{"id":1754,"date":"2018-11-16T09:21:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T09:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2018-11-16T09:21:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T09:21:55","slug":"all-eyes-of-advancement-finding-a-type-2-diabetes-cure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/1754\/all-eyes-of-advancement-finding-a-type-2-diabetes-cure\/","title":{"rendered":"All Eyes of Advancement: Finding a Type 2 Diabetes Cure"},"content":{"rendered":"

29.1 million people<\/a> in the United States\u00a0are living with a diagnosis of diabetes.\u00a0On top of that, there are another\u00a08.1 million Americans that\u00a0don’t know they have\u00a0it.<\/p>\n

The statistics are alarming. The odds are that more than 1 of\u00a0every 10 adults has diabetes in the US.<\/p>\n

On a worldwide\u00a0scale, diabetes\u00a0is affecting over 420 million people today. Diabetes is a lifetime sentence. At this time, there is no cure.<\/p>\n

Science is\u00a0making strides towards finding a type 2 diabetes cure, but how close are we? Read on to learn all about the cutting edge technology that is making finding a cure in the near future likely.<\/p>\n

Why Do We Need a Type 2 Diabetes Cure?<\/h2>\n

Diabetes is a major cause<\/a> of blindness, kidney failure, heart attack,\u00a0and stroke.<\/p>\n

And the disease is growing in proportion.\u00a0In fact, the\u00a0amount of individuals living with diabetes has\u00a0gone up from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That’s why the World Health Organization has classified diabetes as an epidemic. Men are more likely<\/a> to have diabetes than women. And it’s a myth that diabetes only affects overweight and unhealthy individuals. It can affect people of all ages, sizes, genders, and races.<\/p>\n

Managing diabetes is a difficult daily task that can have life-threatening consequences. Constant vigilance is necessary because insulin therapy pales in comparison\u00a0to the way that a human pancreas functions.<\/p>\n

Not only that, but the price of medications such as the victoza\u00a0cost<\/a> makes it very difficult for some people to properly manage their diabetes.<\/p>\n

Possible Cures<\/h2>\n

There are many ways research organizations and pharmaceutical companies are trying to cure diabetes. One way is by trying to help\u00a0the body create insulin while suppressing glucagon.<\/p>\n

A peptide receptor\u00a0is in various stages of research and testing in many pharmaceutical companies. These new diabetes medications would cure a person’s dependency on insulin.<\/p>\n

Another avenue\u00a0being pursued\u00a0by researchers is islet transplantation. This treatment involves taking\u00a0insulin-producing islet cells from the pancreases of a cadaver. These islet\u00a0cells are then transplanted into the liver of a diabetic.<\/p>\n

At this point, this treatment remains experimental and is only available through a clinical trial. The goal of islet transplantation is to help patients go without insulin therapy.<\/p>\n

The Diabetes Research Institute is currently midway through\u00a0clinical trials<\/a>\u00a0that will look at\u00a0creating a bioengineered mini organ that mimics a pancreas.<\/p>\n

All this research is attempting to cure diabetes instead of just managing it. There is a lot of work left to be done. But many advances have been made in recent years.<\/p>\n

Bottom Line<\/h2>\n

Thanks for reading. Consider sharing this post about the importance of a type 2 diabetes cure with your family and friends.<\/p>\n

After all, raising awareness is an important step in moving the work forward.<\/p>\n

Did you know that people with diabetes are twice more likely<\/a> to suffer from depression? Learn 7\u00a0ways to fight depression with natural remedies<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Finding a type 2 diabetes cure isn’t easy but with more research we get closer every day. Learn about the latest advances in treatment here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1755,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1756,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions\/1756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upgifs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}