[neverdem]

Americans cut back on Soda - Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group see continued sales declines.

FReepmail me if you want on or off the diabetes ping list.

[DoughtyOne]

It's not easy to do, but you take care of these things by diet and exercise.  I'm not a fan of taking surgical action to do something you can't do by willpower.

Ramirez's political cartoon "daily dose" 07/28/2013: LINK

FOLKS, THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN, PLEASE CLICK HERE AND PENCIL IN YOUR DONATION TO HELP END THIS FREEPATHON.  THANK YOU!
...this is a general all purpose message, and should not be seen as targeting any individual I am responding to...

[Patriot Babe]

I have a cousin who had Gastric Bypass and her diabetes is gone. She recommended that I should get it. I fear the side effects of Gastric Bypass. I would rather try to fight my obesity on my own by exercising and watching what I eat. Also another woman at work got some expermental weight loss treatment at a hospital now she is suffering from the side effects of the treatment. Sorry I will not quit trying to lose weight the natural way.

[Sacajaweau]

if you need gastric bypass....it means you ate like a pig for years....

[IamConservative]

I wonder what the gut bacteria might have to do with this..??..

Ulcers are caused by bacteria. What may be cured?

[Gay State Conservative]

I've never had my stomach stapled but I have been overweight,twice.Both times I was put on an oral diabetes medication and both times,after having lost a lot of weight, I was taken off of that med.So maybe it's the weight itself...the excess fat,perhaps...that causes the diabetes and once that fat disappears the sugar regulation improves.

[csmusaret]

Mouth by pass renders sugar harmless.

[captain_dave]

Expecting a surgeon to fix your obesity problem is like expecting a democrat politician to fix your national debt problem.

[BfloGuy]

Eat stuff that makes less sugar. Skip the bypass.