diabetes

[jekjr]

Of course genetics play a role in some cases, including mine. The increase from 30 million type 2 diabetics in 1985 to 285 million 2014 would indicate obesity to be the main catalyst. I also wasn't obese just slightly overweight when diagnosed that's part of why it got so bad. My doctor couldn't believe I had diabetes after I got out of the hospital because in my small town he had never seen any type 2 except the extremely obese kind.

In 2010 I spent 2 weeks in Anchorage Alaska. I was there in a class that teaches people how to deal with anxiety, stress, fear, and worry. In that class we teach you why these things make you sick.

Believe it or not a person's emotional state goes a long way on causing high blood sugar as well in type II diabetes.

The reason being when a person is in running off of adrenaline for extended periods of time due to one of these stressors their body starts to release high levels of cortisol. Cortisol is basically a naturally occurring steroid that the body produces. A steroid will cause a diabetic's sugar to go through the roof.

I have seen many people helped in many ways with various illnesses by this.

 

[DSepe]

In 2010 I spent 2 weeks in Anchorage Alaska. I was there in a class that teaches people how to deal with anxiety, stress, fear, and worry. In that class we teach you why these things make you sick. Believe it or not a person's emotional state goes a long way on causing high blood sugar as well in type II diabetes. The reason being when a person is in running off of adrenaline for extended periods of time due to one of these stressors their body starts to release high levels of cortisol. Cortisol is basically a naturally occurring steroid that the body produces. A steroid will cause a diabetic's sugar to go through the roof. I have seen many people helped in many ways with various illnesses by this.

I would say this may have happened to me because at the time it was finals for college. That semester was particularly hard and I very stressed with little sleep. (Diagnosed about 2 weeks after finals) So I was likely running off of a lot of adrenaline to keep myself going.

 

[173abn]

being exposed to agent orange do'nt help matters....russ

 

[tybilly]

being exposed to agent orange do'nt help matters....russ

that's funny you say that,my dad was in Vietnam at that time,before I was born.

 

[173abn]

he can sign up for the agent orange regestry by going to the V.A.they will do various physical exams as well as lab work.also a set of questions.they've changed the guide lines on awarding service connection on not only diabetes but a whole lot of other complications related to agent orange....russ