Can We Find a Cure For Diabetes?

Is There a Cure for Diabetes?

Chronic diseases are responsible for seventy percent of all deaths in the United States. According to information at the American Diabetes Association (ADA), because prevention may cause a loss of profits to doctors, surgical or other procedures are more common. But prevention would save a lot of lives and avoid much misery.

Of cancer, heart and artery problems and diabetes, diabetes scares me the most.

According to ADA, "Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life."

I'm afraid that I might lose a foot or a leg after suffering from horrible pain.

I don't have diabetes that I know of, but there is a question that I would like answered: Is there a cure for diabetes?

There is an answer to that question (and I don't like it). The answer is, NO.

Here is another question: Can diabetes be prevented?

That has a better answer: MAYBE.

You can lower your chances of getting diabetes through diet and exercise. A significant loss of weight is a very positive action against diabetes. Yes! Eat right and exercise routinely (not sporadically) and you can lose some weight and help prevent diabetes. Maybe you can't exercise because of certain problems, but you can always eat correctly.

Research

ADA conducts research in genetics, islet cell biology, immunology, diabetes education and behavioral research. Several genes are related to diabetes and that area of research is being conducted in several countries. That may be where the cure is found. We need to contribute to ADA to help eliminate this disease.

Some people think that there is already a cure for diabetes but that the pharmaceutical companies are hiding it so they can sell more drugs.

This kind of thinking occurs often. For example: There is an engine hid in a walk-in-safe at a big oil company that runs on water.

It doesn't help the situation.

Prevention and Treatment

According to ADA, "While diabetes and pre-diabetes occur in people of all ages and races, some groups have a higher risk for developing the disease than others. Diabetes is more common in African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, as well as the aged population. This means they are also at increased risk for developing pre-diabetes.

"There are two different tests your doctor can use to determine whether you have pre-diabetes: the fasting plasma glucose test (FPG) or the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The blood glucose levels measured after these tests determine whether you have a normal metabolism, or whether you have pre-diabetes or diabetes. If your blood glucose level is abnormal following the FPG, you have impaired fasting glucose (IFG); if your blood glucose level is abnormal following the OGTT, you have impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)."

Here is some additional information from ADA (http://www.diabetes.org/): "Pre-diabetes is a serious medical condition that can be treated. The good news is that the recently completed Diabetes Prevention Program study conclusively showed that people with pre-diabetes can prevent the development of type 2 diabetes by making changes in their diet and increasing their level of physical activity. They may even be able to return their blood glucose levels to the normal range.

"While the DPP also showed that some medications may delay the development of diabetes, diet and exercise worked better. Just 30 minutes a day of moderate physical activity, coupled with a 5-10% reduction in body weight, produced a 58% reduction in diabetes."

Conclusion

We have the information we need to prevent pre-diabetes and to lower the impact of diabetes.

Prevention is the way to go!

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