When your diagnosed as a diabetic are you a diabetic for life?

Question

Or can you lose weight and not have it anymore? Please explain cause i'm kinda confused. I've always thought that you became a diabetic you were for life? Or am i wrong?

Answer 1

yup for life...hopefully one day they will find a cure....!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes, you are for life. I became a full blown diabetic in Nov. 2002 and had to be put on pills and given a diabetic diet and also attended diabetic classes. In Oct. 2003 I had a gastric bypass which helped me lose 118 lbs, lose the high blood pressure meds as well the diabetic medicine. My doctor says although I no longer have to take the diabetic pill, I still have to watch what I eat and exercise regularly because I will always be a diabetic. If I eat a piece of cake (which I am not supposed to do diabetic or with the weight loss surgery) I will check my sugar and it will be high, so I have to find ways to curb my craving for sugary snacks. It takes 12 weeks to break a habit or make a habit; and that is with anything~ craving a particular food, smoking, etc. Hope I helped you!

Answer 4

Once a diabetic always a diabetic. No matter how much weight you lose or how much exercise you get or how much medication you take. You can considerably lower your high sugar levels by reducing weight don't get me wrong. But by losing weight won't make the disease go away. It will always be with you. Sometimes you could get the flip side of high sugar to low sugar. This is just as dangerous and deadly as high sugar is. It is always important for a diabetic to test his or her own blood sugar levels daily. If your blood sugar levels are high then you know not to eat or drink much else. If your blood sugar levels are low, then you know you should drink one glass of whole milk and then have a sandwich. Wait about half an hour and check it again, and it should be elevated enough that you are okay again. Uncontrollable blood sugar levels at either levels are dangerous and deadly. Both can lead to comas and death and neither level is something to play around with. The long term effects of a diabetic affects the eyes, kidneys, bladder and circulation. So if you or someone you know has diabetes, take care of yourself. Check your sugar often and make regular appointments with your family physician. Also check your feet daily too. Good foot care is essential to diabetics. Good luck to you and I hope I was some what helpful!

Answer 5

Ones your are diagnosed as a full blown diabetic you are a diabetic for life, there is no cure for it. What can be done is to loose weight, cut down or out the sugars, and excercise. The body is dependent on insulin to regulate the sugar in the body and if its not producing enough it can't control your blood sugar. So why does changing your habbits change the amount of insulin you body produces? It doesn't really, what it does is changes the amount your body needs, your body might start making more insulin when your healthier, but its more about the fact that your body doesn't need the insulin because the sugars in your body are being burned up and/or passed insted of stored. This only is true with type II diabities, type I there is not way around it your body will never produce enough insulin even if your in top physical shape.

Answer 6

Unfortunately..yes because your genes dictates that. Some will have it later, ( middle age) if diabetic type II and some will have it early,(juvenile) diabetic type I and also the one during pregnancy ( Gestational diabetes). It is a genetic thing..but reaserchers now a days are trying to detect it before it could happen through gene mapping. But im not sure if they can actually change or alter it so that the person will not get the trait.There are just medicines to help the patient with diabetes.It is like a maintenance medicines. But you see..it should not be a hindrance for a person to enjoy life coz it is manageable. It takes only education on how to handle it. Hope this helps. :)

Answer 7

Contrary to what most people are telling you diabetes is not necessarily for life. There are several types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong condition were the pancreas is mal-functioning from birth. Type2 (or adult onset) and gestational diabetes are not necessarily for life. Weight loss, excercise, and diet adjustments can make type 2 and gestational diabetes disappear. In the case of gestational diabetes, the diabetic symptoms often disappear when the baby is born.

Answer 8

If you lose weight and eat properly and exercise I think it makes a big difference on diabetes, I know it sounds like a big sacrifice to change your habits but you look and feel better for it guaranteed.. Depending on the severity of diabetes I have seen people who are type 1 and have lost weight through healthy eating and exercise, not have it anymore.. Good Luck.

Answer 9

If you are diagnosed with type I, then it is for life. Your pancreas is unable to produce insulin.

If you are type II, your pancreas produces insulin, but it isn't enough to keep your blood sugar in the normal range. But... it IS possible to control your blood sugar with diet and exercise. It all depends on how much insulin the pancreas produces. A recent study took over 2000 people over age 60 that were classified as pre-diabetic and had them exercise briskly for 30-60 minutes a day. Their food intake was also balanced and modified.

70% of the seniors were able to delay the onset of type II diabetes or prevent it altogether!!!

Here's how it works:
Type II has two components. First of all, the pancreas "tires out" and is unable to produce the amount of insulin your body needs. The second component is called insulin resistance.

Before your pancreas "tired out", it could produce up to five times the amount of insulin a normal person would make. But you needed all that extra insulin because your muscles and organs couldn't un-lock their cells to let the sugar (energy) in. As time went on, it took more and more insulin to get you the energy your body craved.

Finally, the pancreas says, "Woah!,,,,I give and I give,,, and it still isn't enough! Here's all I'm willing to make today,,,,deal with it!"

But since your cells can't open up, your blood sugar rises. But.....there's good news...... EXERCISE un-locks the cells!
Daily exercise lowers insulin resistance. So,,, it IS possible to be diagnosed as Type II and not have to take medicine. Your pancreas will still be impaired, but a good diet and brisk daily exercise will prevent or delay the complications that accompany type II diabetes. Good Luck!

Answer 10

Yes, you are diabetic for life.

You possibly might be able to suppress the tendancy for excessive blood sugar by losing weight--it depends on your particular body. However, you will be right back where you were if you should regain that weight.

There is a positive note with diabetes: Often the diagnosis is what it takes to get people on board with taking care of their health--maintaining a good weight, watching what one eats, regular exercise, regular medical check-ups....

Answer 11

Emily, It depends on the type of diabetes that you were diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2? How old are you and were you prescribed any medication maybe insulin?