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The Diabetes–Cancer Connection

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:18:00 +0000

The Diabetes–Cancer Connection It’s American Diabetes Month, a time to highlight the many ways people can prevent and control this disease and its health complications. Diabetes

Frank

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:15:30 +0000

I'm curious about how much the American fast food diet being high in fat content contributes to diabetes. In just the last year, I've come across 4 adults who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. It just seems like a lot, especially in a relatively short period of time.

John

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:14:04 +0000

Nice concise and factually correct article.

However, the BIG question remains: "What do I do about it?"

The answer is surprisingly simple: cut out most carbohydrates and all refined carbohydrates from your diet. Of course you'll object to this advice, pretty well everyone does when first presented, but do your research. Read Gary Taubes' "Good Calories, Bad Calories." Watch "Sugar: The Bitter Truth" and read whatever you can about low-carbing, cholesterol (esp. VLDLs), and inulinemia.

John

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:19:12 +0000

Frank: it's not the fat; it's the sugar. The simple fact that this obesity (metabolic syndrome) epidemic has coincided with low-fat diet recommendations should be a big red flag. There is very little science pointing too fat as the bad guy. The science all points to sugar.

THE fat storage hormone is insulin. Just as this article states it promotes cancer growth, it also regulates fat levels. Sugar = insulin = fat.

Find the video "Sugar: The Bitter Truth" for a primer, and read Taubes!

Kathy

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:15:48 +0000

There is a lot of information about the connection of diabetes and cancer on a great website I found, www.dlife.***.

Check it out!

Evelyn Guzman

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:02:58 +0000

This is a great way to celebrate the Diabetes Month. For what could be better than working at preventing diabetes and its complications? My concern is that now there is another link and this time it's cancer. It's pretty sad but at least we can use this as a stepping stone to working at preventing the awful complications.

Evelyn Guzman
http://www.free-symptoms-of-diabetes-alert.*** (If you want to visit, just click but if it doesn’t work, copy and paste it onto your browser.)

Diabetic

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:09:46 +0000

"Diabetes increases people’s risk for several conditions, including heart attacks. Now there may be another health risk to add: cancer. Studies suggest that people with diabetes and signs of diabetes may also be at increased risk for certain cancers."

So it is always best to prevent diabetes by following smart food choices and be physically active.