I'm not diabetic.....or at least I don't think I am, but one of my friends has type 2 diabetes and he doesn't seem to be doing anything about it. He never checks his blood sugar (I'm NOT diabetic and I check mine) or anything of that sort.
Also, on another note, though I haven't been diagnosed with diabetes, there is a history of it on my mother's side of the family and on top of that, I am over 100 pounds overweight. Just my size alone puts me at risk for the disease.
2007-10-01 09:51:54 · 7 answers · asked by Jonny 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
If my mother were still around, she could tell you first hand. There are strokes, heart attacks, neuropathy, retinopathy, dry/cracked skin, trouble healing, etc.... all leading up to dementia and death in a nursing home. It's a slow, miserable, costly, and painful death.
When I became diabetic, I did as your friend did for the first year. Then, I woke up from my slumber and realized that if I don't do something soon, I'm going to go the same way my mom did.
My best advice to you is to learn from others. Lose the weight and get healthy now before it's too late. If you don't do it soon, it becomes more and more difficult as time goes on.
2007-10-01 16:48:09 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Uncontrolled diabetes is a very serious situtation. The problem is, you don't fell sick, so you think it's not a big deal. It is a big deal. All of your major organs are affected. It screws with your heart, lungs, kidneys, pancreas...your gums! Your skin! Many diabetics wind up losing limbs or their vision. I am diabetic, and I've read more than I ever should have, and still it's hard to control your glucose levels because you just don't want to. Give me another Pepsi!
Your weight is a big contributor to Diabetes II, and so is family history. Lose the weight now. Even just 10% or so can make a big difference. Think about what you eat, and get some excercise. Even a little will help. Stop smoking if you do.
Don't get diabetes...it's a big pain, and just might kill you.
2007-10-01 10:04:28 · answer #2 · answered by Debdeb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-18 15:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 20:34:22 · answer #4 · answered by Edgar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-20 01:17:48 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diabetes can affect every organ and every part of your body. It also can be a precursor to osteoporosis, blindness, you name it. You can't change what your friend does except by example. If you start controlling your diet, sugars and carbohydrates to lose the 100 Lbs that could cause you to become diabetic without a family history of the disease, you may become the best friend he has ever needed as well as doing yourself a big favor. Don't forget an exercise program.
2007-10-04 18:44:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Once you are diagnosed with diabetes it does NOT go away (unless it is gestational and you happen to have just had a baby). Type II is easier to control without insulin. My father controlled his for about 30 years with diet and exercise. Only now at 75, does he take medication for it. This is a disease that is very controllable. Talk to your doctor and do EVERYTHING you are told to do and you should live a long, healthy life.
2016-04-17 03:39:42 · answer #7 · answered by Caitlin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a lot of stuff on the internet that is basically fat-shaming diabetics for causing their own diabetes with their bad diet and lack of exercise and general lack of moral fibre. A lot of this stuff is written by non-doctors, often with a supplement or diet or training plan to sell that they claim will completely cure diabetes if only people stick to it.
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2015-02-19 10:47:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-10-01 09:55:40 · answer #9 · answered by smartypants909 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋