before there was insulin how did they cure diabetes?

Question

did people just die, or what other practices did they use

Answer 1

There was no cure back then and no cure now. Insulin just helps to prevent it and the person who has it is going to lead a life of sorrowness by not being able to eat certain things, be restricted, having to inject themselves and stuff like that.

They used to just try to have you live as long as possible. The point of medicine is to either a)cure b) keep alive.

So, you've actually given the answer to your own question. People did just die, except they died much horribly than they do now. They had parts of their body amputated and some do now, but its mostly in countries that cannot afford insulin.

Diabetes is similar to cancer or AIDs, they don't have cures, but they have medicines to prevent or prolong your life for good or bad.

"The purpose of insulin itself is to control blood glucose levels when other medications become insufficent." -Wikipedia

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Answer 4

Often times people did simply die, or lived very restricted lives. People often died within a few weeks of diagnosis, or lived on what was virtually a starvation diet to force their livers to use fat rather than sugar. A good timeline of the history of diabetes treatment is found at the link below.

Diabetes today can be treated with insulin; however, there is still no cure, although there are some promising therapies on the horizon.

Answer 5

There is no cure.

Insulin is a treatment. For adult onset diabetes another treatment is diet and exercise, but that requires hard work and will power, unlike pills or shots... so less people do it.

My father was diagnosed with adult onset diabetes and started working out like crazy and eating really well and 1) the diabetes is totally under control with no need for drugs and 2) he's in the best physical and mental shape in his life! He's kept the lifestyle up and the diabetes at bay for 7 years now!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

There still is no a cure for diabetes. Insulin helps you manage an incurable condition. You can't have a pancreas transplant.
Before insulin people died. Sad isn't it but amazing how far we have come in a relatively short time.

Answer 8

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before there was insulin how did they cure diabetes?
did people just die, or what other practices did they use

Answer 9

The diabetes illness can be improved just by taking on a handful of change in lifestyle. The diet program should comprise of high fiber as well as lots of vegetables and fruits. Take 4 to 6 meals/snacks spread equally during a day. Get started doing exercises routinely. Supplements may help too. Flax oil, a daily multivitamin with minerals, gymnema sylvestre, blueberry leaves, onion, and also barberry can be helpful.

Answer 10

They still do not cure it, and before insulin the diabetics died.