Obesity, especially abdominal obesity, leads to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Measure
\nyour waist size; waist sizes over 30 inches in women and 35 inches in men increase the risk of
\ndeveloping type 2 diabetes even if you don\u2019t think you are overweight. All the body’s organs are
\ndamaged by the excess glucose, amino acids and triglycerides in the blood. They overwhelm the
\nkidneys and escape in the urine causing increased thirst and frequent urination, the most common
\nsymptoms of type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n
If you have these symptoms \u2013 go to a doctor and get tested, over half of those with type 2 diabetes don\u2019t know they have it. If you have diabetes, follow your doctor’s advice to prevent serious complications. Your doctor will prescribe medications to control blood glucose but the medications currently available will not reverse the disease or prevent all the complications. Most people will need more than one medication within 3 years of starting the first medication and some may even need to add insulin injections. Fortunately, all of this is preventable if you simply change what you eat.<\/p>\n
Susceptibility to type 2 diabetes is inherited, but you will not get the disease if you maintain
\nthe right weight for your height and a flat abdomen. Stress, lack of exercise, and diets high in
\nanimal protein, fat and refined sugars increase abdominal fat and the risk of type 2 diabetes.
\nThe eating habits we learn from our families are the primary causes of type 2 diabetes not their
\ngenes.<\/p>\n
African-Americans have the highest rates of type 2 diabetes in the US but they also have
\nthe highest rates of obesity and the lowest self-reported intake of fruits and vegetables. African-
\nAmerican women who eat 2 or more restaurant hamburgers per week have a 40% increased risk
\nof developing type 2 diabetes; eating restaurant fried chicken more than twice a week increases
\nthe risk by 68%. http:\/\/www.ajcn.org\/cgi\/content\/abstract\/ajcn.2009.28682v1.<\/p>\n
In my personal and professional experience Black people who do not eat animal products, high fat foods or refined sugars and maintain a normal weight without abdominal obesity do not develop type 2 diabetes even when both parents and most of their siblings have it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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