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Dirwulf wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 21:38:bigspender wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 17:21:Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' and 'The Natural' Actor, Dead at 85.
RIP - loved him in "The Thing" and in Seinfeld.
But also The American Diabetes Association honored Brimley in 2008 for decades spent imploring viewers to check their blood sugar. does bugger all. We've known for quite some time that type 2 diabetes is due to the over-consumption of saturated fat. High blood sugar is just a symptom of the fat keep the sugar in the blood.
We can actually see it with our own eyes thanks to MRI machines. The fat blocks insulin from opening the cells, and feeding them sugar. Therefore the sugar lingers in the blood. So unblock the sink, instead of turning off the tap - address the cause, not the symptom.
And it's crap advice like that from the ADA that kept Brimley on diabetus medication for decades, when the whole time he was about 2 weeks away from being diabetes free. All he had to do is stop eating saturated fat for a while https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-diabetes/
The medication Brimley was on, is likely what destroyed his kidneys. The side effects of drugs like metformin are nasty. But at least he didn't get fornes gangrene (don't google it if you are eating)
I'm not so sure about that. I'm not overweight, I don't eat saturated fats, and I have type II diabetes. My pancreas has stopped producing insulin without some prodding through medication (not metformin). No amount of diet is going to fix that. Diet does help me regulate blood sugar, however, but I would still need insulin one way or another.
Mr. Tact wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 22:33:Are you referring to the low carb diet study he said not to do in the video?bigspender wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 17:21:One quarter of the people in five years. Just a bit more than 2 weeks for a 1 in 4 chance. That's assuming they didn't miss some other factor... (based simply on your video, I make no claims of my own)
And it's crap advice like that from the ADA that kept Brimley on diabetus medication for decades, when the whole time he was about 2 weeks away from being diabetes free. All he had to do is stop eating saturated fat for a while https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-diabetes/
RedEye9 wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 22:53:Oh, I was aware it was a US problem. I was just hoping against all odds that it got resolved somehow...
Insulin price hike was only in America because nobody in America wants affordable healthcare.
Millions of diabetics and Americans that can get insulin at normal prices in Canada. It's fucking ridiculous.
bigspender wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 17:21:One quarter of the people in five years. Just a bit more than 2 weeks for a 1 in 4 chance. That's assuming they didn't miss some other factor... (based simply on your video, I make no claims of my own)
And it's crap advice like that from the ADA that kept Brimley on diabetus medication for decades, when the whole time he was about 2 weeks away from being diabetes free. All he had to do is stop eating saturated fat for a while https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-diabetes/
Dirwulf wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 21:38:That sucks. I heard "recently" (within the last year or so) that insulin prices had spiked significantly. Would I be correct in assuming that is still an issue?
I'm not so sure about that. I'm not overweight, I don't eat saturated fats, and I have type II diabetes. My pancreas has stopped producing insulin without some prodding through medication (not metformin). No amount of diet is going to fix that. Diet does help me regulate blood sugar, however, but I would still need insulin one way or another.
bigspender wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 17:21:Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' and 'The Natural' Actor, Dead at 85.
RIP - loved him in "The Thing" and in Seinfeld.
But also The American Diabetes Association honored Brimley in 2008 for decades spent imploring viewers to check their blood sugar. does bugger all. We've known for quite some time that type 2 diabetes is due to the over-consumption of saturated fat. High blood sugar is just a symptom of the fat keep the sugar in the blood.
We can actually see it with our own eyes thanks to MRI machines. The fat blocks insulin from opening the cells, and feeding them sugar. Therefore the sugar lingers in the blood. So unblock the sink, instead of turning off the tap - address the cause, not the symptom.
And it's crap advice like that from the ADA that kept Brimley on diabetus medication for decades, when the whole time he was about 2 weeks away from being diabetes free. All he had to do is stop eating saturated fat for a while https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-diabetes/
The medication Brimley was on, is likely what destroyed his kidneys. The side effects of drugs like metformin are nasty. But at least he didn't get fornes gangrene (don't google it if you are eating)
Mr. Tact wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 20:25:Here’s enough that you can put 2 and 2 together to come up w/4.
Rigs, fakespyder and were talking about Australia. That's where stricter requirements have been implemented, including a curfew. And it is only some parts of the country -- I am not sure about the size of the area though.
Mr. Tact wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 17:19:I'm just worried for people who are alone and not in the best of shape already. Their routine can be interrupted by this and cause them more anxiety or worse.fakespyder wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 17:08:Yeah well, it seems people weren't following the rules seeing as the case count was quickly going up. It isn't insane, it is how you tamp down a pandemic. Could be worse, you could live in the US where the national level of government wants to let the virus run wild...
They've imposed harsher lockdown requirements down here in parts of Aus. Most things like mandatory face masks and only small numbers of people in a store at a time I understand.
But they actually imposed a curfew... I couldn't believe it when I heard it. It makes zero sense as it forces people who might otherwise have gone to the store at less busy times of the day to go during the non-curfew time. Now everyone will be panic buying all at once.
This whole thing is insane and is supposed to last at least 6 weeks!
Mr. Tact wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 17:19:fakespyder wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 17:08:Yeah well, it seems people weren't following the rules seeing as the case count was quickly going up. It isn't insane, it is how you tamp down a pandemic. Could be worse, you could live in the US where the national level of government wants to let the virus run wild...
They've imposed harsher lockdown requirements down here in parts of Aus. Most things like mandatory face masks and only small numbers of people in a store at a time I understand.
But they actually imposed a curfew... I couldn't believe it when I heard it. It makes zero sense as it forces people who might otherwise have gone to the store at less busy times of the day to go during the non-curfew time. Now everyone will be panic buying all at once.
This whole thing is insane and is supposed to last at least 6 weeks!
What are the new rules? From Sunday evening, Melbourne's metro area will be placed under a curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., meaning people will not be allowed to leave their house during those hours. The only reasons to leave will be for work, medical care and caregiving.
Under the new rules, only one person per household will be allowed to leave their homes once a day to pick up essential goods and they must stay within a 5 km (3 mile) radius of their home.
Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' and 'The Natural' Actor, Dead at 85.
fakespyder wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 17:08:Yeah well, it seems people weren't following the rules seeing as the case count was quickly going up. It isn't insane, it is how you tamp down a pandemic. Could be worse, you could live in the US where the national level of government wants to let the virus run wild...
They've imposed harsher lockdown requirements down here in parts of Aus. Most things like mandatory face masks and only small numbers of people in a store at a time I understand.
But they actually imposed a curfew... I couldn't believe it when I heard it. It makes zero sense as it forces people who might otherwise have gone to the store at less busy times of the day to go during the non-curfew time. Now everyone will be panic buying all at once.
This whole thing is insane and is supposed to last at least 6 weeks!
Dacote wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 16:29:The amazing part is they got enough passengers willing to board the ship to make launching a ship of that size profitable.
No one could have foreseen this Cruise Ship Returns to Sea, Immediately Suffers Coronavirus Outbreak
RedEye9 wrote on Aug 2, 2020, 15:44:Morans were out in full force today and they've had to tell the dumbfucks to back off.
Splashdown was a success. https://youtu.be/tSJIQftoxeU
Still haven't opened the door to the capsule.