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by AequitasOmnibus 937 days ago
Obesity is curable. Diabetes is not.
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Both can be managed (and symptoms resolved) by lifestyle changes. Both will return if someone returns to their old lifestyle. And the lifestyle changes that treat one often treat the other as well.

We could argue about whether either is "cured" or just "in remission", but it's illogical to say one is cured and the other isn't.

Obesity can be a primary factor for getting type 2 diabetes.