No child should die of diabetes (adult too)

It's important to give back to society- Lisa Bawor

2008-04-15T06:09:00.000-07:00

'I feel it is important to give back to the charity that helps me'

To celebrate World Diabetes Day on the 14th November, Ferras Nursery School in Luton held a ‘Tea for Diabetes’ (T4D).

The event, which included make up sessions and a charity raffle, raised £206.65 as parents and children enjoyed tea and cakes and learnt more about diabetes.
Organiser Lisa Bawor, whose three-year-old son Theo was diagnosed with diabetes at 18 months (pictured, left), said: "It is so important to me to give something back to the charity that has helped me these last 18 months and to increase awareness of diabetes.

"If one person attends this event and goes away understanding more about this condition, I’ll be happy!"

Many members of the local community attended and took away free information leaflets in a selection of languages. One attendee said: "It is frightening knowing how at risk I am, I will definitely be checking this out further."

Why not help us make a difference by joining us for a Tea for Diabetes this year? We will provide a pack full of ideas, fundraising materials, recipes and a selection of free information materials in a range of languages to help you get your event started.
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Could You Prevent Vision Loss by Diabetes ?

2008-02-22T07:06:00.000-08:00

What is the leading cause of blindness in the United States of America? Diabetes. Researchers are now stating that diabetes related vision loss can be prevented if the disease is treated in time.

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. has reported that only 50 to 60 percent of people with diabetes get the recommended yearly eye exam. The effective treatments, including a dilated eye test, can reduce severe vision loss up to 94 percent. A persons risk for diabetic retinopathy increases with the length of time that they have had diabetes.

It was once thought that diabetic retinopathy only affected diabetics who have had the disease for a long length of time. We now know that that is not the case. For some diabetics, retinopathy is one of the first signs of the disease. Diabetic retinopathy happens when blood vessels in the eye’s retina are weakened due to high blood-sugar levels. The vessels begin to leak blood and fluid which makes the retina begin to swell, this is what causes the vision loss.

To be able to take preventative measures against diabetes, you first need to find out if you have the disease or not. The way to do this is by having your blood sugar levels checked once every 3 years once you are over the age of 45. In the case of diabetes… ignorance is definitely NOT bliss.

It is found that with Dbethics which contain ALA which is Alpha Lipoic Acid helps oxygen to be circulated to all your blood vessels including the capillaries in your retina to prevent retinopathy.

Dbethics has also help many with Prediabetes, Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2 reduce their blood glucose level to normal naturally.

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Unite for Diabetes

2008-02-10T23:33:00.000-08:00

What is retinopathy?

2008-02-10T08:14:00.000-08:00

Retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that can lead to blindness in later life. Although it can be treated successfully if caught early, some of the young people in the study had already reached advanced stages of the disease.
*Why the high rate in young people?

The research of 103 young adults also shows a link between people not attending their clinic appointments and increased risk of developing retinopathy: over half (54.3 per cent) of those who showed signs of the complication had a history of non-attendance. This raises fears that the current services do not meet the specific needs of young people, making them drop out of their diabetes clinics.

In another study, statistics have shown that just over a quarter (26 per cent) of young people with diabetes aged between 12 and 17 haven’t had an eye test for retinopathy in the last 12 months, despite official government guidelines stating that all young people with diabetes should receive a yearly screening from the age of 12.

Complications arising from diabetes are scary but real. Take the necessary step to control and reduce your blood glucose by a healthy lifestyle and take diabetes supplement like Dbethics which is developed by Swiss scientists and is found to help many not only reduce their blood glucose but also avoid its complications. Take action now to control your blood glucose Get Dbethics today from www.springwell.biz
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Experiences of a teen Diabetic

2008-02-10T08:06:00.000-08:00

Softly spoken 19-year-old Hannah was recruited to the band by her lead-singing brother in 2004. She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes a few years before this, when she was 12. “I was feeling very tired, thirsty all the time, waking up every night to go to the toilet and I lost a stone really suddenly. My mum recognised the symptoms and got me a doctor’s appointment where we did a urine test. I was rushed to hospital and before I knew it I was back home with syringes and needles. It all happened in one day.”
A good book

It was an upsetting time for Hannah, but she recalls a strange coincidence that helped. “The book I was reading at the time – 'The Babysitters’ Club' – actually had someone with diabetes in it, so I knew what to expect.”

But Hannah was needle phobic, so how did she come to terms with injecting? “Well, at first my mum did it for me, and gradually she held her hand on top of mine and after a few months I managed to do it on my own. I am still needle phobic – I hate having my blood readings taken, but diabetic needles are so small and you get used to it. Having support from a friend or a parent is a good way to get over it, too.”
Ambition

So has diabetes stopped Hannah fulfilling her ambitions? No way.

“I started piano lessons when I was nine and did my grade eight two years ago. From the age of 12 I’ve always wanted to be in the fashion industry, so to agree to go into the band was a complete change of ambition. But I love it and after a few practices I was sure it was what I wanted to do for life,” Hannah says.
Mixing music with study

With the band and her A levels to contend with, a change in Hannah’s treatment regime was on the cards. So, having consulted her doctor, she switched from twice-daily injections of Mixtard 30 to twice daily injections of Lantus, a long-acting insulin.

At first it was hard for Hannah but now it has its benefits. “I am now able to eat what I want when I want. I can have a salad and not worry about injecting or, if I fancy a chocolate bar, I can cover it with the correct amount of NovoRapid. Leading up to a gig I check my levels before going on stage. If it is below 7mmol/l I’ll drink a small glass of Coke to avoid having a hypo.”

But how does Hannah know how to adjust her insulin dose to suit her carb intake? “I was told that everyone’s body is different and so I would have to work out myself how many units I would have to take for each gram of carbohydrate I eat. I started with 1 unit for every 5g. My blood glucose was slightly high for this ratio, so I lowered it by taking 1 unit for every 3g of carbohydrate.”
Sounds

Hannah takes being the only girl in a band with four boys in her stride. “It’s fine. I like it. Obviously, because my brother is the lead singer, if anyone is out of line I have him to stick up for me.”

WinterKids’ music is reminiscent of ’80s bands like The Cure and The Inspiral Carpets, so is Hannah herself influenced by that musical era? “Because I was classically trained as a pianist I listen to all sorts of different music. If you listen to the part I play on keyboard, it sounds a bit more like Bach and modern-day sounds like Imogen Heap. It’s my brother who is more influenced by sounds like The Cure.”
Awareness

What about an awareness-raising song about diabetes? “We haven’t done one yet, but that’s a very good idea. I suppose I don’t think about doing things like that because diabetes is part of who I am so I don’t think of it twice. But I will definitely raise the subject of that in the next band practice.”

WinterKids released their debut single 'I’m not used to you' in summer 2006 with critical acclaim from the likes of Steve Lamacq at Radio One and music magazine NME, and have played gigs all around the country – even abroad in Sweden. They fund their endeavours by running a monthly indie music night in their hometown Guildford, and through CD sales online and in selected stores.

Taking action early is important with Diabetes. With early treatment and a change of lifestyle you can improves your blood glucose level and live a better life.

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What is Diabetes Mellitus ?

2008-02-10T08:04:00.000-08:00

To be able to manage diabetes it is important to know what is diabetes mellitus ?

Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood is too high because the body cannot use it properly. Glucose comes from the digestion of starchy foods such as bread, rice, potatoes, chapatis, yams and plantain, from sugar and other sweet foods, and from the liver which makes glucose.

Insulin is vital for life. It is a hormone produced by the pancreas, that helps the glucose to enter the cells where it is used as fuel by the body.
Diabetes types

There are two main types of diabetes. These are:

* Type 1 diabetes
* Type 2 diabetes

Type 1

Type 1 diabetes develops if the body is unable to produce any insulin. This type of diabetes usually appears before the age of 40. Type 1 diabetes is the least common of the two main types and accounts for between 5 – 15% of all people with diabetes.
Type 2

Type 2 diabetes develops when the body can still make some insulin, but not enough, or when the insulin that is produced does not work properly (known as insulin resistance). In most cases this is linked with being overweight. This type of diabetes usually appears in people over the age of 40, though in South Asian and African-Caribbean people often appears after the age of 25. However, recently, more children are being diagnosed with the condition, some as young as seven. Type 2 diabetes is the most common of the two main types and accounts for between 85 - 95% of all people with diabetes.

There are currently over 2.3 million people with diabetes in the UK and there are up to another 750,000 people with diabetes who have the condition and don’t know it.

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How to Tell if You Have Pre-Diabetes

2008-02-10T07:29:00.000-08:00

The number of people with pre-diabetes usually outnumbers those with Type 1 and 2 by two to one. Hence it is very crucial for you to take the necessary precautions to prevent yourself from getting diabetes.

While diabetes and pre-diabetes occur in people of all ages and races, some groups have a higher risk for developing the disease than others. Diabetes is more common in African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, as well as the aged population. This means they are also at increased risk for developing pre-diabetes.

There are two different tests your doctor can use to determine whether you have pre-diabetes: the fasting plasma glucose test (FPG) or the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The blood glucose levels measured after these tests determine whether you have a normal metabolism, or whether you have pre-diabetes or diabetes. If your blood glucose level is abnormal following the FPG, you have impaired fasting glucose (IFG); if your blood glucose level is abnormal following the OGTT, you have impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).

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Enjoy your celebrations but watch your Glucose

2008-02-06T23:21:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to all Asians who are celebrating their Lunar New Year today

At some point, whether on special occasions or over periods of festivity, you may find that you have higher blood glucose levels than normal. Being less active, over-indulging or changing your routine could be the reason. The odd one or two high glucose readings shouldn’t affect your long-term diabetes control or health.
Your diabetes medication

Changes in meal times can have a big impact on your timing of medications. If your diabetes is treated with insulin and you’re going to eat a meal later than usual, you may be able to delay your insulin injection until you are about to eat. You may need to have a starchy snack such as a sandwich at your usual mealtime to prevent a hypo (hypoglycaemia).

If you inject just twice a day then you cannot significantly delay your lunch, as your morning insulin covers your lunchtime meal. Your diabetes care team can offer advice on adjusting the timing of your injections.

If you are confident with adjusting your insulin you may be able to increase the amount of insulin you inject to fit in with the food you eat. Your diabetes care team will be able to offer you advice on how to do this, although there will be some element of trial and error involved.

If your diabetes is treated with food alone or food and tablets, the exact timing of your meals isn’t so crucial and you can delay your meals within reason, as long as you keep an eye on your blood glucose levels.
Physical activity

Some form of activity after a meal will help to use up the extra energy you have eaten and help to control your blood glucose levels. A brisk stroll after lunch and dinner will make all the difference and get rid of that sluggish feeling after a heavy meal. Ask your friends and family to join you, as they will benefit too – not just those with diabetes.

Fitting in some other forms of activity at social occasions can help too – what about a boogie or jive on the dance floor?
Going to parties

Having diabetes doesn’t mean you can’t eat out or make the most of a party. It’s worth checking beforehand whether food is going to be provided so that you can make any adjustments that you feel necessary. If there are just going to be nibbles, you may need to eat a meal before you go, or have a snack if food is going to be served much later than you usually eat. Some barbecues or buffets may not have many starchy foods. If this is the case, make a beeline for the bread and don’t be afraid to ask for something else if you need some additional carbohydrate food to keep your blood glucose at the right level.

If you are going to be dancing the night away, it may be more activity than you are used to. If you take insulin or sulphonylurea tablets this will increase your chances of having a hypo. To prevent this you may need to eat extra starchy foods like bread, pasta, chapatis, plantain, rice or potatoes at your meal before any extra activity and you may need a snack during the evening. What you have depends on what is easily available – for example, a bag of crisps from the bar. Reducing your diabetes medication may also help.

Remember to always carry treatment for a hypo, such as glucose tablets, with you. Check with your healthcare team if you are unsure which type of tablet you are taking and before making any changes to your diabetes medication, as this action may not be right for you.

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How I control my Blood Glucose By Elizabeth Perkins Part 1

2008-02-06T16:31:00.001-08:00

I'm a happier person than before! - Elizabeth Perkins

Actress Elizabeth Perkins spent more than a decade feeling constantly run down—and having doctor after doctor tell her there was absolutely nothing wrong. Then, in 2005, at the age of 44, she finally learned that she had type 1 diabetes. Diagnosed while filming the first season of her critically acclaimed Showtime series Weeds—an instant cult smash—she initially struggled to accept her illness, hiding her disease from coworkers and giving herself insulin injections on the sly, alone in her on-set trailer.

Today, Perkins has come a long way, both in getting a handle on her diabetes and in her much-admired turn as Celia Hodes — Weeds’ resident acid-tongued tart of a suburban housewife, whose best friend is the neighborhood drug dealer—which has earned her two best supporting actress Emmy nominations in the past two years.

This fall, on hiatus from the show and taking some much-needed “me time” to putter around the garden and helm carpool, the blunt, charismatic 47-year-old mother of four spoke about handling diabetes in Hollywood, why she can’t wait to get an insulin pump, and how her diagnosis ended up changing her life for the better.

When did you start feeling ill, and how were you finally diagnosed? Believe it or not, I hadn’t really felt well since I had my daughter who just turned 16. I had a lot of pain, I always felt run down, thirsty, but none of my blood work showed anything except slightly elevated glucose levels. It got to the point where I thought I had some sort of psychosomatic illness. I started seeing a therapist because I’d had a series of endocrinologists who all said “there’s nothing wrong with you.”

Finally I agreed to have a hysterectomy and it wasn’t until we did the preliminary workup and I had a blood glucose level of 690 that somebody said “Oh, you know what, you have diabetes.” Looking back on it, I don’t want to be bitter and say “Hey, you know, I exhibited some high glucose levels at different points, but nobody took it seriously.”

[But] the more I’ve learned about latent autoimmune diabetes and diabetes in middle age, if you present any kind of high glucose level, you should be monitored extensively, and that didn’t happen. And because I was so misinformed, it didn’t send an alarm to me. Tell me about being diagnosed during your first season on Weeds.

I felt completely overwhelmed that first year on the show, and I didn’t tell anybody I had diabetes. All of a sudden I was in my trailer at work, testing my glucose, and shooting myself up, and I was really scared and felt very alone and completely in over my head. And it wasn’t until about 6 months later that I thought, “Now why did I do that?” I guess I felt like it was going to hurt my career somehow, like suddenly I was going to become the sick person, uninsurable.

There was the fear of, “Oh well, that’s why she doesn’t look good, that’s why she’s tired, that’s why she has to take breaks,” and I didn’t want that stigma, and it took me a good year and a half to embrace this and say, proudly, “I’m diabetic, and I’m in control of my disease.”

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Lower Blood Glucose without side effects

2008-02-06T02:43:00.000-08:00

I was diagnosed with severe diabetes in year 2002. I was given Glucophage and have been taking that regularly ever since. However, much to any disappointment my sugar level has not improved much. In 2005, I was diagnosed with cataract as a result of my diabetes. My renal functions also gone down dramatically and it affected my cholesterol and uric acid readings. I was advised to go on Dbethics from a family friend and took it on good faith for the past 4 months. To my surprise, my insulin levels stabilized and I feel much better now. I don’t feel lethargic and sick like I used to. Thank you, Dbethics.
(Carmen Thompson, UK)

Big Breasts higher risks of Diabetes ?

2008-02-06T02:39:00.000-08:00

Undiagnosed hypothyroidism. Bad habits regarding food and exercise. All contributors to my type 2 diagnosis at ohmygosh so close to 29.

And now, I have yet another possible cause of type 2 - my breast size at age 20. You see, some Canadian researchers determined that women with D-cups or larger at age 20 have an almost quintuple chance at type 2 diabetes.

Back then, I was a scrawny 120 pounds (if that). Years of the weight yo-yo have seen me as high as 180, now I’m at 140-145. One thing has remained the same - breast size.

I knew big boobs were a curse. ;)

Rosie

Exercise & Diet your way to lower blood sugar

2008-02-05T19:30:00.000-08:00

Any diabetic who has incorporated regular exercise into his or her diabetes management plan knows how exercise can help to work-up a sweat. As the body muscles move more and more, the body makes an ever larger amount of heat. Both heat and movement are forms of energy, energy produced by cells in the body.

The production of energy demands the presence of a fuel. Food gives the body the fuel that it needs to make energy. Carbohydrates are a prime source of energy. Fats and proteins can also be broken-down, stored and used by the body to obtain energy. The biochemistry of the body even directs the manner by which the body will make at least some of its energy. That direction opens and closes certain biochemical pathways.

The movement of voluntary muscles calls-for the availability of a ready-to-go source of energy. The body stores energy for the purpose of supplying it to muscles that are getting signals from the brain. That stored energy, potential energy, is found in a naturally-produced phosphorous compound called ADP.

When a muscle receives a signal from the brain, then muscle cells start to change molecules of ADP into ATP. The body can obtain the energy that it needs from the ATP. At the same time, the body anticipates the creation of added amounts of heat. The body appreciates the need to limit the amount of its natural energy production.

The body produces catechinpolyphenols, chemicals that can block the biochemical pathway that is used for heat production in the non-active individual. The production of heat in a non-active individual is called thermogenesis. The sort of polyphenols produced during times of muscle activity limit the ability of the body to carry-out thermogenesis.

How do the polyphenols limit the rate of thermogenesis? The polyphenols act on the fatty acids inside of the body’s fat storage cells. The cells then make the chemicals that are necessary for the production of heat.. The cells thus facilitate the movement of hydrogen ions (H*) into the cell’s mitochondria. The mitochondria help the cell to make energy.

The mitochondria do not make energy for muscle movement; they the energy that the cell uses to produce heat. The movement of H+ into the mitochondria allows the cell to bypass the biochemical pathway that is used to make ATP. Still, because it is a fat-burning process, thermogenesis requires a source of fuel (calories).

Some health professionals have sought-out foods that have high polyphenol content. According to the above information, such foods should help the body to burn fat. Recent reports indicate that green tea contains such chemicals. That is why green tea has been tooted as a way to loose weight.

Now a diabetic, more than most people, must pay attention to a second aspect of energy production. That is due to the fact that the diabetic with a well-managed diabetes control plan eats a diet with few carbohydrates. The diabetic who wants to control his or her diabetes eats lots of dairy products, and lots fruits and vegetables. The cells of the diabetic must thus obtain energy from the proteins found in those foods.

When cells use protein as an energy source, then the cells (in the course of making energy) make certain unneeded chemicals. Those unneeded chemicals can build-up in the muscles. The body must find a way to get rid of those unneeded chemicals.

The body needs to wash those chemicals out of the muscle cells. The performance of exercise initiates a rise in the movement of blood in the circulatory system. As more blood flows into the muscles, that blood then carries-away the unneeded chemicals in those muscles. An extended period of exercise washes out a larger number of chemicals.

The above fact underlines that reason why exercise should be included in a diabetes management plan. Exercise does help the body to burn energy, but exercise does even more. Exercise helps the body to deal with the biochemistry of energy production whenever the fuel for that energy comes from proteins instead of carbohydrates.

When a diabetic engages in some form of exercise, then he or she encourages the formation of more capillaries in the muscles of the body. Sometimes, the body can make up to 50% more capillaries. At the same time, the diameter of the existing capillaries increases. Blood begins to flow more quickly in those capillaries.

As the blood rushes past the muscle cells, it takes-away the unneeded chemicals in those cells. When the blood flow increase, those chemicals disappear at an ever faster rate. The blood helps to clean the muscles. Exercise enhances the rate of the blood flow. That is why diabetics need to include regular exercise in a diabetes management plan.

Exercise can also help to control hunger pangs. Diabetics understand the discomfort of hunger. Diabetics want to control their hunger, so that they are not tempted to eat foods with high carbohydrate content. Exercise can help a diabetic to reduce the number of temptations that arise from the presence of strong hunger pangs.

In that way, a diabetic can avoid the temptation to “wolf-down” his or her food. The slow digestion of food insures the slow absorption of food. The slow absorption of carbohydrates should be one goal of a diabetes management plan. That is why such a plan normally includes complex carbohydrates, as opposed to simple carbohydrates.

Bearing that fact in mind, one can better appreciate the danger of frequent visits to a fast-food restaurant. Such frequent visits should not be part of a diabetes management plan. At the same time, a diabetes management plan should provide for times spent outside of the home. A diabetic should not remain at home all day long. In that way the diabetic normally fails to obtain an adequate amount of exercise.

By understanding the biochemistry of energy production, a patent with diabetes can better fashion the sort of diabetes management plan that helps with weight control and also insures removal of any unwanted by-products from that energy production

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How I overcome Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 by Halle Berry

2008-02-02T00:13:00.000-08:00

This has been quite a year for Halle Berry.

Not only did the 41-year-old actress achieve a long desired pregnancy, but she stirred up a storm of controversy when she claimed that she had cured herself of type 1 diabetes -- a claim refuted by many doctors and the diabetes community. Berry is the latest example of the many stars, alive and dead, who have waged a battle with diabetes.

Halle Berry struggled with managing her type 1 diabetes throughout her childhood, and then reported a surprise. "I've managed to wean myself off insulin, so now I'd like to put myself in the type 2 category," the Web site contactmusic.com quotes the actress as saying in early November.

Diabetics quickly admonished Berry for her comments and doctors confirmed: It is not possible to "cure" anyone of diabetes. If Berry were truly a type 1 diabetic, it would be suicide to stop taking insulin. She claims that a healthy diet and exercise has changed the course of her illness.

"When someone really has type 1, it means their immune system has destroyed the insulin producing part of the pancreas. In that case, there is no way to wean yourself off insulin," Dr. Francine Kaufman, a diabetes expert at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, told ABC News.

Some 20.8 million people -- 7 percent of the population -- have diabetes, according to the National Institutes of Health. African-Americans, however, are particularly at risk. According to institute statistics, 3.2 million black Americans, or 13.3 percent of all non-Hispanic blacks, have the disease.

Type 2 tends to affect the unfit and obese; 90 percent of all type 2 patients are overweight. Berry, however, was a healthy 22-year-old working on the TV show "Living Dolls" in 1989 when she was first diagnosed, she told the Daily Mail in 2005.

Before she was diagnosed and after becoming ill on the set, she told the paper, she slipped into a diabetic coma for a week.

Berry is currently pregnant with her first child with her boyfriend of two years, Gabriel Aubry.

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I don't care about my health any more !

2008-01-31T22:10:00.000-08:00

Hi friends,

Heard of this from a friend who was a diabetic for 20 years. I bumped into a woman in a wheel chair in a lift and she look familiar. I realised that she was a long lost friend Shanta K.

We went for a drink and I asked her why she was on a wheelchair. She poured out her despair that she was a diabetic for 20years and has given up hope. Both her parents died of diabetics and her sister is in danger of losing her legs to it. Her legs were swollen due to water retention in view of her poor kidney condition. She has to take 120 units of insulin a day. Her blood sugar was 25 mmol and her doctors has been yelling at her to do something about it.

I recommended her to take Dbethics a plant based supplement to reduce blood sugar level. As she was couldn't hold on to her job due to her condition and survived on social security of US100-00 a month. She was given two boxes of Dbethics compliments from Springwell.

She was advised to take two sachets a day. After two weeks her blood sugar level dropped to 12 mmol. And two days later it dropped further to fasting 9 mmol.

Although she has not fully recovered, she has regained her confidence that there is hope after diabetes.

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How a housewife overcome Diabetes !

2008-01-30T00:21:00.000-08:00

I am a housewife age 61. I fell on the tarmac (road) while approaching the immigration office. My left knee is wounded and it has been ‘weeping’ for 5 days with no recovery even with the medication I have taken. I am afraid that it will get worse from what it is now. My blood sugar level has been stagnated between 13.0 - 14.4 The doctor has recommended to go onto insulin injections. I was afraid. Since I have taken Dbethics for about 5 days now the wound on my knee has healed and new skin has formed. My blood sugar has reduced by 0.3 as of today. I am continuing the rest of the Dbethics once a day.

I have wonderful news to tell. On 21 Oct, my blood sugar level was 14.4 and today, 12 Nov, it is 7.9 for the first time! A 45% improvement in my glucose level within a month! My husband and I are very very happy and a big thank you for recommending Dbethics. Even my dizziness has reduced. Dbethics works. Please rush me two boxes of supply as I have 3 sachets left.

It’s more than a month on Dbethics. I am relieved that there’s no more dizziness after returning from the market and still able to continue about the daily routine or even after I squat. Nightly I would have my back scratched but now it is not irritable any more. I have also recommended my relatives and friends Dbethics because of the numerous benefits that I have experienced. - Madam Alice

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More than 21million American have Diabetes

2008-01-30T00:07:00.000-08:00

Let's Unite together to fight Diabetes. We can overcome

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Actually Scientific America has a lot to say about diabetes. So much so that they just released a Scientific America Special Report: Managing Diabetes.

This Scientific America Special Report focuses on much more than just managing diabetes. They have gone into pretty good detail about every aspect of diabetes. The Scientific America Special Report: Managing Diabetes would be a perfect article for someone who needs a total overview of diabetes which includes the causes and the treatments.

Some of the more alarming facts in the Scientific America Special Report: Managing Diabetes are that in 2005 roughly 7 percent of the American Population had diabetes. That would be about 20.9 million people. Out of that 20.9 million people 6.2 million people were unaware that they even had diabetes.

Unaware? But doesn’t diabetes have telltale symptoms? Diabetes does have certain symptoms associated with it but they can be pretty vague and mistakenly attributed to other things. The most common symptoms of diabetes include:

Frequent Urination
Extreme Thirst and Hunger
Irritability
Fatigue
Blurred Vision
You can see how any one of these common diabetes symptoms can be thought to be caused by some other factor.

American’s need to be educated on the disease of diabetes. Since diabetes is fast becoming an American epidemic people need to be aware of the risks and symptoms the same as they of heart disease and other major diseases seen in the United States.

The only way to do this is by upping diabetes awareness. It will take things like the Scientific America Special Report: Managing Diabetes to start this awareness.

2007 saw a lot of Diabetes Awareness efforts including November being American Diabetes Month. The entire month of November was dedicated to diabetes awareness.

In regards to Diabetes, awareness truly is the key to prevention…Knowledge Is Power!

Knowledge saves lives.

I can save yours too !

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Islet of Langerhorns transplant

2008-01-29T23:59:00.000-08:00

Islet Cell Transplants Take Another Step Forward

Today Researchers at the University of Minnesota showcased a new, minimally invasive technique to implant islet cells. Islet cells are located in the pancreas and are responsible for producing insulin. Thirty days after the procedure, every one of the thirteen test subjects were producing insulin without any follow-up injections! There were no major complications. Ultimately, doctors hope that the procedure will not require an overnight stay at the hospital.

The procedure uses a steroid-free method of suppressing the bodies immune response and using an ultrasound guidance monitor to inject donor cells through the patient's skin. The access site is then sealed with a newly developed "sandwich technique" where gel foam and coils are applied in layers. Apparently, previous methods had complications arising from how the access site was protected. Unfortunately, the article doesn't elaborate on this point.

Transplants, including those designed specifically for diabetics, have been around for a while. Occasionally, we hear about new techniques for transplants that seem to make the process better.However, there is a huge problem with transplants of any kind, regardless of the technique used: the recipient's immune system must be permanently shut down, or at least permanently weakened or it will destroy the transplant. The only way around this problem that I have heard about is to create a transplantable organ or islet cell which matches the recipient's DNA. Medical science is still going to have to progress a long way before this technique becomes practical.
A friend of mine was a long-term, Type 1 diabetic as I am. But, this friend had to have a kidney transplant, and she got a pancreas transplant at the same time. That was about five years ago.
At first, she was very happy with the results. It was great not to be a diabetic anymore, even though she did have to take, and still does take literal handfuls of immune suppressant drugs.
But after a couple of years, she began to have huge problems with the side effects of the immune suppressant drugs. She now has constant and debilitating colon problems, including diarrhea so bad that she can rarely leave her house. He transplant clinic doctors tell her that she should look on the glass-half-full side and just be thankful for not being a diabetic anymore. But in reality, the side-effects of her immune suppressant drugs have made her a virtual invalid, tied to her bathroom and hiding from anyone who might possibly have any kind of infection such as a cold or flu.
As for me, I say no thanks to an islet cell transplant. At least until the day comes when the transplanted tissue will be invisible to my immune system, and no immune suppressant drugs will be needed.
In my opinion (based on 29 years of being a Type 1 diabetic), if you are careful you can live with Type 1 diabetes. But if your immune system must be crippled by drugs, your quality of life is worse than a diabetic's.

Michael James, I think you're right to focus on the tremendous risks and side effects of transplants. The experience of your friend sounds absolutely horrible. I would hope that no one would ever have to go through something like that.

It's important to distinguish between transplanting a full organ and just islet cells. The latter should be a lot less traumatic on the body. But doctors still haven't found an easily deployable solution. Yet.

There are a few developments that give me hope for the future.

1. I read about researchers that were placing islet cells inside of a semi-permeable membrane. This allowed nutrients to get in and kept attacking cells out. This kind of artificial protection could limit the need for immunosuppressant drugs. Unfortunately I can't find a link to this article now.

2. New drugs may be able to specifically target the immune cells that attack the islet cells. This would be much better than shutting down the whole immune system. It's like the difference between using a 500 ton bomb and a sniper rifle to take out the bad guy. Here's an example.

3. We may find a more plentiful source of stem cells with less risk of rejection. They may come from an animal like a pig (where your insulin probably comes from) or from an immortalized human cell line that is more resistant to rejection.

In the end, it will probably take a combination of artificial protections, more targeted drugs or drug cocktails with micro-doses, and a plentiful source of islet cells so injections can be given more often. We're not there yet, but we're taking strong strides in each of these areas.

Islet transplants may never be the magic bullet, but it may be the big breakthrough before the really big breakthrough, when we can teach the body to stop attacking its own cells. Maybe I'm being too much of an optimist. The pace of technological advancement is accelerating all the time, especially in the field of new materials, and it's hard not to think that in 20 years it will be a completely different landscape.

I'm 66 years old. I had a liver transplant 2 and a half years ago. Since then I've have gained over 65 pounds and am borderline diabetic. The immune suppressants are "doing a number on me." I'm sure they are the cause of my peripheral neuropathy, increased hypertension, skin rashes, diarrhea, non-healing wounds, insomnia, shingles, tendonitis, basal cell carcinoma, nervousness, irritability......Shall I go on? It seems I get almost every bad side effect of the suppressants. I'm waiting for lymphoma which is a side effect I have yet to experience. I'm on rapamune, myfortic, and prograf. I now have Stage 3 kidney disease. I was on dialysis for four months after the original surgery. Is there any help for people like me who seem to experience every negative side effect of these drugs? I feel my life is close to a living hell. Please don't say, "Just be grateful you're alive."

Well John, I can understand some of what you are saying as I too am a kidney transplant receipent. I have gained a huge amount of weight and I became type 2 diabetic which I take two different pills for. My diabetes is under control as that is a daily struggle due to each time they increase my immono's my sugar takes a leap. All I can say is stay encouraged...I have not experienced all of what you have but there have been changes in my body. Me, personally...I would rather keep fighting the tides that be than to have to go back to a life confined to dialysis. Which I was for nearly four years. Lately the most common complaint is twitching in the nerves in my eyes. By the way I take prograf and cellcept. I know they explained some twitching disorders could happen but it is really nerve racking in my eyes. I wear glasses and could wear my contacts if the twitching were not so bad some days.I received my transplant January 20, 2006 so I am still farely new at this. Also because I am a fair skinned African American, the steroids cause me to bruise very easily. Usually the slightest bump causes awful bruises. Even in places I didn't know I could bruise. For a minute my family members thought I was secretly attacking myself...(laughing) All I can say is we must stay encouraged and keep posting comments to keep each other encouraged as you have done for me. After reading your story, here I was getting aggravated by the weight gain,bruising and twitching and compared to what your going through it seems like a drop in the bucket. I pray you find some comfort and relief that works for you.

Hi,

I'm a Type 1 diabetic who received an Islet Cell transplant Jan 2007. I had developed brittle diabetes. I had really looked after myself for 35 years but in the last 5 had become completely unaware of hypos and was having debilitating ones 6-7 times a week. So for me, it was a last ditch attempt of getting my life back.
I still have a few low blood sugars but nothing like before. I can live my life again. Sure, I have to take immune suppressants, but for me, this is minor inconvenience, so far. I still need another top-up transplant and I can't wait to have it. Also the digestive problems I used to have as a result of my diabetes have disappeared since the transplant.
I thank the Drs and nurses at the University of Chicago for letting me into their research program and I advise any Type 1 diabetic who is having great difficulties, specifically with hypo unawareness to consider an Islet cell Transplant as an option.

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Juvenile Diabetes Increases

2008-01-29T23:54:00.000-08:00

Child Diabetes Rate Increases In Australia
Diabetes rate among children has increased according to an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare study where they showed that the rate jumped from 19 cases for every 100,000 children to 23 cases between 2000 and 2005.

“Over the study period we found 6,000 new cases among zero-to-14-year-olds and we also found a further 6,000 cases in people aged 15 to 39,” AIHW spokeswoman Louise Catanzariti said.

“So it’s important to remember that type 1 diabetes can occur at any age, not just in childhood.”

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Mikhail Gorbachev manages Type 2 Diabetes

2008-01-29T23:47:00.000-08:00

Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev, the last leader of the USSR, served from 1985 until its collapse in 1991. For his efforts to reform the Communist state, Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. He is currently the leader of the Union of Social-Democrats, a political party founded after the dissolution of the Social Democratic Party of Russia in 2007. He also manages his type 2 diabetes with medication.

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How I fight Diabetes and win ! by Mary Tyler Moore and David Wells

2008-01-29T23:40:00.002-08:00

Mary Tyler Moore, now 70-years-old, has successfully managed her type 1 diabetes for 30 years -- and chose to become an advocate for diabetes research, taking her story all the way from Hollywood to Washington, D.C.

Moore testified before Congress (along with actors Kevin Kline and Jonathan Lipnicki and former astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13) to call for an increase in funding for diabetes research and support for embryonic stem cell research, which she called "truly life affirming." Also present in the hearing room were about 200 children with diabetes and their families, who were in town for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Children's Congress

David Wells
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Wells' life changed in early March 2007 when he found out that he had type 2 diabetes. The 43-year-old left-hander, who has battled his weight in the past, probably had high blood sugar for a long time. He was scratched from a start in 2006 due to gout in his right foot, but with the diagnosis he pledged to make healthier lifestyle choices.

As Wells told the San Diego Union-Tribune after his diagnosis: "Obviously, this is a concern, but it's beatable. And I'm going to beat it. It's going to take some lifestyle changes, and I'm already making them."

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Patte Labelle says you can win against Diabetes

2008-01-29T23:40:00.001-08:00

Patti LaBelle
Thirteen years ago, R&B legend Patti LaBelle passed out onstage during a concert. Soon after, the double Grammy Award winner was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and it was a wake-up call for changing her life.

LaBelle lost her own mother to diabetes amputation complications. She recently became a spokeswoman to advocate diabetes awareness and better monitoring of glucose. LaBelle says she controls her diabetes with medication and exercise, including swimming and walking -- in addition to eating lots of vegetables.

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Americal Idol Randy Jackson Overcomes Diabetes

2008-01-29T23:37:00.000-08:00

Randy Jackson
"American Idol" judge and performer Randy Jackson was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2001, when he weighed 360 pounds. "I was in the worse shape of my life," Jackson, now 51, told Newsweek magazine. Even though his father had been diabetic, he thought he just had a cold -- until he went to the doctor and was diagnosed with diabetes.

In addition to treatment with medication, Jackson underwent a gastric bypass operation that reduced his weight to 230 pounds. He has given up the pies and cakes he grew up with as a child in the South. Jackson's diet today includes plenty of vegetables and very few sweets. "Food is for nutrition now," he told Newsweek. He is also helping the American Heart Association get the word out about the heart risks associated with the disease.

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Nick Jonas and Delta Burke fights Diabetes

2008-01-29T23:33:00.000-08:00

Nick Jonas
Tweenie pop star Nick Jonas announced he had type 1 diabetes earlier this year. The 14-year-old sensation of the Jonas Brothers Band was diagnosed in 2005, after he had many of the common symptoms: sudden weight loss, extreme thirst and irritability.

"For someone who had no bad medical history ever," Jonas told the Web site diabeteshealth.com, "to suddenly have the shock of diabetes was a bit overwhelming in itself, and then I had to learn all about it, learn all these things in such a short period of time. All of it was crazy. I also wondered if I could continue making music ... but I had the support of my friends and the band to be there with me. My dad was back at home with my three other brothers, but my mom stayed at the hospital with me every night."

Now the teen star uses an insulin pump and says that his diabetes is managed well. He advises other teens who have been recently diagnosed on diabeteshealth.com: "Don't let it slow you down at all. I made a promise to myself on the way to the hospital that I wouldn't let this thing slow me down, and I'd just keep moving forward, and that's what I did. Just keep a positive attitude and keep moving forward with it. Don't be discouraged."

Nick Jonas sings, plays guitar and drums in the Jonas Brothers Band with his two older siblings, Kevin and Joe. They grew up in New Jersey -- the children of musicians.

Delta Burke
Delta Burke is best known for her role as the outspoken Suzanne Sugarbaker on the TV show "Designing Women," but she has also become a personality for diabetes information. The stage, screen and film actress -- and the wife of actor Gerald McRaney -- leads the Let's Talk campaign, which sheds light on the importance of managing diabetes through diet and exercise. The campaign moved through a dozen U.S. cities during the summer of 2007.

Burke has lost about 60 pounds, due to her nearly 10-year battle with type 2 diabetes. She began to lose weight so she could play the role of "Truvy" in the Broadway production of Steel Magnolias in 2005, a role that required her to be more slender.

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Halle Belle How I overcome Diabetes and give birth to a child

2008-01-29T23:22:00.000-08:00

Halle Belle overcomes Diabetes type I

2008-01-29T23:18:00.000-08:00

Since November is American Diabetes Month, the media is spotlighting celebrities with Diabetes in an attempt to show that people, no matter the color, shape or economical status are being affected by diabetes.

ABC News: Stars Battling Diabetes is piece on the ABC News site which spotlights 14 celebrities throughout history which have battled diabetes. The site gives a picture of the celebrity along with a brief history of when they were diagnosed with diabetes.

One celebrity’s story really popped out from the rest… this celebrity claims to have cured type 1 diabetes.

Halle Berry has made claims that she was able to cure herself of type 1 diabetes. How did she do this? By weening herself off of insulin. Gosh, it’s so easy. How did all of those doctors miss the cure? Just ween the patient off of insulin. It makes sense.

Except that type 1 diabetics do not produce insulin and so once you slowly weened down their insulin dose to zero…they would die. Except for that little detail I would say that Halle Berry is onto something here.

So what was the response to Halle Berry’s statement from doctors in this country? Impossible, type 1 diabetes has no cure. It is possible, the doctors say, that Halle Berry actually had type 2 diabetes which a person can overcome. If she was smart enough to figure out how to cure diabetes, wouldn’t she be smart enough to know which type she had? You would think.

Other than the claims of curing type 1 diabetes, the ABC piece was great. It is pretty interesting to find out some of the celebrities which live with diabetes and some of the things that they have done to support awareness of this disease. Some of the celebrities on the list include:

Halle Berry - Self proclaimed diabetes curer
Delta Burke - Leader of the Let’s Talk Campaign
Dick Clark - Strives to raise awareness of the link between diabetes and heart disease
Mary Tyler Moore - Chairperson of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Della Reese - Spokesperson for Glaxo Smith Kline’s Stronger Than Diabetes
Diabetes has been around for a long time but since the year 2000, it has caught the attention of everyone in this country as becoming an epidemic. The purpose of American Diabetes Month is to raise awareness not only about the epidemic we are dealing with but also to show that with education diabetes can be avoided.

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Famous People With Diabetes

2008-01-29T23:14:00.000-08:00

Actors/Directors

Jack Benny, ’50s television host
Halle Berry, actress who recently appeared in “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge”
Wilford Brimley, of television and films, “Cocoon” and “The Firm”
Delta Burke, of television’s “Designing Women”
James Cagney, producer, director and actor
Nell Carter, of the television show “Gimme a Break”
Dale Evans, actress, singer and wife of Roy Rogers
Stephen Furst, actor on the television shows “St. Elsewhere” and “Babylon 5”
Jackie Gleason, funny star of “The Honeymooners”
Gordon Jump, actor on “WKRP in Cincinnati”
Mabel King, actress who played Mama on “What’s Happening”
Marcello Mastroianni, actor who appeared in 142 films
Jerry Mathers, actor of “Leave It To Beaver” fame
Mary Tyler Moore, actress and star of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”
Richard Mulligan, actor on the television show “Empty Nest”
Minnie Pearl, entertainer, actress on the variety show “Hee Haw”
Ehster Rolle, actress on the TV Show “Good Times”
George C. Scott, Academy Award-winning actor
Jean Smart, actress on “Designing Women”
Kate Smith, singer, actress who sang “God Bless America”
Spencer Tracy, famous leading man of Hollywood movies
Mae West, actress
Jane Wyman, actress on “Falcon Crest”
Political Leaders

Yuri Andropov, former premier of Soviet Union
Menachem Begin, Israeli prime minister
Lucille B. Chapman, a five-time Menominee Indian tribal chairwoman
James Farmer, civil rights pioneer
Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet premier
Janet Jagan, president of Guyana
Fiorello LaGuardia, New York mayor and the airport’s namesake
Winnie Mandela, South African anti-apartheid leader
Anwar Sadat, Egyptian leader
Business Leaders

James Conkling, founder of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Bill and John Davidson, heads of Harley Davidson motorcycles
Tom Foster, former head of Foster Poultry Farms
W.L. Gherra, of Payless Drugs
Howard Hughes, industrialist
Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s fast food restaurants
Musicians

Nat Adderley, jazz trumpeter
Ray Anderson, jazz trombonist
Hoyt Axton, folksy baritone, songwriter and actor
Syd Barrett, of the rock group Pink Floyd
Johnny Cash, legendary country singer, known as “the man in black”
Carol Channing, Tony Award-winning singer/actress in “Hello Dolly”
Mark Collie, contemporary country star
David Crosby, member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Miles Davis, legendary jazz great
Freddy Fender, actor and country singer
Ella Fitzgerald, jazz vocalist
Mick Fleetwood, singer in rock band Fleetwood Mac
Jerry Garcia, lead singer of The Grateful Dead
Dizzy Gillespie, jazz trumpeter
Mahalia Jackson, singer
Waylon Jennings, country singer
B.B. King, rhythm and blues star
Patti LaBelle, pop singer
Peggy Lee, ’50s songster
Tommy Lee, of heavy metal band Motley Crue
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Broadway composer
Meat Loaf, singer
Bret Michaels, lead singer of the rock group Poison
The Pump Girls
Scientists

Morris Braunstein, scientist
Thomas Edison, inventor
Albert Ellis, psychologist, rational emotive therapy
Cynthia Ice, developer of Lotus software
George Minot, first person with diabetes to receive Nobel Prize in medicine
Lois Jovanovic-Peterson, scientist, endocrinologist, author of “Diabetic Women”
Sports

Arthur Ashe, tennis legend
Walter Barnes, former Philadelphia Eagle turned actor
Ayden Byle, runner
Bobby Clarke, hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers
Ty Cobb, baseball player for the Detroit Tigers
Scott Coleman, first man with diabetes to swim the English Channel
Buster Douglas, boxer
Kenny Duckett, football player for the New Orleans Saints
Chris Dudley, New York Knicks basketball player
Del Ennis, baseball player
Curt Frasier, hockey player for the Chicago Black Hawks
Bill Gullickson, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
Gary Hall, Olympic gold medalist in swimming
Jonathon Hayes, tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs
Catfish Hunter, pitcher for the Oakland A’s and the New York Yankees
Jason Johnson, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
Billie Jean King, tennis player
Ed Kranepool, baseball player with the New York Mets
Kelli Kuehne, LPGA golfer who wears a pump on the golf course
Jay Leeuwenburg, offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals
Calvin Muhammed, football player for the Washington Redskins
Jackie Robinson, baseball star who broke the color barrier in the Major Leagues
Sugar Ray Robinson, boxer
Ron Santo, third basemen for the Chicago Cubs
Art Shell, NFL player and coach
Michael Sinclair, defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks
Bill Talbert, hall of fame tennis player
Jersey Joe Walcott, boxer
Wade Wilson, NFL quarterback
Writers/Reporters

Richard Bartlett, film
June Bierman, author of books on diabetes
Fran Carpentier, editor of Parade magazine
Sylvia Chase, ABC News Reporter
Ernest Hemingway, 20th century novelist
Walt Kelly, animator and Disney founder
Mario Puzo, author of “The Godfather”
Anne Rice, “Interview With a Vampire” author
H.G. Wells, writer, “The Invisible Man”

Most Urgent message on Diabetes

2008-01-29T23:10:00.000-08:00

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Girls with big breasts are more prone to diabetes

2008-01-29T23:07:00.000-08:00

Girls with big breasts have a 68 percent higher chance of developing diabetes by middle age than their small-breasted counterparts, according to a new study by Canadian scientists.
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The decade-long study to find the link between big breasts and diabetes development among nurses in the US shows that those with bigger breasts at the age of 20 are at a higher risk of developing the disease in later years.
Joel Ray, professor of medicine at the University of Toronto and a clinician-scientist at the local St Michael's Hospital, said this was "the broad conclusion" of his research team on the basis on this study.
"Our findings are based on data from the Nurses Health Study II project in 14 American states. In a nutshell, 92,102 nurses were studied for link between their breast size and their chances of developing diabetes by the age of 35. The bigger their breasts are at the age of 20, the bigger their chances of developing diabetes," Ray said.
However, Ray was quick to add that the breast size could be one of the factors, apart from smoking, family history, diet and ethnicity that trigger diabetes in women.
"Obesity remains a big factor. Obese women tend to have larger breasts, thereby becoming more prone to diabetes," he said.
From these findings, he said, it will be interesting to study how breast fat influences insulin resistance.
Ray emphasised that their research was preliminary at this stage and should not be taken at its face value.
Women should not think about breast surgeries to minimise their chances of developing diabetes.
"It is an interesting possibility that needs to be studied before we can say anything," he said.
During the study, he said, it was found that nurses with a family history of diabetes or those who smoked were more prone to developing the disease.
"Out of 92,102 nurses in the decade-long study, 1,844 developed diabetes."
The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, also showed that big-breasted nurses reported being heavier than others at young ages of five and 10, and entering puberty earlier. Ray said there is a definite link between early puberty among fat girls, insulin resistance and their predisposition to diabetes.
Breast tissue is extremely sensitive to hormones. Since insulin is a hormone, there is resistance to it by breast tissue, he said. A bigger breast means more insulin resistance and more chances of diabetes.

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Unite for diabetes- stop the death !

2008-01-29T22:54:00.000-08:00

No Child Should Die of Diabetes !
(No Adults should die of Diabetes too !)
According IDF (International Diabetes Federation) statistics, every minute, an average of 7.23 persons die of Diabetes and many of them are children. With greater awareness of how to prevent the onslaught of Diabetes from affecting you and your love ones. Knowing what to do if you are suffering from it, can save your life and that of your loved ones.
Life has never been easy with diabetes, so much medicines to take. So many things to follow, the pain, the sufferings, yet there are side effects. Doctors tell us of the many dangers and for those whose condition are serious…………
….we are a living time bomb etc……. Is there hope if you are diabetic ? Yes, Yes, and Yes………
Diabetes can be overcome and reversed ! Yes it can. For Type II and Type I that are not genes related……………………
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