tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post5976569582146509783..comments2023-10-17T03:30:00.824-05:00Comments on Prudence for Dummies: Killer Drugsmushroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post-81181542903160833872014-08-12T10:22:04.430-05:002014-08-12T10:22:04.430-05:00My wife had a great, dedicated doctor back in the ...My wife had a great, dedicated doctor back in the late '70s, early '80s, an endocrinologist that treated her for diabetes. He was a diabetic himself, and his mother and sister had died early of complications from diabetes. He was extremely intelligent as well.<br /><br />The trouble is that a lot of the stuff he was advocating back then -- like a low fat diet, turned out to be exactly the wrong thing, especially for diabetics. With Type I diabetics like the doctor and my wife and son, it doesn't make all that much difference. But it kills Type II's, and the stupid thing is that most doctors still won't admit that insulin resistance and Type II diabetes can be, in perhaps the majority of cases, "cured" by going low-carb and dropping weight. <br /><br />My nephew asked me why I went to the trouble of losing weight a few years back. My answer was the threat of Type II diabetes as I age -- my mom had it. People who don't "bite the bullet" end up with amputations, cardiovascular disease, and, sometimes, I think, cancer. <br /><br />We, of course, do not know how we will die or in what ways our bodies might betray us, but if I had to take a guess in my own case, I would say the probability of my dying of heart disease, stroke, or cancer is a little below average. Meanwhile, the likelihood of my expiring in a broken, bloody mess on the highway is a little above average. I'm OK with that. It all balances out in the end. mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post-11122291962412477732014-08-11T23:28:02.932-05:002014-08-11T23:28:02.932-05:00Yeah, I thought doctors were super-human as I was ...Yeah, I thought doctors were super-human as I was growing up. But with a bit of life experience, I've noticed that they too are human, above average, but not necessarily brilliant. <br /><br />Now, I pretty much avoid them unless there is a problem which can't take care of itself.<br /><br />John Lienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02302615225311776021noreply@blogger.com