I am taking a class called "The American Epidemic" right now. It's about lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and obesity, and how to prevent them from happening to you. Today we were discussing the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The main difference is that type 1 comes at a younger age, because for whatever reason (whether from an infection or because of heredity) the body stops producing insulin. Type 2 appears because of your choice in diet, or living a lifestyle with little to no exercise. I kept thinking to myself in class about how horrible it would be to have to watch your diet so closely all the time. I know this from experience, because I am gluten-intolerant. I feel like that is a small curse compared to diabetes though. I don't have to check my blood-sugar levels multiple times a day or give myself shots. All I have to do is eliminate foods that I wish I could eat.
After class I went home, starving. I couldn't think of anything to eat so I decided to make myself some Orville Redenbacher caramel popcorn. I ate the entire bowl single-handed. I think I should go on the Fail Blog seeing as that is the worse thing to eat after an hour lecture on how you can get diabetes. There is some room for improvement here, I think.
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