Just saw this on Twitter

[MrsSharpwaa]

I've just seen this post made by a personal trainer. Another one that's jumped on the blame bandwaggon. I'm sure I've seen statistics posted on here to refute some of his claims but don't know where to start looking to be honest.
Couldn't seem to isolate the post from all the others on my page to enable me to post a link, sorry

Derran Langston‏@rwf_rwf

"Being overweight is a prime cause of Type 2 diabetes. If you're overweight, eat too much sugar, and do no proper exercise, it WILL find you."

 

[Northerner]

Unfortunately, Twitter is full of misinformation and dross concerning diabetes. Striking fear into people to push products or services is commonplace

 

[MrsSharpwaa]

Unfortunately, Twitter is full of misinformation and dross concerning diabetes. Striking fear into people to push products or services is commonplace

Thankfully I haven't seen much of that, have seen some questionable stuff posted by a supposedly registered dietician though. Makes you despair doesn't it? I want to fire back at him but need to be sure of my facts before I do. Or maybe just ignoring is best.

 

[Northerner]

Thankfully I haven't seen much of that, have seen some questionable stuff posted by a supposedly registered dietician though. Makes you despair doesn't it? I want to fire back at him but need to be sure of my facts before I do. Or maybe just ignoring is best.

I've found if you do challenge them then they usually just block you. I challenged a woman once who was promoting drinking bleach as a 'cure' for diabetes. Trouble is, I don't know how you would police things like this as they usually have a disclaimer that absolves them of any responsibility (in the eyes of the law, but not morally )

 

[DeusXM]

There is some valid debate over whether obesity is a cause or a symptom of Type 2 diabetes. Those with insulin resistance will produce more insulin, which promotes fat storage. There are also things going on with other hormones too like amylin, which directly affects appetite. Saying obesity causes diabetes may be a bit like saying tire skid marks cause accidents, on the basis that where there are accidents, there's lots of them.

While I don't think there's necessarily an issue with telling overweight people to cut down their sugar intake and exercise more to reduce their risk of health problems, I'd be very cautious about anything that suggests diabetes is always caused by poor diet or personal laziness.

 

[Otenba]

Unfortunately, Twitter is full of misinformation and dross concerning diabetes. Striking fear into people to push products or services is commonplace

I wouldn't say just Twitter... I'd say the internet in general in full of misinformation considering anyone can claim to be anyone on the internet.

 

[Northerner]

I wouldn't say just Twitter... I'd say the internet in general in full of misinformation considering anyone can claim to be anyone on the internet.

Sadly, very true

 

[linda metcalfe]

twitter

I can only go by myself i wasnt over weight when i became type2 the insulin has made me overweight and i eat more healthy than some skinny people and i do get annoyed when people say its what you eat

 

[Northerner]

I can only go by myself i wasnt over weight when i became type2 the insulin has made me overweight and i eat more healthy than some skinny people and i do get annoyed when people say its what you eat

So many myths, stereotypes and prejudices Linda

 

[robert@fm]

I once read a "dietician" in a tabloid who reckoned that people should avoid "artificial sugars" (I presume she meant artificial sweeteners); all this showed is that she'd been reading the wrong websites, for it's a well-known fact that no experiment has ever demonstrated harmful effects from sweeteners at, or anywhere near, sensible dose levels -- not even for the cyclamates. The only experiments demonstrating harm were done using such ridiculously huge dose levels (thousands or hundreds of thousands times what any sane person would use) as to render the whole thing meaningless and pointless (as was pointed out at the time by other scientists); the same "logic" which says that "we should avoid artificial sweeteners" also says that we should also stop drinking water, and breathing. 🙄

 

[robert@fm]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2188079/Diabetes-prescriptions-soar-50-cent-years-Britains-obesity-crisis.html 😡

Once again, the Daily Fail is cranking out the standard tabloids' crackpot idea that "obesity causes diabetes" (which, as already noted in this thread, is a prime example of the Cum Hoc fallacy), ignoring the facts that not all diabetics (even T2s) are obese and most obese people don't go on to develop T2, and the possibilities that it might be T2 which causes obesity or that both might be caused by a common third factor. 🙄