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Because I Like Carrots, THAT'S WHY!

Much like the monxter dude above, I ate the rainbow on my plate & it was delicious!
photo courtesy of monxters.com


So I was at a friend’s bbq a few weeks ago, and before the official meat feast began, I was enjoying the crudites, otherwise known as the veggie & dip platters.

I’ve been trying to up my veggie servings as of late, and let’s face it, the veggie trays at the bbq made it more than easy to do that.

My plate looked like a veggie rainbow, filled with raw yellow and orange sweet peppers, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, sugar-snap peas, celery, and baby carrots all nicely arranged.
And I had a feeling that my CDEs would be pleased!

I scooped a few spoonfuls of hummus & tzatziki on my plate and was just about to grab a seat and indulge, when a Friend Of A Friend (who shall now be referred to as FOAF for the rest of the post) came up to me and said:

FOAF: Hey, don’t you have diabetes?
Me: Yes, I do.
FOAF: Well, then why are you eating carrots?
Me: Because I LIKE carrots, that's why. Why are YOU eating carrots?
FOAF: Well, I’m allowed to eat carrots. You do know their loaded with sugar, right?
Me: I’m going to go out on a limb here and fill you in on a few things.
A. I count carbs, not sugar grams. B. Whatever sugar i.e carbs these carrots may have, the fiber, vitamins & tasty deliciousness are worth it. And C. I REALLY LIKE RAW BABY CARROTS.

FOAF: Well, I just wanted to make sure THAT you knew about the carrots. After all, I’d hate for you to run into a problem.

Me: Thanks, but I got this covered.

FOAF walked away, looking perplexed and annoyed. FOAF also spent the next few hours looking over at my plate every now and then, but tried to look like she wasn’t.

And FOAF damn near had a conniption when I placed homemade brownie on my plate!

But I ignored FOAF for the rest of the bbq and I thoroughly enjoyed my raw veggies, my bun-less turkey cheeseburger & homemade brownie.

I hung out with my friends and totally ignored the FOAF elephant in the room.
I just didn’t feel like defending myself over freaking carrots!

Nor did I feel like verbally annihilating her and carving her a new one so to speak. And I didn't I flip my Diabetes Bitch Switch (Yes, SHOCKING,I know) I just let it go.

FYI: My blood sugars for the rest of the evening were 150, 137 & 133.

SO Yeah, I ate a veggie rainbow - WITH CARROTS - AND A BROWNIE - And lived to tell about it!
Posted by Mr. Boy at 09.53, Add Comment
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THERE OTTA BE A LAW:This Made me Mad-And I Have A Feeling God Wouldn't Like It Either

WHERE: Pharmacy
WHEN: Late Saturday Morning
WHY: Getting my RX to fix Sinus/Ear infection
MOOD: Miserable and soon to become angry.

So there I sat in the pharmacy, waiting for my name to be called so I could get on with the rest of my day. All I wanted was to get my RX, eat some food, take the meds and go to bed. I couldn't breath and my ears hurt so much that I was down right miserable.

All the good magazines were being read and my iPhone battery was down to a single red bar, which kept me from tweeting, emailing, or looking up fabulous and obscure facts on the Internet.

I spied one of those spin-ee, book carousels thingies with inspirational/feel good reported bests sellers for my viewing/reading/purchasing pleasure.
I thought maybe I could find something that would help me out of my funk. I scanned the titles and nothing moved me enough to actually pick it up and start reading.
And then, sitting on the third shelf, I saw it. I could feel my ears turn as red on the outside as they most likely were on the inside and I was not happy.

I'm talking about THIS:





I grabbed the book and sat down, I flipped through it and found the following page:



NEWS FLASH: Don Colbert, M.D. If the bible actually cured diabetes, every single PWD (Person With Diabetes) would have jumped on this cure years ago.

HOW DARE YOU PEDDLE PEOPLES FAITH AS A CURE!

I'm not against God or people who find comfort in the bible - I get it. Where ever one finds comfort; hope, and or inspiration is alright with me. Some find it in the bible, Koran, or teachings of Buddha. Some find it in nature or in poetry. Many find in in their child's smile.
I am against pimping your "miracle cure" in the name of God. I consider it false advertising,and I feel that your book adds to the perpetuation of blame for not being "good enough" that most PWDs struggle with every single day,24X7.

I also think that your book will illicit false hope to a population desperate to find a cure, and I know that a belief in prayer over insulin could cause people to ditch their meds w/ the hopes that if they just pray hard enough, they will be cured. Those people won't be cured, but they will go to heaven much sooner than they should have- thanks to you and your book.
If you want me to get all religious - I consider you a false prophet using God & the bible as a way for you to make a profit off my disease.

I hope God forgives you and me, because I'm really having a tough time with the concept of forgiveness right now. I'd like to tell you face to face, to "go to hell!"
Posted by Mr. Boy at 08.33, Add Comment
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Patient Choice and the British Government

Patient Choice and the British Government
Does the British Government agree with Patient Choice - when it comes to the choice of medical therapy. Patient Choice is certainly Government policy; just as it is the policy of every political party in Britain. 

But does it actually believe in it?

My answer is 'Yes, maybe'. In a recent written Parliamentary answer, Minister of Health, Anne Milton, stated:

The Department does not maintain a position on any particular complementary or alternative therapy including *homeopathy*. It is the responsibility of local national health service organisations to make decisions on the commissioning and funding of such treatments, taking into account their safety and clinical and cost-effectiveness and the availability of suitably qualified/regulated...

Earl Howe, another Health Minister in the House of Lords, gave an identical response (11th June 2012). This statement shows not only that the Government is committed to Patient Choice, but also to local, rather than centralised, decision making - which again is highly commendable.

The problem is that up-and-down the country, local NHS Primary Care Trust (PCTs) are refusing to allow patients who want to use Homeopathy, and other CAM therapies, to have access to it.

So unfortunately, Patient Choice, and local decision making do not go well in this situation. The reason for this has nothing to do with effectiveness, or safety, or local funding issues - but it has everything to do with the monopoly position of Conventional, drug-based medicine within the NHS, and the determination to maintain it, at any cost.

Several months ago I spoke to my former MP, Louise Menche about this. I ascertained that Louise is no friend of Homeopathy, or CAM therapies generally. But we did agree that within each PCT (or within each of the new GP-led commissioning organisations) there should be a member of staff who is willing, and sufficiently qualified, to respond to patients who wish to receive 'drug-free' treatment. This would be a simple solution to this problem of implementing Patient Choice.

Access to medical treatment on the NHS is a right every citizen has (not least because every citizen has paid for it!) Every patient should also have the right to choose the treatment he/she wishes to receive. As I said to Louise Menche, I did not want to choose the treatment she wanted for herself. Similarly, no-one should be trying to prevent people choosing other options, which the Conventional Medical Establishment is certainly seeking to do at the moment.

So the issue is no longer one of belief, and the policy is in position - it is now just a matter of implementation. Unfortunately, the Government has not yet recognised that in order to implement Patient Choice, effectively, it has to take more action to enable it.

Posted by Mr. Boy at 07.26, Add Comment
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