{"id":16609,"date":"2020-11-16T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/?p=16609"},"modified":"2026-02-10T21:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T02:29:14","slug":"reverse-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/reverse-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you reverse diabetes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diabetes<\/span><\/a> (also known as diabetes mellitus) occurs when your blood sugar levels<\/a> (sometimes called blood glucose) are too high. Blood glucose is the body\u2019s primary source of energy. It\u2019s absorbed from food and enters cells with the help of the hormone insulin, which the pancreas makes.<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 34 million Americans have diabetes, and around <\/span>90%-95%<\/span><\/a> of them have Type 2. It mostly affects people over the age of 45, but there is increasingly a higher incidence in children and young adults.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is it possible to reverse diabetes?<\/span><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s possible to reverse both prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes. Type 1 and gestational diabetes are not reversible; people with these conditions can only <\/span>treat and manage<\/span><\/a> them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most people with diabetes have insulin resistance, meaning their bodies don\u2019t use insulin well and glucose then stays in their blood and doesn\u2019t reach cells, eventually causing health problems. Other people with diabetes either don\u2019t make enough insulin or make none at all. There are a few common forms of diabetes:<\/span><\/p>\n