Hello world,
Well not really. Dolphins do have a type of insulin resistance that is close to type 2 diabetes, but unlike with modern humans, their disease helps them survive. Dolphins need a certain amount of glucose in their bloodstream in order for their brain to work, but they eat a low-glucose diet. This insulin resistance keeps their blood sugar levels high. This means that dolphins shouldn't be fed high-sugar human foods, otherwise they develop the same symptoms as human diabetes patients. It is supposed that actually the disease that causes death in humans nowadays was actually an advantage during the Ice age, when humans switched to high protein diets. It seems very sad to me that the same sickness that helped us survive so long ago is one of the ones killing us off now. But it helps dolphins, which is good.
Here's the link;
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/100219-health-dolphins-diabetes-switch-humans-cure-medicine/
Knights and away!
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