Table of Contents
Foreword ix
How to Reverse and Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: The Quick Start Guide xiii
Part 1 The Epidemic
Chapter 1 How Type 2 Diabetes Became an Epidemic 3
Chapter 2 The Differences between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes 14
Chapter 3 The Whole Body Effect 22
Part 2 Hyperinsulinemia and Insulin Resistance
Chapter 4 Diabesity: The Calorie Deception 37
Chapter 5 The Role of Insulin in Energy Storage 49
Chapter 6 Insulin Resistance: The Overflow Phenomenon 57
Part 3 Sugar and the Rise of Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 7 Diabetes, a Disease of Dual Defects 77
Chapter 8 The Fructose-Insulin Resistance Connection 94
Chapter 9 The Metabolic Syndrome Connection 106
Part 4 How Not to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 10 Insulin: Not the Answer for Type 2 Diabetes 123
Chapter 11 Oral Hypoglycemics: Not the Answer 138
Chapter 12 Low-calorie Diets and Exercise: Not the Answer 151
Part 5 How to Effectively Treat Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 13 Lessons from Bariatric Surgery 163
Chapter 14 Carbohydrate-reduced Diets 173
Chapter 15 Intermittent Fasting 190
Afterword 211
Appendix: Two Sample Week-Long Meal Plans 218
Endnotes 224
Index 252