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Not Chronic, Not Progressive: How Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Reversed

Dr. Jason Fung joined Brendon Fallon on Vital Signs to reveal the simple and fixable cause of Type 2 diabetes.
Not Chronic, Not Progressive: How Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Reversed
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Brendon Fallon
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Emily Allison
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Despite advances in modern medicine, an increasing number of people in the United States are affected by chronic diseases. Between 2012 and 2022, the prevalence of  Type 2 diabetes rose by nearly 20 percent. Meanwhile, the estimated economic burden of diabetes in the United States in 2022 was more than $400 billion.
In an interview with Brendon Fallon on Vital Signs, Dr. Jason Fung, the bestselling author of “The Diabetes Code,” said this doesn’t have to be the case, because Type 2 diabetes can be easily and inexpensively reversed. A reversal requires a shift in understanding—moving away from the long-held belief in insulin resistance as the primary cause of the condition toward a more accurate view that supports Fung’s essential diet and lifestyle changes.

Insulin Resistance: Cell Overload or Cell Dysfunction?

Type 2 diabetes is diagnosed when blood glucose levels exceed certain thresholds, posing risks to various organs, especially the kidneys. Type 1 diabetes is caused by too little insulin—the hormone that moves glucose from the blood into the cells to be used for energy. On the other hand, Type 2 diabetes is widely framed as a problem of insulin resistance—cells are perceived to resist insulin’s effects.
Brendon Fallon is a former reporter and photographer with The Epoch Times. He is the host and executive producer of NTD's "Vital Signs," a health show that zooms in on the important matters of health that come up in everyday life—connecting the dots across the broad canvas of our holistic wellbeing.
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