Diabetes: The Silent Killer

Filed in archive Lifestyle on September 28, 2006

Halloween is on its way, and so marks the increased popularity of horror movies, filled with insane killers galore. But in real life, 'killers,' whether they be human or biological, are no source of entertainment.

Diabetes has long been called 'The Silent Killer.' With good reason.

SINCE WE ARE in a struggle for civilization, or so our president tells us, let us also talk about a slice of Western civilization that is killing more people than any war. Obesity and type 2 diabetes continue to march toward global domination.

This struggle is so serious, it is not clear how long Asian-Americans or any Asians can hang on. The spread of American-style junk food and sedentary lifestyles are leading to a disastrous rise in diabetes in India.

In Chennai, Dr. A. Ramachandran, managing director of a hospital for diabetics, told The New York Times, ``Diabetes unfortunately is the price you pay for progress."

Dr. Paul Zimmet, director of the International Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, said, ``I'm concerned for virtually every country where there's modernization going on because of the diabetes that follows."

We must be aware of our health and potential diabetes symptoms. Let's make this one killer we can vanquish.

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