Published:
12/22/2012 04:53pm
Type 2 Diabetes Untruths
Which of the following statements about Type 2 diabetes do you believe to be correct?
■ Type 2 diabetes is incurable and irreversible, but researchers are closing in on a cure soon.
■ Type 1 “childhood diabetes” diabetes is a purely genetic problem. There's nothing you can do about it except take your insulin injections and hope for a new research breakthrough.
■ Prediabetes, or insulin resistance, is a common blood sugar abnormality you can live with, and is considered “normal” so long as your glucose levels are controlled with medications.
■ Diabetes is no big deal. By closely monitoring your blood sugar and following your doctor's orders, you can enjoy a normal life and escape the horrific complications of diabetes like nerve damage, eventual blindness and loss of limbs through amputation- not to mention heart attack, stroke and Alzheimer's disease.
Amazingly, all of these statements are false.
