Big Pharma Sells Risky Meds We Don’t Need for Disorders It Made Up That We Don’t Have

[kdmorris]

170. I don't have a problem with pre-Diabetes

as long as diet/exercise are the treatment suggestions for it.

My blood sugar was 122 (before Pre-Diabetes was a thing)and my doctor just nonchalantly said my sugar was a little high. It remained "a little high" for years, but I didn't realize it was really that serious.

Fast forward about 5 years and my fasting blood sugar was 151 and THEN, I was sent to a specialist. And while diet and exercise are probably the primary way that I control it, I do now have Diabetes. I take metformin and have recently had to go on insulin. Diet and exercise were never really suggested by anyone... I did that on my own. I don't know if doctors just figure we are all going to ignore them or what.

I will never know if things could have been staved off longer had there been a "Pre-Diabetes" category back then... had someone said "you have pre-diabetes. Go see this Nutritionist, get 5 days of at least 30 minutes of exercise per week and come see me in a month".

I do agree, though, that the diagnosis most likely results in people being put on drugs rather than lifestyle changes being suggested.

Like a few others have said, I lowered my cholesterol by almost 100 points with diet and exercise and the doctor didn't even seem to be curious about how I did it. He told me that it was unlikely to be permanent unless I took the cholesterol medication. I have NEVER taken a cholesterol medication and have kept my cholesterol < 200, HDL around 90 and LDL < 100 for about 10 years now.

I also got a different doctor that supports my lifestyle changes as the primary means of controlling my Diabetes and only intervenes with medications if absolutely necessary.