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Dbethics have many winners !

2008-04-15T06:23:00.000-07:00

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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Dbethics help you Destressed and Control your Blood Glucose Level More Effectively

2008-04-15T06:19:00.000-07:00

'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.

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You are the Only Dbethics Consultant that is always available

2008-04-15T06:16:00.000-07:00

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!
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We're not about to give up though the journey may be long

2008-02-06T22:51:00.000-08:00

A long and challenging adventure

Doctor with patients - mother and child My daughter developed Type 1 diabetes when she was three years old, while we were holidaying in Canada. We didn’t find out until we got back and visited our GP, who checked her urine a few times as she didn’t believe the results.

We were sent straight to hospital, where we stayed for a week – trying to get her levels sorted and learn all about living with diabetes. That was just the start of a very long, challenging adventure.

"I am incredibly grateful for all the help and support we have received."

I have taken work at my daughter’s school to be on-hand if they need me, especially now she is on four injections a day and needs one at lunch. My husband has had to go part-time to help out, as he works nights and as she still needs checking and maybe waking for food during the night it gets a bit much for me.

Rose on holiday before diagnosis My daughter has been in hospital several times with severe hypos, usually brought on by sickness bugs caught at school. We tend to go in as a precaution when she starts vomiting so they can prepare her for a drip if need be.

I am incredibly grateful for all the help and support we have received. Our Diabetic nurses and consultants are great and we still speak every week.

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I need no sympathy for my Diabetes

2008-02-06T21:59:00.000-08:00

I've had diabetes for 44 years - I was diagnosed with it when I was five years old. In my early 20s I developed retinopathy as a result of poor management. I corrected both the management and the eye problem.

I was treated by nurses, doctors, friends and family with total sympathy. "Oh it's so sad," they said. I'd hear family friends try to comfort my mother and father.

The only one who gave me no sympathy was my mother. She came to me one day and told me that I'd better get tough and get tough quick.

She wouldn't allow a daughter of hers to become a pathetic victim. She also informed me that ‘self pity’ on my part was not an option. She was tough and loving. She helped me learn how to be disciplined.

But most of all she showed me how I was one of the lucky ones. I had a family who loved me and supported me, great medical care and a condition that would only improve
Stress wreaks havoc on diabetes and blood sugars. My work is extremely stressful. To combat the stress, I take time out to exercise...no matter what. On the negative side, I have experienced prejudice in the work arena.
I have been denied promotions because a ‘healthy’ man would be more dependable. I was actually given this excuse by an employer - although they wouldn't put it in writing.

I am known for my positive and happy outlook in life. The glass is always half full for me. It's never been easy - but it's always been possible.

I take this attitude in all aspects of life - work, love, family, finances, everything. Diabetes will never be an easy disease to handle, but the better my attitude is and the harder I work, the easier it is to manage.

There are many people out there like Jane who is looking for a miracle.
Many who have taken Dbethics a plant based supplement for diabetes have managed to overcome high glucose level and gradually reduce their dependency of medication and its side effects.

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Elizabeth Perkins tells how she control her blood glucose Part 1

2008-02-06T17:07:00.000-08:00

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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It doesn't matter anymore

2008-02-02T00:11:00.000-08:00

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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Stress can be very harmful to your blood sugar level

2008-02-02T00:06:00.000-08:00

Stress can influence our blood sugar control in two ways:
It can cause hyperglycaemia and subsequently interfere with our self-care, sleep, appetite, treatment, as well as dietary and exercise programme. When you are under a lot of stress, your sleep may be disrupted and you wake up feeling tired. You may also turn to “quick fix” ways to relieve your stress, such as smoking or excessive drinking. You may not bother to adhere to your treatment regime or do your regular exercises. some may resort to comfort eating. All these attitudes may produce a significantly negative impact on your diabetes management. When you are stressed, your blood sugars may increase and when your blood sugar level is not under control, you may feel even less able to cope.

Stress is a word heard very frequently these days, even from young children. We all get stressed from time to time. sometimes, stress is not a bad thing as it may help motivate us to succeed but sometimes stress can affect us negatively.

For some of us, the management of diabetes can be a huge cause of stress. When diagnosed with diabetes, you may not be able to accept the fact and this can cause emotional distress. The changes to lifestyle (exercise, diet, quit smoking and drinking) that you have to make to better manage your diabetes can be most stressful. To better manage this stress, you should increase your knowledge of diabetes and its management and to allow it to be a part of your
new routine.

The other type of stress that we experience can also be managed by proper stress management strategies. These strategies can help reduce your stress levels and even if you are not stressed, serve as a stress prevention kit.

Some of these strategies include:

1. Good sleep habits
• regular sleeping and waking times
• limit caffeine intake to once a day and before 6 pm
• warm shower to help relax
• do not play very stimulating games just before bedtime
• do not go to bed worried, sad or angry. Try to resolve arguments before bedtime or only bring things (that you are unhappy with) up in the day
• set aside a time for worries

2. Regular exercise

3. Proper nutrition

4. Relaxation exercises
• deep breathing exercises
• muscle relaxation exercises
• relaxing imagery exercise (you can purchase a CD from the Health Promotion Board)
• quiet meditation

5. Positive thinking
• for each negative thought you have, try to replace it with something positive
• finding that silver lining in everything helps make things seem more hopeful

As you can see, most of the strategies for stress management also benefit your diabetes management. so it is worth your while to adopt these strategies as you can have “two (benefits) for the price of one (action)”. sounds like a good bargain, doesn’t it?

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Ambassador to Diabetes Education- Halle Berry

2007-11-30T00:02:00.000-08:00

n 2004, she became the first national ambassador of the National Diabetes Education - Diabetes Aware Campaign, in America.

It's not always easy

She hasn’t always found it easy to manage her diabetes: “Sometimes, in the middle of a workday, it can be a little inconvenient to say ‘I have to go shoot up [with insulin]. Can you excuse me please?’.

"I used to think in the beginning, ‘oh, they’re going to think I’m a prima donna,’ but I got over that saying ‘this is life’.”

A different view of diabetes

But now she manages it so well that she thinks of diabetes rather differently: "My teacher told me at the age of 10 that when I grew up, I was going to be given a gift. Diabetes turned out to be it. It gave me the strength and toughness I needed for my life."

More than just a pretty face

There’s no denying her beauty and as well as winning numerous beauty contests, she has long been the face of Revlon cosmetics and has recently become the face of Versace.

Her looks have not always bought her good fortune though. With a black father and white mother, the young Halle experienced racism from other children, both black and white.

What’s new?

Halle has not always been lucky in love but she has recently hit the jackpot.

She has been dating supermodel Gabriel Aubry, who is nine years her junior, since November 2005, when they met at a Versace photoshoot (how we all meet our boyfriends and girlfriends!).

Berry confirmed in September 2007 that she was three months pregnant with Aubry's baby.

Favourite food

Grilled tuna and garlic mash potato.

Favourite ‘treat eat’

Salt and vinegar crisps.

On ways of how to take control of your diabetes visit n 2004, she became the first national ambassador of the National Diabetes Education - Diabetes Aware Campaign, in America.

It's not always easy

"I used to think in the beginning, ‘oh, they’re going to think I’m a prima donna,’ but I got over that saying ‘this is life’.”

A different view of diabetes

More than just a pretty face

There’s no denying her beauty and as well as winning numerous beauty contests, she has long been the face of Revlon cosmetics and has recently become the face of Versace.

Her looks have not always bought her good fortune though. With a black father and white mother, the young Halle experienced racism from other children, both black and white.

What’s new?

Halle has not always been lucky in love but she has recently hit the jackpot.

She has been dating supermodel Gabriel Aubry, who is nine years her junior, since November 2005, when they met at a Versace photoshoot (how we all meet our boyfriends and girlfriends!).

Berry confirmed in September 2007 that she was three months pregnant with Aubry's baby.

Favourite food

Grilled tuna and garlic mash potato.

Favourite ‘treat eat’

Salt and vinegar crisps.

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Take Control says Lucy Davis

2007-11-30T00:00:00.000-08:00

Take control

"When you are first diagnosed with diabetes it can seem overwhelming and frightening. It could seem easier to bury your head in the sand and hope it will go away.

"But I think the most important thing to remember is that you must be in control of your diabetes and not the other way around.

Don't let it define you

"I’ve known people who allow their difficulties in life to define them. They say 'Why me?'. But I have to say to myself 'Why not me?'. Many people deal with difficult challenges every day of their lives, and we are lucky that we have medicines and technology available to us that others didn’t many years ago.

Plan ahead

"One adjustment that I found hard at first was always having to plan ahead - Where was I going to be that day? What food would be available? Did I have all the insulin I needed? Did I have spare glucose tablets with me? (one of the most important I think). But after a very short time this became second nature, like remembering to take my purse out with me or my keys.

Live your life

"Many things come along in everyone’s lives to test us. What makes us stand out from the crowd is how we deal with them. Diabetes can be as easy or as difficult as we make it. And by controlling it and keeping ourselves healthy, we can help prevent the side-effects of diabetes later in life.

"Be vigilant about your health and your medications. Don’t let yourself view it as a chore. Then go out and live your life, and grasp your dreams with both hands."

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Reduce Stress

2007-11-29T23:45:00.000-08:00

Reduce stress

I have found that having excess stress is a heavy toll on my life for me. After many advice and caution, have taken doctor's advice to quit my job. I did it.

Now after 7 years I can say being less stressful and happy.

Stress is difficult for scientists to define because it is a subjective sensation associated with varied symptoms that differ for each of us. In addition, stress is not always a synonym for distress. Situations like a steep roller coaster ride that cause fear and anxiety for some can prove highly pleasurable for others. Winning a race or election may be more stressful than losing but this is good stress.

Increased stress increases productivity – up to a point, after which things rapidly deteriorate, and that level also differs for each of us. It’s much like the stress or tension on a violin string. Not enough produces a dull raspy sound and too much an irritating screech or snaps the string – but just the correct degree of stress creates a beautiful tone.
Similarly, we all have to find the right amount of stress that permits us to make pleasant music in our daily lives. You can learn how to utilize and transform stress so that it will make you more productive and less self-destructive.