BBella\'s Universe (Introduction)

by David Turell , Friday, December 02, 2011, 05:16 (4741 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

You can diagnose a patient with diabetes. You can even diagnose that they are producing not enough(or too much) insulin. But unless you can diagnose WHY they are not producing the correct amount of insulin, and continuously ask why until you have identified ever variable and gotten to the root of the issue, you will never be able to treat the disease, only the symptoms. Sometimes I wonder if Science is just asking the wrong questions...

Diabetes is a bad example to use: low supply or no insulin, islet cells are gone or going. Transplants are being studied. What you need for your point is removing the causes of the loss of the islet cells and how to prevent that. Reasons are poor genetics, possibly viral illnesses and autoimmine activity. Possible preventions would then include abortion of all babies with diabetic morthers or fathers (not allowed by society); find the viruses and kill them and block autoimmine activity selectively. These have been under study.

For too much insulin, make the diabetics lose weight. this is well-known.

But you are exactly right about medical science. Looking for cures and prevenetions is a relatively new approach.