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If I knew then what I knew now.....

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rustee2011

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That clique is so true for me. A decade ago I just used to buy diastix and test my urine. it would always come up negative. I used to think that if you had diabetes, it was because YOU TOOK TOO MUCH SUGAR in your diet. Hence I gave up sugar in tea and coffee. I had no idea this was a process and that it develops over time and was gradual. I have since discovered that the diastix way is totally inaccurate and that it certainly is not the best indicator of knowing if you have diabetic symptoms.

Also coming from a West Indian background, I would hear it was particularly dominant in the African, West Indian and South Asian community, it was meant to be due to the food we eat. Thanks to this site mainly and reading about it. Diabetes is a UNIVERSAL condition, and is not a respector of anyone.

Nowadays, I tend to view diabetes as an older brother, there to give me a cautionary tap on the shoulder should I go astray............. Damn, I am really enjoying these rants🙂🙂🙂
 
I enjoy reading them, they are certainly food for thought.
 
Where I was diagnosed, in west Middlesex, there was a large asian and afro-caribean population. It was known that there was a greater incidence of diabetes then but, as you say, it was often assumed to be diet related.

Hard to think that such a simplistic outlook was commonplace then but I suppose genetics has taught us a lot since then.

And it definitely doesn't differentiate between any particular size, shape or origin.🙂

Rob
 
Oh, I forgot among the older West Indians, most of them don't even say diabetes - they just say "he or she has sugar".🙂🙂🙂
 
rustee2011 said:
Oh, I forgot among the older West Indians, most of them don't even say diabetes - they just say "he or she has sugar".🙂🙂🙂
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My dad is from Devon, and in hsi family the phrase is he/she has the sweets
 
:D Funny how it can be rephrased to try and make it less threatening.:D

Rob
 
I think it is also the way our minds work too.
 
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