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It's really troubling for what's both the individual consequences for the children who suffer from this but the economic consequences of type ii diabetes for our country. >> there are foods out there that are obviously worse for you, and they're plentiful, especially in urban locations. what do you do about that? it's easy to get on healthy food is what i'm saying. it's cheap. easily assessable. what should be done about that? >> there's an impending national menu labeling law which i think will help that will put in chain restaurants what are the calories of the foods that people are buying a...

First place. diabetes is caused when there's too much glucose or sugar in the body. we of course get sugar from the things that we eat and the body is designed to process sugar so it can enter our cells and provide us with energy. glucose can't enter our cells without insulin. that's a hormone that's produced by the pancreas. if you have diabetes, your body is not making any or enough insulin or can't properly use the insulin it's producing. as a result, you get too much sugar, stays in the blood and if this occurs over a long period of time it can lead to serious medical problem. medical prob...

To adults as well. one is to decrease portion size. we have a portion distortion going on in this country about what's an appropriate portion to consume. that would be one thing. i think simplicity counts here. worry less about fat, fiber, carbohydrates, proeven if protein and whatever you're eating, eat a little bit less and make a small change. second, spend less time in front of screens whether it is watching dvds, computer games, tv. that will make a big difference. the third factor would be to decrease consumption of sugar sweetened beverages. we as a country drink too many calories. if w...

His parents had diabetes. his siblings had it. when he was told he had type ii diabetes in 1996, he was in denial. >> i was really shocked. i kind of didn't believe it. all those in my family because because i was kind of asymptomat asymptomatic. i hadn't had any symptoms. >> it took howard a year to go to a diabetes specialist because he didn't want to conform to the lifestyle. >> diabetes, that's a headache. i mean, you have to control your diet and so much stuff. >> jonathan lake's father died of a heart attack in his 40s so he was always watching his health. although he had gained some wei...

Likelihood. you say type 1 versus type 2. type 1 was considered juvenile or kids because of genetic causes and type 2 because of lifestyle changes but we're seeing kids develop diabetes that was traditionally associated with lifestyle changes. too much weight. is there a misconception about diabetes? if you eat a lot of sugar, you will get diabetes. perhaps. that's because of obesity, right? what are other misconceptions about diabetes? >> i think that's a major misconception. when it comes down to obesity, it's consuming more calories than your body burns and obesity dependent on how you got ...