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This Week's Actively Disabled Column:
Avoiding Slow Death: Simple steps to aviod Type 2 Diabetes
(Also see our Actively Disabled Archives for past column.)
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This Week's Actively Disabled Column
(June 28)
Also see our Actively Disabled Archives for past column.
Avoiding Slow Death
Pick up almost any literature source, a newspaper, magazine, or even look on the Internet, and you will likely find an article about Diabetes. Whether it’s the horrors and related affects that develop, or the causes, preventions, new treatments, or the increased numbers who are getting Type 2, we see more about this than about the presidential elections.
And with good reason – Type 2 diabetes is a killer that can be prevented, cured, or at least minimized. All it takes is good sense and will power. And being scared of what this condition can do.
Diabetes killed my mother, and her mother and brother. Knowing the agonies of their lives is frightening, and knowing that we’ve come a long way to understand the causes, prevention, and treatment since my mother succumbed in 1980, makes one wonder why anyone lets themselves develop this condition.
Like most illnesses, many people are more prone to glucose difficulties than others. It’s simple – if you mother had it, you’re in line to get it. If your father, grandparents, or other relatives had it, you have an elevated chance. But anyone can risk Type 2 by being overweight. Three simple precautions minimize your risk – no smoking, maintain a reasonable weight, and exercise. Seems as if these same preventative steps also diminish the chances of getting cancer, heart problems and a number of other conditions. Seems like a good idea.
A simple blood test once a year should keep you on track. If your physician feels you have a risk, do not wait. And ask your doctor – do not assume you will be told. Borderline cases, which should sound loud warning bells, are frequently neglected, yet, as with cancer and heart conditions, recognition of the increased possibility should be sufficient to get you moving.
Type 2 diabetes can lead to numbness and pain in the extremities, potentially leading to infection and amputation. It is a leading cause of kidney failure and blindness. Why risk it?
(Also see our Actively Disabled Archives for past column.)
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