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Every once in a while, I come across some numbers that need to be shared. These new statistics have just been released by the American Diabetes Association. They relate to type 2 diabetes, which the Association says is caused in main by over-eating and under-exercising. Read them carefully and then pass them along to anyone you think should see them. Remember, that American stats show proportions similar to those for Canada, with the numbers adjusted to reflect lower overall population.
13.8 million Americans now have type 2 diabetes, compared to just 5.8 million in 1980. This represents a drastic rise in incidence.
Based on these figures, it is predicted that 22 million will have the disease by 2030.
At the moment of diagnosis, 3 out of 10 patients are overweight, and 6 out of 10 are obese.
Put down your forks, people, and pick up those weights! Get out of the lounge pants and into sweat pants. Do something, before it's too late!
A recent Harris poll asked 2,271 people, "In which professions are people the most overworked?" Nurses were placed in the #1 position, while teachers were given the second spot. That's what I keep saying. Teachers are out there on the front lines, battling with bullies and gang members, for the safety and happiness of your kids while they learn. They don't get a whole lot of support while they do it, either. Things have got to change in our schools soon or there will be a huge price tag to be paid.
I quit the classroom two years ago because of the all the little thugs I kept encountering, but I'm still a teacher at heart, so I tutor and I volunteer at the CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind). What an incredible difference it makes to work with people who are there because they choose to be, because they want to learn. Today, at the CNIB, I was working with the members of a beginning keyboarding class. These people are from a wide age and ability range, including one woman who is an absolutely wonderful student. At the age of 83, and in spite of being legally blind, she has decided to conquer computers. Go get 'em, Grandma!
A follow-up to the Guluwalk saga. October 23, 2005 In Toronto, this Saturday just past, over 1,000 people joined in the 11 km walk in spite of a chilly temperature and steady rain. The results are still being tabulated, but early reports show that there was major turnout in every city that took part. Guluwalk co-founder, Adrian Bradbury says, "Our first message is to the children of Uganda. You are not alone." Perhaps with the voices of so many raised in support, those children heard the whisper on the wind, and were able to take some comfort.
Every once in a while, I come across some numbers that need to be shared. These new statistics have just been released by the American Diabetes Association. They relate to type 2 diabetes, which the Association says is caused in main by over-eating and under-exercising. Read them carefully and then pass them along to anyone you think should see them. Remember, that American stats show proportions similar to those for Canada, with the numbers adjusted to reflect lower overall population.
13.8 million Americans now have type 2 diabetes, compared to just 5.8 million in 1980. This represents a drastic rise in incidence.
Based on these figures, it is predicted that 22 million will have the disease by 2030.
At the moment of diagnosis, 3 out of 10 patients are overweight, and 6 out of 10 are obese.
Put down your forks, people, and pick up those weights! Get out of the lounge pants and into sweat pants. Do something, before it's too late!
A recent Harris poll asked 2,271 people, "In which professions are people the most overworked?" Nurses were placed in the #1 position, while teachers were given the second spot. That's what I keep saying. Teachers are out there on the front lines, battling with bullies and gang members, for the safety and happiness of your kids while they learn. They don't get a whole lot of support while they do it, either. Things have got to change in our schools soon or there will be a huge price tag to be paid.
I quit the classroom two years ago because of the all the little thugs I kept encountering, but I'm still a teacher at heart, so I tutor and I volunteer at the CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind). What an incredible difference it makes to work with people who are there because they choose to be, because they want to learn. Today, at the CNIB, I was working with the members of a beginning keyboarding class. These people are from a wide age and ability range, including one woman who is an absolutely wonderful student. At the age of 83, and in spite of being legally blind, she has decided to conquer computers. Go get 'em, Grandma!
A follow-up to the Guluwalk saga. October 23, 2005 In Toronto, this Saturday just past, over 1,000 people joined in the 11 km walk in spite of a chilly temperature and steady rain. The results are still being tabulated, but early reports show that there was major turnout in every city that took part. Guluwalk co-founder, Adrian Bradbury says, "Our first message is to the children of Uganda. You are not alone." Perhaps with the voices of so many raised in support, those children heard the whisper on the wind, and were able to take some comfort.
1 Comments:
Your post regarding the situation in the school system had me thinking about home-schooling as a viable option for our son. I've been thinking on it for awhile, but being a full-time work-at-home parent, I'm not sure I would be able to give the quality of education required to make sure our son has the best possible. Maybe a home-tutoring plan would be available for such a situation? Thought you might know...
Also, regarding the Type 2 Diabetes -- we've seen a 100% success rate with one of our products for normalizing blood sugar (for customers, friends, and family members who drink it - normalizing means it has raised low levels and lowered high levels bringing blood sugar levels within optimum health range - we've even seen Type 1 diabetics able to cut their insulin dose requirements in half over time drinking this product) ...and yet, there are still so many out there who know this product exists, yet won't even give it a fair try.
Heck, one of our customers even managed to save his leg (which one month prior to discovering our product his doctor had advised it may have to be amputated owing to the advanced stages of his Type 2 diabetes). I can't mention the name of the product, because the way the FDA laws are, I'd have them on my back like ticks and fleas on a wild dog!
But picture it -- people who KNOW about it, know their situation is deteriorating, and yet they won't even try anything that can actually DO something about it -- including make small changes in their diet and adding even a small amount of exercise to their day. Maybe they just don't realize what the advanced stages of Type 2 diabetes can do to them? What a sad way to go...
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