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I do not want to start insulin. My friend who started insulin now has to stay on it forever.
This is true to all patients with type 1 diabetes and partially true to certain people with type 2 diabetes. For patients with type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin and so will need more
Question Posted:
2010-09-13 12:24
Question:
Having a family history of diabetes, what can african americans do to prevent heart disease or stroke and other diabetes complications?
Answer:
Having a family history of diabetes significantly raises your risk for developing diabetes. Having diabetes is also likely to raise the risk for heart diasease and stroke by 2-3 times. Losing weight, controlling diabetes, eating right, exercising and taking appropriate medications to control blood pressure and cholesterol are all part of prevention. But to do this, you will need a teamwork of health care providers and personal support from family and friends.
Answered by: William Hsu, M.D.