Diabetes News v1-09
Welcome to 2009 and Diabetes News. For those unfamiliar with me or the reason this blog started, I am a Type 2 Diabetic and a news junkie. This blog started as a way for me to express my feelings about my condition. As I became healthier and in better control, I started providing posts with news articles about the condition and my thoughts. What developed is Diabetes in the News. Thank you for stopping by!
Onto the diabetic news …
Several news links I found in my Google Reader yesterday screamed the headline, “Big Bottoms Could Prevent Diabetes”. (snort) I have a big bottom and hips and I’m a diabetic. Just where do these people get their headlines from? Here is the first paragraph from the one article I pulled up from the Telegraph in the UK:
Researchers believe the type of fat that accumulates around the hips and buttocks, rather than around your stomach, may offer some protection against developing the disease.
The action words to grab onto in this paragraph are “believe” and “may”. There is not valid proof that big bottoms, ie: fat butts, prevents Type 2 diabetics. We know that abdominal fat is bad for everyone, as …
- Belly fat appears to boost inflammation.
- Belly fat is linked to worse atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), which makes heart attacks more likely. (WebMD)
We all need fat – our bodies collect it for energy and warmth – but I’m really leery of news reports siting doctors who say that big bottoms and hips “may” or they “believe” could prevent diabetes. These are misleading headlines and reports and some people, not all, won’t get the “believe” or “may” and think their big backsides are just fine and will protect them.
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Category : Diabetes News | Tags : Diabetes News 09
1Leslie
wrote on 5 January 2009 at 11:06
Don’t you get a little weary of these types of news stories about how and why one might have diabetes? No one knows what the exact cuprit is and I’m tired of the media and doctors blaming it entirely on someone’s weight issues. Sure, that may be part of it, but the real culprit is what you happen to be blessed with in your genes from your parents and grandparents. I ended up with LADA type 1 diabetes at age 36 and there were no real reasons for it at that time. I was fit. I had a job where I walked for most of the 12 hour shift, moving 100 lb equipment. My weight was in the 140′s which is just right for my build. Anyway, I hate it that so many newly diagnosed, adult diabetics get the feeling it’s all their fault. Really makes me angry!
2Jo
wrote on 5 January 2009 at 12:25
What is frustrating is the amount of people that may read the headlines, not the story and figure everything is okay.