LET'S TALK PERSONAL
Help with self management of your diabetes.

Diabetes affects 16 million people every year. It is a very confusing, scary and depriving disease.

Let's break it down and look at it like it sounds - Die-beat-us - Now that's scary -

let's turn it around.... Die-beat-it - Now that's better.

Could you choose the color of your hair? (yes I know - you can do that out of a bottle)

Could you choose the color of your eyes? (yes I know - you can do that also if you want to wear those colored contact lenses)

Could you choose the genes you are stuck with? The answer is no. This means you could not choose to not have diabetes. Therefore, you make do with what you have.

There is one other circumstance that I tried to leave out because it is so sensitive but my expert Sharon, the Diabetes Educator called me on it ...so I guess I better cover it.

I don't want to cover it - but since I'm trying to help you out here, then I'll get to it.

It is a word that no one wants to hear - it hurts, it embarrasses us and is very destructive.....

overweight....Did you get that? You didn't get it - OK here is another word for it....chubby - Did you get that one? No - you didn't get that one either. Ok you made me do it - so here it is - Are you FAT?

There it is now don't you feel bad you made me say it like that.

If your answer to this is yes...here is a fact you don't want to hear either. Overweight causes more diabetic problems than genes.

So if you are overweight you might just be a time bomb waiting to happen. Don't want to scare you - but this was my problem.

I had it in my family and also was overweight - so I got a double whammy.

Don't you get tired of people saying - if they really wanted to lose it, they would. Yeah sure!!

But let me give you a clue - when you don't have a choice - you know
what?

.... your attitude changes. Oh I have a choice, but I don't like the alternatives, so I look at it like I don't have a choice.

Some people will try to soft soap it and say you can live a normal life and eat everything you want but just watch your sugar. WRONG!!!

Face it from the beginning and live by the rules this disease dictates to you. You will be so glad you did. I am doing great, feel good and my blood sugar is coming into line.

It's not so bad when you look at it as no choice - when the candy is passed, I just say no thank you and go on - this coming from someone that would rather have a piece of pie instead of a steak dinner. I am perfectly honest with you - I do not even want it now and I am not even tempted.
(Of course I had someone who had diabetes for 10 years clue me in on some great Nutritional Supplements which allowed her to come off her medicine except when stressed out)

Unfuse that time bomb and try your very best effort to lose the weight - I know it is not easy - I fought this battle for 35 years, but especially if you have diabetes in your family - don't let the double whammy get you. Do what you can and that is all you can do.

Now, nuff said about weight - I promise not to speak of it again.

Wheee - Sharon that was hard to do - I know you have such a caring way of telling it, but it must be hard to just spit it out to different people all the time.

You can choose to live by the rules of the disease and live a fairly nomal life or you can choose to live your life as you please and suffer the consequences. Now which road will you travel.

DOCTOR'S DON'T ALWAYS EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO YOU

Doctor's are busy, they cram too many people in for appointments in a day, they don't care, they just want you to show them the money....pick any of these and you are still left holding the bag with a disease you don't know what to do with.

In my case - the way I found out was the nurse took my folder out - laid it up on the counter and said 'you have diabetes and it's out of control - take these pills and here is a diet' - that is every word I heard.

I did have diabetes in my family very strong, but it had been over 43 years since I dealt with any of it and I was sure they had some magic that had been developed to cure it or do something about it that was easy, pain free and a simple thing to do. Well as technoloy moves ahead - the cure for diabetes has stood still. It is not much different than what I had heard 43 years earlier.

But I was confused - didn't know what to do or how to handle it. My head filled with a lot of scary thoughts from the complications that go along with diabetes so I turned to the internet.

I FOUND THE ACCEPTABLE PRODUCT TO WORK ALONG SIDE
A DOCTOR'S OFFICE THAT DOES NOT KEEP YOU INFORMED

After searching the web for days - I came upon a wonderful, caring and educated person to help me along this scary path.

INTRODUCING - OUR EXPERT ON DIABETES

Sharon Truax, RN,CDE,OCN
http://www.mydiabetesed.com

I started conversing with Sharon and found within a couple hours of e-mails back and forth - my fears were quietened and I was getting a good education in Diabetes.

FEAR IS CAUSED BY LACK OF KNOWLEDGE

Mr. Tips will be the tour guide and show you exactly how to become a
genuine 'self-management pro' with the certificate to show it.

Let's follow Mr. Tips and see what he has in his little bag of goodies...

First off - Sharon has a great product that will educate you, walk you through
the process - show you what you can have to eat...
It's not all bad, believe me - I an an eager student.

Check out my 'self-management certificate. CLICK HERE

Mr. Tips says - Let's get on with it.... so here we go.

Thanks to Sharon's course, you’ll never again have to search the web to find a little bit of information spread out on hundreds of different sites. In this course, you will learn all about:

• What diabetes is
• What the symptoms are
• How to change your diet
• Exercise information
• Oral medications and insulin
• How to monitor your blood sugar
• Complications and how to avoid them
• Much, much more

Sharon's course is written in plain English, with no confusing medical lingo, and if she has to use medical lingo it is explained in detail. She has been there, so she knows how much you hate it when your doctor talks to you in all those medical terms. Don’t worry! her course is plainly written and as easy to understand as this web page you’re reading right now.

The course comes in a convenient electronic form that you can download onto your computer in minutes, and is separated into five different classes. You’ll even get to take a short test at the end of each class, to make sure you have a complete understanding. No one will know your answers but you, so the tests are just a stress-free way of evaluating your own diabetes knowledge.

CHECK OUT SHARON'S DIABETES COURSE AND HOW YOU CAN EARN YOUR
SELF MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE - This is one course you can't afford to pass up.
YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT.
Your complete course description and sample awaites you.

Mr. Tips says his head is getting so big because he has become so educated...

LET'S MOVE AHEAD WITH SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ARTICLE - 101+ DIET TIPS - FOR EVERYONE - NOT JUST DIABETICS

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I know this drifts away from the theme of the Starter Kit Haven (ok - drifts a lot) but when I was diagnosed with diabetes I went to some of the forums and found that there were lots of people thre as confused as I was. So I started searching and found some excellent information and Sharon, The Diabetes Educator (not Sharon the Publisher) had such good informtion I was able to get her course and it told me everything I needed to know and I started to calm down and work the program and am now doing just fine with my sugar levels in control in just a few weeks and have lost 30 pounds in just 2 months.. I'll keep you posted as to my progress as we go along.