Nov. 8 – Will anyone be trained to manage your child’s diabetes during school hours? See the Parade Magazine’s November 8, 2009 article, "A Troubling Trend in Diabetes," by Dr. Ranit Mishori. The article reports that the incidence of new cases of type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes) in those under age 5, is expected to double […]
A unique lesson for diabetic
Fahim Ahmed was tested as diabetic incidentally after a urine test. That was about ten years ago, and from then on Mr Fahim, like so many other people with diabetes, became fixated on his blood sugar. His doctor warned him to control it or the consequences could be dire — he could end up blind, […]
Zimbabwe: Post-election violence on the rise
– by Ndesanjo Macha The election crisis in Zimbabwe continues: there are reports from the mainstream media, bloggers and human rights organisations about state organised post-election violence against supporters of the opposition, the main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has left the country for Botswana fearing for his life and the “ship of evil” continues to draw bloggers’ attention. […]
Diabetes and Common Sense
How Common Is Common Sense? If people have a disease that has been directly connected to poor diet, lack of exercise, or both, it only seems logical they would make the simple changes necessary to be healthy. Common sense and logic would also seem to be identical, just a different way of expressing the same […]
Died in Vain.
They serve in their capacity as soldiers to the best of their ability to protect and defend the constitution of the United States. And neither do they complain when they are ordered to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan. Those brave and fine American soldiers perform with valour. And they do not argue about the merits of the […]