Long term survivors of bone marrow transplants have a substantial risk of developing insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance and type II diabetes. ...
In WDDTY vol 13 no 10 on page 10, you have two notes on people who suffer from low insulin resistance and who therefore transform their blood glucose into fat rather than energy,
It may be worth discussing lowering your insulin requirements with your practitioner as there is evidence that some diabetics are taking too much insulin. .. ...
Psychiatric patients, especially those under 40, are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Schizophrenics are two to three times more likely to die of heart disease than the rest of us (Diabetes Care, 2003; 26: 1597-605).
Says Allen Spiegel, who heads the US National Diabetes Institute, 'People cringe at the word epidemic, but by all criteria, we are witnessing an epidemic of diabetes.'
As if overweight people don’t already have enough on their plate, here’s another problem: gum disease.