There Could Finally Be A Cure For Diabetes

 

There Could Finally Be A Cure For Diabetes

 there, viewers! Diabetes is a challenging illness. 

 

It’s estimated that 37 million Americans have diabetes. That’s 11% of the US population!  

This metabolic disease can damage your nerves, eyes, kidneys, and other organs.

While there are ways to manage diabetes, you might be wondering if there’s any permanent  

cure for it? Well there’s no cure yet, but scientists are working hard to find one.  

In fact, in today’s video, we’ll be discussing in detail how there could finally be a cure for  

diabetes. From types of diabetes to management, we’ll be discussing all of these AND more…

Let’s begin by first discussing what diabetes is exactly. 

Currently, there are more than 500 million people suffering from diabetes worldwide.  

If we don’t have diabetes ourselves, we usually know at least one person who does.  

The number continues to increase every year, especially since no effective cure  

has been invented. By 2045, the number of diabetics is said to increase to 800 million. 

All you can do as a patient is try and control the disease as much as you can. Luckily,  

things are becoming more hopeful. The last two decades have seen significant advancements being  

made in stem cell research to find a cure for diabetes. So, what happens when you get it? 

For a normal healthy person, the food you eat is converted to energy.  

When you suffer from diabetes, your body will have trouble converting it. 

Normally, your body breaks down the food you eat into glucose and sends it to your bloodstream.  

As soon as the blood sugar levels go, your body signals the pancreas to produce insulin. This  

insulin helps transform the blood sugar into the body’s cells in order to act as energy. 

But when you have diabetes, your body can’t produce enough insulin. Even if it does, your body  

is probably not able to use the insulin properly. In either situation, the blood sugar levels go up,  

causing other health issues such as kidney disease, heart failure, and even loss of vision. 

Yes, you heard that right. Diabetes can cause vision loss. High blood sugar can damage blood  

vessels in your retina, which is a light-sensitive layer of cells in the back of the eye.  

Damaged blood vessels can swell and leak, causing blurry vision and stopping blood flow. 

Diabetes is very challenging, but before we dive into its cure and management, we need to learn  

about the types of diabetes. Otherwise, how are you gonna learn how to treat it? 

Different types of diabetes  

need to be dealt with in a different way.Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition due  

to an autoimmune reaction. Your body attacks itself and stops producing insulin altogether.  

Around 5 to 10% of the people suffering from diabetes are Type 1. 

Those who have Type 2 diabetes can produce insulin. Their body just can’t use it effectively.  

As a result, their blood sugar levels go up. Around 90 to 95%  

of people with diabetes have Type 2.Our next type you may not have heard  

of before. Gestational (jest-stational) diabetes happens with pregnant women.  

If you’re suffering from this type, your child may develop health issues later on. While gestational  

diabetes disappears after the baby is born, the mother’s risk of type 2 diabetes goes up. 

Prediabetes is where the blood sugar levels are high, but not high enough to diagnose Type  

2 diabetes. Most people don’t know they’re prediabetic. The doctor has to tell them.  

There’s good news for people with prediabetes. You can easily prevent it from becoming type  

2 by making healthy changes to your lifestyle.Now that we’ve gone through the different types,  

let’s talk about cures.

The first one on our list is the cure for Type 1 diabetes. 

As of right now, there is no cure for Type 1 diabetes. But there have been some  

advancements made in stem cell research and therapies that are showing promise. 

Type 1 diabetes is one of the rare diseases caused by one single missing cell type.  

The idea behind the new research is to create the cells that are missing, and replace them.  

This will help deal with the underlying issue.These new insulin-making cells have shown some  

promise. Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a company working on this. It’s already worked successfully  

on one person suffering from Type 1 diabetes. The person has reduced their use of insulin  

shots by more than 90%. They are also able to get most of their required insulin naturally. 

There are other companies also trying to find a cure for diabetes.  

Novo Nordisk, one of the largest insulin manufacturers in the world, is working hard  

against this disease. Other companies across the globe are also fighting to find something. 

Next on our list is type 2 diabetes. 

Just like type 1, there’s no cure for type 2 diabetes. With that being said,  

losing weight, eating well, and exercising regularly can help you.  

This can also make a difference when you’re struggling wi