Indigenous people are like everyone else in this country--its expensive to eat healthy. Many just can't afford it, plus it goes away from the diets they were raised on.

I do have a friend who recently went from a Type 2 diagnoses to nothing by going on a healthy diet, and losing a bunch of weight. Lots of salads. No one should listen to Jr. about anything though. His brain is Silly Putty.

by going on the Zone diet.

And boy, has it worked.

Will have to look it up.

I haven't touched a hugh glycemic carb since.

forked tongue.

My A1C would be considered pre diabetic in a younger person. I was diagnosed 23 years ago and put on insulin. Slowly lost weight and now controlled by oral meds, exercise and diet. But I am not cured. I never will be cured. My pancreas is genetically programmed to malfunction as I age, and all the prevention in the world would only delay onset by a few years. My father developed diabetes much younger than I did. He was a red meat junkie! I have been a vegetarian whole foods cook since I turned 18 and developed diabetes anyway! Taking great care of myself does not prevent or cure diabetes, but the effort is worth it to improve the quality of my life as I age. Remember, the whole point of coping with a chronic illness is to die of something else! A shout truth from the rooftops to drown out the Worm brain and his followers!

The Pima Indians of Arizona have a very high incidence of diabetes, as well as many other bad health outcomes due to the tribe's documented adoption of a Western diet. A group decided to revert to their traditional eating practices. Their blood sugar levels returned to normal.

In addition a comparative study of a Pima Indian group in Mexico that did not adopt a Western diet showed that there was a far lower incidence of diabetes in the group in Mexico.

But thanks for your reply, summer_in_TX. ❤️

Very true. Absence of symptoms doesn’t exactly mean a cure. But it sure beats the alternative.

Lots of clues that may help others. Maybe.

But he is a charlatan weaving a tissue of lies with the occasional truth to suck folks in.

As a Native American health care provider going on 12 years now I can attest to those facts. I deal with the ravages of DM all day, everyday.

Natives are prone to other auto-immune disorders and other health conditions as well that are not diet related.

Ozempic and GLP-1 drugs have been very helpful in many cases, to control the disease, but not cure.

Japan for instance, and most Asian countries.
Vegetable rich diet in short.
Spices to make them interesting to the palate.

Americans who grow up with a diet of high fructose corn syrup in everything and processed foods don't stand much of a chance of getting old with a lifelong healthy body weight and few health problems.

Not a secret, surely?
Not a cure though.

Type 2 HbA1c numbers can be controlled by changing your diet, but it needs to be a permanent change.
Probably wiser to get that 'diet change' in early in your kids' lives.

My youngest grew up to spend years eating McDonalds and rediscovered health risk in his early 30s. He used to tease me that French Fries were a vegetable! Today, in his early 40s, he is the chief cook and nutritionist for his family and quite knowledgable about healthy food preparation. He’s very frustrated that they refuse to eat tofu! And he doesn’t have diabetes yet. My eldest is less disciplined, but he has the knowledge he needs to make wise choices. I highly recommend starting early, with a “dessert on Sundays Holidays and Birthdays’ philosophy. And enjoy the process! The relationships and habits established while young will return if/when you all survive their adolescence!

They are high rates of diabetes in indigenous people because they started eating Western diets, their genetics and other factors like high rates of alcoholism. Forgoing "ultra processed" food alone will not reverse diabetes.

There is no cure for diabetes but you can control it . If you control it well enough you can go into remission but it never goes away.

“……People with type 2 diabetes can achieve “remission” by sustaining normal blood glucose levels for at least three months without taking diabetes medication. There is still a lot of uncertainty around how long remission will last and what factors are associated with a relapse. Continued follow up with the healthcare team is warranted for ongoing monitoring of glucose changes and diabetes complications. The long-term effects of remission on mortality, heart health and quality of life are not well understood…..”https://diabetes.org/newsroom/international-experts-outline-diabetes-remission-diagnosis-criteria

Back in the day, this was called “diet and exercise control”. I think it depends on genetics whether it works or not, and how the aging process affects the body. When I turned 68, my glucose started rising. My endo let me try various diet and exercise changes and nothing worked. She finally told me that some people just need medication changes to stay healthy as they aged, and I finally had to accept the reality of the situation. So there is no winning and losing, right or wrong, it’s a very individual disease with very individual treatment modalities. Maintain discipline, enjoy your life, and have a slice of cake or a bowl of ice cream after every good A1c. You earned it!