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I'm not sure a magazine about diabetes is something to be appalled about. Lots of people have type 1 diabetes, which is more or less congenital and whether you contract it or not is out of your control.

Reading materials for those with gluten-free diets aren't so tabboo, why is it so for food recommendations that help keep a healthy A1c level?

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"Type 1 diabetes accounts for about 5 to 10 percent of diagnosed diabetes in the United States."

http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/overview/

> I'm not sure a magazine about diabetes is something to be appalled about.

The magazine is mounted on a shelf encrusted with boxes of discounted chocolates/candy. I think the point was the irony - perhaps after stocking up on Mars bars we can mentally pat ourselves on the back for flicking through a personal-health rag or feel less bad about gobbling sweets as we look at overweight/deformed celebrities.

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