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RFK Jr.’s FDA chief says diabetics should take cooking classes instead of insulin (www.the-express.com)

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[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

They get away with this shit because a lot of us don't actually engage them back in places that matter. Sure we all talk here but it's not like we're very visible. Right now, and for the next year, this comment will be shared on all other social media with a gaggle of agreement. But we will forget this by tomorrow. So they can saw say whatever they want really

[–] angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

For some reason Millennials decided that engaging them back was bad because it legitimatized them or something.

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Seriously, I'm glad I'm not the only one that sees this. As an old head, it's so different. Lefty's today seem very passive. They're twice as vocal but barely any effort. I think they love protesting so much because it lets them go hide in a crowd for a few hours. It's the 5k of civic participation. Maybe coming up in the early days of the internet we all actively engaged and created our own stuff. There weren't content creators we would sit and watch create stuff for us.

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

yeah that makes sense put your life in your own hands and die trying versus using proven medicine

[–] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

Check your privilege, buddy.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 6 days ago

Maybe investigate dishwashing liquid.... Could that stuff be part of the cause for obesity and diabetes?

[–] Doubletake2121@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (7 children)

Even the sun shines on a dogs ass some days.

He's not wrong, he's just right for the wrong reasons.

90% of diabetics in the US are type 2. 90%.Our food culture is way out of whack, and we need to fix it.

Obviously diabetics still need medical care. But revamping the way we view food will allow many Americans to keep the amount of feet they were born with.

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

If one was inclined to fix this epidemic it wouldn’t be by just denying care it would be about educating people, including with free cooking classes, making sure good, healthy foods are plentiful and affordable, it would be about making sure third spaces exist to help people get out of their homes and into their communities to be active and build stronger support systems, it would be about providing medical mentoring and preventive care for free or ultra low cost. He’s not trying to help people with diabetes he’s trying to kill them and why they have diabetes doesn’t matter to him

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[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Yes and no for US. We have folks lining up for ice cream at Walmart and jabbing insulin with it. Diabetes is a diet disease (T2). My A1C was north of 15 when diagnosed. I did go the diet route and managed it before 5.7 for 4 years and now finally it's creeping up to 5.9. It's a chronic disease and will get worse with time.

Other issue I find is it is expensive to eat healthy in US. So either we need to provide cheaper healthier option or we need to provide insulin. We cannot take them both away.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 2 points 6 days ago

it is expensive to eat healthy in US

Expensive and inconvenient.

If you're not cooking for yourself, 95%+ of what's available for "low effort" is sugar coated salty fat bombs. That's what "free market" competition in restaurants gets you: hyper-attractive foods.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca -3 points 6 days ago (13 children)

I hate to be one to agree, but if he's referring to type 2 diabetes, then it's actually a valid point.

Type 2 is not only preventable but reversable (either completely or enough to massively reduce insulin dependency).

This has been known for a while. Even major diabetes organizations and medical universities say it.

The problem is, good luck convincing someone to switch their diet. And if they wanted to, they may not even be able to afford it.

If it were easy, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity related illnesses would be rare.

[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world -1 points 6 days ago

Another option is semi glutide treatment that makes you avoid alcohol, high carb food and lower your calorie intake.

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[–] lemmy_user_838586@lemmy.world 63 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ahh yes, the starvation diet is back on the menu for type 1's, boys!

I recall back in the day the longest anyone lived on the starvation diet before insulin developed was a year or 2.

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