Virtua T2 Meeting Was FANTASTIC AND Brett Michaels words are POISON
So Tuesday nights Virtua Hospital’s t2 meeting was incredible and positive on every level!
The audience was warm and inviting, and we created quite a diabetes dialogue !
We talked about all things diabetes related and how owning your diabetes and laughter can get you through it all!
Including what made us laugh about Diabetes: Favorite snackies, type 3 faux pauxs, figuring out the whole diabetes world, and the lack of bagels in our diet.
We talked about what made us cry: Peoples insensitive remarks about our disease, how trying to be in control can bring us to tears,insurance nightmares, and the lack of bagels in our diet.
We discussed how small changes can make a huge difference in our lives if we just give them a try. Did you know that if you "gut"a bagel it cuts the carb count dramatically?
As a type 1, it was interesting to hear from the other side of the D coin, and visa versa.
I had a beautiful audience in every sense of the world and want to thank Bryony Crane, who leads the t2 Support Group at Virtua Hospital in Voorhees for asking me to speak.
IT WAS FANTASTIC!
And Now for a topic that's completely different & not at all pleasant:
Brett Michaels words are POISON. Literally, and figuratively.
I first read Brett’s ridiculous statement last night in the Huffington Post’s Entertainment Section. I was shocked and didn’t tweet the link, for fear of just 1 PWD who might want to try the “Brett Michael’s method of satisfaction." That thought scared the hell out of me!
But I did want to post about it.
I kept thinking of my nephew Brendan, who’s had t1 for over 16 yrs and just received his Doctorate in Literature from Berkeley on May 16th. Brendan & I grew up together; he was born 17 days after my 10th birthday – I know, what a wonderful gift!
I love him and his brothers as if they were my own.
Brendan is cute; has an awesome personality, can play the guitar and sing,can speak French and Latin and has a GREAT and AMAZING brain. He starts teaching Literature this summer at UCLA . Brendan forgets more things then I could EVER hope to remember.
Bren’s in control of his diabetes, and I know that he thought BM’s statements were stupid and dangerous. But what if Brendan wasn’t secure and knowledgeable regarding his diabetes or had just been diagnosed and had taken Brett Michaels statement as fact?
I think Brett Michaels is a schmuck, in every sense of the word.
Withholding insulin before sex is stupidest thing and can have deadly consequences.
WHy the hell did you put that thought out there?
Like all of us PWDs, I’ve had to stop mid groove and reach for the emergency can of ginger ale under the bed in order to “close the deal.”
I’ve had my tubing sets ripped out accidentally at the most in opportune & intimate of moments- and have laughed it off as it happened.
I’ve finished the deed & have been ½ way to sleep when the pump disconnect alarm goes off from across the room. I’ve had to get up and reconnect –annoyed with myself for being so careless regarding the reconnect. Not only was I putting myself in great danger, but I was also putting the person I was with in a potential dire situation – NOT SMART.
Yet even with Diabetes and with or without my insulin pump, I’ve still managed to shout YES - no problem!
There’s nothing sexy about DKA.
There’s nothing sexy about low blood sugar.
There’s nothing is sexy about having to call 911 on your partner in the middle of what’s supposed to be the closest moment two people can share.
Frankly, there’s absolutely nothing sexy about Brett Michaels.
I prefer a man who is smart, and thinks about how his words can affect others. Especially when that person has a reality show that is watched by millions who might actually think Brett know's what he's talking about.
I prefer a man whose in control of his life, and respects his diabetes, as well as my own.
I’m not a big fan of lawyers, but if one of my "people" gets hurt because of his idiotic statement, I hope they sue his ass!
Kerri @ SUM wrote a great post about Brett's idiocy today.
For those of you have yet to Checkout Kerri's Open Letter To Brett! It ROCKS-Brett Michaels however does not, in anyway,shape,or form~
Contribute To The Cynthia Kahn Memorial Fund & Help CWDs Attend AFC Extreme Weekend
Hey Guys:
We've all felt the loss of Cynthia Kahn this week and our hearts go out to her family during this difficult time. It's a horrible thing to lose a family member to diabetes - you never get over it.
Cynthia's family has set up The Cynthia Kahn Memorial Scholarship Fund, benefiting children with diabetes who'd like to attend "Adventure For the Cure's Extreme Weekend For Children With Diabetes" & require financial help.
Children with diabetes have the opportunity to do all types of cool outdoor activities (rumor has it that ZipLines are involved,) while building both friendships and confidence in the process.
Cynthia volunteered her time as a counselor and it was a big part of who she was.
If you'd like to make a donation to her Scholarship Fund please click on the following link.
Every dollar helps a child with diabetes and keeps Cynthia's memory alive.
Carb Free Cupcakes Courtesy of Cara - Say that 3 Times Fast!
Actual Aerial footage of my gift of Carb Free Cupcakes & wonderful card - hovercraft angle~
Actual Aerial footage of the Magical carb-free cupcakes courtesy of Cara
Long distance shot -
Both images courtesy of Kelly's iPhone
I opened the package and was excited to find a box full of carb-free crayon cupcakes and a lovely card from Cara over at Every Day Every Hour Every Minute.
We in the DOC are Cupcake and bacon loving folk - always have, always will be!
I can actually bolus for cupcakes better than pasta.
This box of mini carb free cupcakes wasn't just a lovely & thoughtful gift that I appreciated very much, but an environmentally friendly one as well. WHY? because these cupcakes are made from recycled crayons.
After my friends daughter & I colored with them, I can tell you from experience that these cupcakes do the job of coloring VERY well!
You want in on a free box of carb free cupcakes courtesy of Cara? YES, I dare you to say that last sentence three times fast, then click here and enter Cara's Carb-Free Cupcake Contest!
They are totally "bolus worthy" without the bolus.
FYI: I know I don't need to tell you this, but you can't eat these cupcakes. While I doubt you'd be poisoned, it's a pretty safe bet that you'd have a wicked bellyache and rainbow hued poo!
BBC News highlights its own inadequacies in health reporting. Statin Drugs.
The mainstream media does not report the dangers of pharmaceutical drugs, and this includes BBC News, a public service broadcaster that has repeatedly refuses to inform its viewers and listeners of the harm Big Pharma drugs can cause.
It was therefore a surprise to hear this morning (11th June 2014) that the Today programme reported that certain senior doctors have asked NICE to re-look at its advice to prescribe Statin drugs to healthy people. Perhaps they did not realise that they were giving an opportunity for these doctors to state that Statin drugs cause serious adverse reactions, including kidney and liver damage, muscle damage, and diabetes (dementia was not mentioned).
The BBC, and most of the mainstream media, have never reported these disease-causing-effects of Statin drugs before - and the question needs to be asked - Why not?
(Incidentally, the 'epidemic' rise of diabetes was featured by the Today programme the previous day, 10th June 2014. No connection was made to this, or the fact that many conventional drugs are known to cause diabetes).
What astute listeners would have realised is that BBC News have never announced these adverse reactions, and have always been happy to parrot the conventional medical establishment's view that these drugs were 'entirely safe', and that 'everyone should take them'.
The report also demonstrated that NICE make their recommendations without access to all the evidence known to Big Pharma companies about the adverse reactions of drugs.
John Humphries seemed genuinely surprised about this 'revelation'. Perhaps we should ask where he has been during the last ten years and more!
It also seemed to come as a surprise that NICE was dominated by people who had close links with Big Pharma companies.
For a moment I thought that the BBC had changed their policy on health issues - a sudden conversion to open and honest and impartial reporting. However, it is more likely that they stumbled on this evidence. Whether they pursue such concerns in future remains to be seen. But by past performance, they will continue to believe everything the conventional medical establishment tells them, and assume that the only people who know anything about health are conventionally trained doctors.
Patients are badly served by the BBC, and by the mainstream media generally. This is one of the main reasons for this, and similar blogs - to inform people about the dangers of conventional medicine - to inform people that the NHS, NICE, the MHRC, et al, are part of a monopoly that is causing harm to our health.
It was therefore a surprise to hear this morning (11th June 2014) that the Today programme reported that certain senior doctors have asked NICE to re-look at its advice to prescribe Statin drugs to healthy people. Perhaps they did not realise that they were giving an opportunity for these doctors to state that Statin drugs cause serious adverse reactions, including kidney and liver damage, muscle damage, and diabetes (dementia was not mentioned).
The BBC, and most of the mainstream media, have never reported these disease-causing-effects of Statin drugs before - and the question needs to be asked - Why not?
(Incidentally, the 'epidemic' rise of diabetes was featured by the Today programme the previous day, 10th June 2014. No connection was made to this, or the fact that many conventional drugs are known to cause diabetes).
What astute listeners would have realised is that BBC News have never announced these adverse reactions, and have always been happy to parrot the conventional medical establishment's view that these drugs were 'entirely safe', and that 'everyone should take them'.
The report also demonstrated that NICE make their recommendations without access to all the evidence known to Big Pharma companies about the adverse reactions of drugs.
John Humphries seemed genuinely surprised about this 'revelation'. Perhaps we should ask where he has been during the last ten years and more!
It also seemed to come as a surprise that NICE was dominated by people who had close links with Big Pharma companies.
For a moment I thought that the BBC had changed their policy on health issues - a sudden conversion to open and honest and impartial reporting. However, it is more likely that they stumbled on this evidence. Whether they pursue such concerns in future remains to be seen. But by past performance, they will continue to believe everything the conventional medical establishment tells them, and assume that the only people who know anything about health are conventionally trained doctors.
Patients are badly served by the BBC, and by the mainstream media generally. This is one of the main reasons for this, and similar blogs - to inform people about the dangers of conventional medicine - to inform people that the NHS, NICE, the MHRC, et al, are part of a monopoly that is causing harm to our health.
