Ask a Doctor: Is There a Way to Help Prevent or Reverse Diabetes?

Diabetes is a disease born of choices, choices you can change to powerful and transformative effect

Diabetes signs and symptoms you need to watch out for. Shutterstock

Have you had a pre-diabetes scare? Are you looking to turn your health around before it’s too late? If so, you know better than anyone how scary it can be to hear that your blood sugar is dangerously high. You also know how daunting “reversing it” can seem, at least initially. However, this doesn’t have to be the case.

Pre-diabetes, insulin resistance, and diabetes are preventable and often reversible through aggressive lifestyle changes, including stress reduction, an improved diet, exercise, and supplements. Here are 10 ways to change your trajectory and take control of your blood sugar naturally, with healthy changes that can make all the difference.

Change Your Diet

Focus on a diet that reduces inflammation, relieves oxidative stress, and balances your blood sugar since this is key to preventing and reversing insulin resistance and diabetes alike. Focus on whole foods that are high in fiber with more fruits, vegetables, and foods that are low in refined or processed sugars. Incorporate anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and detoxifying foods, including omega-3 fats, olive oil, soy (non-GMO), beans, nuts, and seeds.