Some promising treatments include:
1. Lifestyle intervention: By changing eating habits, increasing exercise and losing weight, patients can lower their blood sugar levels and alleviate the symptoms of diabetes.
2. Drug therapy: There are already some drugs that can help patients control their blood sugar levels, including insulin and oral hypoglycemic drugs. New drugs (such as GLP- 1 receptor agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors) may improve the therapeutic effect of type 2 diabetes in the future.
3. Cell therapy and gene editing: Some studies are carrying out gene editing and stem cell therapy to treat diabetes. However, these methods are still in the experimental stage and have not achieved remarkable success in clinical application.
4. Cell transplantation: islet cell transplantation and gene-edited pancreatic cell transplantation are expected to provide patients with long-term insulin supply, thus alleviating the symptoms of diabetes. However, these methods also have certain risks and side effects.
In a word, the possibility of completely curing type 2 diabetes in the next 10 years is still relatively low, but as scientists continue to study hard, more effective treatment methods may appear in the future. Patients should follow the doctor's advice and insist on lifestyle intervention to control blood sugar level and reduce the risk of complications.