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So much I could say.....
I've got it. My father had it.
It isn't necessarily caused by poor diet, obesity and lack of exercise but those factors don't help. My father acquired it in his early 90s and he was still walking 20 miles or more a day.
I acquired it as a complication caused by my other medical conditions which make strenuous exercise problematic. I exercise twice daily to retain my restricted mobility but I can't walk long distances and running/jogging/serious swimming etc. are impossible. Since the diagnosis I have lost a stone and a half and maintained that lower weight for nearly a decade.
The real problem with Type II is that it is a sign of the increasing numbers of older people who didn't die because the NHS treated other conditions. The NHS is a victim of its own success in prolonging longevity.
My cost? Inexpensive generic prescription medicines, a six monthly blood test followed by a visit to the specialist diabetic nurse at my doctors' practice. Unfortunately for me, her seamed black stockings tend to raise my blood pressure when she takes it.
Type II is progressive. What I have now is easily managed. If I'm still alive a decade from now, I will need more expensive treatments.
But whatever the NHS does, some time I'll have to die...
So much I could say.....
when the Muslims will take over
your problems will be solved![]()
You fight your corner well Sir and I empathise with your predicament.
I also belong to a Natural Bodybuilding forum and the vitriol towards you guys is unbelievable. Though I guess the very fit are the exception and not the rule. As you say, being fit doesn't guarantee against it, but it's certainly a major preventative measure surely...
A friend of mine is a physio and let fly a stream of vitriol to me about "fat patients, whose knees were falling apart" and "why don't they lose weight and save everyone time and money?"
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So much I could say.....