A plant-based diet is a powerful tool for preventing, managing, and even reversing type 2 diabetes.

“…A plant-based diet controlled blood sugar three times more effectively than a traditional diabetes diet that limited calories and carbohydrates. Within weeks on a plant-based diet…[patients] lost weight, insulin sensitivity improved, and HbA1c levels dropped. In some cases, you would never know they’d had the disease to begin with.”

β-Carotene: Preventive Role for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity: A Review

The vitamin Betacarotene, also known colloquially as orange-colored vegetables, is highly beneficial in managing Type 2 Diabetes by “inhibiting the production of the free radicals and preserving the receptors of insulin.”

The 10 Best Vegetables for Diabetes

"Though we often talk about diabetes like it's a blood sugar problem, it's really more than that. Type 2 diabetes is connected to insulin resistance, which is associated with fatty liver, heart disease, abnormal cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and even some types of cancer. So when we think about eating for diabetes, we also have to think about eating for heart disease prevention and cancer prevention."