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Thursday,
August 23,
2007, #161 (1428)
"I think a
campaign to raise public awareness on diabetes would be useful. I don't
know too much about, just that you can get it from either a genetic
disposition, or an unhealthy lifestyle." "I know that
diabetes is a dangerous and complicated disease, it can do a lot of
damage to organs. Once a patient needs insulin it becomes very difficult
to live with." "I know someone
who suffers from diabetes, she's insulin dependent. It's difficult to
say how people get this, but this girl became ill in her teens. Based
on the observation of my acquaintance, I think after taking some training
courses and gaining emergency skills she is more or less adapted to
it." "I know that
this disease can be inborn, genetic I mean, and also can come from a
lot of bodily stress, or cigarettes in some cases. I know you need special
food for it." "I don't have
any in my family, but neighbors have diabetes and they're always getting
treatment. It's very bad, I wish no one had it." "Diabetes
is a metabolic disorder-my grandfather has it, but it's not too bad
for him." "My grandma
has had diabetes for five years. She lost weight, but with a doctor's
help she's managed to regulate the disease. She doesn't need insulin
yet." "I've heard
that diabetes is a disease where the amount of sugar in the blood decreases
or increases. Fortunately, none of my relatives have it." "My mom's
aunt died from diabetes. She did everything to prolong her life, stayed
on a diet, but it didn't work. But I know a person who's had it for
seven years, and amazingly is okay. It's a strange disease." |
The
Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Affairs announced yesterday a country-wide
information campaign about diabetes to teach people about the metabolic
disorder and how to prevent it. What do you know about diabetes? Does
anyone in your family have diabetes?