i healot ten yea way ago at an american diabetes dinner that diabetes was responsible for 25% of allalth care costs and it's been doing nothing but rise since then with the obesity epidemic. is it still true, more than that now? >> we estimate that it's probably more than that. over the last three decades, we've seen it explode in number. as was pointed out here, when i was in medical school, type 2 was called adult on set. but now children, who have the disease like you used to have in your fourth and fifth decade, we're seeing health care costs rise. we think of heart attacks and kidney disease and those are all very terrible but they don't realize the financial and emotional and psychological burden that comes along with those. >> bp yonie: and also doesie't diabetes make everybody all more likely to get arterial problems and heart disease? >> exactly. >> bonnie: it's not just the disease itself, it's what it can promote later in life? tell us about that. >> exactly. all of that blood sugar, it's not just because you're too sweet, the african american community says, i have a liti

host: was it type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes? caller: at first they thought it was typed one, caused by a virus. later went to another doctor who told me was type 2 diabetes. guest: i can relate to you personally. i had gestational diabetes twice. it makes me a high risk. i am not overweight. it is a stereotype that is only overweight people who get type 2 diabetes. certain people have a predisposition. i know tons of people with diabetes through my work. some what type 2 diabetes are overweight. a number are not. we see predispositions and certain racial groups. china rivals us for the prevalence. a just returned from there. if you look around you see a population which is much, much thinner than ours. host: greensboro, n.c. caller: good morning. i have more of a common to. -- more a ofa comment. i have always had a high sugar level, since i was a teenager. as i was getting older my doctor was concerned i have that type 1 diabetes. even though i was limiting my diet it was not enough and they had to begin taking the pill. upon t

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he does have type one diabetes as he's talked about publicly.been a few studies, small studies that show people who have diabetes take some of the medications for diabetes can have, are more likely to have certain types of bleeds in the brain. but the type of bleed that he had is a different type, probably again from the ruptured aneurysm. so i think that also probably unrelated. high blood pressure, smoking, certain medications, certain drugs and sometimes genetics, those things can be risk factors. but diabetes not so much. >> larry: let's be clear, this could be permanently damaging? >> yeah. you know, when you talk about this type of bleeding in the brain, again, you know, a significant number of people within about a month or so don't survive. again, as i mentioned, i'm encouraged by the things i've heard about how he's doing now. but the larger question really for neurosurgeons is two questions, one, can we figure out what happened here precisely and make sure it doesn't happen again? and, two, figure out, you know, neurologically how he i

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and i was discussing diabetes with some people yesterday. and when you -- when you think that 23 million children and adults in the united states have diabetes but the number of children under the age of 20 it's 186,000 individuals. and so it would seem to me that as we talk about obesity and diabetes and diet, that there's a moment here to really do an education. that if you have this explosion of diabetes in the adult population, some kind of work with the children, while you have these moments around the school nutrition programs could conceivably, if well structured and properly delivered could conceivably have a lifetime of benefits. for those -- for those individuals. and i don't know how you're thinking about this. >> absolutely. we see -- the school nutrition association sees this as a wonderful opportunity to utilize the school cafeterias as a learning laboratory for healthy eating so that we can improve the eating habits of our children. we support coordinated school programs to be able to promote the school lunch program. we have

>> look, if you are vulnerable to diabetes, type two diabetes, so-called adult onset diabetes, becauses a family history, because you are overweight, which so many americans are, you should be screened for the presence of diabetes. the current recommendations are that this should be started at age 45. but, there is evidence that if you start it earlier, you are apt to get a diagnosis that you might otherwise have missed. the importance of that is, that the sooner diabetes is diagnosed, the sooner you can treat it. the sooner you can treat it, the less likely you are to develop the complications of diabetes. and, the biggest risk of diabetes, is vascular disease. diabetics are more prone to stroke, heart attack, peripheral vascular disease, to disease of the blood vessels in the eyes, in the legs, it is very important to diagnose diabetes. now, the evidence is, that if you start at age 30, instead of 45, and then have a blood test every two or three years, the hit -- the diagnosis of diabetes, is much more frequent and you can start the treatment, sooner. so, i recommend all my patients

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still to come on 9 news this morning the cdc says almost half of americans either have hypertension, diabetesr high cholesterol. find out how these life- threatening conditions can be reversed. >>> almost done with the rain but still need the jackets in the second half of the week. going to be summer like. the details when 9 news now this morning returns. >>> it's coming up on 4:45. we have been dealing with a lot of rain this this past few days but luckily haven't had problems like waynesboro, tennessee. it a stretch of the highway had to be closed after a part of the roadway washed away. it is 20 feet across and 40 feet deep. nothing like that has happened to us. >> no. we had a quarter to a half an inch generally. some areas a little more than that and we know that a couple of nights ago, sunday evening the storms were training from west virginia through frederick county where they had flood warnings, too. down there they had several inches of rain and that causes those problems for them and for us minor problems this morning. >> things are improving. >> oh, yes. and the sec half of the we

. >> he was diabetic and depressed.and after spinning the wheels for years, it was time for a new direction. >> i woke up one morning and i am tired of being big. ya stand being big, so i started. >> a strict menu of only steamed meats, fish, vegetables. it was a struggle at first. >> we would tempt him with chocolate cookies. you know, we really did push hisself control. >> now his co-workers were around the shop joke about his astonishing transformation. >> he can hula hoop through a cheer yao. >> bill leaves work now every day walks to get lunch. simple task that seemed impossible in the past. >> he could not walk half a block. now he unloads trucks, and it is just a real social security set to mr. tire. >> final result, a weight-loss of almost 400 pounds. today he looks and feels like a whole new man. >> he has more energy than he knows what to do with. >> i feel like i am 20 and i am simply inspiration to a lot of people. >> and his medical problems, are gone. >> whole different me. people look at me funny. >> but

caller: many years ago, my first husband was diagnosed with diabetes. in the early summer, he was drinking at that time, your tab sodas and diet sodas were coming on the market. when the doctor was reviewing his diet, he was drinking your tab diet. the doctor said, that's part of the problem. my reason for the call is i believe in new york, they want to tax non-diet sodas as people buy them to control obesity the doctor informed us the caramel in your diet soda burns up as shugar in the body. many things are burned up differently. he adviced him to switch to

. >> he's been a diabetic sense he was a kid, right? >> yeah. since he was age 6 struggling with diabetes his entire life. he is 47 years old. recently, about a week and a half ago, in fact, mike, he was rushed to the hospital in san antonio, texas, where he underwent an emergency apen detective my. after that surgery he seemed to be in really good spirits, he posted a note to his fans in which he wrote, they told me that if i had gone on stage like i wanted to my appendix likely to be ruptured and i could have died and said it hurt but got a good threshold for pain and seemed to be in good spirits then. but apparently taken a turn for the worse. >> the 4-year-old michaels is probably best known for fronting the '80s hair band poison. recent years michaels is in vh1's "rock of love." >>> prosecutors wrapped up the case in the sarah palin e-mail hacking trial after calling the former governor herself to talk to the jury. 22-year-old david cornell is charging with hacking into palin's private yahoo! e-mail account and posting the information found

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type two diabetes.much to eat or take in too many calories but don't have enough calories burned up. sometimes it takes just little adjustments, perhaps not eating the high calorie food, or high sugar drinks. sometimes it is as easy as getting a little more play time or activity. >> we live in left-hand of abundance surrounded by tastyç calorie rich food. it is easy to take in too many calories. calorie dense foods are cheap and plentiful with brand familiar with shoppers and kids. even when families want to serve healthy food they may not have the resources to get healthy ingredients. after all, nutritious foods are expensive. few treurbs foods also require time-consuming preparation. while calorie dense foods are easy to eat. eight to 18-year-olds spend about four hours a day watching tv, d.v.d.'s and video games. the nilson company reports kids ages six to 11 watch about 28 hours of tv a week. that time not being spent outdoors getting exercise. at the same time, school exercise programs are being s

yo soy educadora de diabetes. >> cuÁl es la buena buena? >> la buena es la que te dice 100 % miel. porque la miel no tiene otro ingrediente. es la miel pura. cuando se recoge la miel, se pasa a envasar. hay que aprender a leer las etiquetas. lo mÁs sencillo es llegar y leer la etiqueta, si dice 100 %. la que vemos en pantalla, honey blend, dice 45 % de miel. esa no es miel pura, el envase estÁ chistosito... [risas] para que les llamen la atenciÓn a los niÑos, cuando vamos de compras con los hijo hijos, ellos agarran los envases. >> Échenle ojo. no nada mÁs la agarre asÍ. >> y el envase para los niÑos que hay de miel pura. >> las que estÁn mezcladas con otras cosas, lo que estamos viendo... >> hay diferentes tipos de miel. dependiendo de quÉ flor de donde las abejas estÁn chupando para hacer la miel, es el sabor que tiene la miel y dependiendo la regiÓn. si le aÑaden otro tipo de jalea, un jarabe o como dijimos ahora con blend con el algo mÁs. no es miel pura. la miel pura sÓlo es miel pura. >> tiene propiedades al

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we've got a type two diabetes and chronic obesity problem in america. we do have a lot of federal involvement in education. now, we can debate how much of that we should have and frankly as someone who seeks to be the 49th governor of tennessee, i don't want any more. i want local control and state control, but we do have through the primary, secondary act and now no child left behind federal involvement. what we really wanted is in the multiple measures category physical education to be counted as other requirements are because thomas jefferson said 200 years ago a child who is not physically well struggles with learning. we now know that is true and more true today than it was then because of these afflictions, because of poor nutrition. we know in my home state with research from dr. mark houston that healthy doses of fresh fruits and vegetables can lower the cancer rate in your state by 40%. nutrition is incredibly important. physical activity is how children perform better. all the research shows if a child gets a good healthy dose of cardiovascula

so it would seem to me that as we talk about obesity and diabetes and diets there's a moment here to do in education that if you have this explosion of diabetes in the adult population some kind of work with the children while you have these moments around the school nutrition programs could conceivably if well structured and properly delivered could conceivably have a lifetime of benefits for those individuals and i don't know how you are thinking about this but -- >> absolutely. we see the school nutrition association sees this as a wonderful opportunity to utilize the school cafeteria as a learning laboratory for healthy eating so that we can improve the eating habits of our children. we support coordinated school health programs so that we can work together with the total school community to be able to promote the school lunch program. we have healthy meals that provide healthy entrees and more fresh fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, and the model with a healthy meal is and if the students for the savitt in the program they are able to take that message home and so in par

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but for children with diabetes, life is not quite so carefree.arbara davis center for childhood diabetes is fighting hard to find a cure. know the signs: irritability, excessive urination, weight loss. if you have any of these signs, please call your doctor. early detection can save your life. give to save lives and reach for the cure. call now or log on to childrensdiabetesfoundation.org. >> rich: our next guest is consider the greatest bounty hunter in the world more than 6,000 captures. duane dog chapman also happens to be born again christian. his new book mercy shown, mercy given. recounts experiences in his life including the time he served in a texas prison. sean sat down with him earlier. >> sean: good to see you. welcome back. >> thank you very much. >> sean: i dedicate this book to anyone i offended with my mouth. >> yes, sir. >> sean: explain. >> well, with my mouth, couple times i stepped on my tongue and one time in particular i did. so try explain why i thought i could do that and what happened when i did. and the lessons i have lea

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guest: there's so little caramel in soft drinks that it can't be a contributor to diabetes. there's some problems with diet soda. the artificial sweetener are possible cancer risks. . help people understand what they put in their bodies. i have never had a doctor check my ph. that is a major thing in our human body. if we keep our ph around 7, we are a whole lot more healthier. i used to get sick every winter many times. after i retired. i read a lot. i found out about having the ph balance in the body. once i got its balance, i have not been sick one time since. guest: i do not know about the impact of the p h on the health of people. it is probably not the business of the food and drug administration. i have mentioned the need of getting rid a significant cause of heart attacks in certain oil. beyond that, the fda needs to implement clearer nutritional labels that will guide people to healthier foods and away from the less healthier foods. the british government has made a big effort in this area in recent years. it has encouraged companies to disclose on the front of the

if i had to sit on a bench during the middle of a game due to diabetes it would frustrate me. in a basketball game a couple minutes could mean a big momentum shift. my bayer meter is very important. (announcer) only bayer's contour meter has programmable personal high low settings. it allows me to be able to look at my highs and lows to make sure that my diabetes is being controlled as tightly as possible. with my bayer meter i don't miss valuable game time. i'm alana burns and staying in the game is my simple win. (announcer) the contour meter, only from bayer. >>> today the afghan army destroyed more than two tons of fertilizer in a controlled explosion. fertilizer contains ammonium nitrate and surgeons use it to make roadside bombs. back in february, afghan president karzai banned ammonium nitrate. he signed an order giving afghans 30 days to turn in the fertilizer or face prosecution. explosion today was an effort to destroy some of the fertilizer the government collected. >>> the leaders in north korea today talking tough again. they said that they will exercise their rig

he's earning for the diabetes association.uring the competition, he learned that his 9-year-old daughter would be diabetic. here's part of the boardroom discussion. watch. >> now, does that make you feel even stronger for fight for your charity, or do you think you'd like to leave? >> you know that i do not want to leave here, but for my charity, i would fight to the end, and especially now. however, if she was really sick, i would never say i want to leave, but i will leave to take care of my daughter. >> larry: what do you make of this? >> well, first of saul, he's a great guy. i didn't know what to make of him. he was on. i know of him, i never met him before. but i didn't give him a lot of chance. he's outworked everybody. he has been so good, so strong. and, you know, like i was saying before, he was popular. everybody loved bret. every cast mate. goldberg, the wrestler, they loved bret. he actually looked like he was in good shape. it's never been the thing in my life, i saw him without a shirt and he looked good. not as

. >> reporter: many of the doctor's patients battle life threatening conditions like diabetes and obesity says it's very hard for people to make the right food choices if they don't like the taste of the meal. >> if you don't like the taste of the right food choices and artificial sweeteners are helpful in keeping calorie count down. >> reporter: splenda doesn't have fda warnings. >> i like the idea that the fda approved it. that's why we have these agencies in place. >> reporter: so sweeten to your liking. joce sterman, abc2 news. >> again, there are no longterm documented human side effects from using splenda but any doctor will tell you reducing sugar, artificial, the real deal will improve your health. >>> is my tummy ready for last year's bikini? you've seen them on the beach, hard bodies, stomachs of steal, might be wondering how they do it. katherine talmidge, author of "the fab ab diet" says it takes more than just sit-ups to get the awesome abs. she says you have to watch what you eat. fill your diet full of fiber, high-quality carbs like fruits and vegetables and plenty of prote