• Missteric@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Ok, real fast a couple of things. Hyperglycemia (that high blood sugar attack) can absolutely cause altered mental status, LOC and even death. It also doesnt take a lifetime to do that much damage. The person doesnt take their medication, eats fast food for all their meals and going to the bathroom is their daily exercise, it can happen as soon as the crow dude states. A vegan diet can be healthy for even a diabetic. Do a low carb high protein vegan diet. Also the carbs in a good vegan diet useally consist of complex carbs and fiber, so a low glycemic index. How do I know this? Heath care provider that is diabetic, vegan and now healthier than I have been since I was a teeny.

    Lastly, dont dump on someone for calling it a diabetic attack. Unless they said they’re in healthcare, its fine. Sorry to the Canadian crow guy, its painful to watch family slowly kill themselves.

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      9 months ago

      I never said a vegan diet wasn’t also an option, but out of the hundred diabetics I talk with on a yearly basis many are on a high protein (meat) diet, a handful are vegan. It is absolutely an option but this is still completely irrelevant to the actual post.

      I am very familiar with what high blood sugar can cause and never said it couldn’t cause any of the issues you listed, including unconsciousness. I experienced it myself just before getting diagnosed, not a lot of fun. But again claiming meat = diabetes = any of the things you said is wildly misleading and gives people the wrong idea about diabetes. All the issues we’re talking about aren’t because diabetes = problems, they’re because unhealthy lifestyle = problems.