For some people this might help a lot. But many people who have diabetes can barely afford their medications every month so I doubt they could commit to monthly payments. Covid has also caused many people to lose their jobs and some also lost their medication coverage also. People are losing their homes also.

I believe diabetes education should be taught to people while still in high school as maybe people would be educated early on, to prevent this from happening later on in life. I think they should teach people about Carbs and not sugar alone. I went on Costco online to buy non perishable foods. They had stuff stating it was sugar free or Keto, but when you read the nutrition facts, WOW some stated no sugar added yet Carbs read as being 23 and sugar at 17, sure you do not need to add sugar to those product as there is enough in them, they are most certainly not diabetic friendly. So people need to learn how to read nutrition facts before anything else. We did not have nutrition facts on foods we bought decades ago, but we do now, yet people do not know how to read them nor what to do with them. Once that is mastered maybe the rest would follow, exercise and so on.

I believe diabetes education should be free of charge or else some people cannot afford it. Many are elderly or retired, also on fix income.

Sites like this one are very helpful and lots of support, because it is free people open up and share more trying to make a difference in other peoples life. I am a retired nurse and am more then happy to share freely with people what I have learned, hoping to help others in their journey as many others have done for me in this site. I am off all diabetic medications now and managed with diet alone, but I learned about nutrition facts and so on from others in here. My success is their success also. Some may never come off medications either if their pancreas no longer works or are Type 1. They may be able to reduce their insulin over time with nutrition, but may never come off of insulin. Each diabetes is different and there is no one size fits all, what works for one may not work for others.

If you want to start something to help us diabetics then get a drug program going ,there would be plenty of money to pay out when there are drug coverage

I would not be interested.

I get the service, free of charge, from the local diabetes education center. I have access already to diabetes educators that can provide an exercise regimen and a diabetic dietitian that helped me work out a (diet) "way to eat" that works "for me".

But I do realize that not everyone will have access (or free access) to such services and given that about 10% of the population has Type 2, it sounds like a (model) that would have some traction.

My opinion now. I have read three of the major studies that looked at reversing the effects of diabetes through diet and exercise. A couple were conducted in Europe and one in the US. The "drop out" rates were high and ultimately the "success rate" (about 30% after one year - got off meds) fell to less than half that by year 2.

The problem is simple human nature. Very few people have the dedication and ultimate will power to do all the hard work themselves "for the rest of their lives" when they can simply pop a pill. So while initial interest may be high, once the level of commitment becomes apparent only the strongest willed continue.

I agree. They should teach how to read the nutrition labels on food in schools. If people that lable read low carbs, no sugar added read the nutrition content on the package. Those labels can be misleading and a false sense of security.

The UK study (DiRECT) can be found here (2nd year results have recently been added): https://www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk/

The "Look Ahead" study was a 10 year study (wrapped up in 2012). The main page gives a synopsis. You have to do a "ton of reading" - kinda broken into chapters (pdf's) - all linked on the right hand side of the webpage: https://repository.niddk.nih.gov/studies/look-a...

I know I am missing a third one (certain it was European - EASD is the European (something) Study of Diabetes organization - they do tons of diabetes related studies and provide "guidelines" for doctors that are used world wide in the treatment of primarily Type 2. If I find the study (in my zillions of files), I will add a link.