“Can diabetes type 2 be reversed?”

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In the very early stage, type 2 diabetes is potentially reversible.
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Dr. Lalani

Type 2 diabetes has an inherited/genetic component but also is related to insulin resistance associated with being overweight. In essence, with the extra body weight usually associated with extra calories from food as well as less than optimal activity/exercise, the pancreas cannot keep up with demands to control blood sugar (glucose) levels and then diabetes develops. Older age is another factor although with extra weight more and more common in children and adolescents, especially in the United States, type 2 diabetes is showing up in youngsters too. Certain ethnic groups, for instance, endogenous people such as Native Americans, Eskimos, Australian aboriginals as well as those with African ancestry or coming from Latin American regions are also more at risk than European/Caucasians of the same age. There are numerous medications that are useful for type 2 diabetes but dealing directly with food excess and also increasing daily activity, both to help promote lowered weight are very helpful and can decrease the doses of medication needed and sometimes eliminate the need for medications completely. Recent work on low carbohydrate diets where needed calories are provided by fat and protein (also called low carb or keto diets) also seem to be helpful although longer reserach studies are still desirable. In summary, type 2 diabetes and even prediabetes or the metabolic syndrome, earlier stages of type 2 diabetes, can be treated and remarkably improved upon as well as reversed with decreases in weight, increases in activity and lowered dietary carbohydrate intake. Stuart Brink, MD Senior Endocrinologist, New England Diabetes & Endocrinology Center (NEDEC) c/o NEDEC, 196 Pleasant Street, Newton Centre MA 02459-1815, USA phone 1-781-572-4533, e-mail: stuartbrink@gmail.com

Type 2 diabetes can sometimes be managed and even reversed through lifestyle changes such as a healthy diet, regular exercise, and weight loss. However, reversal may not be possible for everyone.