Reversing diabetes: Taupō family weighs in 2 Feb, 2021 12:09 AM 7 minutes to read Before and After. Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Taupo helped David and Corena Adie to embrace a healthy lifestyle and to reverse David's diabetes. Photo / Supplied by Corena Adie On Monday January 18, Corena Adie got an unexpected phone call. It was Dr Glen Davies from Taupō Medical Centre ringing to tell her that husband David Adie's type 2 diabetes had reversed. While experts differ over whether diabetes can be reversed or cured, or simply put into remission, a Newcastle University study led by Professor Roy Taylor in 2011 showed that putting people with Type 2 diabetes on a low-calorie diet meant some could reverse their diabetes.