Can Diabetes be reversed by lifestyle/diet changes?

Answer 1

its a metabolic disorder. but only stress diabetes goes by itself after some time. but diabetes can not be reversed by life style and diet changes but certainly we can keep it under control and might be keep our self away from hypoglycemic drugs for some time by strict diet control and exercise. in fact its a good idea to start with to change our life style and to make dietary changes. this way we helps ourselves to keep us healthy as diabetes involves all the major organs and damage them. diabetes, cardiac problems, over weight, renal problems, are all inter related so its better to keep diabetes under control and protect ourselves from other diabetes related problems as long as possible.
good luck !!!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

ONLY Type TWO diabetes can be reversed. That is because Type 2 Diabetes is a LIFESTYLE disease. Type 1 diabetes is caused by the failure of the pancreas, and the only way to reverse this is with a transplant. Anyone who claims they can reverse TYPE 1 diabetes using diet alone IS a very nasty and thoughtless LIAR. These types of lies lead MANY people down a path whose only destination is DEATH. Failing to treat Type 1 Diabetes with the proper insulin injections will KILL the patient. AND ALSO REMEMBER: A "reversal" of a disease does NOT mean that the disease is CURED. There is NO CURE for diabetes! if you do not CONTINUE to make the necessary lifestyle changes, the diabetes WILL return.

Answer 5

NO NO NO NO

No matter what you read or hear, diabetes cannot be reversed or cured by any means other than a pancreatic transplant (assuming it's successful).

With diet, exercise and medication (either orally or by injection), diabetes can be controlled and managed...NOT cured or reversed. Once you have diabetes, you have it for life. The ONLY exception to this is gestational diabetes, which usually resolves after birth of the baby (gestational occurs in pregnancy). However, women who develop gestational diabetes have a MUCH higher risk of developing type 2 later in life.

If you are in good control as a type 2, it only SEEMS like it has been "reversed". Actually,it is good control. You would still have it and it is only waiting to rear it's ugly head once again. A type 2 diabetic may get to the point, with excellent control, where they no longer have to use medication but they STILL have diabetes. As for type 1, there is no other option than to take insulin...unless you want to die.

If you have diabetes, learn to accept it and deal with it. Stop hoping for a miracle cure. The longer you ignore diabetes and act as if it goes away, the more serious the long term side effects will be.

EMT
type 1 for longer than I care to remember, insulin pump.

I'm going to elaborate a little here since I seem to started a holy war here between myself and another user...The original question stated "Can diabetes be reversed or cured by lifestyle/diet changes?" The person asking did not specify the type to which they were referring. Everyone (except me, it seems) is assuming that the person is referring to type 2. While type 2 can be controlled ("reversed" to an extent), there is still a need for continued and lifelong control and management. A person with type 2 can never go back to the lifestyle before diabetes. The body's insulin resistance may decrease but the pancreas will never again become fully functional, nor will the body's resistance to insulin ever fully dissipate. The person is still a diabetic. Vigilance over diet and exercise will always be needed.

So...depending on what your definition of "reveral" is, it could go either way. To me, a cure is a defeat of a disease, where a person no longer has it. I stand by my answer.

Answer 6

Type 2?

Reversed? Absolutely. I'm proof and here's more:
http://www.nealbarnard.org/diabetes_book.htm
http://www.drfuhrman.com/disease/default.aspx
http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news/Researchers-reverse-juvenile-diabetes-in-animal-model-2304-1/
http://baumanclinic.com/pdfs/BCArticle.ReverseDiabetes1.pdf
All are recognized and respected doctors. These are not merely hollow claims. By adopting a personalized combination of the above diets, my insulin resistance has gone down right along with my blood glucose numbers and the results are incontrovertible... no matter how you read it, the effects of the diabetes are reversing. Do I ever expect it to be gone completely? No, but I can always hope, can't I?

Since adopting this daily routine, I have managed to abandon the medication. My 14 day average blood glucose readings are lower without meds... 90mg/dl (5mmol/l) than they were while taking Metformin.... averages were in excess of 100mg/dl (5.6mmol/l) while on the medication. So yes, I've managed to "reverse" my diabetes.

In response to this:

"If you are in good control as a type 2, it only SEEMS like it has been "reversed".".

I contend: The numbers don't lie... I no longer am taking any medication and my lower glucose numbers can only be construed one way: the effects of the diabetes have reversed. Period.

Despite what some here would have you believe... just because you can't completely eliminate a disease doesn't mean that the effects can't be mitigated to the extent that, for all intents, the disease is reversed. Reverse in no way implies cured. It simply means less involved. Seems pretty clear to me.

Answer 7

I am living proof that you can get rid of type 2 diabetes. I got diagnosed back in may of this year. I'm 27 years old 6'3" and at the time of my diagnoses I weighed about 280 lbs. I did not go on some crash diet or real hard exercise program just made sure I listened to my diabetes education program about my carb intake. I have lost 80 lbs and am completely off of any type of medication. The main thing about being a fat type two diabetic is the fat surrounds your cells and it's very difficult for those cells to absorb insulin so your body produces more and it doesn't get used and this causes your blood glucose levels to get high. Cardio 3 times a week at least, no more than 60 grams of carbs per meal, if you don't over eat you will be fine. Don't bow down to this horrible disease beat it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

Yes, type 2 diabetes can be reversed in many cases. Happens all the time. People are finding out that with the right diet and exercise, that they can minimize or eliminate the need for medication. I know a few folks that have succeeded in doing this myself. Judging by the number of positive responses, I'd say quite a few of your answerers have reversed the progress of their diabetes too. Too bad the American Diabetes Association doesn't seem to give a damn.

Answer 9

I'm a 45 year old woman and was recently diagnosed as being a borderline diabetic. My doctor prescribed some medication, but before filling it I decided to do some research on the internet which led me to the methods. After reading this ebook and applying the methods, my scepticism turned to 100% belief. I noticed that my energy levels increased significantly and I felt more rested in the morning, my symptoms started going away.

I am very happy to tell you that I have been feeling better than I have felt in years and my doctor informed me that he will be taking me off my prescriptions if I keep this up.

I recommend you use the Type 2 Diabetes Destroyer to naturally reverse your diabetes.

Answer 10

Yes, but see a doctor who has a nutritionist to whom he refers. If he has no nutritionist, then read on.
Type 2 diabetes, according to the research, can be helped a great deal by exercising at least 30 minutes a day (start slower if you cannot walk that long) by drinking plenty of water, by removing virtually all refined sugar and most refined flour from your diet, by increasing the fiber you eat (fruit, vegetables, whole grain) and thereby decreasing body weight. Don't drink sugared soda or energy drinks, limit your fruit juice and start reading the label on everything you consume. If it has high glucose corn syrup, dextrose, or even organic brown sugar, it has sugar. Avoid it. Learn what you put in your body, because the food manufacturers don't care; you have to. AARP magazine just had a good article on diabetes management; try Web MD and emedicine for more. The exercise alone can have a great effect.
And this is not a liver disease, to counter one answer I saw. This disease has to do with a bad insulin response from the pancreas. It is a combination of lifestyle and heredity that causes it. The books by Mehmet Oz and Michael Roisen, both doctors, You and Owner's Manual or You on a Diet deals with this in great layman's language, and the second one includes diet and exercise tips that that are very easy to follow.
Take care of diabetes now. I once read that a diabetic's organs age 20 years for every 10 that they live with the disease. It is a major indicator for heart attack, stroke and a long list of other problems. On the other hand, weight loss and exercise, plus decent diet can put you to where it is a non issue. Good luck, and start working

Answer 11

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