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Type 2 diabetes: New treatment eliminates insulin for 86% of patients

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196 points amichail | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 20:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jasonpeacock ◴[17 Oct 24 21:46 UTC] No.41874143[source]▶
How long does this cure last until the unhealthy diet & lifestyle that originally caused the insulin resistance bring it back again?

It's frustrating, as Type 2 diabetes is 100% manageable through diet. You don't even have to exercise, just eat healthy. Today, with the use of continuous glucose monitors, you have all the data you need to make informed diet decisions - you know exactly what "eat healthy" means for your body.

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sctb ◴[17 Oct 24 22:06 UTC] No.41874297[source]▶
Not sarcasm: I'm sure it would be frustrating to see so much scientific and commercial effort going into treating TIID pharmacologically when you believe the solution is trivial. But you could also consider all of these developments as evidence that the prescription of "just eat healthy" isn't broadly useful.
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jasonpeacock ◴[17 Oct 24 22:19 UTC] No.41874379[source]▶
100% agree, it's a modern cultural problem. We look for drug and technology solutions because "doing the right thing" is hard.
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1. soganess ◴[17 Oct 24 23:41 UTC] No.41874945{3}[source]▶
Friendly fwiw: Your parent clearly does not think it is a "modern cultural problem":

  > "when _you_ believe the solution is trivial" (emphasis mine)
They were trying to start a polite dialogue with you by displaying that they could see things from your purview. Probably with the hope of building common-ground that would, in turn, invite you to maybe see the other side:

  > "But you could also consider..."
Perhaps reconsider their olive branch?