reply to post by troubleshooter
This was a very good read. Thanks for the articles.
Being a Type 2 myself, I often over the last few years wondered the "why" of it for me.
Like many, I thought that the consumption of too much sugar, plus sedated life style (sitting at the computer all day and avoiding exercise like the
plague), plus age was the product of it.
Except that I never consumed that much sugar. I make a lot of sweets for the home, but it's the rest of my family that consumes them mostly. About
the only area where I really consumed sugars was in my coffee.
When I asked my doctor about it, he told me it was because of fats in my diet, lack of exercise and age (I'm 45 now, became a type 2 at 42). I took
that as meaning: "You eat way too much fat, sat around, got fat and old, so you became a type 2." Heh.
While there is no disputing that having a healthy diet and regular exercise to keep your weight down will help, I have several high school friends
that are built like twigs, yet became type 2's themselves. One of them had bypass surgery for his heart after an attack about a year ago, and is now
back in the hospital after having a stroke. He however, treated his diabetic condition like a joke, and ignored his high blood sugar.
After reading your article, I got to thinking about my family history. No one on either side of my family has ever been diabetic. Both sides cooked
with a lot of natural oils and fats (lard, butter, etc). My mother while I was growing up was a big fan of using Crisco shortening and corn oil. She
pounded in my head that Lard = heart attack. Butter = Heart Attack, etc.
For most of my adult life, I've used Veggie oil to fry things, and in my foods, none of them cold pressed.
I'm going to remove manufactured oils from my diet and try using cold pressed ones, and see where I stand in 6 months.
While it can't really hurt, and might even be benificial, there is no harm in seeing.
Thanks again for the read.