### person | sufferer:

Diabetic
* All diabetics demonstrate absolute or relative insulin deficiency
  - know that daily aerobic exercise helps control blood sugar and improves circulation
* Many Diabetics are able to control the disease with diet and exercise.
* Many diabetics actually live healthier after the diagnosis than they did before
  - are overweight
  - avoid alcoholic beverages to a large extent
  - benefit from well-planned exercise programs
  - develop cortical cataracts
  - do well with the standard low fat high carbohydrate diet
  - go through life with few if any complications from their diabetes
* Many diabetics have a low education level with below average reading skills
  - episodes of severe hypoglycemia, dangerously low blood sugar
  - high blood sugar levels for a period of time before diabetes is discovered
  - only minimal education about their disease
  - improve when put on vitamin, mineral, and herbal programs
  - keep a written record of their blood sugars
  - live long lives in good health
* Many diabetics take cholesterol drugs to help counter the high risk of coronary artery disease
  - pills, but they can cause birth defects, so they have to take insulin
* Most diabetics are deficient in vitamins and minerals, including magnesium
  - on limited-sugar diets
* Most diabetics can eat anything, as long as the portions are controlled
  - travel extensively overseas if they adhere to several common sense principles
  - consume very little fat they've been conditioned to fear it
  - have hyperglycemia, an elevated glucose level
  - still use a needle and syringe to inject insulin
* Some diabetics can control their blood sugar with pills or insulin injections
  - sugar levels with a restricted diet
  - produce no insulin and have to inject insulin into themselves
  - require insulin for daily control of their diabetes
  - take one shot a day others take two to four shots of insulin a day
* also experience greater protein glycation than nondiabetics
  - find it invaluable in helping to prevent foot infections
* also have an increased incidence of peripheral vascular disease
  - coexisting circulatory impairment, which delays healing
  - to limit sugar and monitor their carbohydrate intake
  - suffer from a greater than normal rate of heart attacks and stroke
  - tend to have low Magnesium levels
* are a greater risk of listeriosis, osteomyelitis, infection in a prosthetic joint, etc
  - higher risk of having glaucoma
* are also at a higher risk for cataracts and glaucoma
  - higher risk for infection of ulcers
  - increased risk for renal failure, especially if they have high blood pressure
  - risk for vascular disease such as heart attacks and strokes
  - more susceptible to gum disease
  - prone to develop cataracts at a younger age than non-diabetics
* are at a much higher risk for heart attack and stroke
  - greater risk of retinography, glaucoma, and various types of neuropathy
  - higher risk for developing peripheral vascular disease
  - increased risk of heart disease and have increased oxidative stress
  - particularly high risk for strokes and heart attacks
* are at risk for developing a Pseudomonas osteomyelitis of the temporal bone
  - heart disease because diabetes causes damage to blood vessels
  - dynamic, contributing members of society
  - humans
  - insulin deficient
  - just normal people that happen to have to take shots to stay alive
* are more at risk from heart problems, disabling eye conditions and circulation problems
  - likely to get postoperative wound infections
* are more prone to develop infections in general
  - developing ulcers, or common sores, than non-diabetics
  - skin infections
* are much less likely to suffer serious effects like heart disease, blindness and stroke
  - slower to heal that someone without diabetes
  - often zinc deficient
  - particularly prone to developing bladder infections
  - potential beneficiaries, but there are many others
* are prone to dehydration and have a blunted thirst mechanism
  - get infections, both of the lower and upper urinary tract
  - infection, and an infected, stubbed toe can lead to severe complications
  - infections, particularly pyelonephritis
  - symptoms from the complications due to arterial blockage discussed above
  - subject to a particularly severe and destructive fungal orbital cellulitis
  - susceptible to vascular disease, loss of sensation and infections of the feet
  - the bread and butter of many practices
  - three to seven times more at risk for heart attack
* are twenty-five times more prone to blindness than people without the disease
* are two to four times more likely to get heart disease than nondiabetics
  - likely to have a stroke or heart attack later in life
  - likely to have heart disease or suffer a stroke
  - very receptive to any technology that makes life simpler and cheaper
* benefit the most from lowering blood pressure aggressively.
* can also monitor ketone levels in the urine with test strips
  - be at risk from the effects of both the condition and the methods of controlling it
  - benefit from high-fiber intake as well
  - cope with stress in several different ways
  - defend themselves from complications by keeping their glucose levels under control
  - die in a matter of hours if their blood-sugar levels go too low or too high
  - directly influence the outcome of their disease
* can eat anything a non-diabetic can eat
  - sugary foods, but the rule is moderation
  - watermelon in small amounts, just like any fruit
  - whatever they want, as long as they make certain allowances
  - effectively control blood sugar levels through various methods
* can have all kinds of food
  - slower than normal bowel transit
  - two fruit portions a day
  - heal themselves through harmonisation process
  - inject their insulin doses with less discomfort by using a needle-free injector
* can lead full, healthy productive lives
  - normal lives
  - live a healthy life by actively participating and managing their disease
  - never touch alcohol
  - really get into trouble with juice
  - see higher blood sugars for a few days after a corticosteroid injection
  - t exercise
  - use humor to make a situation tolerable
* check their blood sugar levels and receive their insulin.
* commonly use sweeteners to keep their blood sugar in check.
* cope with their disease in a variety of ways.
* develop circulatory problems in the lower extremities.
* die for lack of insulin.
* eat anything as long as it's sugar free
  - the same foods as anyone else
* exhibit an increase in glycosylation which can lead to atherosclerosis.
* get frozen shoulder more than non-diabetics
  - heart and blood vessel disease sooner than anyone else in our society
  - treatment from their doctors
* go through continuous circles.
* handle fats or lipids in the blood differently than non-diabetics.
* have a hard life at best
  - higher risk for stroke
  - problem taking many over the counter medications
* have an inability to bring glucose in from the blood to the cells
  - increased incidence of depression
* have an increased risk of coronary artery disease
  - developing periodontal disease
  - eye disease
  - difficulty in regulating their body's store of sugar
  - extra concerns about choosing the best foods for good health
  - high levels of glucose or sugar in their blood
  - poor sugar metabolism, but also have poor fat metabolism, as well
  - problems with carborhydrates
* have to maintain their 'carb count' to control their sugar levels
  - worry about their feet because diabetes hurts feet in three ways
  - trouble controlling blood sugar and fats naturally
* however have a poor prognosis.
* lack the capacity to produce sufficient insulin for glucose absorption.
* lose magnesium through the kidneys.
* occasionally experience hypoglycemic attacks following excessive injections of insulin.
* often alter their insulin doses to adjust for exercise and sports
  - have foot problems due to the loss of nerve endings in their feet
  - suffer from acidosis
* process it through the gut without involving insulin.
* rely on the MT to analyze their blood glucoses.
* respond to almost the same health regimen that helps heart patients recover.
* run a higher risk of UTIs because their immune systems are suppressed.
* suffer more frequently than the general population with thrush.
* take a long time to recover from cuts and bruises as well
  - insulin derived from pigs
  - three per day
* tend to develop yeast infections because yeast thrives in a high sugar environment
  - get cataracts early, as do people on long term cortisone treatment
  - have more advanced, extensive atherosclerosis
* typically have high glucose levels
  - suffer chronic thirst
* use discretion if taking honey orally
  - imagery to lower their blood sugar level