http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE49T7JJ20081030

"Newly diagnosed cases of diabetes rose to 9.1 per 1,000 people annually between 2005 to 2007, up from 4.8 per 1,000 from 1995 to 1997, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said."

Editorial...
More proof that many parts of the 'merrcan way of life are unsustainable. too much fast food, processed food, big gulps, high fructose corn syrup, too many morbidly obese people, too many fat kids... this IS preventable.


Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go out and buy Halloween candy for the neighborhood kids

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Robert

Just try and hand out apples . . . parents would be up all night looking for the shards of metal.

I was watching the tube last evening and the only commercials that were on where 1- Food commercials 2- Car commercials and 3- My all time favorite medicine commercials for upset stomach, diabetes and anxiety. With messages like this coming thru the Almighty Altar(sp) is it any wonder its on the rise?

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2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

There looking for the "Organic" label.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

My doctor says that part of it is that the goalposts have been moved. The new standards for blood sugar level are more stringent, and more folks will be classified as borderline or 'pre diabetic'.

I was at that state last year, lost 10 pounds [and kept them off] and this year I'm on the right side of the borderline.

I was just in a meeting here at work where they said that diabetes is very much linked to obesity and most of it can be eliminated with proper dieting or various bypass surgeries for the morbidly obese (BMI over 40).

The data they showed was astonishing how fast it cleared up after surgery!

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

Its always been that way, but big pharma doesn't want you to know. There was a pretty good 60 minutes story on an 80 year old MD who has been preaching this for years and has been all but shunned by the medical community (the story has been posted here, iirc).

Guess poppin' pills is easier than putting down that bag o' chips and a milkshake.

A neighbor up the street used to own a deli. He was a big man. Now, he's a shadow of his former self riding around the neighborhood on his electric cart with one leg. I reckon Jack's in his mid 50's.

You are what you eat.

Well, I work for "big pharma" (#2) and this was a large open meeting right here...

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

30 year type 1 diabetic here.

Rise in type 2 is partially piss-poor diet and exercise habits and partially better detection. Plenty of folks died young from undiagnosis for many years...

I've made a good living off "big pharma" myself and the wife represents GSK and AHP.

My wife contacted this disease 10 yr ago. for her it was hereditary. She is vegatarian,does not eat fast food or snaks and candy. It hit her(and I) like a ton of lead. She went thru 2 yr of depression while coming to grips with the impact of having "The sugar" after 4 yr of monitering her diet, and having her dr. prescribe med after med ,I became supisious that he was over-medicating her and voiced my dis-approval. When her med list grew to 22 ,I put my foot down and ,she finally agreed to tell the doc that she wanted to go on insulin. When she went to the pharmacy to get the script for the insulin,guess what> IT was FREE!. We both learned alot that day in terms of drs, prescribing too many medications. She now injects herself once a day, watches her calories and gets as much excersise as possible, has her #, under control and only has half of the meds she did 7 trs ago. I should also note that spouses are affected by this disease. It is tough watching someone you love disentegrating piece by piece,and feel there should be more for spouses in terms of support groups etc... That is my 2 cents.

Somebody has to fund the medical community.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

This is the main reason I went on the Atkins diet a few years ago. So many of my friends and co-workers were being diagnosed with adult-onset diabetes, that it really scared me. I wanted to change my eating habits and reduce my risk of ending up that way. I'm all for PRE-vention over INTER-vention.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Suger is in everything. I'm trying to cut out soda, but my problem is I really, really like soda. So whats been working pretty good for me recently is always carrying around a water bottle. That way I'm never thirsty and won't stop and grab a Coke.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200