He is?
Wasim Akram, born 3 June 1966, Lahore, Pakistan.
Famous for?
Being one of the finest fast bowlers ever seen in the world of cricket. He is a former Pakistani Captain and also had a very successful career in England, playing for Lancashire.
*So he was pretty good then?
Well, that’s an understatement! Wasim holds numerous world records for his cricketing superpowers.
He holds world records for the most wickets taken in both One Day Internationals (502) and List A cricket (881). He has the joint-highest number of Man of the Match awards in Test cricket and, if that’s not enough, Wasim also managed the highest score by a number eight batsman in Test cricket — 257 not out against Zimbabwe.
How did he find out he had diabetes?
Diagnosed in 1997 in the middle of a Test cricket series, after his father dragged him to the doctor - Akram had begun losing weight and experiencing considerable thirst and fatigue. He lost loads of weight, was drinking a lot of water and was sleeping the whole time.
Battling through
He played the whole series against the West Indies in the same condition, and just put the changes down to the fact that he was training. It was not until his dad dragged him (at the age of 31!) to the doctor that his blood glucose levels were found to be very high.
When he was first told that he had Type 1 diabetes, he got quite depressed, especially after all his friends were telling him that he would have to give up his cricket.
Proving his doubters wrong
But, determined to prove them wrong, he brought his diabetes under control by carefully controlling his diet and exercise levels.
Legend
He continued to play world class cricket, and went on to become a legend in his own lifetime, being the first bowler to take more than 400 wickets both in Test and one-day internationals. All this despite having to inject with insulin three times a day.
What now?
Wasim retired from cricket in 2003 and has since become a cricket commentator for TV.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Dbethics help you Destressed and Control your Blood Glucose Level More Effectively
'Run a race, climb a mountain or join a circus'
*A year ago I was feeling stressed, fed up and was getting annoyed and upset regularly.
I was a pain to live with and I was struggling at work. At my lowest point, I was sat on the west platform at Hackney Central station crying my eyes out. I had no idea why, so I went to see my GP and we talked things through.
He said he thought that while I was clearly controlling my blood sugars well and achieving all the medical attainments (good eyesight, no foot troubles, excellent HbA1c), I had not come to terms psychologically with having the condition.
My GP said I might be depressed and that my problem was frustration. I no longer could be entirely the person I was and my life had changed.
Diabetes is a change and because of how I used to live my twenty-something life (booze, junk food, general disorganisation and chaos), it was not an easy one for me to accept, in spite of the fact that on the face of things I was doing ‘all the right things’.
*He told me that the best way to deal with frustration was to exercise. Something to do with endorphins. It sounded strange at the time but I took his word for it.
My girlfriend entered us into the Great North Run to raise money for Diabetes UK and we started running. And running and running.
It was heartbreaking. I’ve always enjoyed sport but have never really been that fit. I had to worry about being tired and having low blood sugar, and sometimes I didn’t know the difference.
After two weeks I wanted to stop. I was having regular hypos the day after running and the insulin regime it had taken me a year to devise was being totally disrupted. And, of course, I was just finding the running really, really tiring. But I persevered.
After a while things got easier and I was able to run for an hour and roughly predict the effect it would have on me over the following 24 hours. I trained three or four times a week and joined a gym. That was a big step. I had been ideologically opposed to gyms in the past. I finished the training and managed the race in two-and-a-half hours.
Since I started training and particularly since I ran the race I have felt a lot better. My girlfriend has noticed the difference. Less toddler-style tantrums, less moping, more enthusiasm to get up in the mornings, and, crucially for both of us, more sex. I definitely feel happier and less angry and frustrated. I think for the first time in two years I might be genuinely beginning to accept that I have diabetes and that I can live with it.
*I’m not going to preach to you about the benefits of exercise. But I do want to explain one thing. Since I started exercising three to four times a week I think about my blood sugar control totally differently.
I focus less now on what I eat and more on how active I’m being. I think about my insulin intake in terms of what I’ve got on and how much exercise I’m going to do, rather than focussing so hard on food.
I have become less food obsessed and have found that I can actually eat more of the things I like because I’m so much more active. Because I’m exercising more I need to test my sugar levels more regularly, so I do it up to eight or nine times a day. It no longer seems a hassle like it used to and of course it helps my control.
Exercise has not just made me healthier through its own benefits, but it has changed my attitude to my treatment and made me feel more in charge of things. I don’t think my GP knew that his suggestion would have had this much of an impact, but I thank him for it nonetheless.
Change is really the key I think. In a small way you do have to redefine who you are and what you do as a diabetic. Doing something new as a diabetic is important. Diabetes is change, and, whether you think it’s good or bad, if you want to cope you have to change with it, not just in habit but in attitude.
The idea that you can achieve something that you had not done before you were diagnosed is uplifting and you start to see having diabetes in a whole new light.
It is no longer the obstacle that makes the things you used to do that little bit harder. It is the reason to go and try new things and push yourself further than you did before. And the benefit of all this is that along the way you are probably helping yourself to deal with the condition better both physically and psychologically.
What I advise is this. Go out and run a race, climb a mountain or join a circus. Do something that you’ve never done before and that you never thought you would ever do. It’s important for everyone, but it’s even more important for you.
Dbethics have helped many lives dto be transformed. Yes you can control your blood glucose level too with Dbethics
www.springwell.biz
www.dbethics.com
*A year ago I was feeling stressed, fed up and was getting annoyed and upset regularly.
I was a pain to live with and I was struggling at work. At my lowest point, I was sat on the west platform at Hackney Central station crying my eyes out. I had no idea why, so I went to see my GP and we talked things through.
He said he thought that while I was clearly controlling my blood sugars well and achieving all the medical attainments (good eyesight, no foot troubles, excellent HbA1c), I had not come to terms psychologically with having the condition.
My GP said I might be depressed and that my problem was frustration. I no longer could be entirely the person I was and my life had changed.
Diabetes is a change and because of how I used to live my twenty-something life (booze, junk food, general disorganisation and chaos), it was not an easy one for me to accept, in spite of the fact that on the face of things I was doing ‘all the right things’.
*He told me that the best way to deal with frustration was to exercise. Something to do with endorphins. It sounded strange at the time but I took his word for it.
My girlfriend entered us into the Great North Run to raise money for Diabetes UK and we started running. And running and running.
It was heartbreaking. I’ve always enjoyed sport but have never really been that fit. I had to worry about being tired and having low blood sugar, and sometimes I didn’t know the difference.
After two weeks I wanted to stop. I was having regular hypos the day after running and the insulin regime it had taken me a year to devise was being totally disrupted. And, of course, I was just finding the running really, really tiring. But I persevered.
After a while things got easier and I was able to run for an hour and roughly predict the effect it would have on me over the following 24 hours. I trained three or four times a week and joined a gym. That was a big step. I had been ideologically opposed to gyms in the past. I finished the training and managed the race in two-and-a-half hours.
Since I started training and particularly since I ran the race I have felt a lot better. My girlfriend has noticed the difference. Less toddler-style tantrums, less moping, more enthusiasm to get up in the mornings, and, crucially for both of us, more sex. I definitely feel happier and less angry and frustrated. I think for the first time in two years I might be genuinely beginning to accept that I have diabetes and that I can live with it.
*I’m not going to preach to you about the benefits of exercise. But I do want to explain one thing. Since I started exercising three to four times a week I think about my blood sugar control totally differently.
I focus less now on what I eat and more on how active I’m being. I think about my insulin intake in terms of what I’ve got on and how much exercise I’m going to do, rather than focussing so hard on food.
I have become less food obsessed and have found that I can actually eat more of the things I like because I’m so much more active. Because I’m exercising more I need to test my sugar levels more regularly, so I do it up to eight or nine times a day. It no longer seems a hassle like it used to and of course it helps my control.
Exercise has not just made me healthier through its own benefits, but it has changed my attitude to my treatment and made me feel more in charge of things. I don’t think my GP knew that his suggestion would have had this much of an impact, but I thank him for it nonetheless.
Change is really the key I think. In a small way you do have to redefine who you are and what you do as a diabetic. Doing something new as a diabetic is important. Diabetes is change, and, whether you think it’s good or bad, if you want to cope you have to change with it, not just in habit but in attitude.
The idea that you can achieve something that you had not done before you were diagnosed is uplifting and you start to see having diabetes in a whole new light.
It is no longer the obstacle that makes the things you used to do that little bit harder. It is the reason to go and try new things and push yourself further than you did before. And the benefit of all this is that along the way you are probably helping yourself to deal with the condition better both physically and psychologically.
What I advise is this. Go out and run a race, climb a mountain or join a circus. Do something that you’ve never done before and that you never thought you would ever do. It’s important for everyone, but it’s even more important for you.
Dbethics have helped many lives dto be transformed. Yes you can control your blood glucose level too with Dbethics
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www.dbethics.com
You are the Only Dbethics Consultant that is always available
It has always been my opinion that those who suffer from any chronic illness, particularly diabetes, should become as self sufficient as possible.
*My lifelong hobby of survival skills has encouraged me to be more independent.
Diabetics are great planners, so diabetes should not prevent you from doing anything, you just need to plan ahead! It is what you don’t plan for that will catch you out.
I taught myself to control my insulin and diet to cope with the changing situations that life throws at us. Despite what doctors say, life is not always predictable.
With a little common sense, I learned to climb mountains, build shelters, navigate over long distances, design diabetes specific survival kits that contain insulin delivery systems, and a steady supply of glucose and water, as well as blood sugar monitoring devices.
If my blood sugar was two points too high, I learned to take just the right amount of insulin to reduce it by only the two points.
I set myself limits under which I will adjust my blood sugar levels before I undertake any strenuous exercise.
I have taught myself to properly treat minor wounds that could become infected and cause trouble. These simply learned lessons have served me well. After all, I am always there, the doctor isn’t! My diabetes is my responsibility, not someone else’s.
I later taught survival skills to other people. When my son was born with diabetes, I taught him all that I knew about the importance of good control, and all of my own survival knowledge.
*The knowledge we gained was practised on a field trip once a year as a family. Good planning is what makes it possible.
If you can normally climb five hundred feet before you run out of energy, you just plan your first stopping point at four hundred feet. There you check your blood sugar levels and adjust it while you rest and plan the next four hundred feet.
Always have more than one plan for each section, and carry all that you need to complete both plans.
You will not find any doctors surgery or supermarket half way up any mountain. If you need a supermarket to live, you are not living! Teach yourself to improvise.
A good understanding of your condition and a knowledge of how to correct any problem will benefit you immensely.
So when your doctor advises of a change in your treatment, ask them why the change is necessary, don’t just accept what the doctor says, learn why they are advising you of the change. You are talking to an ‘expert’, get as much out of them as you can!
Remember, you are the only diabetic consultant that you will always have available!
Find out how many have their blood sugar level reduced to normal through Dbethics
in www.springwell.biz
www.dbethics.com
*My lifelong hobby of survival skills has encouraged me to be more independent.
Diabetics are great planners, so diabetes should not prevent you from doing anything, you just need to plan ahead! It is what you don’t plan for that will catch you out.
I taught myself to control my insulin and diet to cope with the changing situations that life throws at us. Despite what doctors say, life is not always predictable.
With a little common sense, I learned to climb mountains, build shelters, navigate over long distances, design diabetes specific survival kits that contain insulin delivery systems, and a steady supply of glucose and water, as well as blood sugar monitoring devices.
If my blood sugar was two points too high, I learned to take just the right amount of insulin to reduce it by only the two points.
I set myself limits under which I will adjust my blood sugar levels before I undertake any strenuous exercise.
I have taught myself to properly treat minor wounds that could become infected and cause trouble. These simply learned lessons have served me well. After all, I am always there, the doctor isn’t! My diabetes is my responsibility, not someone else’s.
I later taught survival skills to other people. When my son was born with diabetes, I taught him all that I knew about the importance of good control, and all of my own survival knowledge.
*The knowledge we gained was practised on a field trip once a year as a family. Good planning is what makes it possible.
If you can normally climb five hundred feet before you run out of energy, you just plan your first stopping point at four hundred feet. There you check your blood sugar levels and adjust it while you rest and plan the next four hundred feet.
Always have more than one plan for each section, and carry all that you need to complete both plans.
You will not find any doctors surgery or supermarket half way up any mountain. If you need a supermarket to live, you are not living! Teach yourself to improvise.
A good understanding of your condition and a knowledge of how to correct any problem will benefit you immensely.
So when your doctor advises of a change in your treatment, ask them why the change is necessary, don’t just accept what the doctor says, learn why they are advising you of the change. You are talking to an ‘expert’, get as much out of them as you can!
Remember, you are the only diabetic consultant that you will always have available!
Find out how many have their blood sugar level reduced to normal through Dbethics
in www.springwell.biz
www.dbethics.com
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