Controlling blood sugar levels with insulin and other medications remains a necessary medical intervention to prevent acute, life-threatening complications like DKA.

“no if you had an A1C of 8% versus 6 and a half% no difference in mortality whatsoever in fact maybe according to one of the studies but the not the other two so lowering A1C might help with like diabetic neuropathy but it's not going to help with your like I don't think you can die from diabetic”

Type 2 diabetes is not a chronic, progressive condition but a reversible one that can be successfully treated through weight loss and dietary changes.

“everybody knew nurses knew I knew patients knew if you lost weight that type two diabetes would either get much better or go away completely”