diabetes

[Adster]

my father has it had it for 5 years now

hes not happy about not eating REAL food

funny thing is as a kid your told that sugar wil give you it its a load of bullshit its fatty food and shit thats the cause

[Alien5]

you should avoid smoking eat healthily and take exercise ....but...

Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are at least partly inherited.

i have become Hypoglycemic a few times before when at work and not eating breakfast and doing too much exersise without eating properly,it feels as if you're going into shock.

[Biggles]

Didn't Danny McGrain have diabetes?

[Adster]

well.. never smoked in my life and never will

I eat crap all day but stil only way 65kgs I dont even eat any fruit maybe it wont worry me till im older?? I dont even eat breakfast!

I dont beleive in diets either I mean whats the point of them?? all you do is put the weight staight back on when the diet is over I hate when people feel the need to say they have to lose weight or need a diet

[Something Else]

Damn, I smoke, eat randomly and exercise irregularly...

Might have to fix up one day ...........

[puppeteer]

From my small experience as a physician i think it is a serious disease,but that depends on the type of Diabetes.where type I which is insulin dependant is more serious than type II which is insulin independant(Blood sugar is regulated either by Diet control or by oral medications)
The danger of insulin is its complications e.g:Coma,Neuropathy,Retinopathy,Nephropathy..etc
but if the patient is taking his medications regularly he is less supposed to have complications.
thats it and i hope it was helpful .

[Gripper]

Doesn't matter how you sugar coat it,it's serious.

[Something Else]

My mate has diabetes and he seems to cope with it well. He just, at the most unsuspecting moments gets his little kit out, pricks his finger and does a little test, and he carries an emergency sweet soft drink....He does everything you might expect from a human, pubs, clubs, football matches etc... so his at least seems quite manageable to me....

[Jagarga]

he has niddm non insulin dependant diabetes mettilius(sp?) iddm is more serious.

[Snee]

So how can one avoid developing it? Is it strongly tied to your diet??

You can't do anything to prevent type one, if you are gonna get it, you will, no matter your diet or anything else. As for type two, you wanna avoid getting fat, or old, like.