http://www.blisstree.com/articles/scientists-discover-genetic-explanation-for-the-beedies-78/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:07:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/articles/scientists-discover-genetic-explanation-for-the-beedies-78/comment-page-1/#comment-50950 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Web It Out Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:39:25 +0000 http://www.diabetesnotes.com/scientists-discover-genetic-explanation-for-the-beedies/#comment-50950 [...] What this study reveals is not that there is a genetic cause for type 2 - rather, with 70% accuracy, scientists can determine who is likely to develop type 2. This has huge implications for preventive treatment. How great would it be to take a test that determines if you happen to be at a higher risk for diabetes? If so, people could take proactive lifestyle measures to avoid the disease. Read about it. [...] [...] What this study reveals is not that there is a genetic cause for type 2 – rather, with 70% accuracy, scientists can determine who is likely to develop type 2. This has huge implications for preventive treatment. How great would it be to take a test that determines if you happen to be at a higher risk for diabetes? If so, people could take proactive lifestyle measures to avoid the disease. Read about it. [...]

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/scientists-discover-genetic-explanation-for-the-beedies-78/comment-page-1/#comment-50878 Lori Rode Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:59:29 +0000 http://www.diabetesnotes.com/scientists-discover-genetic-explanation-for-the-beedies/#comment-50878 "If you tell someone they have a genetic predisposition to diabetes, they'll be more motivated to change?" I find that a preposterously optimistic statement. I knew I had a predisposition to diabetes, and I thought I was motivated to change, and still I got my diagnosis at age 33. I don't think that knowing the risk is a good motivation for anything but suicide, unless it is known that there are good treatments (including diet, exercise, and delayed diagnosis) and good quality of life as a diagnosed diabetic. Not every person reacts well to a negative motivation. Another term for that is a threat! “If you tell someone they have a genetic predisposition to diabetes, they’ll be more motivated to change?” I find that a preposterously optimistic statement. I knew I had a predisposition to diabetes, and I thought I was motivated to change, and still I got my diagnosis at age 33. I don’t think that knowing the risk is a good motivation for anything but suicide, unless it is known that there are good treatments (including diet, exercise, and delayed diagnosis) and good quality of life as a diagnosed diabetic. Not every person reacts well to a negative motivation. Another term for that is a threat!

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