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Date Posted: 10/24/04 11:09pm
Author: Chris
Subject: Re: Diabetes and kidney failure
In reply to: Bix 's message, "Diabetes and kidney failure" on 10/24/04 8:54am

>>My uncle was a diabetic for over 30 years and never
>once was on dialysis.
>
>Then your uncle got lucky. Check this out:
>
>http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kdd/index.h
>tm
>
>"Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney
>failure... over 100,000 people a day are living with
>kidney failure as a result of diabetes."


Well, no, he didn't get lucky, he died at age 38 with the body of an "old man" as his doctors put it. My point is not all diabetics suffer kidney failure and that is just one of a myriad of problems diabetics may face. Therefore to say one necessitates the other isn't accurate.

And an alcoholic is an acloholic, whether it's only on weekends or not. Alcohol abuse is another matter.

Either way, I'd hope Ryan would have the integrity and sensitivity to not joke about being alcoholic or diabetic (both very serious words) were they not true. I'd think a lot less of him if he did.

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