This posting is a rant about more drugs being pushed by entertainers with the latest being Paula Deen – “The Queen of Southern Cuisine”. She recently admitted to having Diabetes 2 and is promoting Victoza® (produced by Novo Nordisk), an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar (glucose) in adults with type 2 diabetes.
With her past unhealthy cooking and eating she has brought on this condition and now she will no doubt make more money by promoting a drug!
Don’t be duped. In almost all cases, Diabetes 2 can be prevented without drugs.
Victoza Drug Side Effects
In animal studies, Victoza® caused thyroid tumors—including thyroid cancer—in some rats and mice. It is not known whether Victoza causes thyroid tumors or a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) in people which may be fatal if not detected and treated early. Also, inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) may be severe and lead to death. The drug may cause nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea leading to dehydration, which may cause kidney failure.
Why would you take this drug when you can make simple changes??
Type 2 Diabetes
The most common form of diabetes is type 2 diabetes. About 90 to 95 percent of people with diabetes have type 2. This form of diabetes is most often associated with older age, family history of diabetes, obesity and physical inactivity. About 80 percent of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight.
When type 2 diabetes is diagnosed, the pancreas is usually producing enough insulin, but for unknown reasons the body cannot use the insulin effectively, a condition called insulin resistance. After several years, insulin production decreases.
The symptoms of type 2 diabetes develop gradually. Symptoms may include fatigue, frequent urination, increased thirst and hunger, weight loss, blurred vision, and slow healing of wounds or sores. Some people have no symptoms.
2 Simple Lifestyle Changes to Reduce your Risk of Diabetes
Reduce your risk of diabetes by following these two steps:
1- Greatly reduce all sugar – especially fructose (and totally eliminate all soda pop) and eat a balanced meal that includes healthy carbs, fats and protein.
2- Exercise – walk 30 minutes a day
Just by doing these simple changes, you will no doubt lose weight and reduce your risk of diabetes.
I strongly encourage you to look elsewhere other than Paula Deen for cooking and eating information. Here is one recent post that you should review: The Smarter Science of Slim
If you have done everything that you think you can and you are still having issues, I suggest you take functional medicine lab tests to uncover the real cause of whatever symptoms you are having.
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Paula Deen is a real jerk for not telling her fans about this sooner! How can she continue to tell folks to eat like crap while she is Type 2? A condition that is preventable! And now she gets to make money off this diagnosis without an ounce of acountability to her disease or the general public? It makes me sick and annoyed.