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Human Clinical Trials To Begin On Drug That Reverses Diabetes In Animal Models
Zothecula writes: A study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has shown that verapamil, a drug widely used to treat high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat and migraine headaches, is able to completely reverse diabetes in animal models. The UAB team will now move onto clinical trials to see if the same results are repeated in humans.
Corn subsidies keep the price of Ethanol artificially low so people don't realize how expensive that silly attempt at "renewable" energy really is.
You are missing OP's point, which is type II diabetes is typically a lifestyle/choice disease. Moderation as in, moderate eating, exercise, etc.
However, OP missed something from the article, this isn't type II, but type I diabetes!
But this isn't for Type 2. It's for Type 1... and it's been proven that moderation doesn't work for either. The disease creates the cravings that lead to the weight gain.
And, I hope you are NEVER my nurse!!!
Go back to class and learn that Type 2 is not caused just by diet, but by metabolism and genetics and a funny thing called insulin resistance.
I exercise every day, watch my diet, take medications for my Type 2 and STILL the A1C (and weight) keeps creeping up. It is a progressive disease which has some nasty effects on the body. I am wondering when I will be required to take insulin injections as goto drugs like Janumet and Metformin don't get the job done anymore.
Now, go sign up for that continuing education class so you can learn about the disease instead of remaining ignorant about this disease.
One of the greatest disservices that has been done to people with diabetes is the notion that being overweight causes the disease. It can certainly contribute to it, but the bottom line is that it is a genetic disorder. I personally know three type 2 diabetics who have fine BMIs and get regular exercise.
This is bullshit as anyone who actually works in a hospital or went to school to be a nurse or doctor will attest. It isn't just a myth it is what we are actually taught.
There is a significant correlation between being overweight + eating shit + sitting on your ass all day and catching type 2 diabetes. You can sugar coat and regurgitate talking points from the Ag lobby till your blue in the face it has no effect on reality nor does providing counter-examples from personal experience mean jack.
Oh, har, har, har! Now we read that the largest number of diabetics in the world are in China
The cause of China's problem is in fact eating shit and sitting on their asses and getting fat same as here. Only difference it's triggered at a lower BMI threshold.