People have been raised to think that there is a pharmacological cure for everything including chronic diseases such as diabetes which is so complex and damages so many bodily processes. It is for the same reason that others think that it is highly unlikely that such a medical cure will ever be found, and that if such a medicine be found, it would most likely cause other problems that could be even worse. Therefore, this paper will demonstrate how Strategic Poverty Alleviation Systems-SPAS has reinvented traditional foods and ancient/traditional medicinal resources such as organic grain amaranth and traditional healthcare systems and knowledge institutions as to engineer a paradigm shift to move healthcare systems for diabetes from management treatment to curative therapies status.
Trained communities grow grain amaranth plant genetic resources for food/nutrition and income and SPAS buys part of the surplus to use in making grain amaranth-based nutraceuticals for community members with diabetes and/or its complications with extremely promising results.
These nutraceuticals have previously been given to people of all ages and gender with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes with spectacular results. For instance, within seven days diabetics taking these nutraceuticals are off all medications, and within fourteen days, the condition is completely reversed, together with its complications (e.g. blood glucose stabilizes around 4-6mmol/L permanently).
Substantial attitude shift will be needed as to decolonize the minds and spirit of communities as SPAS model leads the way in moving healthcare systems for diabetes from management treatment to curative therapies.