Comments on: Diabetes What Is It? What Can You Do? http://biomedme.com/biomed-articles/diabetes-what-is-it-what-can-you-do_4363.html Medical Equipments for Middle East Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:54:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Walter Adamson http://biomedme.com/biomed-articles/diabetes-what-is-it-what-can-you-do_4363.html/comment-page-1#comment-293 Walter Adamson Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:32:39 +0000 http://biomedme.com/?p=4363#comment-293 As a Type 2 diabetic of about 9 years I can say that this is a good article. Getting diabetes is something that you want to avoid, because despite the spam and "get rid of diabetes" books I don't believe that you can every do any better than control it. This takes constant attention to your food and exercise plan. I think you could add more on exercise, as it seems to me, from experience, that more muscle quantity and strength helps control the problem. This means, that besides weight-loss exercises, you should put resistance exercises into your routine. By the way your graphic/cartoon is fabulous. Although I have read many articles I haven't seen such a good graphic before. It is very very helpful and should be more widespread. In my opinion it could be further improved by some simple refinements. The first would be to change the "vaginal infections" to "skin fungal infections" as these are much more widespread than just vaginal infections. Even though my diabetes is under control I still often get fungal infections. The second modification is that I would change the "numb or tingling hands or feet" to also be broader by saying "tingling or aching hands or lower legs and feet". It's more in the aches and tingles in the lower legs and feet that people seem to notice. I guess hands are there also but I don't usually hear people mention their hands before they mention the bottom of their legs of feet. With those changes I think it would be really great education poster, especially for middle-aged and older people. Walter Adamson As a Type 2 diabetic of about 9 years I can say that this is a good article. Getting diabetes is something that you want to avoid, because despite the spam and “get rid of diabetes” books I don’t believe that you can every do any better than control it. This takes constant attention to your food and exercise plan. I think you could add more on exercise, as it seems to me, from experience, that more muscle quantity and strength helps control the problem. This means, that besides weight-loss exercises, you should put resistance exercises into your routine.

By the way your graphic/cartoon is fabulous. Although I have read many articles I haven’t seen such a good graphic before. It is very very helpful and should be more widespread. In my opinion it could be further improved by some simple refinements. The first would be to change the “vaginal infections” to “skin fungal infections” as these are much more widespread than just vaginal infections. Even though my diabetes is under control I still often get fungal infections. The second modification is that I would change the “numb or tingling hands or feet” to also be broader by saying “tingling or aching hands or lower legs and feet”. It’s more in the aches and tingles in the lower legs and feet that people seem to notice. I guess hands are there also but I don’t usually hear people mention their hands before they mention the bottom of their legs of feet.

With those changes I think it would be really great education poster, especially for middle-aged and older people.

Walter Adamson

]]> By: robin http://biomedme.com/biomed-articles/diabetes-what-is-it-what-can-you-do_4363.html/comment-page-1#comment-288 robin Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:42:41 +0000 http://biomedme.com/?p=4363#comment-288 Thx for your excellent article. Very informative. Finding a cure through medication would be helpful, but as you know, a lot could be done by all of us thru proper diet and exercise. Self discipline however can be tough. But if circumstances exist whereby medication is needed, I wanted to possible help some people out there by letting them know about a site that few people know about, but can help greatly in paying less for all their medications, diabetes included. I have known as least 10 people it has helped, some diabetic, some with other prescriptions they get, and hopefully this will help get the word out. The site is www.medpap.ws and tho it's "free," the "catch" is that they want you in their store hoping you will impulse shop and pick up other items while you are there. One of the oldest marketing ploys in the world, but if you can just use the card....enjoy the savings, and don't buy anything else you don't truly need, you will beat the system. There also is a short 1 minute video to explain how it works. It is a good program that saves you money so I hope u take advantage of it. Take care and hopefully great health will be a reality for all of us one day. Thx for your excellent article. Very informative. Finding a cure through medication would be helpful, but as you know, a lot could be done by all of us thru proper diet and exercise. Self discipline however can be tough. But if circumstances exist whereby medication is needed, I wanted to possible help some people out there by letting them
know about a site that few people know about, but can help greatly in paying less for all their medications, diabetes
included. I have known as least 10 people it has helped, some diabetic, some with other prescriptions they get, and hopefully this will help get the word out. The site is http://www.medpap.ws and tho it’s “free,” the “catch” is that they want you in their store hoping you will impulse shop and pick up other items while you are there. One of the oldest marketing ploys in the world, but if you can just use the card….enjoy the savings, and don’t buy anything else you don’t truly need, you will beat the system. There also is a short 1 minute video to explain how it works. It is a good program that saves you money so I hope u take advantage of it. Take care and hopefully great health will be a reality for all of us one day.

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