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Diabetes and Weight

bigbenn

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Hi,
I read in the newspapers recently, that weight is controlled by a chemical gene in our head, which switches on automatically and gets the body to store fat, even under the most difficult of food consumption regimes.
The article suggested that the reason why people do not lose weight, is due to this gene and researchers here in Aussie are trying to come up with a chemical pill which turns the gene off, so that overweight people can lose weight and the advantages thus, for Diabetics.
Given that weight control, probably cannot be controlled for very long, before the body starts to store fat cells again, because of this gene, the only way left to have any sort of control of type 2 Diabetes, would seem to be from healthy eating habits, where fat, sugar and salt are excluded from diets and some exercise is included.
I have managed to remain Diabetes Type 2 free now, from the above regime, for over 2 years and my last eye check of my glasses showed that I had 20-20 vision for another year and no new glasses were necessary for the second year running.

BigBenn
 
Hi. You may well not have genes that make you susceptible to diabetes; many of us do have the wrong genes. You mention fat, sugar and salt as problems in the diet but the biggest culprit for those who have diabetes is the broader group of carbohydrates which includes but not limited to sugar. This food group causes weight gain just as much as fats. By keeping carbs low and training the body to derive energy from stored fat you can usually control weight gain and possibly delay diabetes if your are prone.
 
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