- jonb,
Ah, diabetes. Okay, that's proof that you're half Indian. LOL Seriously, the best advice I have is the Atkins diet; basically, the risk of diabetes is lessened by reducing your carbohydrate (also known as corn starch, corn syrup, sucrose, fructose, lactose, etc.) intake. Eat wild game, and get plenty of exercise.
Ultimately, one reason diabetes can't be cured is because it's not caused by any particular parasite; it's caused by "thrifty genes" which help during famine, but once you can get food at any time but not much exercise . . . The Israeli sand rat's always used as the exemplar of thrifty gene theory. So it's cured by, surprisingly, exercise and proper diet.
Ultimately, one reason diabetes can't be cured is because it's not caused by any particular parasite; it's caused by "thrifty genes" which help during famine, but once you can get food at any time but not much exercise . . . The Israeli sand rat's always used as the exemplar of thrifty gene theory. So it's cured by, surprisingly, exercise and proper diet.