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I could be mistaken but I believe both types of diabetes has no cure; however type 2 is MUCH MORE manageable with a proper diet?

• renatolb 3y ago
  There's no cure, but 'remission' is possible in type 2 diabetes with lifestyle changes. Remission is defined as maintaining normal blood sugar levels without medication. This is not possible in type 1 diabetes
  • Projectiboga 3y ago
    Type 1 here, there is a simple hack for both 1 & 2 and it's take melatonin at night. That upregulates the actual insulin receptors to do more with less insulin. I've been using that for 28 years now. My insulin requirements dropped 40% over my first 6 months and have stayed there ever since. I know two Type 2 who went into remission with diet, melatonin and who tapered off pills after initial use.
  • mnw21cam 3y ago
    "There's no cure" for type 2 diabetes is true only on a technicality. Type 2 diabetes is defined as a progressive disease, which means that if you actually practically cure it, it is still technically defined as "in remission". It's just words.
• croemer 3y ago
  Type 1 and 2 are quite different beasts - they both have in common that you pee sugar when it's not managed (diabetes means sweet urine in Greek). Type 1 is when your immune system erroneously kills the cells producing insulin in your pancreas. Treatable by injecting insulin manually - but as any substitute, there are caveats, it's not perfect. Type 1 is pretty binary, you either have it or you don't, it appears rather rapidly, usually at young age, up to around 20. There's no way to avoid injections through diet. Type 2 is when the cells that are _reacting_ to insulin are no longer doing so very well. Lots of reasons: genetics, body weight, physical activity. It's much less binary, with gradual onset over years. Can initially be managed by change of diet, activity, pills - later it also requires injections like type 1.
• tibbydudeza 3y ago
  Type 2 is called Insulin Resistance - basically your pancreas works fine but the cells in your body stops responding to the hormone that tells it to remove glucose from your blood leading to a dangerous build up. I use a drug called Metformin daily which slows down my digestive tract (you feel fuller after a meal longer like Ozempic), lowers the uptake of glucose in your gut and lowers glucose production in your liver. That and a low carb diet is essential.
  • AnonHP 3y ago
    > That and a low carb diet is essential. Not essential. There are people who manage it or even get into remission with high carb diets (high carb low fat) too. One common thread across all these diets is avoiding processed foods.
    • tibbydudeza 3y ago
      I miss my pasta and rice :).
  • glp1guide 3y ago
    Also note that drugs like Ozempic (GLP1 Receptor Agonists) work in at least the following ways: - slow down stomach emptying (which was noted) - improving glucose disposal - reduce appetite by affecting brain chemistry GLP1 RAs are really really interesting compounds (I'm a bit biased of course)
    • tibbydudeza 3y ago
      I must note my gut has some interesting moments with it - some days - also I used to love mince (think US calls it a sloppy joe) - now I can't stand the sight and smell of it.
      • glp1guide 3y ago
        That's really interesting -- I wonder what your body is reacting to in there...