The American Diabetes Society

08/19/2025

Myth: “You’ll be on medication for life.”
Truth: Type 2 diabetes is not an inevitable decline.

Research shows many people can reverse insulin resistance, lower blood sugar, and even come off medications with the right lifestyle changes.

This isn’t false hope. It’s fact.

When you:

Prioritize protein and nutrient-dense foods,
Keep carbs low,
Move your body daily, and
Support sleep and stress management

the body can heal.

The tragedy? Most patients never hear this message from their doctor until it’s too late.

It’s time to rewrite the story: Type 2 diabetes is not a life sentence. It’s a condition you can take control of.

08/18/2025

Most people are told the same story after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis: “You’ll be on medications for life.”

But here’s the truth: type 2 diabetes is not a life sentence.

It’s a condition driven by insulin resistance, and insulin resistance can be improved naturally.

Here’s what happens when you lower carbs and focus on real, whole foods:

- Blood sugar stabilizes fast
- Energy levels return
- Medications get reduced or eliminated
- The condition doesn’t just “slow down.” It can reverse.

This isn’t wishful thinking; it’s science. Clinical trials have shown that lifestyle interventions—especially carbohydrate restriction—outperform standard “eat less, move more” advice.

So why aren’t more people told this at diagnosis? Because our current system is built around managing disease, not reversing it.

But you don’t have to wait. Every meal is a chance to change your future.

You’re in control. Your blood sugar doesn’t have to be.

08/17/2025

Type 2 diabetes isn’t random. It’s not about “bad genes” or “bad luck.”

It’s about bad information.

For decades, people have been told:

❌ “Just eat less and move more.”
❌ “Avoid fat at all costs.”
❌ “Diabetes is lifelong and progressive.”

Here’s the truth:

✔️ Type 2 diabetes is a disease of insulin resistance.
✔️ It is driven by diet, especially excessive refined carbs and processed foods.
✔️ It is reversible with evidence-based lifestyle changes.

When people get the right information—low-carb, nutrient-dense eating, strength training, stress management—everything changes:

📉 Blood sugar drops
💊 Medications go down (or off)
💪 Energy and vitality come back

The tragedy? Millions are suffering, not because they can’t change, but because they’ve been misled about what truly works.

It’s time to rewrite the narrative.

Not bad luck. Not broken bodies.

Just bad information corrected.

08/13/2025

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08/13/2025

“Diabetes is fixable…with diet and weight change, it’s reversible.” — Dr. Eric Westman

For years, Type 2 diabetes has been labeled a chronic, lifelong condition. But what if it doesn’t have to be a life sentence?

Decades of low-carb research and clinical care prove this: a non-invasive, nutrition-based approach can reverse insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes — without surgery or endless medications.

Want to learn how?

Join us at Restoring Health, Reversing Diabetes for a powerful 5-hour live event featuring top experts—including Dr. Westman—sharing real-world strategies to reclaim metabolic health.

⏰ August 13 TODAY • 12–5 PM CST • YouTube Live
🎯 Help us raise $25K for education, outreach, and support.

Your candle can light the way for someone’s healing journey.

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08/12/2025

“For nearly 20 years, I’ve helped people reverse insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension without relying on medications.”
— Shannon Davis, RD, LD

Type 2 diabetes does not have to be a life sentence of pills and injections.

When you fix the root cause—through real food, balanced nutrition, and lifestyle changes—your body can heal in ways you never thought possible.

Shannon has seen it time and time again: blood sugars stabilize, A1C drops, medications get reduced (or eliminated), and energy returns.

Want to hear how?

Join us for Restoring Health, Reversing Diabetes—a powerful 5-hour virtual event hosted by the American Diabetes Society.

📅 August 13 | 12–5 PM CST
📍 Subscribe and join live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-UlMXx9kt8
🎯 Raising $25,000 to fund education, outreach, and support for diabetes reversal

✨ Hope is real. Healing is possible. And your story can be next.

Every dollar fuels change. Every story inspires another.

08/12/2025

“Diet is largely causing the problem. Diet, then, can be the cure.” — Dr. Ben Bikman, PhD

When it comes to type 2 diabetes, it’s not just bad luck or “getting older." It’s metabolic dysfunction driven by the modern diet.

Processed carbs and added sugars spike blood sugar and insulin, pushing the body into fat storage mode and leading to insulin resistance.

The good news?

The same lever that created the problem—nutrition—can also reverse it.

By lowering carb intake, prioritizing protein, and focusing on whole, nutrient-dense foods, you can stabilize blood sugar, improve insulin sensitivity, and restore health.

📅 Want to hear more success stories like this and ask Dr. Bikman your questions live?

Join us for a 5-hour LIVE event on YouTube, August 13, 2025, 12–5 pm CST.

📍See event details below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-UlMXx9kt8

08/11/2025

“If hyperglycemia, fatty acids, and inflammation are corrected quickly, β-cells can recover—and diabetes can be reversed.” —Dr. Mariela Glandt, Board-Certified Endocrinologist

This isn’t just hope. It’s clinical evidence.

A recent audit from the Glandt Center for Diabetes Care (Tel Aviv) tracked 344 patients with long-standing type 2 diabetes or prediabetes who followed a very low-carb ketogenic diet for six months.

Results? HbA1c dropped from 7.6% to 6.3%, most patients lost weight, and many reduced or eliminated insulin use altogether. https://doi.org/10.4102/jmh.v7i1.87

It confirms what Dr. Glandt teaches: give the body the chance to heal, by lowering glucose, inflammation, and fatty acids,and your pancreas can reboot, functioning as it should again.

Want to learn from Dr. Glandt herself?
Don’t miss our 5-Hour Live Virtual Event — Restoring Health, Reversing Diabetes

🗓 August 13, 12–5 pm CST
🎙 Expert panels, Q&A, scientific insights, real strategies
🎯 Your support helps us fund education & outreach for reversing type 2 diabetes

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08/10/2025

"Keto outperformed ADA guidelines for type 2 diabetes—and it changed my life, too." – Temple Stewart, RD, Ketogenic Nutritionist

For years, patients were told to follow a low-fat, moderate-carb diet to “manage” type 2 diabetes. But what if the real key isn’t managing—it's reversing?

Registered Dietitian Temple Stewart discovered the ketogenic diet delivered dramatically better results than standard ADA recommendations, lowering A1C, stabilizing blood sugar, reducing medication use, and restoring quality of life.

And it didn’t just help her patients… it transformed her own health.

Hear Temple’s full story at “Restoring Health, Reversing Diabetes," a 5-hour virtual fundraiser hosted by the American Diabetes Society.

Learn science-backed nutrition strategies for reversing type 2 diabetes, improving insulin sensitivity, and restoring metabolic health.

🗓 Date: August 13, 2025
⏰ Time: 12–5 PM CST
💻 Where: YouTube Live
🎯 Goal: Raise $25,000 for diabetes education, outreach, and support programs.

👉 Subscribe and join us live here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-UlMXx9kt8

08/10/2025

"Type 2 diabetes isn’t forever—it’s reversible when you fix the root cause." – Dr. Tony Hampton, Board Member, American Diabetes Society

For decades, people have been told that Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong sentence. But science, and thousands of patient success stories, tell a different story.

By targeting the root cause, insulin resistance, through lifestyle changes like reducing refined carbs, improving nutrition, managing stress, and moving your body, many have lowered A1C, reduced or eliminated medications, and restored their health.

Want to learn from Dr. Hampton and other leading experts in diabetes reversal?

📅 Join us August 13 for Restoring Health, Reversing Diabetes — a 5-hour LIVE virtual event on YouTube.

🎯 Practical strategies
📊 Science-backed insights
💬 Real success stories & live Q&A

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08/09/2025

Can a low-carb, animal-based diet reverse Type 2 Diabetes? 💥

Michelle Hurn RD LD, Registered Dietitian and board member of the American Diabetes Society, helped a patient drop over 200 units of insulin in just 23 days—by switching to a very low-carb, animal-based diet.

This woman had blood sugars in the 400s, was told she might not live to see 40, and had seen five different doctors—none of whom considered a dietary change.

But when she reduced carbs and focused on nutrient-dense, animal-based foods, her blood sugar normalized and she got off insulin completely. 🔥

💡 Stable blood sugar. Lower A1C. A path to healing.

📅 Want to hear more success stories like this and ask Michelle your questions live?

Join us for a 5-hour LIVE event on YouTube, 12–5 pm CST.
📍See event details below

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08/08/2025

"Type 2 diabetes should be renamed Carbohydrate Toxicity Syndrome." — Dr. Ken Berry, MD
This isn’t just semantics. It’s a paradigm shift.

📊 Type 2 diabetes is not a chronic, progressive disease — it’s a reversible metabolic disorder rooted in chronically elevated insulin levels driven by excessive carbohydrate intake.

Join us for a science-backed live event exploring the root cause of insulin resistance and proven strategies to reverse type 2 diabetes through nutrition and lifestyle.

✅ Evidence-based insights
✅ Low-carb and keto protocols
✅ Expert Q&A sessions
✅ Real success stories

🗓 August 13, 2025 | 🕛 12–5 PM CST
🔗 Watch live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-UlMXx9kt8