Reversing Diabetes by Harnessing the Power Within
This remarkable recovery will be an inspiration to everyone with Type II diabetes.

By Janice S. Lehet

Four months ago, I was grossly overweight, had triglyceride and cholesterol levels of nearly 400,and my liver function tests were 25 percent above normal. I was taking three potent, time-release pills daily for my diabetes,but my glucose levels still were rising. My doctors dismissed my concerns that this drug could potentially cause heart failure and kidney disease.

The pills prescribed to lower my triglycerides and cholesterol levels were ravaging my body with pain because I am among the small percentage of patients who cannot safely tolerate statin drugs. The doctor who prescribed the drugs advised me to take Baycol, a drug that has been removed from the market because of its serious side effects. Fortunately, I never took it.

I don’t believe that traditional doctors mean to overmedicate their patients.They do the best they can based on their training and current medical practices, which in most cases means medicating their patients. To be fair, some modern medicines have saved lives, but drug treatment is not the “magic bullet” for all patients or all diseases. Fortunately, I found a doctor who taught me how I could help heal myself by eliminating the real causes of my health problems.

A stroke of luck

One day last June, I felt numbness in my face and foot, so I went to the emergency room at a local hospital. I was afraid I might have been experiencing a stroke. It turned out to be a stroke of luck because while I was there I learned that Joel Fuhrman, M.D., who is well known for his success in reversing patients’ diseases through nutritional and natural methods, had recently opened an office in the hospital’s professional center.

My diabetes is gone. I dropped six dress sizes and I am in better health than I was twenty
years ago.

In mid-June, I made an appointment with Dr. Fuhrman, who put me on a health program phasing in specific kinds of healthy foods, supplements, and exercise. It worked wonders. By July, I had lost eleven pounds. By August, I had lost twenty- one pounds, plus I reduced my serum cholesterol to 180 and my glucose level to a thirty-day average of 110. By October, my thirty day average was down to 103. To date, I have lost forty pounds and still plan to lose an additional ten since Dr. Fuhrman’s program is so easy to follow.

Under the guidance of this knowledgeable and courageous physician, I found that I had the power within myself to be healthy and diabetes- free once again.The journey to restored good health took only four months under Dr. Fuhrman’s direction.

A ray of hope

My sincere wish is that my personal renaissance—my return to excellent health—will be an inspiration to many senior citizens and others who suffer from Type II diabetes, high triglycerides, high cholesterol and/or potential liver or kidney failure or worse.

Vibrant health returns

At age 66, I am in better health than I was twenty years ago. I no longer have diabetes, high serum cholesterol levels or high triglycerides, and I am medicine-free. I have enormous energy, and can complete five miles of rigorous exercise on my treadmill within an hour with little effort each day. I feel great and look six dress sizes better—since I literally plummeted from a size twelve to a size six.

I am a living example that Dr. Fuhrman’s writings and practices are most effective.With my “new” body, my flood of energy, my good health, and the important knowledge I have gained, I have great confidence that I can control my own health in the future.