I drink too much soda....=( anybody else have this problem??

Sorry, Blue, but I'm slapping a big "VETO" on that compromise idea. "Pop" in any way, shape, or form is ridiculous to the point that it shouldn't be used.

--Guido

Hey, I know! I'm all for soda!
But what about the pro-pop people?

You will never ever.. ever.. get diabetes type 1 or 2 as a result of eating too much sugar. It just doesn't work that way and is a common misconception. Also realize that type 1 and type 2 have nothing to do with each other..

Type 2 (sometimes called adult onset but happens in kids also) it is when your body either cannot efficiently use the insulin it produces or it produces insulin but not enough.

Type 1 is when your body kills the cells that produce insulin. This one is not fun at all and requires 3-4 shots a day and about 5-10 blood tests a day... for life. There is no cure yet it is not fatal as long as you control it.

Lets say for a minute that you believe Soda will make you diabetic. You would say that because of the sugar right? Here is what you don't know.

Your body breaks down carbohydrates into sugar. So a high carb food like bread (20-30g of carbohydrates) is the same in your body as a can of pepsi (27g of carbohydrates)... a can of corn is about 23g of carbohydrates, in the end also becomes sugar. So you can tell your parents that eating bread and veggies would make you diabetic also if they really believe that logic (which is false).

Your body counteracts this surge of sugar in your body by releasing insulin and for simplicity lets say it just say it lowers the sugar level. Now what would happen if it didn't lower the sugar level? You would eventually go into a coma and probably have irreversible nerve damge, vital organs would fail and you would go blind. Not in that order particularly but the final result would be death without treatment. I won't go into the complexities of how your body would starve itself in the process no matter how much you ate.. until finally your veins collapse from dehydration and malnourshiment.

What happens if you blood sugar goes to low? You would become disoriented, unresponsive, and either go into a coma or a seizure and then a coma followed by brain damage and then eventually death if someone doesn't catch it in time.

SOooo what is the normal level of sugar in an adults blood? On a glucose meter you would most likely be around 120.. hitting 60 and you start to become dangerously low... hit 200 and you are too high. Now imagine you are diabetic. Sometimes a single slice of bread can raise you 30-40 or more points depending on your age/body size. Something as simple as a sandwhich can put you in the danger zone (2 slices of bread). I wont even mention cake with frosting. Obviously we have to eat so the only solution is to inject yourself with insulin to combat the sugar in your blood. On the other end if your blood sugar levels go low, you simply have to eat enough to bring you up to a normal level... that is.. if you are not blacking out.

It gets about 100 times more in depth than that, take my word for it. My son (2 years old) has type 1 diabetes and I will often volunteer to talk at diabetic support group meetings and educate (to a certain degree) people on how to manage the condition. And no, I didn't google my info. It just becomes hard wired when you have to think about it 24/7. Btw.. If you remember those blood sugar numbers I was talking about above, then you will realize how scary it can be when a 2 year olds blood sugar level can go up or down 150+ points in 30 minutes. It is a fine balance that we as his parents must always keep.

Had enough? lol

Cheers,

Synthlight

woah synth @.@.......holy synth......