Is there a cure around the corner for type 2 diabetes?

[hatorihansotanaka]

just curious

[Kat879]

Lets pray....

[Sunflower]

The real truth is that type 2 diabetes can be reversed. In order to do this you would have to 1. lose excess weight, 2.exercise moderately at least 5 days a week, half an hour walk is good 3. eat healthy and cut down on carbs and up the vegetables. Then keep this lifestyle for ever unless you want it to come back, because diabetes 2 is a lifestyle disease. Also cinnamon is good to balance blood sugar levels, but also even better is bitter melon. I have been taking it regularly and my blood sugar levels have dropped. Now I feel so much better and sleep better too. You can get bitter melon capsules from www.naturesessence.net.au You need to take 2 capsules with every main meal. 2 with breaky, 2 with lunch and 2 with dinner. In about 2 weeks you start to notice the reading are lower in about 1 month you start to experience the real benefits. Lots of people are now starting to reverse diabetes 2, but don't expect your doctor to tell about this. A lot of them still think once you've got that's it. But that's because that's what they've been taught. You may find some maybe more informed, but they're rare. Anyway, good luck, try it, it's really worth it!
Your are the most important person in YOUR life, you owe it to yourself.

[Fully224]

I think you might be a tad confused

type 2 is mostly due to being overweight, poor diet , lack of exercise

Type 1 on the other hand has nothing to do with your weight, exercise and food, and we pray for a cure

[RichardF314]

Hi,
Here in the UK we are told that once you have it you are stuck with it for life. However, I am reliably informed that is possible to cure Pre-Diabetes, but it's tough going. It depends what you have.
However it is possible that some time in the future a cure could be found, but I am not going to hold my breath for it.
The ideal is to live healthily and not get in the first place.
Living with diabetes type 2 is not all that bad and you can find loads of info about that at http://www.movingonwithdiabetes.com
This site belong to lady who really knows what she's on about and was certainly a great help to me.

[amylynn638]

I agree that type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle disease. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas has actually stopped working completely. But in type 2 diabetes, the choices of food and exercise causes the pancreas to become overwhelmed and it can not produce enough natural insulin to keep up with the demand. If you put sugary foods in and don't exercise to burn them off, then the body works harder to do it for you. And remember that sugars come from more than just cakes, and candies. Even breads and pastas can be high in carbohydrates and your body converts carbohydrates into sugar. I have a relative that was diagnosed as type 2 diabetes 15 years ago. She used pills and diet to try to control it at first. Then about 8 years ago she had to go on insulin. One year ago she decided to truly change her life. She really started listening to what she should eat. Lots of fresh vegetables, only small portions of breads or pastas, and small portions of meat. She started walking on a tread mill daily. She has lost nearly 80 pounds and no longer needs the insulin. She has not had to take a shot in over three months now. So type 2 is already reversible if you are willing to make the changes and truly stick to it.

[GermanShepard110]

Despite several of the answers so far Type 2 diabetes is not curable, reversible or a lifestyle disease. These are myths and have no basis in science. Type 2 is a genetic disease that has some 50 different sub types. Due to the large amount of sub types and causes a 'cure' is a long way off. Type 1 has a better chance of a cure being found.

If it was due to eating your way to diabetes than how do they explain the fact that only 18% of obese Americans are diabetic? There have been a couple of studies that have indicated obesity may be caused by diabetes rather than the other way around.

[GaryB298]

No.

There is HUGE amount of prevention: Eat a healthy diet, get more exercise, and maintain a normal weight.

But once you have it, you have it for life. You can CONTROL the diabetes through weight loss, dietary control, exercise, and medications, but you WILL have to be aware of it's affect for the rest of your life. the diabetes will ALWAYS be with you, just waiting for you to slip up.

There have been some recent breakthroughs in Type 1 Diabetes using Adult Stem Cells. But until these experiments are confirmed, the process developed, tested in humans, and approved by the FDA, it is going to be 20-30 years before this cure become available.

But since Type 1 and Type 2 have different causes, this cure is NOT going to work in Type 2.

[MrPeachy867]

I take exception to the answer that says it's not reversible. It absolutely is. I'm living proof... along with thousands of others who have adopted the natural foods and daily exercise lifestyle. Maybe not in every single case, but in most cases, it is.

I was taking Metformin for years and watching helplessly as my blood sugar numbers slowly worsened despite the medication, a low carb diet, and daily exercise. Once I found the right combination of nutrients, my blood sugar numbers plummeted and I was able to quit all medication. That was a year and a half ago. My numbers are still absolutely normal. One might even say that I'm cured. I won't, though. I really don't think it would be wise to become so complacent, that I would be tempted to go back to the old lifestyle. I have far more energy and feel great at 57. I'm not going to give that up.

Sure, there's a genetic component, but it's mainly a disease of poor diet and sedentary lifestyle. One need look no further than those who live in the rural areas of South America, Africa, and Asia where they eat a primarily raw fruits and vegetables diet and enjoy plenty of physical activity. The incidence of diabetes there is practically unheard of.

So, the answer to your question is, "yes and no". As long as people follow the path of too many refined carbs, not enough natural foods, and sedentary lifestyle, there will always be type two diabetes. Regardless of what modern medicine comes up with... they have no interest in a cure. They're making billions off of us now. Why would they want to give that up?? Meanwhile, thousands of us have found our way off the drugs with high nutrient, low refined carb, natural foods based diets along with plenty of daily exercise. Trust me, the AMA, FDA, big pharma, Con Agra, Kraft and all the rest of those profiting off of our naivete, aren't going to support a revolution of going back to basics any time soon.