Todd: Mike, we're talking about diabetes. Often I hear about diabetes Type 1 and diabetes Type 2. What's the difference? 6park.com
Mike: That's right, Todd. There are two types of diabetes.There is. There's two types. There's Type 1 diabetes and there's Type 2. Type 1 is usually attributed to genetics and generally Type 1, it can happen at any age but it tends to happen when people are younger, and then for some reason, they still don't know why, but the pancreas, an organ in your body, it stops producing insulin, which is a hormone, and when that happens, you instantly become diabetic, and that's Type 1 diabetes. Now, Type 2 diabetes, generally speaking,is because of diet related issues. People who tend to have poor diets, or tend to be very overweight, and again I'm generalizingof course, so there's probably very healthy fit Type 2 diabetics that can still get it but generally, what I think happens with Type 2 diabetes, this is just a theory, that you put so much strain on your pancreas to produce insulin for all the sugar that you're eating that it just stops, it just runs out of insulin and slowly, slowly starts to slow down. 6park.com
Todd: So basically if you have a really poor diet, and you eat a lot of sugar and you don't exercise then you increase your chances.... 6park.com
Mike: Definitely. Definitely. You're increasing your chances. I'm sure of that.
Todd: Right. So, I think these days, one of the biggest problems is probably soda. I know I drink too much soda, so being a diabetic, do you ever drink soda or sweet drinks? 6park.com
Mike: Well, of course I do but like non-sugar sodas, like diet cokes and those kind of things, but of course I drink fruit juices, but generally I drink more water or try to drink drinks that don't have a lot of sugar added in them. 6park.com
Todd: Right. Now, actually if you have diabetes 1 or diabetes 2 is the result the same? 6park.com
Mike: Well, actually there's one major difference and I didn't mention. Type 1 diabetes have to use insulin injections. They have to inject insulin to control the blood sugars. Type 2 diabetes often can take pills, so they don't have to inject themselves, so it's a pretty major difference, I think psychologically if you have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. 6park.com
Todd: And are the complications the same? 6park.com
Mike: Yeah, the complications can be the same. Yeah. 6park.com
Todd: Can you explain what can happen? 6park.com
Mike: Well, like what happened to me. Generally what happens, the blood sugar clogs your blood vessels inside your body and eventually it leads to things like amputations. It can lead to things like loss of vision. It can lead to all kinds of other health related problems where, you know, circulation is important, so thos?e are probably the biggest... liver disease, or sorry, kidney disease is another big one as well so people often lose their kidneys or their eyes - eyesight - or limbs. 6park.com
Todd: That's terrible. 6park.com
Mike: Yeah, it is. It's pretty serious. 6park.com
Todd: So the main thing to do to try to prevent it is to have a healthy lifestyle and eat a healthy diet. 6park.com
Mike: Yeah. Absolutely. Of course for Type 1 I don't think there is much you can really do to prevent it. If you get it, you get it, but definitely for Type 2 that's a good think to do.

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文中生词

pancreas 胰腺
insulin 胰岛素
hormone 何尔蒙
amputation 切断术

词汇例句

generally speaking 通常来讲 6park.com
e.g: 
Generally speaking, you will get a better service if you go to a more expensive restaurant. 6park.com
I think, generally speaking, doctors earn very good money.

每日口语

我每天靠两个闹钟起床
I am woken up by two alarm clocks every morning 6park.com
新闻热词

荒漠化防治=prevention and control of desertification 6park.com
We will promote afforestation, take comprehensive steps to control desertification, stony deserts, and soil erosion, strengthen wetland conservation and restoration, and better prevent and control geological disasters. 6park.com
开展国土绿化行动，推进荒漠化、石漠化、水土流失综合治理，强化湿地保护和恢复，加强地质灾害防治。 6park.com
退耕还林还草 turn marginal farmland to forests and grasslands 6park.com
生态补偿机制 mechanism for ecological compensation 6park.com
耕地流失  loss of arable land

听力测试(答案请见最底部)

1) What is attributed to Type 1 diabetes? 6park.com
 a) Poor diet
 b) Genetics
 c) Pancreas failure
 d) Allergies

2) What is attributed to Type 2 diabetes? 6park.com
 a) Pancreas failure
 b) Excess weight
 c) Unhealthy lifestyle
 d) Genetics

3) As a diabetic, what does Mike tend to drink? 6park.com
 a) Diet Soda
 b) Juice
 c) Water
 d) Sweet tea

4) What is the same with Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes? 6park.com
 a) Injections
 b) Pills
 c) Health problems
 d) Prevention

流行新词

落汤鸡=be like a drowned rat 6park.com
He was wet all over like a drowned rat.
他浑身湿得像只落汤鸡。

今日短语

Bugbear 烦人的事 6park.com
It’s a bugbear of mine that you smack your lips while eating.
我很受不了你吃饭时吧唧嘴的这个习惯。
测试答案 6park.com
1. bc; 2. abc; 3. a; 4. c

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