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It’s time we put a new spin on the basis to reverse type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. Rest your pancreas. That’s right! This is something that is never discussed.

If you read my book, “The Virgin Diabetic,” then you know I landed in the ER with pancreatitis. I was fed intravenously for a few days to rest my pancreas. When I asked how long it takes a pancreas to rest, no one knew the answer. Nor did it appear anyone cared to pursue that discussion.

Diabetes reversal supplement series:

Ever hear of Momordica charantia? You may know it better as bitter melon or bitter gourd. Bitter melon is a fruit, and bitter, as its name implies. This plant is found in tropical and subtropical regions used as medicine and a vegetable for thousands of years.

Through the ages, it’s been reported that Momordica charantia (M. charantia) is helpful in reducing high glucose levels, is an antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, antitumor and anti-inflammatory (as well as many other uses).

Glucose levels can go haywire when a diabetic is ill, even if it is just a cold or the flu. The flu season is on the attack. How does a diabetic, or anyone for that matter, protect themselves?

One way is to supplement with NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine). L-Cysteine is an amino acid, which is a building block of protein. As a supplement, we take a take it in a form of N-Acetyl L-Cysteine. The body turns this into cysteine, then into glutathione. Glutathione is a power antioxidant.

Berberine may be worth looking at as a viable alternative in reversing type 2 diabetes, however, you decide for yourself.

Berberine is one of the few supplements that has some research behind it. In a three-month trial, significant decreases in A1c, fasting blood glucose, and postprandial (post-meal) blood glucose was realized. Hemoglobin A1c was reduced from 9.5% to 7.5%. [1]

Medication nor supplements are the magic bullet for reversing diabetes. Having said that, some supplements may help when digesting food, glucose absorption and insulin resistance.