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Avoiding Diabetes

Gretchen Becker
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Gretchen Becker studied biology for 8 years at Radcliffe/Harvard,...

Gretchen Becker

Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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Normal 0 [Humor]   Most people don't want to get type 2 diabetes, and they'd like to know how they can prevent it. I have a few suggestions based on the risk factors for the disease.   1. Your risk increases when you're over 40 years old.   One strategy to reduce your risk i...
  1. avoiding 40
    KateinIowa
    Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 02:00 PM

    Just celebrated the 20th anniversary of my 39th birthday and I have to tell you...that doesn't work.  I have diabetes.  But, it could be SO much worse. 

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    re: avoiding 40
    Gretchen Becker
    Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 06:23 PM

    "Just celebrated the 20th anniversary of my 39th birthday and I have to tell you...that doesn't work."

     

    Dang!

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    re: avoiding 40
    heyjude
    Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 11:14 PM

    Same here! Nearly 3 decades at 39 now AND no kids - didn't work! Cry

     

    Great post though - as always.

    Jude

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  2. How?
    FrankBuddenbrock
    Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 07:15 PM

    Is there any fool proof way to completely prevent diabetes?

     

    http://www.minipharmacy.net

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    re: How?
    Gretchen Becker
    Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 08:02 AM

    Unfortunately, no.

     

    You can reduce your risk, but there are no guarantees. Some people with no risk factors get diabetes.

     

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    Carol11
    Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    The question for me is how to avoid and now get rid of type 1

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  4. Chronic Pain
    Painstrongdrug
    Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 02:08 PM

    At least 34 million Americans suffer from chronic pain caused by conditions including arthritis, lower back problems, neuralgia, or migraine headaches. Some 15 million working Americans have pain on a chronic basis. Having injured my back this summer, I have come to learn a lot about pain firsthand. Pain can be hard to define. It means different things to different people and your own perception of pain can change over time. For some people, acknowledging pain is a sign of weakness. What most people don't realize is that pain is a medical problem -- and that it can be treated. How do you measure your pain? It is difficult. No lab tests or X-rays can convey to your doctor what you are feeling , it indicates findrxonline in his article about this topic.But even when pain is intense, many people struggle to find the words to describe it to the doctor. It is important to understand whether you suffer from acute or chronic pain.

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  5. no diabetes in heaven
    frankenduf
    Friday, August 21, 2009 at 04:32 PM

    stress also increases risk- so don't watch fox news?! 

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