Can You 'Cure' Type 2 Diabetes with Diet?

When Canadian physician Dr Jay Wortman realised he was diabetic 12 years ago, he cut carbs (sugars and starches) from his diet to ‘buy time’ before deciding what medication to take. He was amazed – and relieved – to find that all his symptoms disappeared within a few days, never to return. He’s not saying he’s ‘cured’. He knows if he goes back to his old eating habits, the condition will recur. 

Wortman was a speaker at the recent low-carb, high-fat summit in Cape Town from February 19 to 22.  He is a public health specialist, and clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine, where he studied the effectiveness of a traditional-style diet for obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in the Namgis First Nation. His research became  the subject of the hit CBC documentary, My Big Fat Diet (to view it on YouTube, scroll down below).

Read more about Wortman's personal story on Banting Briefing.