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Cure For Diabetes

By: The Alternate Medic

Is there an explosion in the occurrence of Diabetes in our modern society?.

In order to look for a cure for diabetes we must understand what causes diabetes in the first place and then we can start to work on a cure.

When a person has problems with the level of insulin in their body they are suffering from Diabetes. There are three forms of this disease, being type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. They all relate directly to the insulin levels and how our body functions under this altered state.

A basic overview on the Types of Diabetes

1. Type 1 diabetes

In this disease the individual's auto immune system attacks and reduces the pancreatic beta cells from producing the necessary insulin for the body to function properly. When the pancrius is not functioning as it should the production of natural insulin is reduced below optimum levels or is in fact stopped altogether which has dangerous implications for other functions of the body.

2. Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. It actually accounts for more than 90% of all cases of diabetes. With this disease the body does not make or properly use insulin, a hormone that helps convert sugar, starches and other foods into energy. Eventually a person's body will stop producing insulin if they have this disease. Unfortunately, it is not yet known why this happens. However, genetics and environmental factors do play a role. .

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes occurs only with women and only during pregnancy. Unlike the other types of diabetes, gestational diabetes has no recognizable symptoms. The only way to know if you are suffering from it is through regular blood screenings throughout your term. These screenings take the form of blood tests where you have to fast overnight, then are given a sugary drink to see how your body reacts. Two positive readings are required before you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes.

Are There Cures For Diabetes?

For Gestational diabetes the cure is actually very simple. Since some hormones produced in a pregnant woman's body promotes some tissues to resist insulin, the cure for diabetes in pregnant women is to give birth. Your doctor will suggest a diet that will assist in keeping your blood sugars in check during your pregnancy.

However, at the moment, doctors do not have an actual "cure" for diabetes types 1 & 2. Their current advice to "cure" diabetes is to present alternatives to patients who suffer from this disease. This is because an actual cure for diabetes has not yet been discovered, there are however cures for the symptoms which are readily available.

Most doctors recommend for both Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes sufferers a change to the patient's diet whilst keeping a close watch on insulin levels or in more severe cases, injecting insulin into the body during times when it becomes too low.

Research is currently underway where replacing the defective beta cells that produce insulin in order to refresh the pancreatic cells. This method of cure for diabetes is still undergoing experimental tests and has not been made available for public use.. So far, the research and studies have brought to light the potential problem of needing long maintenance medication in order to support the transplanted beta cells.

Although there is still a long way to go before any cure for diabetes can actually become a reality. With the rapid improvements in experimentation you should keep track of the progress that researchers and pharmaceutical companies are making towards finding a cure for diabetes.

While waiting for this cure for diabetes, you should keep healthy with plenty of regular exercise and a healthy natural diet keeping away from all those fatty, oily foods your body will be in good shape awaiting the day when the cure becomes a reality.