This is the first part of the series of “How my husband reversed his Diabetes Type 2” and our experience with intermittent fasting for Diabetes.
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My husband developed pre-diabetes, 2-3 years before his retirement from government service. Soon after retirement, his sugar levels crossed the threshold into the diabetic range; probably because life had slowed down and there was less physical activity.
He did not have the usual symptoms of thirst, hunger and tiredness but he did have pain and numbness in the shoulder and upper arm & was unable to lift his arm upwards.
Right away, he cut down on sugar, carbohydrates, fried foods etc. and began to go for walks. However,blood sugar readings showed no signs of relenting. In fact, a rise was observed instead of a fall.
This was worrying & he decided to finally consult a doctor who prescribed some medicines. Both he and I were aware of the complications these medicines could cause over a period of time.
We were wary and decided against taking them. Instead, we searched the internet for home remedies, but none of them seemed to work.
THE DISCOVERY OF DR. JASON FUNG’S BLOG
Eventually, we came across the blog by Dr Jason Fung, a Canadian nephrologist. We were delighted because his research gave us hope and relief.
In his book too, The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally, Dr Fung refers to diabetes 2 as a lifestyle disease almost always reversible; it is not chronic and progressive.
Medicines taken for diabetes only remove the sugar from the blood and hide them in other organs. Hence the symptom of diabetes is removed but the root cause of diabetes is not dealt with.
The other organs i.e the kidneys, the heart, the eyes etc. then get effected. Weight loss is the key to reversing diabetes.
Jason Fung recommends intermittent fasting for weight loss and suggests some regimens.
My husband chose the 16:8 hours fasting regimen. He would eat dinner at 7 p.m and then have breakfast only at 11 a.m. the next day i.e. after a gap of 16 hours .
After a 11.a.m. breakfast, he would have lunch at 1;30 p.m., tea and biscuits at 5 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. again. So the period of eating was confined to 8 hours ( 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. ). It is called the window of eating.
Widening the gap between dinner and breakfast gives more rest to the organs, allowing them to be rejuvenated.
We were glad he hadn’t started taking the medicines prescribed or else we would have had to consult the doctor again before starting the fasting regimen.
Click here to read – Part 2 of “How my husband reversed his Diabetes Type 2“
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