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Diabetes Kills Both Obese And Non-obese Alike

Diabetes is the killer, equally so for obese or non-obese people with diabetes, say researchers from the University of Kentucky and the University of Emory, Atlanta, USA. Risk of death from obesity without diabetes is tiny when compared to risk of death with diabetes.

Here I talked about the Face of Diabetes. 

Not every obese person in the country has diabetes - not that they aren’t at risk, but diabetes comes in all shapes, ages, and races.   

What does the killing of a diabetic is the damage done to the internal organs; not the weight the person may or may not have.

The researchers concluded that the risk of acute organ failure, followed by death, is more closely linked to whether a person has diabetes than whether or not he/she is obese.

Control is what is important.  This is why I chose insulin 8 months into my treatment.  I didn’t want to go for years not being in control and cause further damage to the parts of my body most important. 

We must loose the fear of the needle and the word insulin.  It’s a medication used to treat diabetes — it is not a failure medication.

If you have not been in control ever, or are getting out of control but steadfastly refuse to go to “the needle”, stop and think about the damage being done you can’t see - on the inside.