Fat-on a personal note

Ok so your fat. I'm fat. I need to lose that weight! For my health and for my self esteem.

My husband is a diabetic. Have you ever seen what happens to diabetics?? That's right they end up losing parts of their body.

Why is it that we can tell ourselves that we need to lose weight, so we don't end up like that...but yet we don't do anything about it.

My husbands blood sugar was running around 300 this week. I know he is just in his forties, but it scares me to think of what will happen if he doesn't get it under control. It scares me to think of getting it because I can't get it under control.

I found this on a diabetic website....if you think that over eating isn't that bad read this.

DPP Data finds 1 in 12 "Prediabetics" Develop "Diabetic" Retinopathy
Diabetes Prevention Project data reported at the ADA 65th Annual Scientific Sessions showed that "Over three years of subsequent follow-up of 302 DPP participants, 13% of prediabetics who developed type 2 disease were found to have diabetic retinopathy, and nearly 8% of "prediabetics" also were found to have diabetic retinopathy, though they never developed diabetes per diagnostic criteria."

The diagnostic criteria used by the DPP to define "prediabetic" was a fasting plasma glucose test result that ranged between 100 and 125 mg/dl (5.5-6.9 mmol/l and/or a glucose tolerance test result showing impaired glucose tolerance: glucose tolerance test values at two hours that fell between 150 and 199 mg/dl (8.3-11 mmol/l).

This finding would suggest that prolonged exposure to post-challenge blood sugars over 150 mg/dl are highly dangerous to your retina, with or without a diabetes diagnosis, but even more so with a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. Follow this link to read more.