Diabetes Starts Where The Sidewalk Ends
Sam Rolley | Sep 19, 2012 | Comments 2 |
If you live in an area where walking is a hassle, you are at a higher risk for developing diabetes.
A study by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Toronto shows that people in neighborhoods without accessible sidewalks are more likely to develop diabetes than those living in the most walk-friendly areas.
The researchers found that the diabetes risk was particularly high among immigrants in poor neighborhoods. Those immigrants living in areas with fewer destinations within a 10-minute walk, lower residential density and poorly connected streets were 50 percent more likely to develop diabetes than folks living in the most walkable areas.
“Although diabetes can be prevented through physical activity, healthy eating and weight loss, we found the environment in which one lives is also an important indicator for determining risk,” says researcher Dr. Gillian Booth, an endocrinologist at St. Michael’s.
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DIABETES “RUNS” IN MY FAMILY. AS AN ALCOHOLIC, I HAVE NOTICED MY DESIRE FOR SOMETHING SWEET TO EAT HAS INCREASED. SINCE I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF CANDY AND DESSERTS, I FIND MYSELF DRINKING MORE SODAS. MAYBE, THIS IS A SIGN OF A CONTRACTION OF DIABETES.
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN HORTON
Christopher – Go to your Dr. and find out, it you think anyone here can tell you, they cannot.
They need tests and not the stick your finger only. If you are all in line for an early onset then get healthy now before this hapens then go the your Doctor.
The article on Sidewalk I find strange and almost too bizarre to read.
The parts I find objectionable is that
a. You must have a destination to walk to – why in NY you run around the reservoir, in England the park, where I live you try very very hard to run over a very very tall long bridge, hardly any traffic. No destination just a simple run or walk. If in immigrants which has become a work for Mexican’s, I find that really hard to believe. Now if you said their diet, I would have to think about it. A lot of rice, a lot of homemade bread, chickens that are runing around and tasted great.
Not in a cage and they eat great tomatos, oranges etc. Perhaps here they have picked up soe of our bad habits, that I would believe, but walking…….tough one. I will look for the study.
We have an entire minority population who work very hard doing manual labor 6 days a week
Building stone walls in the north for the wealthy, and landscaping in the south and painting and demo for contractors. They carry 50 lb. sand bags and soil bags on their shoulders.
Their wives clean homes and then go home and take care of children and clean their home.
But, since they don’t walk or run, while they are cleaning your house, so you can walk or run they are at a higher risk for Diabetes. I cannot believe that people believe this.
I who am Caucasian have an auto immune disorder, and type 1 fragile ceilac gluten free diabetes sometimes we call it celiabetes, life needs some fun.
If you are looking for real answers read clinical key .com and go to your Endocrinologist and get tested.
And additionally if you know that you are at risk, then change your diet. Try drinking some beautiful teas from serenityhousetea either sold on amazon or on their own web site Try fresh homemade soups for dinner and as a sweet an apple because it has fiber and with organic homemade peanut butter it is amazing. Yogurt, turkey, strawberries and one slice of bread for lunch. Breakfast OATMEAL it is my favorite with a green tea.
Remember the foods you have been eating are not going to stop any harm they have done just be aware for the future. You sound sensible mature intelligent and ready to take on life in a new way. Join a running club, t great place to start and if a friend will go that would be great.
One other item read labels before you eat and know what you are taking in. /weigh your food, count your carbs. per meal. And, you can go on the CDC website to check anything you wish to check it is open to the public. Please take care of yourself, I am sure that there are people around you that would like you to stay around.
Good luck to you and enjoy your life you can take control of it yourself.