I've read the same thing, fasting to re-set the pancreas.
On a personal level, I've managed to cure type 2 diabetes naturally over a period of five months. I exercise regularly but the main factor was diet. I consume Cinnamon daily, along with several other foods know to lower blood sugar.
I avoid bread, sugar and artificial sweeteners totally and try to avoid processed food as much as possible.
Fantastic.
I was told that my sugar was high when I was last in the hospital. So I've changed my diet completely and began to exercise. I do cinnamon daily as well in my prepared drink. Got my wife to use cinnamon as well in her daily smoothy.
Other foods which I eat daily include 4 eggs, tuna, rolled oats, honey, oysters, cacao powder, tumeric, ginger, pear and apple, okra, broccoli, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, brazil nuts, and sometimes spinach.
I hope this helps you @grey580.
I do egg whites usually. Not into fish all that much. I like oatmeal. I do honey in my diet drink.
I take tumeric pills daily. ginger on occasion. pears and apples I gotta be careful with because of my UC. okra not a fan. broccoli i do when we have veggies. Spinach when I"m in the mood. https://steemit.com/health/@grey580/lemon-honey-cinnamon-water-to-help-lose-weight
In addition I will be doing quinoa again soon instead of rice.
Egg yolk contains essential minerals and proteins. People told me not to eat so many eggs but I knew their information was dated and false. My most recent blood tesf proved the point. My cholesterol levels and blood sugar both dropped back to normal.
As for the cinnamon. I put that in my rolled oats every morning, along with cacao powder and honey. It's a very tasty meal and also extremely healthy.
You may want to look into maple syrup as well.. it has many beneficial properties.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100321182924.htm
"Several of these anti-oxidant compounds newly identified in maple syrup are also reported to have anti-cancer, anti-bacterial and anti-diabetic properties."
We can't buy maple syrup here in Australia I don't think, but thanks for letting me know. I wouldn't have guessed it would help diabetes @grey580.👍