Diabetes is a long-term disease that changes how the body handles sugar in the blood. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas, 10th Edition (2021), India had an estimated 77 million adults (ages 20-79) living with diabetes. This made India the second-largest country in the world in terms of the number of people with diabetes, following China.. But is it possible to fix diabetes? There isn’t a “cure” for diabetes yet, but it can be controlled by making changes to how you live, taking medicine, and keeping a close eye on your blood sugar levels.
Type 1 Diabetes
The body’s immune system targets and kills the beta cells in the pancreas that make insulin. This is called type 1 diabetes. This means that people with type 1 diabetes will always need insulin shots to keep their blood sugar in check. Even though study is going in a good direction, these beta cells can’t be grown back right now, which means that type 1 diabetes can’t be cured. But new tools, such as insulin pumps and constant glucose monitors, help people with type 1 diabetes better control their blood sugar. People with type 1 can live long, healthy lives if they watch what they eat.
Type 2 Diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes either stop responding to insulin or don’t make enough of it to keep their blood sugar levels average. It causes 90–95% of diabetes cases and is often linked to being overweight and not being active. The good news is that type 2 diabetes can sometimes be cured by making big changes to how you live.
Studies have shown that better diet and more exercise can help the body use insulin more efficiently by helping people lose weight. There are some people whose type 2 diabetes goes away after they lose a lot of weight through exercise and changes to their food. Some fat people can also lose weight quickly and get their diabetes under control with bariatric surgery.
But there is no promise that the diabetes will go away for good. Maintaining healthy habits is important to lower the chance of relapse over time. It is important to keep an eye on blood sugar levels even if initial lab tests show that diabetes has been “reversed.” If blood sugar levels start to rise again, you may need more treatment and medicine to keep your diabetes under control.
Managing Diabetes vs. Curing It
Even though there isn’t a fix for diabetes yet, better treatments have helped many people deal with their condition well. People with diabetes can live active, fulfilling lives with the help of insulin therapy, meal planning, fitness plans, blood sugar monitoring, weight control programs, and diabetes education groups.
Insulin delivery innovations like pumps and pens make life easier and more flexible for people with type 1 diabetes. With real-time continuous glucose monitors, you don’t have to prick your finger all the time. Transplants and gadgets that make an artificial pancreas give people hope for the future.
Type 2 diabetics must follow their doctor’s treatment plans and make healthy choices about what they eat, how much they exercise, and their weight. Taking good care of diabetes over time can slow the development of problems and lead to a high quality of life.
Diabetes Cure in future?
Even though diabetes can’t be cured yet, new treatments are likely to come from exciting study. Several ideas are being looked into as possible ways to stop the autoimmune attack that causes type 1 diabetes or grow new cells that make insulin. Better medicines and more effective surgeries are still being made for type 2 diabetes. Gene and stem cell treatments could one day help reverse diabetes at the level of the cells.
Even though “curing” diabetes is still hard, medical progress is slowly making it easier for people to control their condition. Making good choices in your daily life also helps. As of right now, the best way for diabetics to do well while we wait for a fix is to keep their blood sugar under control and keep a close eye on them. With time and more success, the dream of beating diabetes for good is still possible.