Diabetic Life

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(01-26-2016, 10:54 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Just a question in general...

Im sure many of you guys have type 2 diabetes. How exactly do you think that happened for you? Eating too much sugar? Too many carbs? Just eating unhealthy in general?

Im 28 and want to avoid this type of disease when im older. Any recommendations?

I dont really eat sugar. Drink maybe 1 or 2 diet sodas a week, try to stay away from sweets.

My big weakness is carbs. I love them. When I do eat carbs though I try to eat whole wheat everything.

For me, it was mostly bad genes.  It skipped my parents, grandparents, and uncles, but my brother and I got it, and many in our extended family have/had it.  My issue was carbs as well, and also a former heavy smoker.  I hadn't been to a doctor in years prior to my unfortunate way of being diagnosed.  Had I known about the rampant cases in my extended family, I would have been getting checked and probably avoided all of this by changing my diet to how I eat now.  I wasn't that heavy, wasn't a big sweet eater (although sports drinks were a weakness), I did eat that bachelor style diet of shit, but my brother is a gym rat, and I played sports and hiked....some times you're just dealt a shitty hand.  It's all in how you play it.  I didn't play it well at the onset, due to ignorance of my family history. 

 As for the whole wheat thing, carbs are carbs.  You can get some nutritional advantages with the whole grain, but the carb counts are nearly identical.  No real advantage for a diabetic.