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Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by sigba(f): 3:32pm On Apr 26, 2013
eazysally: Am not okey with number 6, how can something be important and is still a 'silent killer disease'
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Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by nairalforlaughs: 3:40pm On Apr 26, 2013
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by dominique(f): 3:40pm On Apr 26, 2013
Texas.Cowgirl:




I doubt they're Nigerians. I've yet to meet Nigerians with diabetes.

There are, I know someone that lost his eyesight and succumbed to it some years ago.
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by codeddj: 3:43pm On Apr 26, 2013
Hmm,am feeling dis stuffs let's hear more pls...
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by nairalforlaughs: 3:50pm On Apr 26, 2013
Atheist:-D:
@ OP

What are the early signs of diabetes? Any blood sugar level stats that might be useful?


Your sugar level should be between 4-7mmol/L
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by lagerwhenindoubt(m): 3:57pm On Apr 26, 2013
If you pee and it foams like beer or ants crawl all over it.. sure signs there is sugar in your blood.. too much of it that your kidneys cannot process efficiently
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by Nobody: 4:01pm On Apr 26, 2013
dominique:

There are, I know someone that lost his eyesight and succumbed to it some years ago.

Interesting.
Of course there are Nigerians with diabetes, just that the case is very rare.And I wonder why because we consume food high in insulin .
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by Coolie89(m): 4:53pm On Apr 26, 2013
Reduce your carbohydrate intake 2 stuffs like rice,yam,garri e.t.c. Its not always direct/raw sugar.
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by Afam4evaIsASlut: 5:28pm On Apr 26, 2013
Texas.Cowgirl:


No, but I saw it listed as a symptom while doing my Google research.
Some other symptoms occurred, but my doctor confirmed hat it was due to my change in diet; vegetables, spinach, brown rice etc.
I know my body and I pay attention to every change.


I doubt they're Nigerians. I've yet to meet Nigerians with diabetes.

Whhhaaaaaaaattttt?!!?!

NIGERIANS HAVE A VERY, VERY HIGH RATE OF DIABETES!!!! Its just that the healthcare is so shitty most people are misdiagnosed .

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Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by Nobody: 5:34pm On Apr 26, 2013
Afam4evaIsASlut:

Whhhaaaaaaaattttt?!!?!

NIGERIANS HAVE A VERY, VERY HIGH RATE OF DIABETES!!!! Its just that the healthcare is so shitty most people are misdiagnosed .

Whazzup with your disrespectful ID?

It's hard to take you serious, no offense.

And you're prolly right about the misdiagnosis lol tongue
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by salt1: 6:44pm On Apr 26, 2013
Afam4evaIsASlut:

Whhhaaaaaaaattttt?!!?!

NIGERIANS HAVE A VERY, VERY HIGH RATE OF DIABETES!!!! Its just that the healthcare is so shitty most people are misdiagnosed .

There are many Nigerians with diabetes. Just from around me, I can count many
We buried an uncle in Jan
Two friends' moms had leg amputation
My brother-in-law is on daily insulin
Another friend lost her hussband to it. I think he had diabetic ulcer
Diabetes is real
I check my blood sugar. Many times, I have reduced blood sugar (not the high one) and have to talk a sugary drink
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by Lamasta(m): 7:29pm On Apr 26, 2013
This post is really really educative thanks @OP
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by danaz(m): 7:34pm On Apr 26, 2013
tnx 4d info.bt pls tk d fllin corrections:
3:india is nt d diabetes capital of d world.research shws dat Diab incidence is highest among d Red indians,whc we kn are in d cont. of North America.

Pt 4 is wrng..central obesity is a risk factor 4 dvpin type 2 diab. irrespective of color or race, n not a cause of it.

type 2 is becoming common among d young below 30yrs due to increasing epidemics of childhood obesity world wide.

Pt 8 is wrng..lyf style is nt a cause bt a risk factor.

Pt 9 is wrng..HTN is d commonest cause of renal failure flld by diab world wide.however in Africa, glomerlonephritis is d commonest cause flld by HTN & diabetes..

Diabetes is nt caused by excessive sugar intake.its a silent killer.many are dying daily frm its complications.yet many more dnt wnt to mk lyfstyle chngs to avert it.

@OP. welldone
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by ememogor(f): 7:36pm On Apr 26, 2013
Ŧђǻлks fφя̩̥̊ sharing.
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by lanrei(m): 7:44pm On Apr 26, 2013
lost my dad to diabetes related illnes...a month ago.....
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by Larrygr8t: 8:47pm On Apr 26, 2013
Keneking: When does it kill...I mean at what age can it kill?
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by Ameboperoo(m): 8:53pm On Apr 26, 2013
danaz: tnx 4d info.bt pls tk d fllin corrections:
3:india is nt d diabetes capital of d world.research shws dat Diab incidence is highest among d Red indians,whc we kn are in d cont. of North America.

Pt 4 is wrng..central obesity is a risk factor 4 dvpin type 2 diab. irrespective of color or race, n not a cause of it.

type 2 is becoming common among d young below 30yrs due to increasing epidemics of childhood obesity world wide.

Pt 8 is wrng..lyf style is nt a cause bt a risk factor.

Pt 9 is wrng..HTN is d commonest cause of renal failure flld by diab world wide.however in Africa, glomerlonephritis is d commonest cause flld by HTN & diabetes..

Diabetes is nt caused by excessive sugar intake.its a silent killer.many are dying daily frm its complications.yet many more dnt wnt to mk lyfstyle chngs to avert it.

@OP. welldone

Your post would have been very helpful but for the abbreviations which made it almost meaningless.

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Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by MANOSUB(m): 9:19pm On Apr 26, 2013
Help yourself, lower the level of sugar in your blood stream; give ur pancrea less work to do, take a cup full of bitter leaf sap atleast once or twice in a week. Watch ur body system, it depends on the amount of sugar in ur system
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by Bome01(m): 9:21pm On Apr 26, 2013
pat077: u're tellin us ten fact about diabetes without tellin us hw 2 prevent it or proffering solution. And, i wanna know if a youth can ve diabetes.
Sure. . .a youth can!
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by Bome01(m): 9:23pm On Apr 26, 2013
MANOSUB: Help yourself, lower the level of sugar in your blood stream; give ur pancrea less work to do, take a cup full of bitter leaf sap atleast once or twice in a week. Watch ur body system, it depends on the amount of sugar in ur system
Gawd! Life is bitter!
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by Bome01(m): 9:28pm On Apr 26, 2013
danaz: tnx 4d info.bt pls tk d fllin corrections:
3:india is nt d diabetes capital of d world.research shws dat Diab incidence is highest among d Red indians,whc we kn are in d cont. of North America.

Pt 4 is wrng..central obesity is a risk factor 4 dvpin type 2 diab. irrespective of color or race, n not a cause of it.

type 2 is becoming common among d young below 30yrs due to increasing epidemics of childhood obesity world wide.

Pt 8 is wrng..lyf style is nt a cause bt a risk factor.

Pt 9 is wrng..HTN is d commonest cause of renal failure flld by diab world wide.however in Africa, glomerlonephritis is d commonest cause flld by HTN & diabetes..

Diabetes is nt caused by excessive sugar intake.its a silent killer.many are dying daily frm its complications.yet many more dnt wnt to mk lyfstyle chngs to avert it.

@OP. welldone

Do u realize that not everybody on this thread is medically inclined? What the hell is HTN?

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Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by MANOSUB(m): 9:28pm On Apr 26, 2013
Is diabetic hereditary?
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by biafranqueen: 9:31pm On Apr 26, 2013
Unfortunately my dear Diabetes is so prevalent in my village even my mother in law had it. So many in Nigeria drink soda like water even calling it mineral water shocked
Texas.Cowgirl:


No, but I saw it listed as a symptom while doing my Google research.
Some other symptoms occurred, but my doctor confirmed hat it was due to my change in diet; vegetables, spinach, brown rice etc.
I know my body and I pay attention to every change.


I doubt they're Nigerians. I've yet to meet Nigerians with diabetes.
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by davidluv(m): 10:26pm On Apr 26, 2013
eazysally: Am not okey with number 6, how can something be important and is still a 'silent killer disease'


U be Otondo.
It simply means that less attention is being paid to d fact that the disease causes mor harm in the human body than on the outside..Thats what makes it important..
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by biafranqueen: 10:42pm On Apr 26, 2013
5 people in the village died since summer my Mother inlaw had it and died of complications I can name 10 elders in the village taking meds for diabetes
Afam4evaIsASlut:

Whhhaaaaaaaattttt?!!?!

NIGERIANS HAVE A VERY, VERY HIGH RATE OF DIABETES!!!! Its just that the healthcare is so shitty most people are misdiagnosed .
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by ab1x: 11:15pm On Apr 26, 2013
I've a local cure for it. I am pretty sure about it. NB: I am not soliciting for customers though.
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by DollyParton1(f): 11:22pm On Apr 26, 2013
Bome01: Do u realize that not everybody on this thread is medically inclined? What the hell is HTN?

Hypertension
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by ab1x: 11:22pm On Apr 26, 2013
MANOSUB: Is diabetic hereditary?


That is a very complex question but I'll say it is hereditary since some families are known to have it in their lineage. No matter how they tried to prevent it, they will eventually have the disease.
Re: Top Ten Facts About Diabetes by marabout(m): 12:56am On Apr 27, 2013
eazysally: Am not okey with number 6, how can something be important and is still a 'silent killer disease'
.

Simple. You can suffer from it for a long time without knowing. In fact I know someone who was diagnosed first time when he already had kidney failure. He felt very unwell as he was uraemic. This is in Europe. He's on dialysis for years now. Still awaiting suitable kidney for transplant.

Also people with diabetes (including undiagnosed ) can suffer "silent heart attack" and will not realise it so may not rush to hospital. Can literally drop dead.

Too much sugar damages the nerves that you use to sense pain, so the typical chest/neck/jaw/left arm pain of heart attack is not felt.

Note that kidney/heart/liver failure does NOT mean they completely stopped working! They are compromised enough to affect normal function....and typically goes down hill.

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