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Reverse diabetes with LifestyleRx

Friday, Jan 24, 2025

LifestyleRx can benefit Canadians living in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes by improving overall health or potentially even reversing the condition. 

Canadians living with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes often find it challenging to make safe, sustainable changes to improve their health. Fortunately, LifestyleRx offers a free, physician-led program designed to help participants decrease insulin resistance, reduce or eliminate medications, restore normal blood sugar and potentially reverse their diabetes.

While past evidence suggested that type 2 diabetes could only be managed or slowed, recent findings indicate that in some people, type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes can be reversed. LifestyleRX incorporates this new understanding into its program, which focusses on establishing healthy habits.  

Over the course of 12 weeks, participants work on developing sustainable habits sufficient to reverse their diabetes and enhance their overall health. The program emphasizes making positive changes in key lifestyle areas such as diet, sleep, exercise and stress management, rather than relying on restrictive diets or meal replacements.   

The program is fully remote, making it accessible to those with mobility issues or transportation challenges. Participants engage in weekly virtual physician meetings, group sessions, self- assessments, exercises and personal health reports to monitor their progress. Participants learn at their own pace while benefiting from group accountability.

Get started or learn more about LifestyleRx today.

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