"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
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> 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.)
There are plenty of psych meds that cause diabetes as well. It is shocking
to me how liberally they are prescribed. I was put on three different
anti-depressants for the pain of fibromyalgia. Now those things might
decrease pain for some people but they didn't for me. One caused a heart
problem which was gone when I stopped it. The other two made me very sick
to my stomach, depressed and once caused a headache. I toughed it out for
maybe 2 weeks and then said, "No more!" I really hate the way things are
prescribed off-label. I was also put on Neurontin for the fibromyalgia.
Now there's a drug from hell! Maybe good if you have a seizure disorder but
if not? Stay away.