Easy way to prevent diabetes?

[mattbell]

There are already implantable glucose monitors.  Why not create one that causes harmless pain if blood glucose rises beyond a certain level, with the amount of pain increasing commensurate with the level?  People modify their behaviors quickly to avoid pain if there's a clear and rapid connection between the pain and a pain-causing stimulus.

Devices that intentionally cause pain might be difficult to get FDA-approved, but it seems like techniques like gastric bypass essentially accomplish the same thing, with far more side effects an irreversible changes. 

I feel like I have a natural version of this glucose-pain connection; when I eat many kinds of junk food, I start to feel sick within minutes.  It's trained me to not eat junk food, even if it once tasted good at the time of eating.

Comments

[sacra-imbri.livejournal.com]

(1) For the life of me, I can't remember why it happens, but I observe the phenomenon regularly at work.

(2) Which intermittent pain is harder for the body and brain to simply filter out...

(3) The primary purpose as stated for gastric bypass is enforcing portion control by reducing the amount the stomach can expand, thus giving the distended and therefore sated feeling before any more than a reasonable amount is consumed.

(4) Well yes, but just think bout how much more readily you take to positive stimuli. In general, you buy things that make you feel good, or protect you from pain. How willing are you to shell out hard-earned cash for something that blatantly states "This device will cause the user pain"?

Part of the issue on that taste issue is our diet. We eat too much sweet and filter it unless it's near overwhelming... Of course, bad carb comes in lots of flavors. The Siren-call for me is the salty crunch of the corn chip...