Substances of Abuse & Diabetes

Greetings,

Today we touch on a very interesting subject. We all know that food and exercise are the major factors when it comes to diabetes. In saying that we have been asked many times, what about alcohol or even other substances that people use? Are they safe for diabetics? Most of the substances that we are talking about can be, or are addictive and the use of these substances is wide spread in our community. We thought it would be a good idea to talk about these and to discover how they effect a diabetic.

Recently Dr. Karen Vieira wrote a paper on this issue and the paper is published on the drugabsue.com web site. This is the most extensive paper that we have seen in regards to the question, can diabetics use these substances? The answer to the question is very simple. Most of these substances have a very negative effect on the disease and the use of such substances accelerates the disease, often significantly. 

For a diabetic the choice is simple. You can go to KFC or McDonalds or the supermarket and purchase processed foods, all of which have a very negative effect as these foods spike you insulin levels because they contain so much sugar or they are made from simple or processed carbohydrates which is the equivalent to sugar. When it comes to substances of abuse the problem deepens. For example alcohol destroys the insulin secreting beta cells in the pancreas. This of course is not a good situation for a diabetic, as a matter of fact it is not good for anyone. We would encourage you to read our new editorial for a summary of the issues that these substances bring along with them. From there you will be able to click through to the paper on the drugabuse.com web site. We have no doubt that you will find it very interesting and reading.

This week we added the following items to our web site:

Editorial
Substances of Abuse & Diabetes This is a must read editorial for anyone with diabetes. Click through to read this article which explains why it is dangerous for a diabetic to indulge in substances of abuse.
Click here to read the editorial

Info-Graphics

The Original Fast Food!
Click here to check it out.
 

Regards,

Joanne & Peter.

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