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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A diet of Chinese food and two bottles of Coke five nights a week led to an MP weighing almost 18-stone and developing diabetes, Parliament has heard.
Northern Irishman Jim Shannon told MPs that stress also played a part as he blamed his lifestyle choices for why he had type 2 diabetes, adding he had had to lose the weight "very, very quickly".
The Democratic Unionist made the remarks as he called on the Government to do more to increase education about the dangers of being overweight or obese, adding that NHS health checks for everyone aged between 40 and 74 had been "patchily" introduced.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...mp-reveals-diet-led-to-diabetes-30365950.html
Northern Irishman Jim Shannon told MPs that stress also played a part as he blamed his lifestyle choices for why he had type 2 diabetes, adding he had had to lose the weight "very, very quickly".
The Democratic Unionist made the remarks as he called on the Government to do more to increase education about the dangers of being overweight or obese, adding that NHS health checks for everyone aged between 40 and 74 had been "patchily" introduced.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...mp-reveals-diet-led-to-diabetes-30365950.html