Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
I am pretty skeptical, and I'll tell you why:
I was a little worried about my own health this year after a high glucose reading at the doc and have read obsessively about diabetes since.
A few observations:
IF she has "diabetes" it would be Type 2. The number one risk factor for Type 2 Diabetes is being overweight and inactive. Yes, family history plays a role, and sometimes people who are not especially obese or inactive get the disease (Arthur Ashe and Tom Hanks come to mind), but the disease is largely the result of excess fat and inactivity. Type 1 diabetics are usually diagnosed much earlier than 18 and require regular insulin shots. Type 2 diabetes is an epidemic in the developed world because of our horrible Western diet with excess amounts of saturated fat and refined carbohydrates like high fructose corn syrup and inadequate amounts of fiber and antioxidants.
In MANY instances, Type 2 diabetes can be managed through diet (a Vegan diet has proved best) and lifestyle (basically lots of exercise). There would be no reason to begin taking an obscure Russian drug at the early age of 18 when almost any responsible doctor would urge a patient to lose weight and exercise.
Conclusion: The diabetes "diagnosis" is, in fact, a ruse to trick us into thinking that Sharapova somehow requires this drug for her health. Now the "evil" USADA will deny her access to this "essential" substance to help keep her glucose readings down.
I was a little worried about my own health this year after a high glucose reading at the doc and have read obsessively about diabetes since.
A few observations:
IF she has "diabetes" it would be Type 2. The number one risk factor for Type 2 Diabetes is being overweight and inactive. Yes, family history plays a role, and sometimes people who are not especially obese or inactive get the disease (Arthur Ashe and Tom Hanks come to mind), but the disease is largely the result of excess fat and inactivity. Type 1 diabetics are usually diagnosed much earlier than 18 and require regular insulin shots. Type 2 diabetes is an epidemic in the developed world because of our horrible Western diet with excess amounts of saturated fat and refined carbohydrates like high fructose corn syrup and inadequate amounts of fiber and antioxidants.
In MANY instances, Type 2 diabetes can be managed through diet (a Vegan diet has proved best) and lifestyle (basically lots of exercise). There would be no reason to begin taking an obscure Russian drug at the early age of 18 when almost any responsible doctor would urge a patient to lose weight and exercise.
Conclusion: The diabetes "diagnosis" is, in fact, a ruse to trick us into thinking that Sharapova somehow requires this drug for her health. Now the "evil" USADA will deny her access to this "essential" substance to help keep her glucose readings down.
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