Is reversing diabetes possible?

The CNN Health news drew a whole lot of negative reaction from the readers as the diabetes has no cure once diagnosed. The headline "Reversing diabetes is possible" seems to be misleading and confusing. Almost 26 million (8.3%) of the US Population have been affected by diabetes. Even patients can not reverse diabetes; they can successfully control its deadly impact by regulating food intake, weight management and physical exercise.


CNN Health reports:

When Jonathan Legg of Bethesda, Maryland, got a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes at 39, he was shocked.

"I had always been pretty active," said Legg. "But it was a big wake-up call, that what I was doing and my current weight were not OK."

That was two years ago. Since that time, the Morgan Stanley executive decided to make some changes and reverse his diabetes. Although his doctor recommended he go on medication to control his illness, Legg took a different approach. Instead of meds, he began to exercise every day and changed his diet, cutting out alcohol, fatty foods and watching his carbs.

"I wanted to be able to know the changes I was making were making a difference, and it wasn't the drug," said Legg.