what are the chances of getting diabetes with diabetic (type 2) grandma and mother ?

[fresh]

Don't be sarcastic, Ophiolite, it is either all the people you know have high blood pressure less than 8-10 years or they control the blood level in a good way, or both.

 

I feel a bit surprised you never observed there is a connection between high blood pressure and diabetes.

As i know, it is science, it is what i observe and also what a doctor said.

http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/high-blood-pressure

does the above link count ?

 

Anyway, nothing wrong with anecdotes and assumptions, without it, medical science would have struggled to improve for a longer time.

 

I did some online research, get some info for you.

http://shiftdailynews.com/high-blood-pressure-leads-to-diabet/

 

Diabetes and high blood pressure have previously been considered unconnected conditions, but a recent study indicates there is a strong, causal relationship between the two ailments.

 

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2015/10October/Pages/high-blood-pressure-does-it-leads-to-diabetes.aspx

 

People with high blood pressure were found to have around a 50% increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The researchers then backed up their findings by looking at previous research and found a risk of more than 70%.

 

http://www.diabetes.org/are-you-at-risk/lower-your-risk/bloodpressure.html

Edited December 29, 2015 by fresh

[fresh]

is this flower called green flower ? ? who can recognize it ?

some people drink a cup of this green flower tea to lower their blood sugar level.

Edited February 11, 2016 by fresh

[Sirona]

Generally, and this is not nessisarily in relation to diabetes, avoid too much processed sugar. Go for sugar free drinks and no sugar in your tea coffee. Avoid sugary sweets in between meals. Also eat a balanced diet, not too much fat and not too many carbohydrates.

Do you mean sweeteners when you say sugar free drinks? I am still unsure of artificial sweeteners and avoid them even though whether they're bad for you is still inconclusive with a lot of mixed results from studies. One study I read (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23364017) shows that they increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, however, other studies have shown that it helps with weightloss because it helps to reduce overall calorie intake if switching from sugary beverages and others show no effect at all.

 

 

 

 

[CharonY]

The study is a bit problematic for a number of reasons. The first is that the diabetes cases were only few (34 cases) and only in the high consumption categories. Also the model they used showed significant changes in relative risk between simple and fully adjust models, indicating that there are residuals not accounted for. Basically it means more data is needed.