Lord Peter Mandelson, Uk Ambassador
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We have just been told that around 5m of our population are at high risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. Yet i have just been given the news that, 6 years after being diagnosed - when aged 54 and weighing in at 18 and 1/2 stone - i have beaten it and am no longer considered a diabetic. This follows 3 consecutive blood tests, each 6 months apart, all with 'normal readings. Admittedly hard work but a combination of a sensible, low sugar, diet and regular exercise has worked the oracle. My message is; if i can do it, anyone can.
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Ken, first of all...well done.....keep it up.
Yes, Type 2 diabetes is " beatable as is Obesity but both disorders are in the increase both in the UK and worldwide.
So, what is going wrong?
Diet? for many reasons, some people cannot change their lifestyle or indeed , want too, anxiety, depression, loneliness, stress and many other considerations.......indeed eating RELIEVES their symptoms.
Exercise......many people have arthritis in their joints which gives them pain which precludes the taking of exercise. Many have related cardiovascular disease which only allows minimal exercise, although this is better than none.
If one is prepared to reduce their calorie intake and change their diet, then the diseases mentioned would regress.......BUT.........they cant and it is the easiest thing in the world to critisise them.
But, as i have said at the start...."well done Ken,"
Yes, Type 2 diabetes is " beatable as is Obesity but both disorders are in the increase both in the UK and worldwide.
So, what is going wrong?
Diet? for many reasons, some people cannot change their lifestyle or indeed , want too, anxiety, depression, loneliness, stress and many other considerations.......indeed eating RELIEVES their symptoms.
Exercise......many people have arthritis in their joints which gives them pain which precludes the taking of exercise. Many have related cardiovascular disease which only allows minimal exercise, although this is better than none.
If one is prepared to reduce their calorie intake and change their diet, then the diseases mentioned would regress.......BUT.........they cant and it is the easiest thing in the world to critisise them.
But, as i have said at the start...."well done Ken,"
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Agree with what you have written, sqad, but i should also point out that i suffer from depression - and anxiety - i have arthritis in my left knee and spondylosis which mainly affects the area just below my left shoulder blade. All of which means that my one hour exercise sessions - all done in the privacy of my own home - have not always taken place on a daily basis, though i do strive to do them at least 4 days out of 7. What spurred me on, sqad, was not the thought that i may die if i did nothing - after all, we will all die one day. It was more the thought of going blind or losing a limb through the illness; a very frightening and sober thought As it is, my eyesight was affected and i have CKD, both of which can be linked to the diabetes. Whilst encouraging anyone with Type 2 to do as much as they physically can to combat the illness, i would certainly not criticise those who, for various reasons, cannot.
Agree with what you have written, sqad, but i should also point out that i suffer from depression - and anxiety - i have arthritis in my left knee and spondylosis which mainly affects the area just below my left shoulder blade. All of which means that my one hour exercise sessions - all done in the privacy of my own home - have not always taken place on a daily basis, though i do strive to do them at least 4 days out of 7. What spurred me on, sqad, was not the thought that i may die if i did nothing - after all, we will all die one day. It was more the thought of going blind or losing a limb through the illness; a very frightening and sober thought As it is, my eyesight was affected and i have CKD, both of which can be linked to the diabetes. Whilst encouraging anyone with Type 2 to do as much as they physically can to combat the illness, i would certainly not criticise those who, for various reasons, cannot.
Thanks, Mosaic. I initially lost around 6 stone over the first 2 and 1/2 to 3 years but have since put about 20lb back on. I had stopped doing the exercise routines following a family bereavement and found it quite difficult to get back in the swing of things. However, i restarted them at the beginning of April and, give or take the odd week, i have been able to maintain my 4 day target.
Thanks Ken and don't worry about your CKD, you didn't say what stage it was, but it will be controlled by your controlled diabetes....if that makes sense....
It is amazing how exercise even for 20 mins can lowere your blood sugar.
Well done again.........don't slip down the stairs and break your neck now;-)....
It is amazing how exercise even for 20 mins can lowere your blood sugar.
Well done again.........don't slip down the stairs and break your neck now;-)....
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Mine was diagnosed when i was admitted to hospital following a heart attack. Years before that i was diagnosed as 'pre-diabetic' by one of the surgery doctors, only to be told, later, by another that there was no such thing as being 'pre-diabetic'. So who knows just how long i actually had it before the Diagnosis. And, were it not for the heart attack, i may still be walking about as an undiagnosed diabetic.
Mine was diagnosed when i was admitted to hospital following a heart attack. Years before that i was diagnosed as 'pre-diabetic' by one of the surgery doctors, only to be told, later, by another that there was no such thing as being 'pre-diabetic'. So who knows just how long i actually had it before the Diagnosis. And, were it not for the heart attack, i may still be walking about as an undiagnosed diabetic.
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