Part 1. How Is It Possible? What Proof Do You Have?

by Konstantin Monastyrsky

Technically, type 2 diabetes isn't a disease, but a syndrome  — a collection of symptoms related to diet, obesity, and lifestyle. It is also considered a functional disorder, meaning there are no underlying physical pathologies inside the body to cause it. Therefore, in early to mid-stages of type 2 diabetes, diet changes, weight loss, and lifestyle modifications are all that is needed to completely recover from this dreadful condition. The video below explains why and how...

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Greetings,

My name is Konstantin Monastyrsky [bio]. I am a medical writer, and an expert in forensic nutrition [about]. My expertise in this emerging field of life science is behind an exceptionally effective weight loss program specifically designed to prevent and reverse pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

Since up to 80% of all patients affected by these two conditions are also overweight or obese, weight loss yields more dramatic results than any other therapy. According to the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, the leading medical reference in the United States:

“Weight loss of as little as 7% of baseline body weight, combined with moderate-intensity physical activity ([such as] eg, walking 30 minutes daily), may reduce the incidence of diabetes in high-risk people by over 50% [1]”

If only 7% gets you an over 50% risk reduction, just imagine what getting back to your normal weight is going to do.

My program is patterned after the Diabetes Prevention Program — a massive clinical research study funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases:

“...those receiving intensive individual counseling and motivational support on effective diet, exercise, and behavior modification — reduced their risk of developing diabetes by 58 percent. [...] Lifestyle changes worked particularly well for participants aged 60 and older, reducing their risk by 71 percent. [2]”

The problem is — changing the diet, losing weight, and making these lasting lifestyle modifications without “intensive individual counseling and motivational support,” is very hard on your own, particularly if you already have diabetes.

And that is where my weight loss program comes in. It is specifically designed to prevent and overcome complications that are most likely to affect people with pre-diabetes or diabetes, such as weight loss plateau, dehydration, metabolic acidosis, severe hypoglycemia, anemia, hypotension, fibromialgia, migraine headaches, indigestion, delayed stomach emptying, chronic constipation, and many others. Any one of these preventable complications may abruptly interrupt your recovery, exacerbate diabetes complications even more, and cause even greater weight gain.

Just like with the Diabetes Prevention Program, you can expect up to 70% chance of full recovery, and remain diabetes-free for the rest of your natural life. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first and only weight loss program that makes full recovery possible for anyone with a still functional pancreas, as is the case for pre-diabetes and early to mid-stages of type 2 diabetes.

And here is what I mean by “ full recovery:”

● Depending on your age, weight, and degree of pancreatic damage, your fasting and postprandial blood glucose — meaning, respectively, on an empty stomach and after a meal — will drop down to within or close to the safe range. (Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) blood test below 100 mg/dl or 5.6 mmo/l is considered normal; Source: The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy);

● The American Diabetes Association has recently recommended using the HbA1C test as a primary diagnostic standard for pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes [3]. Naturally, your A1C results — or the average level of blood glucose over the past several months — will also reduce to normal. (Glycated hemoglobin HbA1C of 6% or less is considered normal. Source: The National Institutes of Health);

● Another important blood test is called C-Peptide, and it will also reduce to normal range. C-Peptide reflects the average level of insulin produced by the pancreas. An elevated level of insulin is typical for type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes, and it is behind high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, migraine headaches, chronic fatigue, irritability, incessant hunger, blurry vision, and propensity for obstinate weight gain. (The Insulin C-peptide range between 0.5 to 2.0 ng/ml is considered normal. Source: The National Institutes of Health);

Mind you, all these tests aren‘t some subjective or obscure markers for metabolic disorders, but very concrete and very specific indicators that your doctors use to diagnose and treat diabetes in the first place. Once these tests become normal, you are considered diabetes-free even by the most conservative authorities.

And I am sure you already know that in addition to weight gain, diabetes and pre-diabetes contribute to cardiovascular disorders more than any other factor. According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes increases your risk of heart attack and stroke from 200% to 400% [4]. And that is why more people die from strokes and heart attacks related to diabetes than from the diabetes itself.

I mention all this because as soon as you attain normal blood sugar levels and lose weight, the level of triglycerides — or fats circulating in your blood — will drop down to norm, and your ratio of “good” cholesterol to “bad” may also improve. This marker is called the “atherogenic index.” In combinations with low triglycerides, it is a far more meaningful measure of heart disease risk than the total level of cholesterol alone.

And if you are already affected by atherosclerosis — a hardening of the arteries related to the buildup of plaque — it may actually reverse itself following your weight loss [5], and your physician can verify that this is, indeed, happening by a non-invasive ultrasound testing of your carotid arteries — the ones that supply blood to your brain.

You will experience a similar rejuvenating effect on all other blood vessels and peripheral circulation, further reducing your risks of stroke, heart attack, blindness, or lower limb amputation.

In summary, here is what you will be getting from my program: complete or partial reversal of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes; safe and effective weight loss; normalized blood pressure; reduced risks of heart disease and strokes; elimination of drug-related side-effects; improved quality of life; and considerable savings on prescription medications, medical bills, and insurance premiums, while protecting yourself from medical risks related to taking multiple drugs, gaining even more weight, and facing the inevitable liver disease, kidney failure, nerve damage, blindness, or premature death from diabetes-related complications!

If you find all these claims hard to believe, I don‘t blame you! Based on what you currently know about diabetes and weight loss, and your own experience with conventional treatment, your disbelief is absolutely justified, and you have every reason to be skeptical.

However, my weight loss program is anything, but conventional. Its real thrust is not in selecting foods and counting calories — it is already well understood what is good, and what is not for diabetes — but in making sure that you can transition to a proper weight loss diet without complications; that you can stay with this diet long enough to lose weight and recover from diabetes, also without complications; and, finally, in turning your new diet into a lifestyle, so your weight loss and recovery remain permanent.

These four steps — successful transition, sustained weight loss, full recovery from type 2 diabetes, and effortless life-long maintenance of normal blood sugar and normal weight — represent the true challenge, but reflect the real value of my program.

In the next episode, entitled “The Role of Weight Loss in Reversing pre-diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes.” I will demystify for you the physiology of diabetes-specific weight loss diets, and describe the top twelve reasons behind their uncanny ability to reverse diabetes and related complications, such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, heart disease, insomnia, migraine headaches, and many others. Please, watch it right now!

 Thank you for your interest in my weight loss program, and I look forward to greeting you in the next episode!

Citations

1. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy; [link]

2. Diabetes Prevention Program; NIH Publication No. 09—5099; [link]

3. “The American Diabetes Association‘s new Clinical Practice Recommendations [...] call for the addition of the A1C test as a means of diagnosing diabetes and identifying pre-diabetes.” Faster, Easier Test Could Help Reduce Number of Undiagnosed; American Diabetes Association; [link]

4. Diabetes Statistics; American Diabetes Association: [link]

5. “Two-year weight loss diets can induce a significant regression of measurable carotid VWV [vessel wall volume]. The effect is similar in low-fat, Mediterranean, or low-carbohydrate strategies and appears to be mediated mainly by the weight loss—induced decline in blood pressure.”   Dietary intervention to reverse carotid atherosclerosis; Shai I, et. al.; Circulation. 2010 Mar 16;121(10):1200-8.  [link]