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I was a major Coke drinker for most of my life. Stopped drinking the real thing in 2005 since as I was getting older and starting to gain weight. I hoped that I would drop a few pounds and lose an inch or two around the waist. Never lost a pound and never lost even a smidgen of an inch. My main beverage now is unsweetened iced tea, with an occasional diet coke. If I could go back in time, I would not have stopped drinking Coke. I believe that people are more prone to Diabetes because of overall lifestyle habits and heredity. I exercise, generally eat well, and get enough sleep. Diabetes and other diseases do not run in my family.
What is scary is that medical tests that were commonly done on people much older are now being done on young people. A friend is an RN in a colonoscopy division of a local medical center and says that they are now being done on people in their late 20's and early 30's. This is lifestyle, imo. A lifetime of fast food can be a killer.
I was a major Coke drinker for most of my life. Stopped drinking the real thing in 2005 since as I was getting older and starting to gain weight. I hoped that I would drop a few pounds and lose an inch or two around the waist. Never lost a pound and never lost even a smidgen of an inch. My main beverage now is unsweetened iced tea, with an occasional diet coke. If I could go back in time, I would not have stopped drinking Coke. I believe that people are more prone to Diabetes because of overall lifestyle habits and heredity. I exercise, generally eat well, and get enough sleep. Diabetes and other diseases do not run in my family.
What is scary is that medical tests that were commonly done on people much older are now being done on young people. A friend is an RN in a colonoscopy division of a local medical center and says that they are now being done on people in their late 20's and early 30's. This is lifestyle, imo. A lifetime of fast food can be a killer.
our granddaughter, who is an RN, and in a litle over a year, if all goes well will be a Nurse Practioner said, just the other night: many of these tests are done because doctors are scared of mal practice suits: same reason they often over medicate. I think the testing, has to do with what she said, what you said but also the advancement in medicine. Until about 15 years ago no one ever heard of some of these tests and cancer killed wasn't curable or treatable like it is today. Even when it comes to diabetes, until 20 years ago we were not tested for it either, until we were seniors, thus a lot of the cases, went undiagnosed until serious systems developed: the same with heart problems.
I try to cut back on my soda consumption by drinking flavored water. But if we have it, and I'm not paying attention, I can easily drink 4 cans (or equivalent via 2 liter) of Diet Coke a day in addition to my morning coffee and at least 8 glasses of water or tea a day. I drink a LOT of liquid now that I'm older. Before I turned 30, I didn't drink much of anything. I had a really hard time drinking 32 oz of water a DAY.
When I first met my hubby, I'd buy a 2 liter and it would last me two weeks or more, and I'd end up throwing out what I didn't drink. Then I met him. He would drink two 2 liters a day! I made him switch to diet, and he drank less (but not much, still at about 5-6 cans a day - though he has added sugar free Kool aid and it helps some).
The thing is, my consumption has gone waaaay up - I could NEVER finish a 32 oz "Supersize" drink when we met. Now, I can polish it off without thinking, easy.
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