Diabetes rant.

I would like to begin this post by saying that this comment of diabetes has definitely succeeded in getting me all riled up. I would like to put my foot down and say that irresponsibility of someone's diet does not always correlate with diabetes. Do not assume that just because a person is diabetic, it shows they have no self control over what they eat. While the statement may be true for some people, who do not pay attention to what they eat, and thus leads them to a life with diabetes, they can't represent the entire population of diabetics. More often than not, diabetes (or rather, the risk of developing it) is passed from generation to generation. It's hard to tell where to cross the line at "controlling a diet" because if some people are more susceptible to diabetes than others, then it doesn't take much for them to start showing the symptoms and thus eventually diagnosed with diabetes.
             


Once again, the idea of the government stepping in to take over control is always a bad idea. Since we are a democracy, if citizens don't like the idea of the government taking complete control of our diet, then we can always rebel against this rule, and get rid of the government if we're not satisfied with what they're doing. This is our lifestyle, our health, and ultimately, our choice if we want to live better, or live an eventual life of constant insulin shots. This freedom and the right to lead the life we want is what gives significance to our democratic society, so taking away this freedom of choosing what we get to eat would defeat the whole purpose of democracy.
Besides, if people originally weren't willing to control their diet, what makes you think that making the government step in would make any changes? If anything, it will cause an outrage amongst the people, and they will look for ways to get the freedom they had constantly had throughout their life.

The best solution would be to continue to educate the people on the dangers of diabetes. Education costs money, but since the rate of diabetes is increasing drastically each year, should it not be a worthy cause? One can only hope that people will decide to make the right choice, and if they don't, then in the end, it's their life. It's up to them to decide how they want to spend it, whether it be dying sooner or dying later, as long as they are aware of what they are doing to their own lives, which is what the aim is through education.