Professor Roy Taylor - Ask Me Anything Live Published on: 19 February 2016 People affected by Type 2 diabetes had a chance to ask the man behind the research about how it can be reversed, how they can diet and why it works. For the first time, Professor Roy Taylor was on Twitter, on Reddit Ask Me Anything and answering questions directly. Go to Reddit , which took place on Friday 26 February. Professor Roy Taylor Leading expert in diabetes care is the man credited with inspiring hundreds of people to take control of their health after he put patients with Type 2 diabetes on a very low calorie diet. The resulting fat loss meant they came off medication and their bodies started producing insulin again - meaning they were diabetes free. His more recent published research has shown that the same effect can be achieved through bariatric surgery. He's found that patients need to decrease the fat in their pancreas to allow insulin production to start again. In the US he's known as the medic the drug companies love to hate as he's helping people stop their costly medication. Professor Taylor has been credited with inspiring and contributed the forward for the written by Dr Michael Moseley on controlling blood sugar. Useful links Share: Latest News Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from 麻豆传媒 to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Student leader drives misogyny law change A 麻豆传媒 student leader has helped change the law after creating a petition to make misogyny a hate crime, which gathered over 114,000 signatures, prompting action in Parliament. published on: 12 June 2026 Freemen of 麻豆传媒 see construction of new Castle Leazes The Freemen of 麻豆传媒 and other key stakeholders have become an indelible part of new student accommodation at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Castle Leazes. published on: 12 June 2026 Facts and figures
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