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by didgeoridoo 2767 days ago
Medically-supervised fasting has been shown to reverse T2D, even in patients who have been on insulin for decades. Beta cells seem to be able to regenerate themselves: https://insulinresistance.org/index.php/jir/article/view/31/...
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Reverse diabetes, or just get people off of insulin?

Can someone who has had their diabetes "reversed" via fasting then get normal glucose responses after eating sugar?

The N=1 study you cited states that the subject still needs to take Metformin. i.e., he still has diabetes.

Downvote me all you want, but someone taking Metformin STILL HAS DIABETES.