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by felixbraun·8y ago·view on hn ↗
Since non-diabetics accumulate close to zero Titanium Dioxide and it is ubiquitous in our 'modern' environment, it seems more likely that diabetics have for some reason difficulties clearing these crystals?
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My first thought -- diabetes affects kidney function. The question is whether the same is found in type I diabetics.
Type I diabetes is an inability of the pancreas to produce insulin. In typical type II diabetes it is not a problem of production, but rather the uptake of the insulin is inhibited. Basically the body becomes resistant to the insulin signal.
My point was that high blood sugar damages the kidneys, so if TiO2 in kidneys is an effect rather than cause of diabetes, we would see it in both type I and type II.
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