We receive a large number of questions from people of African and Caribbean origin or heritage living with diabetes. Here are some of the most common questions related to Type 2 diabetes and food.
"Is type 2 diabetes curable?" is often the first question that newly diagnosed people ask their physician. "No" is a common answer given by healthcare professionals, who have been trained to recognise type 2 diabetes as a chronic condition that can only be managed, in the hope of avoiding serious complications over the course of a lifetime. There is, however, a growing body of evidence to suggest that, with the right lifestyle changes, the progression of type 2 diabetes can be slowed down, and even reversed. Over the last decade, physicians have learnt to adopt a more nuanced approach to diabetes, and training programmes have been created to help people living with diabetes and healthcare professionals navigate this new reality safely. Some of these programmes have taken place in Africa and with people of African origin.