Information is Power

If you are sent to battle, and if you intend to win, the first thing you have to do is to get all the necessary information about your enemy. This includes knowing its strengths and weaknesses. From these important data and information that you acquire, you are able to strategize and plan on how you are going to attack and defeat the enemy. The same is true with regard to battling any illness, including this chronic disease called diabetes. I know that before I embark on any specific plan of treatment on this disease, I need to know what this chronic disease is all about, its causes and effect, it’s treatment(if any), and what are its possible consequences if not regulated.

Whether I like it or not, I have to face the truth that this disease is a chronic and degenerating disease. So far, there is no cure. I can only try to regulate it. If I am not able to regulate my blood sugar, it could result to many complications including blindness, amputations, nerve and kidney problems, heart disease and stroke, according to the American Diabetes Association. But I intend to fight for this, and fight for it rightly. Right now, I try to condition myself for this battle. I try not think of what can happen to me in the future. But what I can do now is to try my best to do all the possible means (within my disposal) to fight this disease and do all the necessary things I need to do to prevent any complications in the future. I just bought some books yesterday about Diabetes Info. Right now I am reading this book titled “The Type II Diabetes Sourcebook” by David Drum and Terry Zierenberg. I find this book very informative, interesting, and it is easy reading. Then I have two books on Meal Planning: “The Everyday Meal Planner for Type 2 Diabetes” by Kristen L. Caron and Aaron Henry, and “Diabetes Meals on the Run” by Betty Wedman. I also found this interesting book titled “Alternative Cures That Really Work” by Ronald Hoffman and Barry Fox. These are some of the books that I just acquired, plus I got some materials(like pamphlets, booklets, notes, etc.) from the doctor’s office, which I am currently reading. I have also downloaded a number of materials from the internet about all kinds of subject related to diabetes. A very informative site that I found is: http://www.diabetesmellitus-information,com/. It gives very substantive information on topics like “Eating Rules for Diabetics,” “Diabetes Food Pyramid,” “Natural Methods of Treatment for Diabetes,”“Vitamins and Minerals that Lowers the Blood Sugar Level,” “Herbs for Diabetes,” Diabetic Food; Foods that control Diabetes,” and some other related topics.

I intend to be an aggressive player in this battle. My first plan of activity, however, is to acquire all the necessary information and data about this disease, and then plan my next phase of action.

As they say, "Information is power." I hope to use all the information I acquire to fight for this disease squarely. There is no turning back.