There are no cures for diabetes that have been formulated as of yet. Quite fortunately for the millions of diabetes victims all over the world, there are now very effective diabetes treatments available that could allow anyone with the disease to live a very good quality of life that would not otherwise have been possible a long time ago. The key to effective diabetes treatments is strict monitoring of food intake and blood sugar levels. This will have to be don quite meticulously so that it could be determined when an insulin shot will be necessary.