>I agree that you can control type 2 diabetes with D&E for a period of time
>but you cannot cure (eliminate) it.

Hi Jerry;

From what I understand, a person is called diabetic, Type 2, once they have
x concentration of blood sugar after a certain number of hours. As far as I
know, a Type 2 still has an active insulin-producing pancreas, a fact which,
I am assuming, diffentiates Type 2 from Type 1. Type 2 diabetics main
problem is that their cells are resistent to the effects of insulin and
thereby cannot take in glucose (therefore the high concentration of sugar in
their blood). Continued high blood sugar will have deleterious efects on the
body over time so it's good to address insulin resistance as soon as a
diagnoses is made.

I wonder though: by the time most people are diagnosed, is irriversible
damage already done to the body, and therefore, Type 2 diabetes essentially
could be considered uncurable? Otherwise I can't see why Type 2 cannot be
completely cured by diet/exercise once insulin resistance is brought back to
normal levels? Assuming that a person's pancreas is still functioning
relatively normally, of course.

Is type 2 really a condition rather than a disease?

Thanks,

Marilyn