Can Diabetes Be Reversed?
Can diabetes be reversed? It is the opinion of most experts in the field of diabetes that unfortunately, once a person is diagnosed as a diabetic, they have to deal with that disease for a lifetime. But the good news is that a diabetic can lower their risks for any problems or complications by keeping blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible.
Those with Type-
1 diabetes will need to be on some form of insulin therapy for the remainder of their life. This is because the cells of the pancreas which produce insulin are damaged and unable to generate this hormone.
With Type-2 diabetes, the cells are resistant to insulin but this resistance can be overcome with diet and maintaining a healthy weight as well as exercise. Medication in most Type-2 diabetics is needed but often by keeping a good diet as well as exercising regularly, the symptoms of diabetes will be controlled enough that medication is not needed.
If a person with Type-2 diabetes is able to control the symptoms by diet and exercise, this does not mean that they have reversed their disease. If they returned to a poor diet and stop regular exercise, their diabetic symptoms as well as abnormal blood glucose levels would return to diabetic levels.
When you read on the internet about a cure for diabetes, you will notice in the fine print that with all of these cures the blood glucoses levels have normalized enough to NOT REQUIRE MEDICATION. This is not really a cure but only more like a remission.
Those diabetics who undergo gastric bypass surgery will often have their blood sugar normalize, however this treatment involves a permanent and extreme change in lifestyle. They must eat tiny meals several times a day as well as exercise regularly for the loss of weight to remain. So was the diabetes normalized by the surgery or the regime which is needed to maintain weight loss after surgery?
For anyone with diabetes it is important to eat correctly every day to keep blood glucose levels near normal. A diet for diabetics involves eating a good variety of foods with plenty of fruits, vegetables and meats as well as forms of protein such as dairy products, grains and cereals. The proper amount of calories needs to be maintained in order to manage a weight which is healthy. The diet much also contain foods which are high fiber.
So in summary, most medical professionals will agree that once you have diabetes, you will always have diabetes. And in order not to have further complications common with diabetes, you will need to keep blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible whether by medication, insulin, or only diet and exercise.
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