Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Those poor polar bears, they can't catch a break.
Not only do they have to contend with melting ice caps, but the constant Coke guzzling puts them at increased risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, which can lead to problems like erectile dysfunction and limb amputation.
Of course, bears don't really drink soda, but a scathing video satire of the portly polar dwellers by the Center for Science in the Public Interest called "The Real Bears" has recently gone viral, cautioning against the dangers of excess sugar consumption and poking fun at Coke's marketing tactics at the same time.
But what if you already have Type 2 diabetes? The first step is to optimize medications to jump-start treatment quickly, said Dr. Tim Church, a professor at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana. And it's never too late to cut back on sugar intake, but it turns out that exercise is a much more critical component of fighting this life-threatening condition.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sc-health-1031-diabetes-exercise-20121031,0,3469930.story
Not only do they have to contend with melting ice caps, but the constant Coke guzzling puts them at increased risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, which can lead to problems like erectile dysfunction and limb amputation.
Of course, bears don't really drink soda, but a scathing video satire of the portly polar dwellers by the Center for Science in the Public Interest called "The Real Bears" has recently gone viral, cautioning against the dangers of excess sugar consumption and poking fun at Coke's marketing tactics at the same time.
But what if you already have Type 2 diabetes? The first step is to optimize medications to jump-start treatment quickly, said Dr. Tim Church, a professor at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana. And it's never too late to cut back on sugar intake, but it turns out that exercise is a much more critical component of fighting this life-threatening condition.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sc-health-1031-diabetes-exercise-20121031,0,3469930.story