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Is it possible to reverse the effects of diabetes type 2 and stop taking insulin shots?
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Yes: Reverse, but not cure!- wt loss, strict diet, exercise, & more recently for the obese diabetic type 2, gastric by-pass or stapling.
Answered 7/31/2013
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