Dominique Wilkins talks about Diabetes

NBA Legend Dominque Wilkins used his diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes to impact the lives of those around him through diabetes education

Seven years ago I found out I had Type 2 Diabetes. For about two or three months, I was really feeling awful. I had dry mouth, fatigue, vision was a little blurry and I had to use the restroom every five minutes. I went and got tested and the doctor did a four-hour test on me. He came back and said, "I have good news and bad news. The good news is you’re not dying." I said, "Well, OK. What’s the bad news?" He said, ‘The bad news is you’re a diabetic, Type 2. We have to immediately put you on medication because your blood sugar level is 350-375. Your natural sugar level should be under 120. It’s amazing you are walking. It takes a real strong person to be walking around with your blood sugar that high." He said I had to take as much sugar as possible out of my diet and change my lifestyle.

DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH

It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of the use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses, water treatment has been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases: Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis, asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear, nose and throat diseases.

Pfizer wins U.S. approval for new HIV drug

Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said, two Mondays, ago that U.S. regulators approved its AIDS drug, Selzentry, the first in a new class of oral HIV medicines. Selzentry is the first drug designed to keep the HIV virus that causes AIDS from entering healthy immune cells. Older AIDS medicines attack the virus itself. The drug, also known as maraviroc, blocks the CCR5 co-receptor that serves as a main doorway for the HIV virus into immune cells. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Selzentry for use in patients who have tried other medicines and for those for whom a diagnostic test has confirmed their HIV strain is linked to the CCR5 receptor. About 50 percent to 60 percent of patients who have been treated with other AIDS drugs meet that definition, the FDA said.

Energy drinks’ caffeine in line with coffee: report

Despite such speedy-sounding names as "Full Throttle," "Amp" and "Rush," energy drinks pack a punch that is generally no stronger than coffee, according to a report released recently. A comparison of 12 popular energy drinks, published in the September issue of Consumer Reports, found that the caffeine in 8 ounces of various brands ranged from 50-145 milligrams (mg), though most were in the 75- to 80-mg range. Results were rounded to the nearest 5 mg. By comparison, the caffeine in an 8-oz cup of brewed coffee can range from 65-120 mg, with an average of 85 mg, according to the National Coffee Association. The least-caffeinated energy drink Consumer Reports tested was the fruit punch-flavored offering by Target Corp.’s private label, Archer Farms, with 50 mg. At the high end was the lemon-lime flavored Celsius with 145 mg.

Odd treadmill may help stroke survivors

A weird treadmill is pushing people at a Baltimore research hospital into sloppy versions of Michael Jackson’s moonwalk, in hopes of training stroke survivors and others with brain injuries to walk normally again. The custom-built treadmill hides a split belt — one side can move one foot backward while the other moves forward, and at different speeds. It can be a wild ride: Your brain must automatically adjust how you walk so you won’t fall down. Scientists at the Kennedy Krieger Institute are tapping into that unconscious adjustment, using a brief workout to jolt patients who usually limp and lurch back into a normal stride, one they retain for a few minutes after the treadmill stops. The discovery: Separate nerve networks control how each leg moves, networks that can be retrained to change someone’s innate walking patterns, at least temporarily.

SECRET STALLION—WHAT’S THE SECRET?

A HEALTHY PROSTATE!

Let’s start from the beginning with the definition of a prostate (n). "A gland in the male reproductive system that surrounds the neck of the bladder and the urethra." If the prostate gland is not maintained properly it can lead to many difficulties/disorders. For example, the enlargement of the prostate is a common complaint in men over the age of 50. Because of its position around the urethra, enlargement of the prostate quickly interferes with the normal passage of urine from the bladder. Urination becomes increasingly difficult and the bladder never feels completely emptied. If left untreated, the enlargement of the prostate eventually obstructs the bladder completely and emergency measures become necessary to empty the bladder which can be extremely painful. In many cases an enlarged prostate left untreated may result in a procedure called a Prostatectomy; the surgical removal of the prostate gland.