by TM A.
Member since:
October 6, 2008

Do you know someone who has diabetes?

April 18, 2009 06:20 PM UTC (Updated: November 08, 2010 04:49 PM UTC)
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Do you know someone who has diabetes? If you do, you may be instrumental in saving that person's life.  Diabetes is a killer in the general population, but is particularly devastating in the indigenous people of North, Central and South America.

Please advise anyone you know who has diabetes or who has hereditary risk factors for diabetes to follow this link to view the latest research on prevention and treatment of diabetes. Doing so may save a life in this generation, and many lives in the generations to come...

YouTubeVideo with tribal elders speaking:

Comments: 13

Natalie Neal Whitefield Apr 18, 2009, 6:29pm UTC
Thank you for sending this link to Home Comfort group. This is very important information. Be sure to scroll down and view the video shown of the left-hand side of the home page which discusses the recent results on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska. I have several people I can send this to...
Vivian P. Apr 18, 2009, 6:37pm UTC
My husband is diabetic Thanks
Donald M. Apr 18, 2009, 6:37pm UTC
several persons in my family have Diabetes.
Georgiana S. Apr 18, 2009, 7:11pm UTC
my aunt was diabetic. Don A. A Gather member was just hospitalised because of his sugar levels.
Carol Roach Apr 18, 2009, 7:30pm UTC
do I know someone, yes me, I am diabetic! thanks for the post
Kathryn Flynn Apr 18, 2009, 8:02pm UTC
My mother in law died of heart disease related to diabetes. It does not run in my family, and we do not consume much fat, white sugar or flour, and we exercise. I have never had high blood sugar, not even when pregnant, and I especially consume little that is sweet or any kind of sugar, except for fresh fruits and fresh vegetables.
norene t. Apr 18, 2009, 9:43pm UTC
THanks for the info.
Christine G. Apr 18, 2009, 10:27pm UTC
Thanks for sharing My Dad is diabetic.
Elsie Duggan Apr 19, 2009, 12:27am UTC
I had type 2 diabeties but don't have it anymore, changed my diet, and it has gone away for almost three years now, but good that you put this feature up, I am going to look at it now. thanks Natalie
Dan V. Apr 19, 2009, 12:56pm UTC
Having lost an aunt who was a young mother to it, I know the horrors of the disease. Thanks for sharing this!
TM A. Apr 19, 2009, 12:59pm UTC
Great to see such expanded awareness of good diet and proper exercise being shown in the comments. Keep up the good work! What is amazing to me, even after all these years of seeing improvements in people's health, is the major shift in improvement among those who have been consistently responsible in managing their disease. Diet, exercise. Under the care of a specialist. Yes. Absolutely. The representatives of the tribal council on the Winnebago reservation are speaking from their personal direct experience of a "quantum leap" in the improvements verified and validated by the research study in which they are participating. This all is very good news!
Lisa K. Apr 22, 2009, 12:33pm UTC
Thank you for sharing such important information. I know several diabetics, so I will definitely be following the link and sharing.
Karen D. Apr 27, 2009, 10:43pm UTC
My best friend is diabetic. I keep an eye on her all the time.

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