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Comment on Can Diabetes Be Reversed By Lifestyle/diet Changes? by Yo

Yo — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:11:06 +0000

not that i know of i have type 1 and i am on the juice(insulin) for life untill they cure it. as for type 2 (which i think is what you mean) i also dont think so. the pancreas is messed up. but i dont know mine is messed for sure

Comment on Should I Get Married Just For The Insurance? by Anonymou

Anonymou — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:07:40 +0000

What did you do about your medical needs BEFORE you and your boyfriend were contemplating marriage – how did you get along before that?
And if you did get married, what would you do if your husband was severely injured and could no longer work, and you were suddenly the only breadwinner for the home, continuing in your “great job” that has no health coverage for either of you?
Statistically speaking, most women become widows – women outlive their husbands. You should have the ability to stand on your own financially – don’t depend on your boyfriend exclusively to pull you through this quandry.
Getting married for health benefits is a bad idea. Stay at your great job for the meantime, while aggressively looking for a job that has medical benefits. Remember that not all insurance plans cover pre-existing conditions, and most plans have a waiting period.
Insurance benefits are part of what makes a job great – it helps preserve your income and your security and peace of mind. Cruise on over to the Marriage/Divorce section, and just ask how many couples argue about money.
And while you’re on the subject of money, how often do you and your boyfriend talk about money?

Comment on Can Diabetes Be Reversed By Lifestyle/diet Changes? by Robyn D

Robyn D — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:20:46 +0000

you can if you have type two. type two relies on a healthy lifestyle, eating the right foods, consistently exercizing, while type 1 is completely insulin dependent. their bodies cannot make it anymore, so they are completely dependent.

Comment on Can Diabetes Be Reversed By Lifestyle/diet Changes? by Liz S

Liz S — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:32:34 +0000

Prevented but iunno about reversed. It could probably become less of an issue to your health.

Comment on How Can Our Health Care Be Reformed When The Facts Are Known? by Jean-Claude Delarue

Jean-Claude Delarue — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:26:00 +0000

OECD stats tell a different, more general story.
The cost of health care is OUTRAGEOUS in the US, 17% of the GDP (or “1/6th of the economy”), vs. 8-10% in other rich countries, which all have universal health care, and often better vital statistics.
Why do Right-Wingers want hard-working American people to WASTE so much money on health care?

Comment on Can Diabetes Be Reversed By Lifestyle/diet Changes? by sweey42

sweey42 — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:17:35 +0000

you can prevent it by having a good lifestyle/diet. some people who were diabetic got rid of it by accident.but 99.9% of the time, once youre diabetic, youre always diabetic.

Comment on Should I Get Married Just For The Insurance? by DigitalD

DigitalD — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:22:38 +0000

While I am empathetic about your dilemma, I must mention that I’ve read two questions on here so far this afternoon about getting married to get covered under health insurance. I am assuming both question askers are American. If this is the case, why are so many Americans dead set against the health care plan the President Obama is trying to create? Americans are so scared to have anything close to what Canadians have – yet you would never see one of us on here asking about getting married for the health insurance.
We also have the ability to become common law in order to share benefits, so long as you have been living together between six months or a year (depending on the province). My fiance and I are common law and share benefits. I never would have wanted to rush our wedding just so I could get prescriptions for free without having a job that offers benefits.
Finally, Canadians have the right under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to marry their same sex partner. This seems a lot more fair then only being “domestic partners” when what they really want to be is married.
Here are your choices:
A) Find out if there is an option for you to share benefits with a common law marital status where you live. If that option is available to you, do that.
B) If you are okay with it, then go ahead and get married. But I know personally, I wouldn’t want to rush my wedding because I want the day to be special and that requires time to plan rather than rushing into it for health benefits. When Obama’s health insurance plan requires a vote, or a vote in Congress, write to whoever you need to write to so that they know it’s time all Americans get access to health insurance.
C) Find a job that offers health benefits so you are covered under your own and do not need to worry about being covered under your fiance’s.

Comment on Can Diabetes Be Reversed By Lifestyle/diet Changes? by Elizabeth M

Elizabeth M — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:57:56 +0000

ive never heard oth that happening

Comment on Can Diabetes Be Reversed By Lifestyle/diet Changes? by Kay G

Kay G — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:57:21 +0000

Yes, but see a doctor who has a nutritionist to whom he refers. If he has no nutritionist, then read on.
Type 2 diabetes, according to the research, can be helped a great deal by exercising at least 30 minutes a day (start slower if you cannot walk that long) by drinking plenty of water, by removing virtually all refined sugar and most refined flour from your diet, by increasing the fiber you eat (fruit, vegetables, whole grain) and thereby decreasing body weight. Don’t drink sugared soda or energy drinks, limit your fruit juice and start reading the label on everything you consume. If it has high glucose corn syrup, dextrose, or even organic brown sugar, it has sugar. Avoid it. Learn what you put in your body, because the food manufacturers don’t care; you have to. AARP magazine just had a good article on diabetes management; try Web MD and emedicine for more. The exercise alone can have a great effect.
And this is not a liver disease, to counter one answer I saw. This disease has to do with a bad insulin response from the pancreas. It is a combination of lifestyle and heredity that causes it. The books by Mehmet Oz and Michael Roisen, both doctors, You and Owner’s Manual or You on a Diet deals with this in great layman’s language, and the second one includes diet and exercise tips that that are very easy to follow.
Take care of diabetes now. I once read that a diabetic’s organs age 20 years for every 10 that they live with the disease. It is a major indicator for heart attack, stroke and a long list of other problems. On the other hand, weight loss and exercise, plus decent diet can put you to where it is a non issue. Good luck, and start working

Comment on Should I Get Married Just For The Insurance? by Blunt

Blunt — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:52:27 +0000

If you want the insurance and all the benefits of a legally married couple, then you have to go through the lenght and make it official.
What’s next? GF wanting 50% of the assets too?
Good luck