Can diabetes be reversed with raw food?

[Joshlaraw]

Has anyone seen the trailer for "Raw For 30 Days"? It's a documentary about six people, with diabetes as they attempt to reverse their diabetes through eating only raw food.

The trailer on Youtube at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSuqCMld00w

What does everyone think of this idea? Is it someone anyone here has tried before? I'm just getting into this whole raw food thing and I'd love to get some advice. Most people in my family eventually develop diabetes and I’d like to prevent myself of doing the same. Does eating an all raw diet work?

The homepage for this film is:

www.rawfor30days.com

[Vytautas]

This is not unheard of. Such things have been seen about at least 5 years ago. T2 can sometimes be healed, but it's not just the food.

For one thing T2 is not insulin dependant at the begining, it becomes like that. A T2 organizm does produce insulin, it just can't take it in properly. If you Start living healthy you can stop diabetes and reverse the effects, but that's something that few can go through.

Even a T1 can live withouth insulin or on very small doses if he eats very healthy food and excercises a lot. When i was in Klaipeda a few years back, i've eaten mostly healthy food (i was kind of into fruit and vegetables back then) and i used to move arround a lot. Going to the beach every day, running a few kilometers every day, and i basicaly didn't need insulin. My Lantus dose was 12 and if i injected more than 4 units of humalog i would go into a heavy hypo.

So for you i have to say only this: if you can take it for long enough then it might just help you. Damage to the organs cannot be completely reversed, but while you are a T2 you can still heal.

[Blair]

Joshlaraw welcome here

I never knew this hmy: Vytautas that is such great info. I really never knew such diets and exercise could reverse type II.

Thanks for sharing that.

[Vytautas]

Be forwarned that its a rather slim chance.

[Blair]

But not a dangerous one to take? (I mean when trying this while leaving medicines things can't get worse if this diet doesn't work out?)

[Vytautas]

If you control it it shouldn't do any real damage, as long as you don't let it go too far. If you are going to take such a diet one thing i would recomend is not to drop medicine instantly since you can't be sure how quickly the diet is going to start working. At the begining use all the medicine in the same way, if you see a decrease in sugar levels lower the ammount used until you stop using it.

Remember that it's not a sure way to reverse diabetes and you can have sugar levels go up as soon as you drop the diet, so don't be too quick to throw away the excess medicine.

As for preventing diabetes, this is more sure to work, since T2 is prety often caused by bad eating habbits and overweight.

[Blair]

That is some meaningful advise, Vytautas. Very wisely thought out of you. I believe if someone was to try this diet, your advise above would surely have to be taken - (after all nobody wants to endanger his own health, I think).

Thank you B)

[karen1976]

Hey Guys, Just wanted to put my 2¢ in...

I actually know someone who was diagnosed with Type II and through diet and exercise was actually able to go off her meds (she was taking pills). I don't really know if it "reversed" the diabetes as she seems to need to maintain this lifestyle, but I'm happy for her all the same! (She did as Vytautas mentioned, kept her medication and slowly weaned off it as the diet/exercise kicked in)

For me, I realize that I will never be off insulin BUT by eating right and with regular exercise, I have managed to lower my doses. Yippee!!!

[Blair]

Karen... there is this saying:

"never say never"

(medical science is progressing all the time)

[karen1976]

True enough -- it's amazing what they can do! (personally, I think they have a cure somewhere but are making so much $$$ off of us that they are holding back... I can't get over the number of ppl I meet who are diabetic these days!)