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Learning about the various medications used to manage diabetes honestly shook me. Why? Because there are so many side effects!

There is short acting, rapid acting, long acting insulin, each with different administration times, each with different peak times(or none at all). Sulfonylureas can have Antabuse like effects if taken with alcohol. Pancreatitis is a common adverse effect of several drug classes. Two types of drugs called Amylin Mimetics and Incretin Mimetics work by slowing gastric emptying, which could inhibit proper absorption of other medications you might be taking. I know myself well enough to say I would struggle too if I was in this position.

Isn’t it enough to be sick? Shouldn’t medicine heal us, not cause more pain? But this is the life of millions(34.2 to be exact) of people in just America alone. I think many “non-compliant” diabetics out there genuinely have trouble managing their health because maintaining an insulin schedule alone is a lot of stress!

What hurts my soul is knowing that such a problem could be prevented in the first place. In Diabetes Mellitus, the body is unable to regulate blood sugar because of insulin resistance, or inadequate insulin production. It is caused by a diet high in fat. Research has shown that a vegan diet can not only prevent, but reverse diabetes mellitus.

A plant-based diet is a powerful tool for preventing, managing, and even reversing type 2 diabetes. Not only is this the most delicious ‘prescription’ you can imagine, but it’s also easy to follow. Unlike other diets, there’s no calorie counting, no skimpy portions, and no carb counting. Plus, all the ‘side effects’ are good ones. 

Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, President, Physicians Committee

Diabetes. (n.d.). Retrieved March 4, 2020, from https://www.pcrm.org/health-topics/diabetes

Are we as a global society so powerless to the animal agriculture industry that we will continue to make people sick for a few more generations? When will we look after our own?

The consumption of animals as “food,” clothing, objects etc. cause harm to billions of innocent beings who want to live, just like you and I. And now we are seeing that the end product of this cruelty is ill health for our fellow humans.

The power to change our future as a global community is in our individual hands.