Diabetes

[*jason*]

(09-24-2015, 04:27 PM)packerbacker Wrote: I hear of many people that struggle with it. I know it is when your kidneys start failing due to lack of insulin right? You guys have it or know of anyone that has it? My coworker complained he was thirsty all the time when he went to the doctor and found out he had it. I know of a few people that have lived with it for years too. I myself can slip into a food coma and eat poorly. I don't want to get this as a result. If you eat healthy is your chances of getting it almost nothing?

There's 2 kinds...  Type 1 (born with it) and Type 2 (develop it).  My dad is type 2.  He doesn't have to take insulin shots.  It's controlled by diet and medication.

It can do so much more than cause kidney failure.  It can cause blindness, and the need for amputation of the feet, if not the whole leg.  Probably more than that....  It's a pretty wicked disease.

Fun fact...  Jay Cutler is a type 1 diabetic.