Most often diabetes is caused by a person's diet or by heredity. Recently, researchers were surprised to find a link between arsenic and diabetes. Arsenic is a common pollutant found in rivers, streams and well water. People who drink water contaminated with arsenic may increase their risk of developing type two diabetes.
According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 13 million people live in areas where the levels of arsenic in drinking water exceed EPA health standards.
Arsenic can cause the body to resist insulin which is a hormone that allows our bodies to absorb glucose, a basic sugar produced by our digestive tracts and carried by our blood. When our bodies resist insulin, it means we cannot absorb glucose which then rises to dangerous levels in our bloodstream. This is diabetes.
Arsenic dissolved in water can pass from water, through our digestive systems and into our bloodstream where it will interact with insulin, ruining its ability to carry out its life sustaining function.
For people who reduce their consumption of meat, cheese and synthetic sugars like high fructose corn syrup, the risk of diabetes from polluted water comes as a setback.
Arsenic is an element, meaning it is a basic molecule on the periodic table of the elements. It is a metal which means it can conduct electricity. Arsenic is found in some rock deposits but most often it enters ground water or surface waters from industrial sources like wood treatment plants, smelters, glass production or some agricultural chemicals.
Despite federal regulations requiring that arsenic not be discharged into public waterways and regulations that require water utility companies to filter arsenic, the regulations are failing to protect the public.
Bottled water provides no solution to the dangers of arsenic. Since bottled water is not regulated and usually is city tap water, its possible arsenic could be in bottled water as well.
Removing arsenic from drinking water requires a specialized filter. Metals and some other dissolved minerals are particularly tricky to remove from water as they tend to dissolve into minute particles that are hard to filter out. Two kinds of filters are effective for metal removal: alumina and redox
Alumina is an aluminum filter that strongly attracts other metals and other minerals out of water. A redox filter is one that uses a chemical reaction (reduction/oxidation) to remove arsenic or other metals from water.
The public can protect itself by installing a home water purification system that is capable to removing metals and minerals from water. For more information see the link below.
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