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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
About a year ago I noticed that a number of my buddies all of a sudden were being diagnosed as "pre-diabetic". Then my wife's friends. All of a sudden it seemed like every other person we know was hearing this. There was an article in the NY Times this year about this phenomena, and doctors debating whether its real or not. I'm not saying to ignore any of what you are hearing, but this pre-diabetes stuff has gotten a little crazy I think.
I do avoid sugar. But once in while the siren call of swedish fish and gummy bears gets too strong.
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There seems to be more and more of these diseases/disorders popping up all the time.
I have diverticulitis (For those that want to know:
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/diver...article_em.htm) and it is the reason I am off of work today.
3-4 years ago, I had my first attack and I had no idea what was going on? Long story short, after being off work 4 1/2 months, heavily medicated, for a majority of that time, I now only have flare ups, like today, and a couple weeks ago.
When I seen a specialist, he told me this use to be an old mans disease/disorder but year after year, the people coming in, more frequently, to see him are getting younger and younger. He also informed me more and more women are also now getting this.
Not sure if it's one particular thing, but my gut tells me it is everything we are now eating and the air we are breathing. Hormones in food, MSG, the list goes on and on.
I try to control it the best I can with diet, and it has worked, for the most part, but the only thing to get rid of it is to have an operation. I have considered it, but there is a slight chance (3-5%) that I will have to wear a colostomy bag the rest of my life too!
