Is there any cure for diabetes type 2?
My father has had type 2 diabetes for many years and it's getting harder to manage. We keep hearing about new treatments. Is there any actual cure for type 2 diabetes yet, or is it always a lifelong condition?
My father has had type 2 diabetes for many years and it's getting harder to manage. We keep hearing about new treatments. Is there any actual cure for type 2 diabetes yet, or is it always a lifelong condition?
Don't get disheartened by the word 'incurable'. Type 2 diabetes is highly manageable and many people live healthy, active lives for decades. Focus on cutting down simple carbs, walk for 30 minutes daily, and take your prescribed medicines. You've got this, just take it one day at a time.
Strictly speaking, there is no permanent 'cure' that makes diabetes disappear forever, but you can definitely put it into remission. If you manage to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle, your blood sugar levels can return to normal without medication. But you still have to keep monitoring it regularly.
No need to buy expensive sugar-free organic products or magic powders. Just do simple things: replace white rice with brown rice or daliya, stop sugar in tea, and start walking after dinner. These small household changes helped me bring my HbA1c down from 8.2 to 6.1 in six months.
I ignored my high fasting sugar reports for two years thinking it is just mild diabetes and nothing will happen. By the time I went to a doctor, I had already started developing nerve numbness in my feet. Please get a proper treatment plan started immediately and don't take high sugar lightly.
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I have been managing Type 2 diabetes for 12 years now. Let me tell you, 'reversal' is possible only through hard work in the gym and strict portion control. Don't fall for advertisements promising 15-day cures; trust your doctor, take your metformin if prescribed, and make exercise a daily habit.
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