Diabetes Talking

Question:

Took this clip from an article from a link from one of Jenny’s posts *snip* Mitochondrial Dysfunction is Found in Lean Relatives of People with Type 2 Diabetes Why this might be was made clear by a landmark 2004 study which looked at the cells of the "healthy, young, lean" but insulin-resistant relatives of people with type 2 diabetes and found that their mitochondria, the "power plant of the cells" that is the part of the cell that burns glucose, appeared to have a defect. While the mitochondria of people with no relatives with diabetes burned glucose well, the mitochondria of the people with an inherited genetic predisposition to diabetes were not able to burn off glucose as efficiently, but instead caused the glucose they could not burn and to be stored in the cells as fat.(5) *unsnip* Earlier in the month I watched these *very* cool videos on demand from Stein Institute for Research on Aging at University of California San Diego SIRA: Is Aging Caused by a Decline in our Cell’s Powerhouse? (Mitochondria) Main page at: http://www.ucsd.tv/library-health.asp?series=show&seriesID=SIRA_Sam_a… Its about half way down…. I also highly recommend: SIRA: Delaying Aging & Optimizing Health with Supplements & Diet (near the top) All I have to say is Wow, things I didn’t know and there are some scary smart people out there… Jenny, you rock!  I always find interesting things from you. Anyway, I wanted to share these video sources with you all, they are very good.  (you need real player though, yuck) By the way, the professor in the Mitochondria video mentions combining two items together (watch the vid), I found the website for it at: http://www.juvenon.com/ All this was a wondering if these things would lower your risk or help a person with diabetes? I’m 290 now and vision has started to get blurry, I’m 43, wondered if i’m headed down that pathway. ~JD

Response:

Quit looking for excuses and start eating less. Getting off your fat behind and exercising would help too. — Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that.  – MFW

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Took this clip from an article from a link from one of Jenny’s posts *snip* Mitochondrial Dysfunction is Found in Lean Relatives of People with Type 2 Diabetes Why this might be was made clear by a landmark 2004 study which looked at the cells of the "healthy, young, lean" but insulin-resistant relatives of people with type 2 diabetes and found that their mitochondria, the "power plant of the cells" that is the part of the cell that burns glucose, appeared to have a defect. While the mitochondria of people with no relatives with diabetes burned glucose well, the mitochondria of the people with an inherited genetic predisposition to diabetes were not able to burn off glucose as efficiently, but instead caused the glucose they could not burn and to be stored in the cells as fat.(5) *unsnip* Earlier in the month I watched these *very* cool videos on demand from Stein Institute for Research on Aging at University of California San Diego SIRA: Is Aging Caused by a Decline in our Cell’s Powerhouse? (Mitochondria) Main page at: http://www.ucsd.tv/library-health.asp?series=show&seriesID=SIRA_Sam_a… Its about half way down…. I also highly recommend: SIRA: Delaying Aging & Optimizing Health with Supplements & Diet (near the top) All I have to say is Wow, things I didn’t know and there are some scary smart people out there… Jenny, you rock!  I always find interesting things from you. Anyway, I wanted to share these video sources with you all, they are very good.  (you need real player though, yuck) By the way, the professor in the Mitochondria video mentions combining two items together (watch the vid), I found the website for it at: http://www.juvenon.com/ All this was a wondering if these things would lower your risk or help a person with diabetes? I’m 290 now and vision has started to get blurry, I’m 43, wondered if i’m headed down that pathway. ~JD

Response:

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am curious, what do you think about my chances. Dad is diabetic, mom is prediabetic. Any estimated number? FWIW, I also think that my chances of getting diabetes are high, and, also, so does an endocrinologist whom I saw last fall. There are some papers on it, but I can’t find any links. I remember reading that my kids have a 15% chance of inheriting it from me alone; my husband looks clear. Nicky. — A1c 10.5/4.5/<6  Weight 95/77/72Kg 1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine T2 DX 05/2004

It was on Fox news tonight that studies had concluded that a waistline measurement was directly related to the chance of suffering type 2 diabetes. The studies seemed focused on men, but I don’t know if it would be that much different for women.  It concluded that the more girth a person had, the more likely they would be to suffer diabetes.  Regardless of other health factors.

Response:

*huh* – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Quit looking for excuses and start eating less. Getting off your fat behind and exercising would help too.

Response:

:: All this was a wondering if these things would lower your risk or :: help a person with diabetes? :: :: I’m 290 now and vision has started to get blurry, I’m 43, wondered if :: i’m headed down that pathway. Any diabetics in your family?  If so, your chances are exceptional that you’d develop type 2 diabetes.  If not, you can still have many other problems.  Now is the time to act.

Response:

:: I am curious, what do you think about my chances. Dad is diabetic, :: mom is prediabetic. Any estimated number? FWIW, I also think that my :: chances of getting diabetes are high, and, also, so does an :: endocrinologist whom I saw last fall. :: :: i I come from a family with lots of type 2diabetics, on both sides. My uncle, on my mom’s side, has always been very fit, trim and muscular. He has lifted weights his entire life, though I’ve not heard much about him doing any cardio. His job is very physical, though, as he is a carpenter. At 67, he became diabetic.  However, he didn’t follow any form of a LC diet, always eating plenty of carbs in meals, but not overeating. So, I’d guess that if you remained normal weight and ate a typical diet, you’d probably become diabetic later in life (it is not a death sentence, BTW).  However, if you continue to eat a diet that is controlled in terms of carb intake, plus remain normal weight and exercise, you might avoid it or delay the onset, since your pancreas won’t have to deal with extra load of too many carbs. Of course, it is a YMMV kind of thing. I do think that type 2 diabetics is very dependent on how one eats and exercises.  As such, it may be avoidable though it might require effort to avoid it (look at the increasing numbers of children who become diabetic now).  Being ‘typical’ in terms of habits regarding eating and exercise is probably a guarantee of becoming diabetic for those who have a history.

Response:

I am curious, what do you think about my chances. Dad is diabetic, mom is prediabetic. Any estimated number? FWIW, I also think that my chances of getting diabetes are high, and, also, so does an endocrinologist whom I saw last fall.

There are some papers on it, but I can’t find any links. I remember reading that my kids have a 15% chance of inheriting it from me alone; my husband looks clear. Nicky. — A1c 10.5/4.5/<6  Weight 95/77/72Kg 1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine T2 DX 05/2004

Response: