cybercat wrote:

> This is what we are doing to avoid becoming diabetic. One thing, anyway.

One of the best ways to avoid diabetes is to not be overweight. The
chemical that prevents the body from using insulin properly is stored in
adipose tissue. The more overweight one is, the more likely they are to
get type 2 diabetes.

I have a family history of the disease and long, long ago one of our
family physicians told me that if I didn't want diabetes, I shouldn't
get fat.

I've kept my weight down so that my BMI is no more than a couple of
pounds either way to maintain a low enough percentage of fat to body
mass. My fasting blood glucose, at age 62, averages around 80-85 mg/dl.

I eat a fairly low carb diet because that's what DH eats and I get
plenty of exercise. It's not easy, believe me.

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