Spirallina could cure. Not spiralling. Unless you know differently! And I posted prematurely. The question is, am I right to feel so indignant and frustrated that my condition is used as a whipping post and a benchmark judgement that I have somehow caused my own fate by my own hands? I feel so sorry for T2s, and the blame game.
I have a young nephew who is Type 1, and I fully understand the condition, and sympathise with anyone who has to deal with the life threatening condition. At the age of 42, my dad had a massive stroke. He had been diagnosed with familial hypertension, and hyperlipidaemia several years earlier. I immediately (on the advice of health professionals at the time) cut out saturated fats, and in fact, became a vegetarian for the next 30 years, in an attempt to stave off the conditions in myself. It was futile! I have always been active, being in a very busy job, and bringing up my children and grandchildren. When I had my first child, I suffered with pre-eclampsia. My blood pressure was sky high, and I was kept in hospital. I have recently read, whilst researching scholarly articles on Diabetes, that there is some evidence that pre-eclampsia can be a precursor to developing Type 2 later in life, and suggests that any women who suffer with pre-eclampsia should be made aware of this. (Please keep in mind that I was not fat and lazy! ) I eventually went on to develop familial hypertension and hyperlipidaemia,( as did my cousins) This then required me to take a medley of drugs to prevent me going down the same road as my dad (died of heart attack at 51), or having to endure heart surgery like his younger slim, hypertensive brother, at a relatively early age. Research has been done, and suggests that the taking of statins can be connected to the development of Type 2. I have been on statins for years, and I believe that this has contributed to my Diabetes. In fact, I would imagine that there is a connection between the rise in prescribing statins, and the rise in people developing type 2. (there is also a rise in the incidence of Type 1, but unexplained) Not all obese people have type 2, and not all Type 2 are obese! I too am upset and frustrated with the medias rhetoric that "...I have somehow caused my own fate by my own hands..." It has become an added burden, on top of a nasty disease. I now avoid telling people that I'm a diabetic, in case they ask me which type I am, and I have to tell them that I have the type that is totally avoidable, that is going to cause the downfall of the NHS! I'll get off my soapbox now
(I've been unwell for days, and my sugar levels have risen :-( )
Spirallina could cure. Not spiralling. Unless you know differently! And I posted prematurely. The question is, am I right to feel so indignant and frustrated that my condition is used as a whipping post and a benchmark judgement that I have somehow caused my own fate by my own hands? I feel so sorry for T2s, and the blame game.
