University of Warwick Medical School researchers said they were aware there seems to be a point of no return in the onset of diabetes and scientists have speculated exposure to high glucose levels quickly creates a metabolic memory in which diabetes persists long after the glucose levels are corrected.
So, there you have it. Even if your blood sugar goes right back down after that big ol’ chocolate marshmallow dounut, yeah I’m talking to you, you can still be doing long term damage.
Are you telling me to give up the dounut fetish? Uh huh, and yup! No, …read more

Yes, my dentist actually asked me that question. And I was in the chair, numbed and ready to go, so I couldn’t run. She has been a dentist for at least 12-15 years and she really proposed this question to me. I rebuttaled with the explanation of ketones, acidosis, high glucose levels breaking down enamel, all of which were poo-pooed by her.
On the drive home I got to thinking, “was it me who was the moron and didn’t understand the risks associated with the very disease I live with”? I did what any overly compulsive person …read more