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To: nickcarraway

Yes. Your pancreas would need to be replaced to be cured. The insulin receptors are damaged or dead. When they reach a critical level for your weight, you develop type 2 diabetes. They do not re-grow. Therefore the only cure would be to replace your pancreas. Remission can be achieved through diet (keto is best), intermittent fasting, bariatric surgery, weight loss (so your remaining receptors can handle the load).


6 posted on 11/03/2021 10:00:21 PM PDT by Whatever Works
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To: Whatever Works

I don’t think they have scientific evidence of what you say. There may indeed be people with damaged receptors, but I don’t think science has fully understood or proved that.


8 posted on 11/03/2021 10:03:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Whatever Works; nickcarraway

There is some evidence stem cells migrate to the pancreas to replace lost beta cells. It comes from an intermittent fasting approach from a couple years back.

I’m heading to bed now, but yes, it is possible to regenerate those cells.


12 posted on 11/03/2021 10:12:53 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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