Isn't the "cure" to stop eating so much. I heard you can easily reverse type II diabetes by reducing you caloric and controlling sugar intake on a daily basis.  I read somewhere that if they could endure a 600-800 calorie diet per day for like 2 weeks, it tremendously helps reverse the effects of type II diabetes. It also showed if they could do it for 6 months type II diabetes went into remission for most.  Its not like overweight people would die of starvation within 2-8 weeks of a low calorie diet. I read somewhere where a grossly obese person lived on vitamins for like 8-9 months of the body fat they had. http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2016/02/24/dc15-1942.abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/behindtheheadlines/news/2016-03-22-could-a-very-low-calorie-diet-cure-type-2-diabetes/