effect Links Obesity to Diabetes
- Lipotoxicity: How Saturated Fat Raises Blood Sugar
- Diabetes as a Disease of Fat Toxicity
- What Causes Diabetes?
Thankfully, not only can diabetes be reversed but so can some of its complications. See Can Diabetic Retinopathy Be Reversed? and for diabetic neuropathy, my live annual review From Table to Able: Combating Disabling Diseases with Food.
Of course, preventing it is better:
- How to Prevent Prediabetes in Children
- Preventing Prediabetes By Eating More
- Lifestyle Medicine Is the Standard of Care for Prediabetes
- How to Prevent Prediabetes from Turning into Diabetes
There are some foods that may increase the risk:
And others that may help: