Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for May 10, 2016

off to a good start already Sergio is

This arc seems a bit out of nowhere. Did I miss a strip where Sergio learned he was at risk for diabetes?

As far as I can remember he is diabetic.

I don’t remember if he was diabetic or pre-diabetic, but he definitely had work to do in that direction! They haven’t brought it up in ages. Not sure they know what to do with it right now.

I didn’t think type 2s typically injected insulin?

This arc is a good way to promote diabetes prevention. Here in Ecuador, it is rampant. While there are of course, hereditary factors, obesity, due to diet and lack of exercise plays huge part in the cause. We see high rates of childhood obesity and diabetes, as well.From my observations, I’d say that sugar, feeding our national ‘sweet tooth’, is the major contributor. Colas,tortes, caramelos, rich deserts, etc. have unfortunately become a dietary staple, combined with a huge daily intake of starches. Educating people in strips like this, is a great way to create diabetes awareness.

BTW The Spanish language version of Baldo is very popular here.

I see.

As a diabetic myself, I can sympathize with this strip completely! I have Type 1, the “juvenile onset” which is generally undetectable without a lot of tests UNTIL it is past the point of no return. So, type 1 is mostly insulin-dependent for the rest of your life.

Type 2, on the other hand is more common in adults, and can often be controlled through exercise and diet, the way Gracie and her Papi are doing here.

Great to read that comment! Type 2 does not have to involve drugs, but the RIGHT supplements and food (and lifestyle). Find a nutritionally-based doctor and do it the right way. I speak from experience/

Husband and I are both Type IIs. While proper diet is important it is generally not enough to deal with Type II unless one is lucky. We are not fat, eat very low carbohydrte and and walk up to 10 miles a day. My sister is huge – we have the same parents and grandparents – if it was just a question of what one eats and weighs she would be the one with Diabetes and I would not.

Both of my grandmothers were Type II – one was what people expect – overweight and a poor eater, the other weighed under 100 pounds and ate chicken and low carb green vegetables and lived on the 5th floor of a walk up apartment building so she got lots of exercise.

I think that they when they finally figure it out they will find out 1 – Type I, Type II, MODY and gestational Diabetes are totally separate diseases with similar results. They will also find that Type 2 is genetic and it also needs something to set it off – ie. it is “caught” from someone with it. (I won’t go into why this last point, but doctors say there is no such thing as a coincidence and I have several of them of chains of unrelated people who work together becoming Type II one after the other – if it is not a coincidence, than it is being passed one to the other.

I take Diabetes medication. My husband takes 2 medications and basal insulin.

I also take medication for low thyroid. I never felt ill until I got my blood glucose and thyroid in line – now I feel sick nearly every day.