CURES FOR DIABETES There are only two potential cures for diabetes: 1 Bariatric surgery 2 stem cell Bariatric surgery: is a procedure designed to help patients lose weight, but was found to help diabetic patients as well. The procedure is most effective against type 2 diabetes. A 2004 study by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported that diabetes was completely resolved for over 76% of the 22,000 surveyed patients, and 86% of patients saw improvement in their diabetes. In an Annals of Surgery study, 83% of diabetic patients were cured after undergoing gastric bypass surgery, the primary bariatric procedure used at Geisinger Medical Center. Dr Still further warned patients against taking their new body weight for granted following surgery. 90% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are obese, and obese people are nearly twice as likely to develop diabetes when compared to someone who is not obese. As a result, patients who fail to maintain their new body weig...