@Q4u You wrote
"They" say the risk is very small and taking statin drugs is more beneficial to overall health than running the risk of developing this disease, but I disagree. There is an epidemic of Diabetes!! Interesting when you think of all the Statins prescribed... an epidemic of Statin drugs. I don't think this is coincidence."
I agree. There are too many Type 2's with no family history being diagnosed with this. Of course even more concerning is the number of misdiagnoses of Type 2 when in fact the person is Type 1. Right now I am having a battle with my doctor. He changed my diagnosis to Type 2, because, he says, and I quote "Adults don't get Type 1." Somebody should have informed Mary Tyler Moore about this. The nurses, CDE and his PA have all tried to tell him he is wrong, but he will not put back the correct diagnosis. The only good thing I can say, he didn't decide to be really stupid and take me off insulin. I have Lupus, an autommune disease and he should know better, but he doesn't. How the heck he has missed the correlation between autoimmune diseases and Type I, boggles the mind. He is an internal medicine doctor, not an endocrinologist. The two endos we have here are both nasty, dismissive docs, and refuse to see uninsured diabetic patients, so I am rather stuck with the doc I have. I just go there to get insulin prescription refills, and I pretty much ignore whatever nonsense he is spouting.
As for Type 2's more research is showing that the weight gain/obesity may have nothing to do with Type 2 diabetes, there are more genetic factors than initially recognized. The diabetes may be the cause of the weight gain, rather than the other way around. I am disgusted with the constant blame game going on in media and here on the forums. Blaming someone for a condition does nothing to improve health, and is more harmful. JMHO.
@sidsmom I was a vegetarian for 5 years, then became a vegan for 2 years. That is when I developed Type 1 diabetes. I have always been physically active. So clearly, in my case my diet was actually quite good. The hospital dietician was NOT at all happy with my vegan diet. Neither was the CDE I talked with prior to being discharged. No one thought that diet was good for autoimmune diseases either, which was a surprise to me. I eat a very low carb, low fat, high fiber diet now, with lean meats, poultry and fish. I eat healthy fats in very low amounts. Instead of eating starchy grains and vegetables, I eat romaine lettuce as a "bread substitute" when having a sandwich, and I use spaghetti squash or riced cauliflower in place of pasta, rice, or potatoes. Chia seeds take the place of cereals for breakfast. My problem with your "recommendations" is that you persist in saying someone can CURE Type 2 with Plant Based. They may be able to control it, but not cure it. (And I am skeptical of that too) You also play the "blame game". That assumes things you do not and cannot know, and is just plain hurtful to those struggling with Type 2. And believe me, diabetes, whatever the type is a constant struggle. I am sure you probably mean well, but a less militant approach, and avoiding holding yourself up as the poster child for avoiding the diseaes would go a long way to being more useful. You most likely have no genetic predisposition, but what if by some fluke you did develop it? Never say never, it can come at you and bite you in the most posterior aspect. Again, JMHO.
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