Medications are not the best solution for type 2 diabetes from "summary" of The Diabetes Code by Dr. Jason Fung
The prevailing medical treatment for type 2 diabetes is to prescribe medications. Doctors typically start with metformin and then add other medications as needed to control blood sugar levels. But this approach merely masks the symptoms of the disease without addressing the root cause. It is like trying to put out a fire by blowing on the flames instead of cutting off the oxygen supply. Medications may lower blood sugar levels temporarily, but they do not reverse the underlying insulin resistance that is the hallmark of type 2 diabetes. As a result, patients often find themselves needing higher and higher doses of medications to achieve the same effect. This is because the body becomes less sensitive to insulin over time, leading to a vicious cycle of increasing medication doses and ...
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