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Diabetes Taking Over as One of the
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By Susan M. Callahan, Associate Editor and Featured Columnist
February 21, 2008
The World Health Organization has announced that diabetes is
threatening to become the world's most deadly disease. Diabetes,
defined as the body's inability to process sugars, surpassed HIV-AIDS
and malaria on the world's top killer list. It trails only cancer on the
killer disease list. The WHO found that 171 million people had diabetes
in 2000. It estimates that 366 million will have developed diabetes by
2030. India, China and the U.S. have the most deaths, followed by
Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, Brazil, Italy and Bangladesh.
Each year, an estimated 3.2 million people worldwide die from
complications from diabetes. In 2006, 2.9 million died from AIDs, the
highest year on record and 1 million died from malaria. Cancer still kills
more --between 8 and 12 million worldwide--but diabetes deaths are
climbing fast.
Diabetes is a cruel, indiscriminate killer, striking in the prime of life and
in retirement.
In developed countries most people with diabetes are above the age of
retirement. In developing countries those most frequently affected are
in the middle, productive years of their lives, aged between 35 and 64.
There are 2 types of diabetes, Type I, is genetic, and occurs when the
body turns against itself, killing its own cells in the pancreas, and
destroying its ability to produce insulin.
Insulin is necessary to life. It is the body's way of breaking down
sugars for the body's use. Think of it as a natural predator of sugar --
like a wolf and a deer. Without it, sugar floats around in the blood. Too
many deer in the forest mean too few wolves. Hence, one way to tell if
you are diabetic is simply to measure how much sugar you have floating
around in your blood. Too much sugar floating around means that you
don't have enough insulin.
This is the reason that all Type I diabetics must inject insulin every day.
The second form of diabetes, Type II, is an acquired, preventable
disease. It occurs when the cells that are supposed to hold insulin stop
admitting insulin through the door. The cells become stubborn doormen
holding "No admittance signs". Hence insulin never makes it into the
cells to tackle blood sugar. As a result, again, too much sugar floats
around.
How do your cells become stubborn doormen? Our life styles are the
reason. Too many calories from excess sugar and fat cause fat to line
the stomach-- dramatically increasing the stubborness of our cells. They
become insulin-resistant. We develop diabetes.
Fortunately, Type II diabetes can be prevented. Here's a game plan:
1. Eat green.
2. Move. Walk at least 30 minutes to an hour each day.
3. Fiber. Fiber-rich diets greatly reduce your risk of contracting diabetes.
4. Glycemic Index. Low-glycemic foods have the magical quality of not
raisng your blood sugar.
Remember that CollectiveWizdom has started a campaign to rename
diabetes. We've proposed a new word for diabetes.
Let's call this killer
what it is.
Let's call it Death-abetes.
Want to help us raise the consciousness of the world about diabetes.
Join the Death-abetes campaign. Send this article to a friend, to your
congressman, to your doctor!
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TODAY'S FEATURED
VEGETERIAN MEAL
RED CABBAGE SALAD
One head of red cabbage
One yellow onion
One apple
Two hard boiled eggs (For Ovo Vegeterians)
Olive Oil
Walnuts, 1/4 cup
Dried Cranberries or Raisins
(Your selection of Fish or Chicken
1. Chop the head of cabbage, sautee with
olive oil and 1/4 water until wilted
2. Dice the onion, carmelize in olive oil
3. Dice the apple
4. Dice the hard boiled egg
5. Prepare the fish or chicken, steamed with
a teaspoon of olive oil
Mix the cooked cabbage with the diced
apple, carmelized onion, cranberries(or
raisins) and walnuts. Add fish or chicken on
top.
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