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6 Common Myths And Misconceptions About Diabetes by bolaino(m): 9:14am On Jul 21, 2013 |
1. Diabetes is not that serious. In fact, diabetes causes more deaths than breast cancer and HIV/AIDS combined, Still, people with type 2 diabetes—the most common form of the disease—may go a long while, even years, before being diagnosed because they may downplay their symptoms or write them off to other causes. So if you are making frequent trips to the bathroom at night; experience extreme thirst, overwhelming fatigue, or blurry vision; or notice that you keep getting infections, ask your doctor to test you for diabetes. An early diagnosis can help ward off complications. 2. Eating too much sugar causes diabetes . "Certainly, anybody will benefit from eating less sugar...because it is not a nutrient-dense ingredient," That said, simply eating too much sugar does not cause diabetes. 3. Being overweight causes diabetes. Just because a person gains weight doesn't mean she's going to get type 2 diabetes. Having a body mass index over 25 is just one of several risk factors for diabetes, but there are many overweight people who don't ever get the disease, Still, being obese—having a body mass index of 30 or more—is considered to be a major risk factor, and the increase seen in diabetes diagnoses has coincided with a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States, according to the CDC. Other risk factors for diabetes include being older than 45, a lack of regular physical activity, or a family history of diabetes. You're also at risk if you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, polycystic ovary syndrome, metabolic syndrome, or acanthosis nigricans (a condition that causes dark, thickened skin around the armpits or the neck). Having suffered from gestational diabetes during pregnancy or given birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds also raises the risk of the disease. And African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian-Americans, and American Indians are at higher risk than are Caucasians. 4. Having diabetes means you must eat foods that are different from everyone else's . People with diabetes don't need to follow a restricted diet but instead should try to follow the same healthful eating guidelines as everyone else, including choosing foods that are lower in fat, higher in nutrients, and contain an appropriate amount of calories, "Everyone needs to be eating healthier. And if you haven't followed healthy eating habits before now, [a diagnosis] is a good wake-up call to make positive changes," 5. A diabetes diagnosis means you automatically need insulin . That's the case with type 1 diabetes but not with type 2 diabetes. In some cases, proper diet, exercise, and oral medications, if needed, can keep type 2 diabetes under control for some time before insulin becomes necessary, The key is to make a lifestyle change. That means no smoking, more healthful eating habits, and regular exercise. 6. Only older people get diabetes. These days, children as young as age 5 are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, That's a big change from 20 or 30 years ago. When a child or adolescent was diagnosed back then, "you could be almost 100 percent sure that he or she had type 1," which is also known as insulin- dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes. Not anymore. To help prevent diabetes in children, parents should try to encourage good habits for the entire family. That means less video game and TV time, more physical activity, less junk food, and smaller portions. health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/diabetes/articles/2010/11/11/6-common-myths-and-misconceptions-about-diabetes-2 |
Re: 6 Common Myths And Misconceptions About Diabetes by Provie(m): 9:48am On Jul 21, 2013 |
Good one OP. Our pple need 2 b thoroughly educated about dis diabetes thing. 1 Like |
Re: 6 Common Myths And Misconceptions About Diabetes by bolaino(m): 11:17am On Jul 21, 2013 |
Provie: Good one OP. Our pple need 2 b thoroughly educated about dis diabetes thing.thank you sire. |
Re: 6 Common Myths And Misconceptions About Diabetes by bolaino(m): 8:20am On Jul 25, 2013 |
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Re: 6 Common Myths And Misconceptions About Diabetes by opei(m): 11:00pm On Jul 25, 2013 |
Thumbs up man, that was educative.some cases r even terribble (type 2) such that the immune system treats the introduced INSULIN as an "enemy" i.e it attacks it.i have seen this in a 5 year old boy!!! 1 Like |
Re: 6 Common Myths And Misconceptions About Diabetes by bolaino(m): 1:20pm On Jul 26, 2013 |
opei: Thumbs up man, that was educative.some cases r even terribble (type 2) such that the immune system treats the introduced INSULIN as an "enemy" i.e it attacks it.i have seen this in a 5 year old boy!!!yeah, it happens, although it's rare but it does, hailings mann, |
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