Article, Basics

Basic: lung damage

We already knew that diabetes can create liver, pancreas, kidney, brain, skin, and extremeties damage. There was evidence that it was also linked to lung damage. It wasn’t clear however that the link was causation, not just correlation. It was announced at the DUKPC conference today that a meta study…

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Basics: can T2DM be reversed?

A discussion that comes back a lot in diabetes forums is whether T2 diabetes can be “reversed”. Heated debates concentrate on deciding if it is a possibility or simply a mirage that leads to disappointment. A lot of it is a matter of definitions. Many people use “remission” to avoid…

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Basics: duration of remission

So you’ve worked hard at controlling your T2 diabetes: you’ve lost weight, you exercise, you’ve lowered your fasting blood glucose, and you don’t spike as much when you eat. You’ve switched back to a normal human diet. you’re not using any medication, and everything is fine. Yay! You’re in remission.…

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Basics: is it genetic?

I’ve seen lots of people saying that the cause of T2DM is genetic. usually as a way to deny responsibility in the condition: if it’s genetics, there is nothing they can do about it, and therefore there is nothing they need to do. They have diabetes, and that’s it, they’re…

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Day to day: Easter chocolate

Easter without chocolate is no fun. But being diabetic, it’s something you essentially need to give up and have a no fun Easter. So this year, I ran an experiment: what happens if I eat chocolate? The chocolate was 25g of Lindt dark chocolate Easter bunny (half an ear). The…

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