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Post by BigPapaJoe on Apr 4, 2018 7:23:18 GMT -5
It seems a few here are already diaganosed. For those of you willing to share, what do you think led to you acquiring the disease? Did it just run in the family? Lack of exercise? Bad eating?
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 4, 2018 8:31:57 GMT -5
^I wonder too. I don't remember (other than two brothers at church and it was obvious it was diet and weight) a lot of people developing diabetes up until recent years.
And not to long ago I remember seeing a billboard locally that said something to the effect of "diabetes will not be the end of mankind".
80's had HIV/AIDS, 90's had cancer (though that's always been an issue) and now diabetes.
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 4, 2018 9:13:18 GMT -5
^I wonder too. I don't remember (other than two brothers at church and it was obvious it was diet and weight) a lot of people developing diabetes up until recent years. And not to long ago I remember seeing a billboard locally that said something to the effect of "diabetes will not be the end of mankind". 80's had HIV/AIDS, 90's had cancer (though that's always been an issue) and now diabetes. All the research I've done while dieting has led me to believe that eating bread( pasta, bagels, potatoes) and sugar and items with added sugar has led to this society having a diabetes epidemic. Your body can become insulin resistance eating an over abundance of those items. Doctors are all beginning to come around and starting to tell people to ease off on grains.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 4, 2018 9:44:14 GMT -5
Thanks for all the thoughts. I meet with the doctor again on Wednesday morning. I'm hoping that a combo of diet, exercise and maybe medication can improve things. I don't eat a lot of sugar so that won't be a problem. I do love me some bread and pasta though. Hopefully it will all work out. I do appreciate the support. Does it run in your family? Both my mother and my paternal grandmother developed diabetes later in life. Mom when she was about 60.
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Post by hondobrode on Apr 4, 2018 12:58:16 GMT -5
Mother, brother, paternal grandmother. There might be more I don't know about.
AFAIK it's a combination of things
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 16:39:43 GMT -5
Of all the Family Members that I had ... Only the Females had diabetes never the Males. I had mine tested six months ago and no diabetes yet. Diabetes claimed three (all females) members in my extended family ... one Cousin, one Aunt, and one Grand Aunt. I just don't have an explanation for this.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Apr 4, 2018 17:30:30 GMT -5
^I wonder too. I don't remember (other than two brothers at church and it was obvious it was diet and weight) a lot of people developing diabetes up until recent years. And not to long ago I remember seeing a billboard locally that said something to the effect of "diabetes will not be the end of mankind". 80's had HIV/AIDS, 90's had cancer (though that's always been an issue) and now diabetes. All the research I've done while dieting has led me to believe that eating bread( pasta, bagels, potatoes) and sugar and items with added sugar has led to this society having a diabetes epidemic. Your body can become insulin resistance eating an over abundance of those items. Doctors are all beginning to come around and starting to tell people to ease off on grains. In America we also have a major problem in that we eat way too much, and we eat a lot of heavily processed food rich in glucose, fructose and cheap fats. We drink soft drinks as a matter of course, for crying out loud! Our body may experience intense pleasure from all those sugar rushes, but our organism pays the price in insulin desensitization. The French paradox illustrates that it doesn’t have to be so, but as consumer over here we are facing a constant barrage of publicity selling us delicious garbage... and it is difficult to see our unhealthy eating habits as anything odd and to change them without getting the impression that we are depriving ourselves.
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Apr 4, 2018 21:33:27 GMT -5
^I wonder too. I don't remember (other than two brothers at church and it was obvious it was diet and weight) a lot of people developing diabetes up until recent years. And not to long ago I remember seeing a billboard locally that said something to the effect of "diabetes will not be the end of mankind". 80's had HIV/AIDS, 90's had cancer (though that's always been an issue) and now diabetes. All the research I've done while dieting has led me to believe that eating bread( pasta, bagels, potatoes) and sugar and items with added sugar has led to this society having a diabetes epidemic. Your body can become insulin resistance eating an over abundance of those items. Doctors are all beginning to come around and starting to tell people to ease off on grains. Eat what then? Just meat, fruit, and vegetables? Seems like everything has some kind of grain in it. I mean, I guess going with just wheat is a start.
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Post by Rob Allen on Apr 5, 2018 11:25:05 GMT -5
Pay attention to the glycemic index of the foods you eat. From www.glycemicindex.com/:"Carbohydrates with a low GI value (55 or less) are more slowly digested, absorbed and metabolised and cause a lower and slower rise in blood glucose and, therefore insulin levels."
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 5, 2018 19:24:35 GMT -5
Met with my Doctor yesterday morning. Started on Metformin and Actos. We're hopeful that the medication and dietary change and some exercise will reduce my blood sugar. I meet with him again in 60 days to go over new labs. We're hopeful to avoid insulin and apparently that's pretty doable with medications nowadays.
Thanks for all the thoughts and support.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 5, 2018 19:27:39 GMT -5
Also...since there's not a thread in the funnybook section for random thoughts...or I don't remember one.
In his first appearance Plastic Man takes on his gang of robbers. In his second appearance he takes an opium ring. In his third he saves us from the scourge of...Pinball!
One of these things is not like the other...
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Apr 6, 2018 8:48:43 GMT -5
Met with my Doctor yesterday morning. Started on Metformin and Actos. We're hopeful that the medication and dietary change and some exercise will reduce my blood sugar. I meet with him again in 60 days to go over new labs. We're hopeful to avoid insulin and apparently that's pretty doable with medications nowadays. Thanks for all the thoughts and support. How old are you if you don't mind me asking?
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 6, 2018 9:22:21 GMT -5
Met with my Doctor yesterday morning. Started on Metformin and Actos. We're hopeful that the medication and dietary change and some exercise will reduce my blood sugar. I meet with him again in 60 days to go over new labs. We're hopeful to avoid insulin and apparently that's pretty doable with medications nowadays. Thanks for all the thoughts and support. How old are you if you don't mind me asking? 50.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 9:34:08 GMT -5
How old are you if you don't mind me asking? 50. Sounds about right. Most people start having long term health problems in their late 40's. My first major health issue started when I was 48. I am 56 now & other than being 30 lbs overweight I am doing OK. The diet & exercise are really hard to stick to long term. At least for me.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 6, 2018 11:16:33 GMT -5
Also...since there's not a thread in the funnybook section for random thoughts...or I don't remember one. In his first appearance Plastic Man takes on his gang of robbers. In his second appearance he takes an opium ring. In his third he saves us from the scourge of...Pinball! One of these things is not like the other... And ya'll don't take Fredric Wertham seriously. Smh
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