Is There a Cure for Diabetes?

Is there a cure for diabetes?

Is a pondering question that many diabetics often ask themselves.Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions and will eventually overtake the #1 spot for the leading cause of death in the U.S. This will happen if drastic changes are not made in the medical community's approach towards treating diabetes.

Currently there is no known "cure" for diabetes.
One thing that many individuals fail to realize is type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle disease. Meaning, you bring about the disease by the daily choices you make - the foods you eat, the exercise you do (or don't) do, your thinking, etc...

Diabetes doesn't miraculously appear one day on your doorstep. It happens over a period of months and years.
There are many people out there - researchers, scammers, holistic medicine physicians and other quacks that claim to of found a so called "cure" for diabetes at one time or another. The reality is there is no cure for diabetes.

The good news is that you can prevent diabetes if you are at risk for it; if you already live with diabetes you can REVERSE it.

This can all be done with good lifestyle choices, proper nutrition and exercise.
Did you know? More than 65% of people with Type 2 diabetes do not understand their blood test readings and don't know what having their blood sugar under control really means to their long-term health. Even sadder, more individuals are ill-informed about proper nutrition, exercise and other treatment by the media, so called "trusted authorities", and even their physician.

I know having to control your blood sugars is a daily struggle that involves medication (sometimes), diet, and exercise and lifestyle changes. You have two choices - do the right things or don't. Simple.

Like I mentioned earlier, there is no cure for diabetes at this time. The only real cure is using the power of food, exercise and other resources to help you reverse diabetes.
I will say this, there are several avenues being pursued to cure people with diabetes, such as:

• Pancreatic transplantation
• Islet cell transplantation
• Artificial pancreas
• Genetic manipulation

Some of these are a long way off from ever being perfected or approved as general medical practice. Mostly all are risky!

I'm not saying that they will never be a reality, just saying don't count on them anytime soon.
So if you want to sit around and wait be my guest. But it might be too late if and when any of those procedures are fully approved or perfected.
Your best bet is to start making some necessary changes in your life.
Here are some tips to help you REVERSE your diabetes:

• Get rid of wheat, most all grains, refined/processed carbohydrates, simple sugars (juice, soda, table sugar) from your diet. They cause blood sugar spikes, cause your gut to leak toxic waste in your body, cause you to gain weight and retain water, and dozens of other things that might scare you half to death, literally!


• Drink more water. Aim for a gallon a day.


• Make protein foods and vegetables your staples. Protein foods include - free range chicken, turkey, grass-fed beef, fish, seafood, etc. A third to two-thirds of your plate should be some sort of protein. The rest of your plate should be different vegetables (limit potatoes, corn, peas, bean/legumes). Creates stable blood sugar levels and allows your body to function more efficiently.


• Regularity. No not the bathroom kind! I mean with meals. Try to eat every 3-3.5 hrs. Also keep a schedule of when you eat. E.g. breakfast between 7-8am; lunch 12:30-1pm. Again, it helps with creating a stable environment for your body.


• Supplements. A multivitamin, vitamin D, Fish/Krill oil, cinnamon and fiber. Just to mention some of the most important ones. They help fill in the gaps your diet is missing, improve your bodily functions, and act as preventative measures and help to control blood sugar levels.


• Start moving. "I like to move it, move it." Any sort of activity will do. You just have to actually DO IT. Dancing, walking, gardening, cleaning, swimming, etc. Start off with a goal of 5 minutes a day (if you never worked out or if its been a while) and then increase in 5 minute intervals until you are doing 20-30 minutes a day.


• Get Support. Have friends and family to talk to is HUGE. Having diabetes is frustrating, tiring, and often mentally painful for many. Seek professional help if you need to.


• Get to bed. Not getting enough sleep causes your body's stress hormones to remain elevated. This results in weight gain, high blood sugar levels, overeating, etc. Lack of sleep wrecks havoc on your body. Try to get in bed before 10 p.m. (this is when melatonin starts to peak - REM sleep).

Those are just a few helpful tips that you can start doing today to be on your way to preventing or reversing your diabetes.

So stop waiting and wishing for a cure and start doing proven things that will improve your health and rid you of diabetes.

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