This was very intense research and knowledge you just shared. Am sorry for your friend too.
Ejis did not drink coke. In fact he never drank any mineral water or soda as some would call it. He did drink beer a lot and smoked a lot. So how did diabetes get him, I wondered. I often told him to smoke less.
Studies have shown that beer contains more sugar than coke, because for beer to get to the acceptable taste it has it contains double if the sugar in coke.
Also, alcohol has more calories of 7kcal while carbohydrate has just 4kcal so we do the maths. Though alcohol is nit bad but excesdive intake is detrimental. Instead of taking much of a beer it is very rich to take red wines and in moderate quantities too as little acohol helps to burn body fat. Simply too much of everything could be bad.
Like you explained diabetic is tied to obesity because once the body is resistant to insulin the fat and sugar are not acted upon and so the individual suffers accumulation of fat which leads to obesity.
That is the resaon why these patients are encouraged to exercise often and take insulin for those suffering from type 1 diabetes.
Am a lover of coke but I have very high metabolic rate and so my body tends to use it fast and I burn it in activities too.
Thank you very much for sharing this information @churcboy
Wow @gloglo. That's some educative comment right there. After writing about how the brain gets better through learning new things and forcing the neurons to make new connections, I thought I'd take my own advice and move out of my comfort zone by learning things which I did not know before.
One way I thought to do that was by choosing a topic of interest and finding out enough about it to make a post. So obviously I'm not an expert in science or medical field for that matter so I really appreciate your comment. It makes sense that beer should contribute more calories than coke especially since those who drink it seldom just drink one bottle.
Yeah, Ejis was a supercool guy. The type of guy that would never throw another guy under the bus to save himself. He is greatly missed. Thank you for stopping by. I'm greatly encouraged by it. I'm not sure I'm following you. I will check now and remedy that if not. You're appreciated.
It was really a pleasure coming across your post. Loved your choice of topic and am sure you are doing absolutely fine. Continue giving us some of those juicy yet educative topics and never stop.
Am sure your friend is resting well by now. Thank you very much my friend.
Thank you. You're appreciated. I hope I can meet your expectation in my next post. I'm encouraged. I'm sure he is in a better place. Take care.