Obat Diabetes

So After much hesitation, I've decided to join the world of blogging. What will I talk about??? Well I'm not really sure, but I do know that much of my blog will focus on the wonderful world of Type 1 Diabetes. In my world we call Diabetesaliciousness. Why? because it sounds much cooler and sexier than Type 1 Diabetes, and let's face it, it has nice a ring;)

I'm a type 1 since forever and I poke fun at all the funny things that can happen to you when your diabetic. Laughter is wonderful! But my humor is based on fact and I use not only to educate my audience, but to make them see all the positives in what can perceived as a very negative situation.

What really got me going regarding blogging was Halle Berry's most idiotic statement that she
(and I quote) " I've been able to ween myself off insulin through diet and exercise and no longer considers myself a type 1, but a type 2."

OK PEOPLE - THAT INFORMATION COULD KILL SOMEONE.

First lesson in this blog - There is absolutely no way in hell that a Type 1 Diabetic can become a Type 2. THEY ARE 2 DIFFERENT DISEASES.
Type 1 is an autoimmune disease where the body's own cells actually attack the area of the Pancreas (The Island of Langerhans) where insulin is produced. TYPE 1's no longer make insulin and must inject the hormone in order to live.
Type 2 Diabetes is an metabolic disease where the body is insulin resistant. It still produces the hormone, but does not produce enough of it. type 2's take either oral medication or injections of the insulin.

Those of us with Type 1 or, who work and or who have a loved one with Type 1 spend 100s of hours educating any and all who ask what the difference between the two is.
A celebrity ( in this case a one who was misdiagnosed initially) spreads the falsehoods regarding the two diseases and that could cause serious harm to the public.

So today is D-Blog Day – and by sheer coincidence, it’s also the one-year of my blog Diabetesaliciousness, which I find really “ironical” and very strange.

The whole reason I started blogging was because I’d read the infamous Halle Barry Statement regarding diabetes while I was catching up with Perez Hilton's blog. After days of commenting, along with hundreds of others on Perez’s post - 655 comments to be exact,
I became so angry. I Googled to find out who Halle's Publicist was, and called said Publicist's L.A. and NYC offices. After several rounds of voicemail tag, she & I spoke.

She basically said,“Halle was misquoted, the Actor’s Studio did a butcher job on the editing, and that Halle was upset, that I was upset – but never comments on her health publicly.”

After that phone call, I became so incensed, I decided to start my own blog.

When I wrote my first post, I had no ideal what I was getting into, or what I was actually doing. I relied solely blind faith and I’m so glad I did!

127 posts later, I’m still not actually sure what it is I’m doing. But, I Do KNOW what being a member of the Diabetes O.C. has given me. It’s given me friends; laughter, information and knowledge regarding my disease, a stronger voice and confidence regarding my proficiency as a t1, and a soapbox to stand on.

Thank-you dBlogville, for sharing all the good, the bad, and the diabetes of it all. I love each and everyone of you, and appreciate your words more that you could ever know.

And thank-you Meredith O'Sullivan (Halle Berry’s Publicist) for doing your job and refusing to give me a straight answer – which of course, made me so nuts that I started to blog.

Thank you Halle for, well,.....YOU KNOW. Maybe someday you and I can actually talk about the whole thing because I'd really love to hear your side, instead of your Publicist's spin on things. I think we all would.

So today is Dblog day- and it’s also the second anniversary of Diabetesaliciousness -which blows my mind on so many levels. Two years ago I had no idea that the Diabetes on-line community existed. Then Halle made her "wean myself off insulin statement” and I started to Diabetesaliciousness because I didn’t know how else to express my frustration.

I had no idea that my first entry would be on “dblog Day” and I had no idea that such wonderful and kick-ass people existed in the world!

Look, I’ve never been a shrinking violet, (wait, I take that back- the middle school and high school years did number on my self confidence and I didn’t want to talk,let alone be seen) and Diabetes blogging has given my loud alto voice a wider audience and another venue to speak regarding life with the big D.

But more than that, blogging about diabetes has given me friends (That would be you) who get where “I am,” understand where I‘m going, and have been where I’m coming from – And not just “diabetically" speaking ;)

I’ve never been shy about my diabetes or my attitude regarding living with it. I never tried to hide it from friends or classmates because hiding from who I am was never the kind of person I wanted to be.

But to be part of a community that I can turn to 24X7, 365 days a year is an amazing thing.

While I work very hard to OWN my disease and let go of the guilt, there are moments when diabetes leaves me flustered, annoyed, laughing and in tears…sometimes it’s a combination of all of the above.

And then I read about what others are experiencing and I not only recognize myself in their words, but I learn from them as well.

I learn about the obvious stuff, like medical breakthroughs, WDD Events, health care reform, and Diabetes Police frustrations.

And then there’s the not so obvious stuff, like that some people love bacon more than I do, that I’m not the only one with doorknob/pump issues, and that certain things (like cupcakes) cross both national and international lines of bolus worthy foods.

I learn from type 3’s just how difficult their connection to diabetes is.

I learn that type 2’s that their frustrations and hardships are just as difficult as mine.

I learn from the 1.5’s that they do indeed exist and that the road the walk own leads to mine in the end.

I learn from my fellow Type 1’s that my diabetes idiosyncrasies are real.

And I learn from everyone connected with Diabetes that I’m not alone.

I see myself, and the person I hope to be in everyone’s posts.

And every day I think about a person in my life who would have benefited most from the Diabetes on-line community- but who will never get the chance to experience it- and that makes me sad.

And it’s her memory that makes me think of all the PWDs who have yet to reap the benefits of what Diabetes blogs have to offer. And that makes me sad and frustrated. Every single one of us needs to continue to work on spreading the word and empowering people with diabetes.

Every person with Diabetes needs to know that they are not alone, and that there's a place right here on the Internet, where they can find knowledge; compassion, humor, and ownership of one’s diabetes.

And when you mix all those words together,they spell L-O-V-E.

And lets face it, there’s no greater feeling in the world than Love of self (faulty pancreas and all) and love of ones community~

LOVE ROCKS- AND SO DO YOU!

I can’t believe that the blog is 3 years old!! It’s seems like only yesterday when I wrote my first post and was a raving & ranting lunatic about The Berry weaning herself off insulin!

When I started, I had no idea what I was doing, or that there was such a huge (and awesome) Diabetes On-line Community. I just needed a place to vent and I’d heard rumblings about this thing called “A Blog.” And the fact that setting up a blog was so darn easy, I took the plunge! I didn't have much on-line etiquette at first, and it took me a while to discover the DOC, but I'm still here - and loving every minute of it!

Blogging about diabetes has given me a community, reignited my diabetes passion to inform and educate others about living life with diabetes, and it's steered my career in a Diabetes centric direction and focus.

I'm still not always quite sure what I’m doing, but I do know that whatever I'm doing, I'm doing so with a passion and I’m so grateful to be part of such a fantastical and powerful community!

Over the past three years I’ve learned so much from others regarding both diabetes and life. Blogging has made me a better person, a healthier person with diabetes, and blogging has enhanced my writing skills. Diabetes Blogging has also made my voice louder than I ever thought possible! Which is pretty damn loud considering that I have quite a set of lungs!

So thanks for reading, supporting, giving me your shoulder to cry on when needed, always making me laugh, and continuing to teach me something new every day.

And thank you for making me strive to be better and achieve more in every aspect of my life.

I love you guys so much!

BTW, I just read that Rachel over at Tales Of Rachel is celebrating her Blogaversary today too! 5 years of blogging - OUTSTANDING! So go on over there and wish her a Happy Blogaversary!

Today is the 6th annual D-Blog Day - I kid you not! Gina created D-Blog Day in order to unite all the diabetes bloggers and to educate the public about diabetes, during National Diabetes Month! Good job Gina!

This years D-Blog Day theme is: 6 Things I want you To Know About Diabetes.

Here Are The 6th Things I Want You To Know About Living With Diabetes!

1. Diabetes is NOT a character flaw. While it’s true that many characters have diabetes, including myself. Being a person with diabetes doesn't make you a bad person, a terrible judge of character, a lazy sugar addict, or person who lacks quality.
2. Being a person with diabetes does not make me weaker or less capable of working and living a full life. Yes, there are times when diabetes makes me feel like crap, but that doesn’t make me any less capable- on the contrary, it makes me more determined then ever to do a great job and live a great life!
3. Don’t ask a person with diabetes “Are you sure your allowed to eat that?” because like the rest of the population – we can pretty much anything – in moderation. Seriously, I don’t know many people over the age of 30 who can eat whatever they want, so stop judging us on what we put in our mouths. Instead, why not ask: Is your diet restricted because of diabetes? OR I’m totally confused by what a person with diabetes can or can’t eat. Can you explain it to me?
4. As a person living with diabetes, I’m constantly doing Diabetes Math and calculating the carbs of every scrap of food I put into my body so I can figure out how much insulin to take to cover that food. This makes me good at multi-tasking. Not because I want to be, but because I have to be. So next time you and I are out to dinner and we’re deep in conversation, keep in mind that I will secretly be eyeballing and calculating carbs while gushing over your child’s baby pics or laughing at your last nightmare blind date!
5. There is NO CURE FOR DIABETES. Yes, insulin allows me to live, but insulin is not a cure. I’m alive because of insulin, but if I don’t take my insulin, I’m dead, “sleeping with the fishes,” Je suis morte, & fini. And even with insulin, I'm still at risk for all type of diabetes complications.
6. Finally, If you have any questions about diabetes, don’t be afraid to ask, because that’s what I’m here for! After 33 years of living with type 1 diabetes, I know a thing a two about the subject! And in all honesty, I’d rather you ask a diabetes question then continue to perpetuate diabetes myths or stereotypes!

Statins? That's the drug doctors have been telling us is so safe everyone should be taking, isn't it? Now, the BMJ have published evidence that admits that it causes disease!

Well, better late than never. But even better if it was 'never'. What this proves is that you cannot trust ConMed medication. You cannot trust medical professionals who tells you they are safe. The government, the NHS, Big Pharma are not prepared to tell you UNTIL it is proved that people have suffered. And unfortunately, our doctors are quite prepared to go along with this charade.

Natural News published this on 7th November 2010, where fuller information can be found, with references. The research was done at Nottingham University using data from more than 2 million patients taking Statin drugs.

There are safer ways of protecting yourself from heart disease, and this includes homeopathy; not to mention a sensible exercise regime, and a good diet. Statins are useful mainly for the profits accrued by the drug companies. As the piece concludes, these profits are not going to be compromised!

Although sales of the blockbuster drugs are unlikely to be reduced as a result of the study, the researchers encouraged closer monitoring of patients for side effects and said their findings "would tend to support a policy of using lower doses of statins in people at high risk of the adverse events."