How to Give Yourself Diabetes
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Although researchers don’t know exactly what causes diabetes, it affects 21 million people in the U.S. and continues to “spread.” The American Diabetes Association explains that in diabetes, the body doesn’t produce or properly use insulin. (Insulin converts starches and sugars into our body’s fuel.)
Here’s few things that can put you on the fast track to diabetes.
- Watch two or more hours of TV daily. Increased risk: 14%
- Have one bout of major depression. Increased risk: 23%
- Eat lots of processed meat. Increased risk: 43%
- Skip breakfast every morning. Increased risk: up to 50%
- Drinking one soda every day. Increased risk: 83%
- Wake up at night and don’t return to sleep. Increased risk: 98%
- Eat fast food more than twice a week. Increased risk: 100%
- Have the majority of your extra body mass (fat) around your waist instead of evenly distributed. Increased risk: a whopping 330%
We say it a lot around here, but it bears repeating: Eat healthy and exercise to help avoid all of the above.
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9 opinions for How to Give Yourself Diabetes
ACBR
Apr 24, 2007 at 10:03 pm
3 questions.
1. How much is “a lot” of processed meat?
2. What is processed meat for that matter?
3. How much time is healthy from waking up to eating breakfast?
Wade Meredith
Apr 25, 2007 at 6:58 am
1) Processed meats are things like lunch meats or sausages. They usually contain massive amounts of salt and lots of filler materials like bones, cartilage and connective tissues.
2) A lot is more than a little ;-)
This is different for everyone, there no ounces/day threshold or anything. basically, just eat as little of these as you possibly can.
3) This is another messy answer. It’s different for everyone. The important thing is not to skip it.
ACBR
Apr 26, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Thanks for the answers. I hope my 1hr 30 min time between waking up and eating breakfast is harmful.
gwolput
May 25, 2007 at 10:32 am
Hi Wade,
I was wondering where those numbers come from. What is your source?
kind regards,
Gitte
lol
Jan 25, 2008 at 4:23 am
ummm i think u should look at your figures again because it is only possable to be 100% diabetic unless there is 3 people
Quick Laughs
Jan 25, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I think that it’s best not to use the computer at 4:23 am on January 25, 2008 as per above.
Joe
Aug 19, 2008 at 12:16 pm
so this WILL give you Diabetes?
jaron
Oct 15, 2008 at 11:59 am
i have diabetes and my mom think i gave it to myself because i used to eat syrup on everything i ate and now i have type 1 diabetes at age 14
102chic
Oct 27, 2008 at 3:57 pm
how long do you do this?
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