New Posts For Thread: Diabetes cases soar by 60% in past decade.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30571715/diabetes-cases-soar-by-60-in-past-decade135 foot amputations every week! As diabetes is closely linked to obesity stuffing huge amounts of inappropriate food in your gob seems to have become the new smoking.scandanavian_haven 17 Aug 15 12:31 It is common sense, if nobody was ill, the medical profession would be a poor one. The food industry need to be clamped down on hard, diabetes, obesity, cancers, metabolic problems have all gone through the roohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30571715/diabetes-cases-soar-by-60-in-past-decade?post_id=545893985#545893985scandanavian_haven 17 Aug 15 12:31 It is common sense, if nobody was ill, the medical profession would be a poor one. The food industry need to be clamped down on hard, diabetes, obesity, cancers, metabolic problems have all gone through the rooMon, 17 Aug 2015 14:11:05 -0500I share your cynicism Alun.Rates of obesity and % overweight in the UK don't seem to have moved much at all over the last 10 years despite the hysteria. Perhaps we're just better at identifying diabetes.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30571715/diabetes-cases-soar-by-60-in-past-decade?post_id=545893799#545893799I share your cynicism Alun.Rates of obesity and % overweight in the UK don't seem to have moved much at all over the last 10 years despite the hysteria. Perhaps we're just better at identifying diabetes.Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:54:59 -0500Could this common-sense strategy beneficially be rolled-out across the UK do you think ?Not a chance.We have become an 'instant' society. Instant gratification. Instant results.Commitment to anything long term (such as lifestyle changes) is not an ophttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30571715/diabetes-cases-soar-by-60-in-past-decade?post_id=545891377#545891377Could this common-sense strategy beneficially be rolled-out across the UK do you think ?Not a chance.We have become an 'instant' society. Instant gratification. Instant results.Commitment to anything long term (such as lifestyle changes) is not an opMon, 17 Aug 2015 09:32:26 -0500It is common sense, if nobody was ill, the medical profession would be a poor one. The food industry need to be clamped down on hard, diabetes, obesity, cancers, metabolic problems have all gone through the roof in the last 40 odd years, what startedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30571715/diabetes-cases-soar-by-60-in-past-decade?post_id=545890029#545890029It is common sense, if nobody was ill, the medical profession would be a poor one. The food industry need to be clamped down on hard, diabetes, obesity, cancers, metabolic problems have all gone through the roof in the last 40 odd years, what startedMon, 17 Aug 2015 06:31:42 -0500Indeed Bix. A few years ago during a particularly difficult and stressful time my weight went up (comfort eating/overeating) and blood pressure with it. Went for a check-up and was advised (with embarrassing haste) to go on blood pressure/statin medihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30571715/diabetes-cases-soar-by-60-in-past-decade?post_id=545890005#545890005Indeed Bix. A few years ago during a particularly difficult and stressful time my weight went up (comfort eating/overeating) and blood pressure with it. Went for a check-up and was advised (with embarrassing haste) to go on blood pressure/statin mediMon, 17 Aug 2015 06:25:16 -0500Similar story with statins.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30571715/diabetes-cases-soar-by-60-in-past-decade?post_id=545889893#545889893Similar story with statins.Mon, 17 Aug 2015 06:00:41 -0500I'm guessing, perhaps cynically (?), that the thresholds have also been artificially lowered this last 10-20 years or so to ensure that an increasing number of our citizens are classified as 'at risk' from diabetes/obesity, thus generating a lot of whttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30571715/diabetes-cases-soar-by-60-in-past-decade?post_id=545889811#545889811I'm guessing, perhaps cynically (?), that the thresholds have also been artificially lowered this last 10-20 years or so to ensure that an increasing number of our citizens are classified as 'at risk' from diabetes/obesity, thus generating a lot of wMon, 17 Aug 2015 05:41:35 -0500Massive increase in the consumption of sugar. Mainly from junk food, but also so called healthy foods. E.g fruit and grains in wheat breakfast cereals. The wheat itself is bad enough. The genetically modified crops are nothing like they were 50 and mhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30571715/diabetes-cases-soar-by-60-in-past-decade?post_id=545889701#545889701Massive increase in the consumption of sugar. Mainly from junk food, but also so called healthy foods. E.g fruit and grains in wheat breakfast cereals. The wheat itself is bad enough. The genetically modified crops are nothing like they were 50 and mMon, 17 Aug 2015 05:08:24 -0500I meant an incentive for you to be classed as 'diabetic'.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30571715/diabetes-cases-soar-by-60-in-past-decade?post_id=545889621#545889621I meant an incentive for you to be classed as 'diabetic'.Mon, 17 Aug 2015 04:45:12 -0500There’s a financial incentive for GPs if they can get half their patient’s HbA1c levels lower than about 7%. To do this drugs are prescribed. Some studies have shown that this either makes no difference or increases the risk of death. So there’https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30571715/diabetes-cases-soar-by-60-in-past-decade?post_id=545889593#545889593There’s a financial incentive for GPs if they can get half their patient’s HbA1c levels lower than about 7%. To do this drugs are prescribed. Some studies have shown that this either makes no difference or increases the risk of death. So there’Mon, 17 Aug 2015 04:39:05 -0500