Age at Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis and life expectancy

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Electric_Andy

Heavy Metal Fan
Location
Plymouth
My ex colleague was diagnosed type II at age 50. She was an ex smoker but not really overweight. She took part in a clinical trial but I can't remember which drug it was using. One of the side effects was weight loss, which she loved! She lost about 2 stone and is now fit and well afaik
 

CXRAndy

Guru
Location
Lincs
Given the skyrocketing epidemic of type 2 diabetes and high level of carbohydrate foods, I would say yes that it is a major contribution to elevated glucose levels. Only if you are exercising at the point of consuming sugar of what ever type, it can elevate your baseline.
 

CXRAndy

Guru
Location
Lincs
My ex colleague was diagnosed type II at age 50. She was an ex smoker but not really overweight. She took part in a clinical trial but I can't remember which drug it was using. One of the side effects was weight loss, which she loved! She lost about 2 stone and is now fit and well afaik

If picked up early enough, type 2 can be completely reversed, by weight loss and dietary changes, excluding carbohydrates
 

mustang1

Legendary Member
Location
London, UK
Kids goto school 9-3 (or something close) to those times). They have PE class twice per week as part of the 9-3. We can argue that kids a long time ago used to play outdoors a lot and these days they play computer games, but the point is, 6 hours in a day, including a break time, a lunch time and PE time.

And then we grow up and goto work.

The hours are longer, the breaks are shorter, the lunch is eaten at the desk. Problems start.

Maybe you have to do some after-hours work, maybe on the day you were going to the gym. Or you're too exhausted after work to even think about walking to the shops, "I'll do that next time, but for now I'll take the car."

Now I'm not saying all diabetes starts like that; as some of you have mentioned, it can start as a side effect to other medications and so on. But I think a lot has to do with Western Lifestyle.

Edit: fixed typo
 
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CXRAndy

Guru
Location
Lincs
More people used to walk, cycle. You don't need to be going flat out to negate the sugar intake. Problem is western diet is highly processed, high carbohydrate based. You really need to be conscious in what and when you eat to ward off, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, pre diabetes and full blown diabetes
 

simongt

Guru
Location
Norwich
As I understand Type 2 diabetes, if there's too much sugar; and define 'sugar' in today's food world, in one's diet over a long period of time, the pancreas gets overloaded with too much work to do and basically, starts malfunctioning or just packs up under the strain. :wacko:
 

CXRAndy

Guru
Location
Lincs
Sugar is associated with white or brown sugar lumps.

If you use carbohydrate as the collective for sugars you include glucose, fructose, lactose, starchy carbohydrates in root vegetables.

Recommended to have low carb diet is less than 50g carbs per day-less than 5%. 80% of calories should come from lipids(fats) and remaining protein from meat, fish, eggs, diary
 

raleighnut

Legendary Member
Kids goto school 9-3 (or something close) to those times). They have PE class twice per week as part of the 9-3. We can argue that kids a long time ago used to play outdoors a lot and these days they play computer games, but the point is, 6 hours in a day, including a break time, a lunch time and PE time.

And then we grow up and goto work.

The hours are longer, the breaks are shorter, the lunch is eaten at the desk. Problems start.

Maybe you have to do some after-hours work, maybe on the day you were going to the gym. Or your too exhausted after work to even think about walking to the shops, "I'll do that next time, but for now I'll take the car."

Now I'm not saying all diabetes starts like that; as some of you have mentioned, it can start as a side effect to other medications and so on. But I think a lot has to do with Western Lifestyle.

A few years back I had a doctor tell me to cut down on fizzy pop and crisps so I told him that would be difficult, "Why" he said so I told him I don't eat crisps or drink fizzy pop. Now if he'd told me to cut down on Wine, Whisky, Gin and Pistachios I might have been able to agree but Pop and crisps........................I'm not 12 any longer, don't eat many 'sweeties' either or puddings..............sooner have a nice bit of Stilton and a glass of Port.
 
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