Many type 2 diabetics developed their disease in part through their lifestyle so in effect it can be to a degree a self-inflicted disease. This is not entirely so because artificial foods such as trans fat and high fructose corn syrup are actually the root causes of the disease but over-eating, lack of exercise, and poor diet choices certainly do exacerbate the disease.

The good news for type 2 diabetes is that the alternative health community is beginning to prove that type 2 diabetes can be reversed through diet and other natural ways. Probably the first step that should be taken is to completely eliminate trans fat and high fructose corn syrup from the diet. The second thing that should be done is to concentrate on eliminating processed foods as much as possible as they often contain GMO foods and other ingredients that contribute to or exacerbate the disease.