Learning about Diabetes
Hi,
I just finished reading “Diabetes Rising” (2010) by Dan Hurley – great accessible, narrative book that sheds light on both type I and type II diabetes. Well sheds light for those of us who don’t have a medical background ;o)
A couple of quotes for you…
“Preventing type 2 diabetes is not just about food, of course. There are the other issues, such as ensuring adequate levels of vitamin D and limiting exposure to persistent organic pollutants, addressed in Part 2 of this book. The other biggie is ‘eneregy expenditure’: figuring out ways to get people to burn more of the calories they so efficiently consume.”
Dr. Arloski of Real Balance Global Wellness LLC ( www.realbalance.com) spoke so much about how important our community support is in our endeavours to create change – so these statistics speak volumes:
“A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that over the course of 32 years, a person’s chance of becoming obese jumps by 57 percent if he or she has a friend who becomes obese, 40 percent if a sibling becomes obese (no matter how far away that sibling lives), and 37 percent if a spouse does. [I find it interesting that friends have a stronger influence than family or even a spouse!] Neighbors had little influence; friends and family members of the same sex had more influence than those of the opposite sex; and statistically significant effects could be seen even from friends-of-friends.”
And lastly – I just think this is a great line!
“…I had to wonder how long doctors would persist in looking for the causes of diabetes – and the reasons for its relentless rise – solely within the islets of Langerhans, rather than in the aisles of Wal-Mart.”
This book also reminded me that wellness is on a continuum – so many life/environment factors will interfere with our wellness and still, we have the possibilities for navigating all of this with awareness and attention to kindness, comfort and compassion for ourselves.
