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Press release

Life Isn't Always Sweet—Why Type 2 Diabetes Could Be Prevented

21. February 2018

Who hasn’t experienced that uncontrollable craving for something sweet? Why has evolution endowed us with this “craving”? Why can’t we often resist the temptation of sweets? We all love that sweet temptation! However, as is often the case in life, this temptation can turn against us and significantly shorten our lives!

A woman is lying on the bed. There is a laptop and various candies on the bed.
A woman is lying on the bed. There is a laptop and various candies on the bed.

Who hasn’t experienced that uncontrollable craving for something sweet? Why has evolution endowed us with this “craving”? Why can’t we often resist the temptation of sweets? We all love that sweet temptation! However, as is often the case in life, this temptation can turn against us and significantly shorten our lives! In this episode of our health series, Prof. Dr. med. Mang discusses with the audience why sugar can “erode” us from the inside out. Why does sugar drive us into a kind of addiction? And why does severe vascular damage occur in diabetes mellitus long before blood sugar levels are measurably high? Why do these vascular changes lead to blindness, foot amputations, heart attacks, and strokes?

Prof. Dr. med. Mang takes a critical stance on current treatment methods, which ultimately only make the situation worse—even in the long term! And he offers a glimpse into why the saliva of a North American crested lizard could represent great hope for people with diabetes in the coming decades.

Video: Life Isn’t Always Sweet—Why Adult-Onset Diabetes Could Be Prevented
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