Re: re say good bye to

October 9, 2006

I don't believe I said anything about type1 diabetes. Type2 diabetes is the

most common kind of diabetes, which constitutes around 95% or more of all

cases of diabetes, and it is the form of diabetes that is most preventable.

It is mostly caused by over consumption of refined carbohydrates in my

opinion. I am a perfect example of it, having been a long standing sugar

addict.

re say good bye to

> Hi Harry,

>

> You are right about the reasons for the complications being because of

> the

> blood sugar spikes, but that is NOT the primary reason for diabetes! The

> reason for type 1 diabetes is because the islets of langerhans located in

> the pancreas are attacked by the body's anti-bodies and killed off. The

> researchers to this day have not come up with a solid reason why. Type 2

> is

> caused by the diet which usually overloaded the islets until they cannot

> function fully to meet the needs of the diet. Most often these people are

> overweight and the islets just cannot meet the needs and wear out but

> still

> produce some insulin, just not enough. It has been found that there is

> more

> occurance of diabetes during times of prosperity than times of famine. As

> for normal, normal is just a label and nothing else. In some ways I think

> being diabetic has done me the favor of knowing and making me eat right.

> As

> for the rest, the complications, I have to say it all sucks. I always

> say -

> Diabetes, the disease that keeps on giving, whether you want it or not.

>

> Ruth

>

October 10, 2006

What you say about type 2 is most often true, but I know several type 2's

who were and still are thin and yet they still became type 2 diabetics. In

all these cases, it ran in the family-there is a definite genetic aspect to

type 2 diabetes. I have also seen whole familes were most members were type

1; yet they say it is not inherited. I am type one and there is no history

of anyone in either side of my family with type 1 or 2. There are just some

things that are still a mystery!

Re: re say good bye to

I don't believe I said anything about type1 diabetes. Type2 diabetes is the

most common kind of diabetes, which constitutes around 95% or more of all

cases of diabetes, and it is the form of diabetes that is most preventable.

It is mostly caused by over consumption of refined carbohydrates in my

opinion. I am a perfect example of it, having been a long standing sugar

addict.

re say good bye to

> Hi Harry,

>

> You are right about the reasons for the complications being because of

> the

> blood sugar spikes, but that is NOT the primary reason for diabetes! The

> reason for type 1 diabetes is because the islets of langerhans located in

> the pancreas are attacked by the body's anti-bodies and killed off. The

> researchers to this day have not come up with a solid reason why. Type 2

> is

> caused by the diet which usually overloaded the islets until they cannot

> function fully to meet the needs of the diet. Most often these people are

> overweight and the islets just cannot meet the needs and wear out but

> still

> produce some insulin, just not enough. It has been found that there is

> more

> occurance of diabetes during times of prosperity than times of famine. As

> for normal, normal is just a label and nothing else. In some ways I think

> being diabetic has done me the favor of knowing and making me eat right.

> As

> for the rest, the complications, I have to say it all sucks. I always

> say -

> Diabetes, the disease that keeps on giving, whether you want it or not.

>

> Ruth

>

October 10, 2006

I have mostly always been skinny all of my life except for the last few

years, when I am carrying an extra ten or fifteen pounds on my frame. My

BMI today is 24.8, which is in the normal range. I have always been a sugar

addict. I consumed large amounts of sugar even after I became a type2

diabetic on oral medications only. It was not unusual for me to eat two or

three candy bars pper day along with a pound of M & M's every day or so for

snacking along with nightly popcorn and regular soda pop, say a couple of

cans of Coke and polish off the week with at least one half gallon of ice

cream, if not two of them. I can't count all of the pies and cakes I ate.

Now chocolate, say a pound or two would do nicely while watching a picture.

Of course let's not forget at least a case of beer per week. I think I

forgot to mention I also usually drank at least a glass around twelve ounces

of orange juice every morning. After all I was always told that juice is

good for you. Once a week or so I always liked stopping by the bakery and

getting a dozen doughnuts and a chocolate éclair. Apples by the bag full

and oranges by the bag full did not last long around my house. Bananas were

gone in less than an hour. Well of course I loved frosted flakes, Captain

Crunch and Coco Puffs. If it was sweet it was for me to eat. Melons and

watermelons would last a few days, but those peaches were yum yum with extra

sugar and cream on them, especially if you ate along with them a few Graham

crackers. After all of that I was still skinny. Do you think eating all of

that sugar almost daily had anything to do with my diabetes? You bet!

re say good bye to

>

>> Hi Harry,

>>

>> You are right about the reasons for the complications being because of

>> the

>> blood sugar spikes, but that is NOT the primary reason for diabetes! The

>> reason for type 1 diabetes is because the islets of langerhans located

>> in

>> the pancreas are attacked by the body's anti-bodies and killed off. The

>> researchers to this day have not come up with a solid reason why. Type 2

>> is

>> caused by the diet which usually overloaded the islets until they cannot

>> function fully to meet the needs of the diet. Most often these people

>> are

>> overweight and the islets just cannot meet the needs and wear out but

>> still

>> produce some insulin, just not enough. It has been found that there is

>> more

>> occurance of diabetes during times of prosperity than times of famine.

>> As

>> for normal, normal is just a label and nothing else. In some ways I

>> think

>> being diabetic has done me the favor of knowing and making me eat right.

>> As

>> for the rest, the complications, I have to say it all sucks. I always

>> say -

>> Diabetes, the disease that keeps on giving, whether you want it or not.

>>

>> Ruth

>>

October 10, 2006

By the way I forgot to mentiion that I am the first diabetic in my family

line.

re say good bye to

>>

>>> Hi Harry,

>>>

>>> You are right about the reasons for the complications being because of

>>> the

>>> blood sugar spikes, but that is NOT the primary reason for diabetes!

>>> The

>>> reason for type 1 diabetes is because the islets of langerhans located

>>> in

>>> the pancreas are attacked by the body's anti-bodies and killed off. The

>>> researchers to this day have not come up with a solid reason why. Type

>>> 2

>>> is

>>> caused by the diet which usually overloaded the islets until they cannot

>>> function fully to meet the needs of the diet. Most often these people

>>> are

>>> overweight and the islets just cannot meet the needs and wear out but

>>> still

>>> produce some insulin, just not enough. It has been found that there is

>>> more

>>> occurance of diabetes during times of prosperity than times of famine.

>>> As

>>> for normal, normal is just a label and nothing else. In some ways I

>>> think

>>> being diabetic has done me the favor of knowing and making me eat right.

>>> As

>>> for the rest, the complications, I have to say it all sucks. I always

>>> say -

>>> Diabetes, the disease that keeps on giving, whether you want it or not.

>>>

>>> Ruth

>>>

October 10, 2006

How did you stay so thin if you ate all those calories? Did you exercise a

lot-or not eat anything that is good you? )smile)s