On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 2:06:01 PM UTC-4, Brice wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 10:42:47 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 1:17:56 PM UTC-4, Brice wrote:
> >> On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 06:16:35 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 8:54:44 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> >> >> Julie Bove wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I've been on them, off them, on them again. Now on them and insulin too. For
> >> >> > me, food is the least of my issues.
> >> >>
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> >> >> True or not true? And I don't know - I'm asking...
> >> >>
> >> >> Seems that with type 2, first is to lose weight, eat less carbs
> >> >> (and maybe total calories too for the weight thing) then also
> >> >> start a good exercise regime especially aerobic type exercises.
> >> >> At least regular long fast walks.
> >> >
> >> >Provided one is physically capable of long, fast walks. My husband
> >> >can manage a stroll of less than 1000 feet. He doesn't yet have
> >> >diabetes, but it's only a matter of time, I think.
> >>
> >> If you don't have it yet, can't you avoid getting it by adjusting your
> >> lifestyle? Isn't type 2 the result of lifestyle?
> >
> >Not always lifestyle, but very, very frequently.
> >
> >What adjustment would you suggest for a man who cannot walk
> >more than 1000 feet (that's about 300 meters), nor at a pace
> >exceeding a stroll? He will never be capable of exceeding
> >that performance due to spinal stenosis.
>
> My uninformed guess is that to avoid getting diabetes in the first
> place, losing weight helps, if you're not already at your optimal
> weight. And the most efficient way to do that is to eat less. No?

Eat less and/or exercise more.

Honestly, if it were easy, everybody would do it and there wouldn't
be a $66 billion weight loss industry in the United States.

Cindy Hamilton