Just seems to confirm to me that Taylor has it all wrong...cherry picks his subjects and still doesn't have great successes.
I love the
"a type 2 diabetes diagnosis is not a permanent state and can be changed as a matter of choice and effort."
sounds like patient blaming to me although not a direct quote..
I'm starting to see why there is quite a negative slant about these studies in another thread. I'm not sure if it's just you or a lot of people have similar feelings.
It's just my perspective, but Roy Taylor seems like decent enough chap who wants people to be healthy. I think the unfortunate thing is that so many people with limited intellect like to blame Type 2's and look down on them, and Roy Taylor's findings very easily play in to that kind of mind set.
But here's an interesting question:
What, exactly, should Roy Taylor do?
Or, at which point did he go wrong in his thinking / experiments:
* Hmmm... Lots of bariatric patients seem to go into remission from Type 2.
* Hmmm... Some people think that has something to do with hormones, but what if the explanation is simpler?
* I know, let's simulate the diet of bariatric surgery patients and see what happens.
* Oh that's interesting, it looks like they get normal fasting readings pretty quickly
* Oh, even more interesting. Eventually their insulin response seems to improve as well
* Oh and look at this, it seems that the decrease in fat from the liver and pancreas may have something to do with it.
* Wow, look, a beta cell filled with fat doesn't work properly when studied under the microscope, but remove the fat then it does.
* Well this is all very interesting, a picture is starting to form.
* Let's do some more experiments.
* Let's publicise the resutls.
* Let's see if the findings can help people in the real world.
At what point in the process did he become a victim-blaming monster?
In what way is he any "worse" than a scientist who tells someone "If you want to reduce your risks of skin cancer, stay out of the sun". Is that scientist blaming people for skin cancer? Or just telling it like it is, offering information which can help people.
I say give the man a break. I mean, you know, he's possibly okay. A bit. Maybe.
Nobody's perfect, but I don't think we need to lock him up just yet