Gary Taubes argues we’ve mishandled diabetes by centering treatment on insulin and medications while sidelining carbohydrate restriction and the book’s older, diet-first roots. He traces the history from pre-insulin meat/fasting regimens to modern high-carb guidelines, reframing Type 2 diabetes as largely a problem of carbohydrate intolerance driven by insulin resistance in modern times.

Marshalling research, case histories and clinician experience, he makes a rigorous—sometimes controversial—case that low-carb/ketogenic approaches can normalise blood glucose, reduce medications and improve metabolic markers, while critiquing weak nutrition science. Whether you agree or not, it’s a clear, provocative rethink that equips patients and clinicians with sharper questions and a practical framework to test in the real world.

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This book is a clear, easy-to-read, punchy, and practical account of why we are sick — it clarifies why modern habits drive insulin resistance and metabolic chaos. Bikman makes the science simple, then shows exactly how food, movement, sleep, and stress control your hormones.

The truth is, when insulin stays high, everything else breaks—energy, mood, weight, cravings. Read it if you want a no-nonsense map to lower insulin, eat protein first, and get your vitality back.

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