These assumptions are absolutely not true and result in people who suffer from the long-term affects that negatively impact their lives for years. It is perfectly reasonable to assume that a person who has their blood sugar at normal levels one day can find their sugar level too high the next.
It is also perfectly reasonable for an individual with Type 2 diabetes to eliminate partially hydrogenated oils and trans-fats from the diet and replace them with natural oils, add vitamin C and a healthy diet to find that their need for medication is reduced significantly or totally eliminated after 3 months to a year.
Having blood sugar control is a daily struggle that involves insulin, diet, exercise and lifestyle changes. Diabetics have two choices – cure or better control. At this time there are several avenues being pursued making a cure for diabetes mellitus now a reality:
Pancreatic transplantation
Islet cell transplantation
Artificial pancreas
Genetic manipulation
Each has its own challenges, including prevention of immune rejection. But only one has had significant results in initial trials of Diabetics with Type 1 diabetes. (1,2)
To date there have been seven out of seven successful islet cell transplantations done that have been producing insulin for greater than 1 year. And to date this has been nothing short of a miracle. This new procedure was designed by Dr. James Shapiro, at the University of Alberta, and is known as the Edmonton procedure. It is a non-steroid combination of three drugs to prevent rejection of the transplanted cells – which also appears to prevent the autoimmune diabetes from returning.
Seven patients were surgically implanted with the islet cells and given the combination of medications and seven have remained successfully producing insulin with indication that the original autoimmune problem with the pancreas is not returning.
Dr. Ray Rajotte, a veteran islet cell transplant research member, and his team are teaching the Edmonton procedure around the world. Clinical trials are beginning in the US and Europe. If you are interested in the clinical trials being planned in the U.S. contact the Immune Tolerance Network through their website (immunetolerance.org). A cure for diabetes mellitus now a reality appears to be just around the corner for Type 1 diabetics.
References:
(1) National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse: Pancreatic Islet Transplantation
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/pancreaticislet/
(2)University of IL at Chicago: Promising Advances in Islet Cell Transplants for Diabetes
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080609141225.htm
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