Family: Mumia Abu-Jamal Treated For Diabetes Complications

Family: Mumia Abu-Jamal treated for diabetes complications

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) --
Family members and supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal say the former death row inmate was rushed to a Pennsylvania hospital to be treated for complications from diabetes.
Abu-Jamal's wife, brother and lawyers spoke Tuesday outside Schuylkill Medical Center in Pottsville, where he was taken Monday for treatment.
They say his blood sugar was dangerously high and he could have slipped into a diabetic coma.
Abu-Jamal is a former Black Panther serving life in prison for the 1981 murder of white Philadelphia Officer Daniel Faulkner. His conviction was upheld through years of appeals, but he has gained international support for his claim that he's the victim of a racist justice system.
His family is complaining that state prison officials failed to provide him with proper medical care. Continue reading

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Newer diabetes drugs linked to pancreatitis

Safety concerns over two popular diabetes drugs now include pancreatitis, a painful digestive condition.
The drugs, marketed as Byetta and Januvia, are used by millions of people with diabetes, but they might pose harmful side effects that weren't shown during clinical trials.
JAMA study shows pancreatitis risk
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Internal Medicine found the link between pancreatitis and the diabetes drugs after analyzing data from Blue Cross Blue Shield health plan claims.
The likelihood of being hospitalized for pancreatitis within 60 days of taking the drugs doubled for these patients, with the risk being highest within four to 14 days after starting the medications.
Symptoms
Pancreatitis symptoms can often be mistaken for digestive issues. Things to watch out for are pain in the upper abdomen, nausea, vomiting and especially pain after eating meals.
Risk for pancreatitis can be genetic, and chronic pancreatic inflammation can raise the risk for cancer. High triglyceride levels, gallstone and abdominal surgery can also be risk factors.
The diabetes drugs in question seem to produce lesions in the pancreas, which leads to inflammation. Experts recommend consulting with your doctor if you are currently taking either of the drugs.
Source: EMax Health
Type 2 diabetes is different from type 1 diabetes in many ways. As its alternate name of adult-onset diabetes implies, it is usually only found in adults. However, the rate of children acquiring the disease is going up.
Type 2 diabetes is also known as non-insulin dependent diab Continue reading

After Battling Type 2 Diabetes, My Lab Results Improved Dramatically in Just Six Weeks

I never had a weight problem until I turned 20 and put on a few extra pounds. I then dieted for the next 33 years of my life. I was on the cabbage diet, celery diet, boiled egg diet, toast diet, SlimFast diet, and many others through the years. I mostly just starved myself.
In 2010, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. My cardiologist put me on high blood pressure medicine, which I hated. I worked out harder, quit smoking, and was able to get off the medicine in one year. For the next five years, I worked out with a personal trainer and followed the recommended “heart healthy” diet.
In 2015, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I was totally bummed. My numbers were off the charts (in a bad way) and my eyesight was blurry. I hadn’t had much success with the “heart healthy” diet and now had to combine it with the “diabetic diet,” which I found very limiting and frustrating. I started taking Metformin, which is a diabetes medication. Before she passed, my mother had been on Metformin, followed the “diabetic diet,” and still had to shoot up with insulin everyday for 30 years. I didn’t want to live that way.
Feeling discouraged and defeated, I ran across the Forks Over Knives documentary. Knowing I had nothing to lose, I watched it. I’m so glad, because it changed my life forever. Finally, I felt like I had found all the answers to my health issues. Watching it was like seeing a long lost friend and being wrapped in a great, big hug—it was familiar, hopeful, and long overdue.
In Six Weeks, My Blood Glucose Dropped 282 Points
The Continue reading

Research Shows This One Plant Kills Cancer And Stops Diabetes

When it comes to fighting cancer Dr. Frank Shallenberger said that, he is always advice his patients to go for natural substances that inhibit cancer cell growth. He conducted a number of studies, and green tea, resveratrol, and Seanol are few of his findings.
Not that long ago, doctor Shallenberger in one of his studies found a fruit that has proven to be effective in killing pancreatic cancer cells. The subjected fruit is called “bitter melon” and it is largely used in Okinawa, Japan.
Dilute its juice to 5% in water, and bitter lemon juice destroyes pancreatic cancer cell lines in an incredible way. Researchers have explained that bitter melon juice actually damaged two cancer cell lines by 90%, and killed the remaining two lines at a rate of 98%.
Yes, you will all agree, these studies proved that bitter melon kills cancer cells on a dish. The question is: Will it cure people? Will it be effective with animals? Apparently yes. The researchers at the University of Colorado tested bitter melon’s effect on mice and the results were incredible 64% reduction in the size of the pancreatic tumor. Even more, there were literally no side-effects.
The dose they used was about six grams of powder for an average human. Studies have shown that bitter melon can also help diabetics. Do you need an explanation? Well, bitter melon can improve any metabolic problems due to its beneficial effect on the glucose metabolism.
Of course, if you have been diagnosed with cancer or diabetes, make sure you consult your doctor about the possibility for including the bitter melon treatment in yo Continue reading

Hilarious Things People with Diabetes Say

Alexys “Lex” Fleming is a make up artist and founder of MadeULook Makeup Brushes, and an outspoken vlogger. She’s also a type 1 diabetic.
Lex’s YouTube channel, Madeyewlook, is full of beautiful makeup tutorials, as well as an entire section, MadeULook for a Cure, dedicated to sharing her experiences living with Type 1 diabetes. In the hilarious video below, Lex gives us a comedic performance of “Things Diabetics Say!”
From double checking the amount of sugar in their food, to counting carbs, to the trials and tribulations of monitoring their blood sugars (even while they sleep), here are a few things you’ve probably said before. Really, who else can relate to the statement, “Seriously. These last couple days, no matter what I do, I’m just staying high.” If you don’t have diabetes, but have a family member or close friend who does, we know you’ll get it, too!
Check out the video below where Lex explains, “Everyone handles their situations in their own way, and we all have our own experience, but most of the time, diabetics are like…”
Enjoy, and don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments below! Continue reading