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 Nearly
40% of Type 2 diabetics on insulin injections became insulin-free.
70% of diabetics on oral drugs eliminated the need for these drugs.
Thousands of diabetics have graduated
from the Pritikin Longevity Center medication-free. Others leave
with dosages for insulin or drugs markedly reduced. In a study
of 652 Type 2 diabetics, 39% of those on insulin left the Center
insulin-free. 70% of diabetics on drugs also left free of their
medications.
(Diabetes Care, 17: 1469, 1994)
Pritikin
Program reduced insulin levels by 46%.
In just three weeks, men at the Pritikin
resort reduced oxidative stress, controlled blood pressure, lowered
cholesterol by an average of 19%, and reduced insulin levels by
46%, significantly reducing their risk of heart disease and diabetes.
(Circulation, 106: 2530, 2002)
Pritikin
Program controlled the Metabolic Syndrome. Fasting insulin was
reduced by 30-40%.
High insulin levels, high blood pressure,
high triglycerides, and obesity commonly aggregate in the same
individual and greatly increase the risk for coronary disease and
diabetes. The Pritikin Program controlled this syndrome in just
three weeks in a majority of 72 guests studied. Fasting insulin
was reduced by 30-40%.
(American Journal of Cardiology, 69: 440, 1992)
Imagine life without insulin shots or oral drugs to control your
glucose. For the great majority of Type 2 diabetics who come to
the Pritikin Longevity Center®, that's exactly what happens.
Doris Drew is one stunning example. Fifteen years ago, the software
programmer from Wichita, Kansas, suffered from diabetes, hypertension,
high cholesterol, and obesity. Her blood sugar was alarmingly high. "My
mother died from complications related to diabetes. I saw myself
going through the same agony she endured, and I was frightened."
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So Doris came to the Pritikin Longevity Center. Today, she's off
all diabetic medications, she's lost--and kept off--130 pounds,
her blood pressure is normal, and her blood sugar readings indicate
that "she's essentially a nondiabetic," her physician
proudly announces. "She's in state-of-the-art control."
Her life is in state-of-the-art control, too. "I like to
think of the Pritikin Program as my own personal hobby. I love
the food, and I'm always on the go--walking, strength training,
ballroom dancing. The healthier I've become, the more hopeful and
rewarding my life is."
Thousands of diabetics have graduated from the Pritikin Longevity
Center medication-free. Indeed, for many of our graduates, glucose
is lowered to the point where they're no longer even defined as
having diabetes. Long-term follow-up has shown that those alumni
who continued to follow the Pritikin Program were able to stay
off medications and still maintain healthy glucose levels. By eating
well, exercising, and losing weight, they, like Doris, are living
healthy, vigorous new lives.
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