[ConservativeMind]

Insulin resistance (the inability of insulin to pump enough blood sugar out of circulation into muscles or fat) creates dysfunctions that damage neurons, then damages the body’s ability to fix that damage, it appears.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Persevero]

It is hard for me to believe there is much similarity at all between a human being and a fruit fly.

[Alas Babylon!]

I think it is a mistake to attribute just a high sugar diet, instead of a high carbohydrate diet.

Your body converts carbs into glucose. So many people know the problem with sugar pop sodas and juices, candy and sweets, but do not know the damage in potatoes, pasta, rice and bread. All of these are the equivalent of their weight in candy, cake, jellyrolls, etc.

I am a diabetic. I can’t tell you how many people said I should eat a plate of spaghetti or a subway sandwich or something. or “No, don’t give him a jelly bean! He’s a diabetic!” But in reality, I have to avoid ALL these things like the plague!

[Mariner]

Stop eating sugar and don’t be fat.

Then, if you’re lucky you’ll live to be 100+.

I was on my way, then cancer struck.

[whitney69]

“Insulin resistance (the inability of insulin to pump enough blood sugar out of circulation into muscles or fat) creates dysfunctions that damage neurons, then damages the body’s ability to fix that damage, it appears.”

They lost me when they used the phrase’

“a high-sugar diet—a hallmark of obesity”

I can use my case, and I’m not alone, and disprove this. Diabetes is not caused exclusively by overweightness. I came back from Alaska Air Command in 1985 and was going through a series of exhaustion, urinary problems, and appetite inconsistencies. I went through the glucose test (the flat doctor pepper) and was determine diabetic, hyper. At that time I was 6 foot 1 inch and weighed 185 pounds, ran 5 miles a day, taught personnel and competed at open devision racquet ball for the military. I couldn’t have been in better shape. My older brother was the same way. He was 6 foot 9 inches and weighted 225 pounds and was working as a boat rowing guide on the snake river in Montana, same situation. Extremely in shape.

My father was adopted and we didn’t know about the diabetes he had. So obesity may be one problem, but it is created by the insulin problem down the road if you are currently taking steps to be in shape. So using it as a catch all is being deceitful.

wy69