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Children, coughs and colds, and ConMed drugs

Children, coughs and colds, and ConMed drugs
I hope no-one believes their children are safe from ConMed drugs. In the USA, in 2007, the drug manufacturers agreed to withdraw from the market certain 'over-the-counter' drugs for coughs and colds for children under two years of age - because (in the words of the FDA they caused "serious and potentially life-threatening side-effects". Have a look at this article.

http://www.NaturalNews.com/030496_cough_medicines_children.html

And whilst doing so, ask yourselves these questions.

1. If these drugs, sold without doctor prescription, are dangerous to children under two years old, are they really safe for children aged 3, or 4, or 5? Or for adults, for that matter!
2. If the drug company accepted they were unsafe (they did so by withdrawing them) why did they continue to sell them to patients in other parts of the world? Are they only unsafe in the USA? Are we in the UK protected in some way?
3. Why have people in the UK not been told about this in our mainstream media? Why do the NHS not tell us? Why do doctors not tell us? The silence in deafening.
4. If "emergency rooms have seen 50% less visits from injured or killed babies and toddlers" in the USA have babies and toddlers in the UK continued to appear in our hospitals?
5. If our drug regulator, the MHRA have said these drugs were not safe, why are they allowing them to be sold? Why have they not been withdrawn, as in the USA?

So in one short article we see the problem, and the dangers we face from the NHS-ConMed Establishment. They simply don't tell us the truth. They don't act to protect us. And they don't do so even when they know there is a serious problem. And the UK media are equally quiet.

This is why I say that it is best to avoid all ConMed drugs, and seek safer medical therapies. It seems to be the case that Big Pharma is too big to control; and to corrupt to act in the best interests of patients - even when those patients are babies and children.
Posted by Mr. Boy at 08.42, Add Comment
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Happy Thanksgiving! Here's 2 Clips To Make You Laugh & Lower Your Blood Sugars

Happy Thanksgiving! Here's 2 Clips To Make You Laugh & Lower Your Blood Sugars
HAPPY THANKSGIVING DOC!! May your day be filled with laughter, happiness, good family & friends, and a bolus worthy meal followed by Blood Sugar Nirvana!

Laughter lowers blood sugar, and to help get the yucks rolling and your numbers heading south, here are two of my FAVORITE TV/Movie Thanksgiving clips, EVER!

Every Thanksgiving on Diabetesaliciousness, the energetic & hyperkenetic Dot, from MadTV gives her take on the holiday. And every year, I still laugh when I watch this clip. ENJOY.



This year I've added the Thanksgiving scene from Adams Family Values - I think this is one of the best movie portrayals of the holiday ever filmed! If you've never seen Adams family Values, you to Net Flick it, NOW.


Posted by Mr. Boy at 08.26, Add Comment
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Fight It Friday Is The New Black

Fight It Friday Is The New Black

So instead of getting up at 4:am to get the 'so called" deals on what was formally known as Black Friday, why not stay inside and indulge in Thanksgiving leftovers and help your fellow diabetics in the process???
Why not be a socially aware Rock Star trend-setter & participate in Fight It Friday?

What's that you ask? Well, the folks over at Diabetic Rockstar have a goal to raise $4,000 to help uninsured/financially struggling diabetics and their families this holiday season. Diabetic Rockstar's Fight It! Campaign on what was formally called Black Friday, has now been deemed "Fight It Friday! On that day, Diabetic Rock Star hopes to help offset the cost of managing diabetes for the duration of the holiday season for these families, or cover the expense for sudden emergency medical services they may incur.

And that's where you come in. All you have to do is click HERE , and donate $1 dollar to the cause. That one dollar, when added to many, equal helping keep insulin and supplies in the mix this holiday season for those that can't afford it. You'll be doing a great deed and will surely make it to Santa's "NICE" List, and will TOTALLY ROCK in every sense of the term!

Posted by Mr. Boy at 05.14, Add Comment
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#DiabetesFact

#DiabetesFact

So it started on simply enough, I was bored at my freelance job, so I started tweeting “little known diabetes facts:"

Little known #diabetes fact: Diabetes does indeed make you better at math- whether you want to be or not

Little known #Diabetes fact: Fiber is our friend~

Little known diabetes fact: Cupcakes are MUCH easier to bolus for than pasta- It's true!

Little known diabetes fact: It is possible to test your blood sugar & do a correction bolus before the red light changes to green~

Then folks started retweeting them and Karen over at Bittersweet, gave her retweet a hashtag #Diabetesfact.

So once the hashtag was created,I couldn’t stop!

The following tweets are what followed. Those with Just the #diabetesfact are attributed to yours truly, and those with a name are contributed by other great minds of the DOC.

All are ring true and a more than a few will make you chuckle!

So, what’s your #Diabetesfact?

#Diabetesfact A high blood sugar feels like your walking through JELLO.

#diabetesfact : icecream is much easier 2 bolus for then risotto.

#diabetesfact : the diabetes police are mostly clueless & always annoying.

#diabetesfact : insulin smells like bandaids & fear.

#diabetesfact ; doorknobs are not friends to infusion sets.

#diabetesfact : You only crave carbs when your bloodsugar is blowing sky high

#diabetesfact :Test strips are found in the oddest and most intimate places.

#diabetesfact: IF CSI dropped by just for shit & giggles-they'd be totally confused. They'd find a blood trail, but no body.

#diabetesfact : When some 1 asks if "I'm allowed to eat that," my inclination is to call them a whore. Is that wrong?

#diabetesfact : People with diabetes are glucose tab connoisseurs. Don't even think about offering me grape flavor.

#Diabetesfact : Insulin bottles only break when your down to your last bottle.

#Diabetesfact : "Diatetic candy" causes gastrointestinal explosions that will rock your world-& not in the good way.

#Diabetesfact : You only need to change your pump battery when you have none on your person.

RT @ElizabethArnold #diabetesfact You'll never get gushers changing pump sites unless you happen 2b wearing a $500 white blouse &/or pants

#Diabetesfact : Blame me parents for my diabetes& I'll blame your parents for your stupidity. I'll take Diabetes over being stupid any day

#diabetesfact : Give a pig a pancake and you make them. smile. Offer a Diabetic a cupcake and you have a friend for life!

CALpumper #DiabetesFact Just because you think you know, doesn't mean it is. Don't try to manage My disease. Thanks.

#diabetesfact :PWDs are savants when it comes 2counting carbs. Glass of SilkSoy,10carbs-1gr of fibr=8grs of carbs & 10 minutes to Whopner!

CureT1Diabetes #diabetesfact Yes it hurts to lance a finger and draw blood (would you like to try it?).

CureT1Diabetes #diabetesfact No, my son does not want to hear what happened to your grandparent with diabetes all those years ago.

#Diabetesfact :Telling me that you "can get me off insulin in a month if I give up all things white" results in a verbal smackdown-l will win.

CALpumper #DiabetesFact No matter the Type, it is a Very individual disease. We are all so different. Embrace that part of it. Don't Ever judge.

CaseyWash #diabetesfact being a productive member of society is REALLY hard when your brain has no energy source #diabetes lows suck

#Diabetesfact : Before you even ask, YES, I'm allowed to eat that.

#Diabetesfact : Getting blood from a stone is sometimes easier than getting blood from a person with diabetes fingertips.

#Diabetesfact : Getting blood from a stone is sometimes easier than getting blood from a person with diabetes fingertips.

Posted by Mr. Boy at 05.08, Add Comment
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Elvis' Cruciate Ligament damage. An expensive operation? Or Homeopathy?

Elvis' Cruciate Ligament damage. An expensive operation? Or Homeopathy?
Elvis is an 8-year old black Labrador, a lovely dog, very friendly, very laid-back, very undemanding. Everyone loves him, not least me!

Then, on 3rd November he had an accident, he was hit by a car, was thrown across the road, and ran back into the wood we had been walking in, traumatised. I spent 2 hours looking for him, in pitch darkness. Eventually he came hobbling up to me, head down. I got him home and gave him Arnica for the shock, and for the bruising that he must undoubtedly have.

Elvis spent a restless night, clearly in considerable pain and discomfort. I gave him Arnica, in high potency, throughout the night, and even put some in his drinking water. He seemed somewhat easier in the morning, even wagging his tail. We took him to the vet, where he was examined and then X-rayed. When we picked him up the vet diagnosed serious cruciate ligament damage to his rear left leg. The recommendation was that he went to a specialist vet for an operation. The estimate for the operation was £1,500.

To a homeopath, ligament damage immediately means the remedy 'Ruta Grav'. I began giving Elvis this, in high potency, alternating this with Arnica. After two days he was brighter, eating and drinking normally, and tentatively walking about in the garden. The improvement was quite dramatic and so I suggested that rather than putting him through a traumatic operation I continued treating Elvis for two weeks. This was agreed within the family. I continued giving him Arnica and Ruta Grav, but after several days added Calc Carb as a 'constitutional' remedy. This also seemed to add to the speed of his recovery.

Indeed, his recovery was rapid, beyond my expectations. We kept him quiet, and did not take him for walks initially. Within a couple of days he was most put out when my dog was taken for a walk, and he was left behind! Within two weeks it was clear not only that he did not need an operation, but that he was walking and trotting quite normally, and entirely without pain. Elvis rarely ran at the best of times before the accident, but during one walk in the wood towards the end of the fortnight we came across a young dog who just wanted to play. Elvis was happy to oblige by chasing him - without any great discomfort, as far as I could see.

When he trotted, if you watched very closely, he threw his left rear left very slightly outwards; but even this was improving at the end of the two week.

There are two significant things to consider in this story.

  • First, very clearly, the power of homeopathy to deal with even the worst injuries, in this case an injury that a conventional vet thought required an expensive operation.


  • Second, equally clearly, was the lack any similarly effective conventional treatments. All Elvis was offered were strong painkillers, followed by an operation. This was the only option we were given.

Conventional vets have a treatment monopoly in Britain. For example, no Homeopath is allowed to treat animals in this country. I can treat my own animal but I would be breaking the law the treat anyone else's animal, and charge for doing so. It is a monopoly that the Conventional Medical Establishment would like to extend to the treatment of humans!

So let's compare the treatment options for Elvis - in terms of effectiveness, safety and cost.

Effectiveness.

  • Homeopathic Arnica dealt with the bruising, and Ruta Grav dealt with the inflammation effectively, allowing Elvis to get back to normal more quickly than I thought was likely or possible. Any ligament damage will probably self-heal with the aid of gentle exercise.
  • A cruciate ligament operation, especially for a dog of Elvis's age, would have meant a considerably period of discomfort and recuperation, even if the operation was entirely successful.

Safety.

  • Homeopathic remedies are safe, and free of side-effects and adverse reactions.
  • Any operation constitutes a risk, and contrary to common assumptions, are not always successful. Homeopathy avoided the need to take these risks.

Cost.

  • The total cost of conventional treatment for Elvis would have been close to £2,000, and probably much more.
  • The cost of homeopathic treatment, even if a Homeopath had to be paid for his/her services, would not have been more than about £200. 
Yet the main thing is that, following a nasty operation, Elvis is well, and enjoying life in his own, inimitable way!
Posted by Mr. Boy at 01.48, Add Comment
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