Urologists will often do same thing on the unaffected side because the risk of torsion there is high. School nurses, coaches, and parents should all have information about it and know what to do. You are what you eat. You've heard that adage before, but now researchers from the University of Buffalo give us the clearest picture yet of the damage that happens to your body when you indulge in that hot fudge sundae. Their study shows that when your blood sugar soars, so does your free-radical count.
Free radicals are oxygen molecules known to damage cells that line blood vessels and other organs.
These deposits can cut off the blood supply to your heart and brain, causing a heart attack or stroke. There had been evidence that there is an increase in free radicals in diabetes, so we postulated that high glucose increased free radicals. We tested normal subjects and lo and behold, we were right. This information has major implications for Americans who eat too much and are developing Type 2 diabetes in record numbers, he says. Dr. Robert Eckel, chairman of the American Heart Association's nutrition committee, is a bit more cautious.