Hi, Everyone,
I joined last month and forgot to introduce myself.
My name is Cynthia; and, I helped my dad (DeWayne McCulley) beat his diabetes, when he almost died from a diabetic coma, with a BS over 1300. The doctors were surprised when he came out of the coma.
During my journey to help my dad, I have learned* a lot about diabetes, especially Type 2. I haven't learned as much as my dad though . He used his engineering and biochemistry background to research the history and biology of the disease, and with my encouragement and the encouragement from so many diabetics and even some doctors, my dad wrote the book ("Death to Diabetes") about his near-death experience with diabetes, the "real deal" about diabetes, the "insulin addiction trap", the real root causes, and how working for the American Diabetes Association (as a diabetic support group facilitator) helped him.
*Some of the key things I learned (about T2s) that dooms many (T2) diabetics to remaining in a diabetic state:
1. Most diabetics want to get better (healthier), but ...
2. Many diabetics lack the proper knowledge to control and defeat their diabetes. Many diabetics believe that they have the proper knowledge, but since they're still diabetic, there is a high probablity that (if they implementing that knowledge) that they may not have the proper knowledge.
3. There are 21 million diabetics in the U.S. and 170 million worldwide, and the numbers are growing at epidemic levels.
4. If you're eating better and you're still diabetic, then, you're making one of the 7 mistakes** that most diabetics make.
5. Some diabetics believe that the drugs slow down the progress of T2 diabetes. It doesn't -- in fact, if you understand the pathophysiology of how T2 diabetes develops and progresses in the human body at the cellular level, then, you can see why the drugs won't help.
6. The diabetic drugs help to "lower" the BS, but do not address what is CAUSING the diabetes, e.g. insulin resistance, excess insulin production, inflammation, oxidative stress, etc.
7. No one wants to face the complications of diabetes -- amputation, blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke, etc. -- all of which are preventable.
8. Many diabetics struggle with other complications such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high inflammation, high BMI, but Western Medicine treats each of these complications with separate drugs. ALL of these conditions are connected to each other.
(My dad had high glucose, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, DVT,hypertriglyceridemia, etc. and was treated with a different drug for each condition).
9. Beating this disease has more to do with a positive attitude and proper knowledge than anything else.
10. Some diabetics believe they're okay as long as they don't feel any discomfort or pain. They're not.
11. "Pure" Knowledge is power and empowering -- once you have it, it will "set your free" and you will be able to see through all of the "BS" around you.
12. Knowledge can be acquired via academia and life experiences. "Pure" knowledge is knowledge that is acquired from a direct source that has done in-depth research in a specific area, with measurable and provable results. Unfortunately, some people acquire their knowledge from second-hand and third-hand sources, which leads to myths and misunderstandings, and frustration with fighting a disease.
13. Every problem has a solution. A disease is a problem. When some "expert" says there is no solution to a problem, history tells us over and over, that they either did not understand the problem or assumed that a solution is not possible with today's technology.
These are a just a few of my observations during my dad's recovery and new journey ...
Cynthia
**p.s. The 7 common mistakes are associated with mis-knowledge (myths & misunderstandings) in the following areas: improper nutrition, belief in the drugs, over-focus on weight loss, improper exercise, emotional health, and improper use of BG test results.
p.s. This is a picture of me talking with a diabetic after one of my dad's inspirational "Death to Diabetes" lectures.
Greetings and welcome to the forum (formally this time :laugh: )
That's quite an introduction, but I read it all through. Good info and I think it should go on the home page as an article. Seeing how you know so much about T2 you can be of real help to the people that stumble upon this site and while you're at it you can learn more about T1 as well, because as far as I could tell you are somewhat less familliar with that one. Well we will be more than happy to help. B)
I am fortunate to have learned so much about T2 from so many unselfish diabetics who have been so cooperative and so open in sharing their stories. After hearing and reading hundreds (now thousands) of stories, and helping with some of my dad's research, you begin to see certain trends and patterns that reinforce the actual pathogenesis and pathophysiology of this disease at the cellular level. Once anyone acquires this type of insight, they can see why diabetics remain in a diabetic state, but more importantly, they learn what they really need to do to get their bodies out of that state.
That's one of the reasons why I encouraged my dad to write the book -- it seemed to be the easiest way to get the knowledge into the hands of more people. My dad didn't think at the time it would help, but if you go to Amazon.com you'll see the mostly positive feedback from some of the diabetics who've read his book.
I also learn alot when my dad talks with other doctors, and I'll tag along to soak in all the knowledge. I've tried to convince them to audio-tape their sessions but they're resistant. It's somewhat unfortunate that with all of this knowledge, more diabetics aren't getting better. But thanks to people such as yourself, some diabtics are acquiring some of the knowledge.
thx,
Cynthia
p.s. How can I submit my previous email as a news article?
p.s. I try to avoid talking about T1 because there is so much more misinformation about the pathology of this disease and what is really happening to the pancreatic beta cells, e.g. dormancy vs. dead.
Cynthia, you can click on submit articles on the left side menu and then it will show itself.
Please let me know when you have submitted it so I can push the 'publish' button
Was writing an answer and by mistake pressed backspace when out of the box and went back... Lucky couse Blair beat me to it :laugh:
Anyway, talking about T1 is needed to clear up any misinformation. The discussion must be carried out so that pieces of information could be clicked together. It's a long process, so people gain knowledge in one discussion and use it in another and fill in the gaps or correct any wrongs in his existing info. Someone does have to get it right And with everyonbe trying it should be done eventually.
I agree with you Vytautas It is better to get it all out in the open so info and experiences can be compared and investigated and only like that the truth can be found (and thus spread)
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. He used his engineering and biochemistry background to research the history and biology of the disease, and with my encouragement and the encouragement from so many diabetics and even some doctors, my dad wrote the book ("Death to Diabetes") about his near-death experience with diabetes, the "real deal" about diabetes, the "insulin addiction trap", the real root causes, and how working for the American Diabetes Association (as a diabetic support group facilitator) helped him.
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And with everyonbe trying it should be done eventually.
