sf > wrote:
>On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:56:36 +0000 (UTC),
>> Still, I firmly believe that cowboy medicine is largely responsible
>> for the diabetes epidemic. I have yet to see any evidence to the
>> contrary.
>I have no idea what you mean by cowboy medicine;
I mean "prescribe first, ask questions later".
>but our love affair
>with excess carbs and sweets plus the fact that the post war baby
>boomers are aging also factor into the increased instances of
>diabetes.
Maybe. It's very clear to me the beta blockers and steroids are responsible
for a fair fraction of the increase. Maybe diet/lifestyle is responsible
for more of it, but that link has been less proven. (Partly because
it's easier to isolate and study the effect of a medication in a clinical
trial or prospective study; whereas food and exercise are uncontrolled
variables.)
Steve