Cure For Diabetes Persuasive Essay

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Cure for Diabetes

Is a cure for diabetes mellitus now a reality?

Diabetes is a metabolic disease that affects over 17 million people in the United States alone. The condition creates complications that range from blindness to kidney failure and cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Researchers, scammers, holistic medicine physicians and well meaning doctors have all claimed to find a cure for diabetes at one time or another. The reality is that with good lifestyle choices, nutritional intake and exercise most people who experience pre-diabetic symptoms may go through the rest of their lives without ever suffering diabetes. However, many who have Type 2 diabetes are not able to make the necessary changes and choices that negate their life-long …show more content…

So, the jury is now out on whether some of the promising research has indeed found a cure for diabetes. A cure would mean less of a financial burden on both families and insurance companies as well as better health for millions of Americans and people around the world.

Sixty five percent of people with Type 2 diabetes do not understand their blood test readings and don't know what having their blood sugar under control really means to their long-term health. For some, they believe that once their sugar is 'under control' they have achieved a cure and no longer require medication, lifestyle changes, or changes to their nutritional intake.

These assumptions are absolutely not true and results in people who suffer from long-term affect 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 health diet to find that their need for medication is reduced significantly or totally eliminated after 3 months to a