Hello Ivan. Thank you for taking the time to read my story. You bring up an interesting point. I agree with you that many people want a quick fix (or at least an easy one) without putting in the work to achieve the results naturally. I was one of those people until a switch flipped for me, and I decided that’s not going to be me.

There certainly is a place for pharmaceutical options, but the system in place often provides incentives for doctors to use drugs as the first option. You mentioned people selecting doctors who specialize in nutrition. Why don’t ALL doctors specialize in nutrition? If not specialize, at least have more education to help patients achieve wellness naturally. By the way, in addition to diet and exercise, I have come to realize that a good night’s sleep is just as important if not more important. The first doctor never even mentioned it.

I used to be a teacher. I know many teachers who had the attitude that most of the kids don’t want to learn anyway so might as well not put much effort to teach them. This resigned point of view perhaps echos the view of some doctors who think most patients aren’t going to follow through with lifestyle changes including diet and physical activity. Maybe they think that at least these people can be on some type of drug that is relatively safe, which is better than no intervention.

Unfortunately, whatever we are doing as a society to reduce type 2 diabetes is not working. The alarming rise in type 2 diabetes cases especially among young people is startling. There are many factors and perhaps that would be a good subject for another story.