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  • Fake herbalist dupes man of N190m to cure diabetes

    Fake herbalist dupes man of N190m to cure diabetes

    The Police Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) Force Headquaters Annex, Lagos has arraigned a man, Adeniyi Adewunmi, who allegedly obtaining N190million from a businessman to cure his diabetes, asthma and spiritual attack.

    Adewunmi, 43, of Ajao Estate, Oshodi, is standing trial before Chief Magistrate F.O. Botoku on a four-count charge of conspiracy, fraud and stealing.

    According to Prosecuting Sergeant Friday Mameh, the defendant and his alleged accomplices committed the offences between February 2016 and January this year, at Ajao Estate.

    Mameh said: “The defendant and others still at large approached the complainant, Mr Lawrence Akanbi, and told him he was suffering from diabetes, asthma and spiritual attack.

    “The complainant believed them because those were the ailments he was suffering from.

    “The defendants then persuaded the complainant that they could cure his ailments with herbs for a fee.”

    According to the prosecutor, Akanbi was persuaded to begin giving them money for bogus treatments.

    The treatments became more and more expensive and continued for several months with Akanbi having to travel to Ekiti to make some of the payments.

    They eventually obtained a total of N190m, yet the complainant’s condition did not improve.

    When they sensed that the complainant was becoming suspicious, the defendant and his accomplices disappeared.

    Sometime last week, the defendant returned to the complainant to request for more money, but Akanbi grabbed him and raised the alarm following which the police was called.

    The claimant was absent in court on Monday.

    Mameh told the court that the offences contravened Sections 287, 314 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    The defendant pleaded not guilty.

    Chief Magistrate Botoku granted him N20 million bail with two sureties in the like sum.

    She remanded Adewunmi in prison custody pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions.
    The case continues on February 12.

  • Breastfeeding for six months halves diabetes risk in women

    Breastfeeding for six months halves diabetes risk in women

    Breastfeeding for six months or longer appears to significantly cut the risk of a woman developing type II diabetes, a 30-year U.S. study said.

    The Kaiser Permanente research, published in the U.S. journal JAMA Internal Medicine, analysed data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, a national, multi-centre investigation that originally enrolled about 5,000 adults aged 18 to 30 in 1985 to 1986.

    This study included 1,238 black and white women who did not have diabetes when they enrolled in CARDIA, or prior to their subsequent pregnancies.

    Over the next 30 years, each woman had at least one live birth and was routinely screened for diabetes under the CARDIA protocol.

    Participants also reported lifestyle behaviors such as diet and physical activity and the total amount of time they breastfed their children.

    It showed that women who breastfed for six months or more across all births had a 47 per cent reduction in their risk of developing type II diabetes compared to those who did not breastfeed at all.

    Women who breastfed for six months or less had a 25 per cent reduction in diabetes risk.

    “We found a very strong association between breastfeeding duration and lower risk of developing diabetes, even after accounting for all possible confounding risk factors,” said lead author Erica Gunderson, senior research scientist with the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research.

    The new findings added to a growing body of evidence that breastfeeding has protective effects for both mothers and their offspring, including lowering a mother’s risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

    Previous research identifying an association between breastfeeding and protection against later diabetes was conducted in older women using self-reported diabetes.

    Several plausible biological mechanisms are possible for the protective effects of breastfeeding, including the influence of lactation-associated hormones on the pancreatic cells that control blood insulin levels and thereby impact blood sugar.

    Tracy Flanagan, director of women’s health for Kaiser Permanente Northern California said: “we have known for a long time that breastfeeding has many benefits both for mothers and babies.

    “However, previous evidence showed only weak effects on chronic disease in women.

    “Now we see much stronger protection from this new study showing that mothers who breastfeed for months after their delivery, may be reducing their risk of developing type II diabetes by up to one half as they get older.

    “This is yet another reason that doctors, nurses, and hospitals as well as policymakers should support women and their families to breastfeed as long as possible.”

  • Losing weight can reverse diabetes without drugs

    Losing weight can reverse diabetes without drugs

    Previous research showed that excess fat within the liver and pancreas caused type 2-diabetes. Participants in a new study went into remission after a weight loss programme 

    Putting a person with type 2 diabetes on an intensive weight loss programme can reverse the disease with no need for medication, according to a landmark study. The findings could revolutionise the way it is treated, researchers said, benefiting both patients and the NHS.

    Almost half of the participants in a weight-loss programme that used low-calorie shakes and soups were in remission after 12 months, despite some having had type 2 diabetes for six years.

    Almost one in 10 adults in Britain have type 2 diabetes and the condition costs the NHS about £14 billion a year.

    Mike Lean from the University of Glasgow, lead researcher of the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (Direct), said: “Putting type 2 diabetes into remission as early as possible after diagnosis could have extraordinary benefits, both for the individual and the NHS. Direct is telling us it could be possible for as many as half of patients to achieve this in routine primary care, and without drugs.”

    The study, published in The Lancet, involved almost 300 people, half of whom received standard diabetes care from their GP while the other half took part in a structured weight management programme. Only four per cent of those given standard care went into remission, compared with 46 per cent on the weight-loss programme.

    “These findings are very exciting. They could revolutionise the way type 2 diabetes is treated,” Roy Taylor from Newcastle University, co-lead researcher, said. “Rather than addressing the root cause, management guidelines for type 2 diabetes focus on reducing blood sugar levels through drug treatments. Diet and lifestyle are touched upon but diabetes remission by cutting calories is rarely discussed.”

    Of people who lost 15kg or more on the diet, 86 per cent put their type 2 diabetes into remission. Of those who lost 10-15kg, 57 per cent achieved remission, while of those who lost 5-10kg, 34 per cent achieved remission.

    The results mimic those shown by bariatric surgery, such as gastric bands or bypasses, for people with type 2 diabetes. Although the procedures are effective for weight loss and reversing the disease, they also come with risks and NHS bosses have been unwilling to fund them except in extreme cases.

    Professor Taylor said: “Our findings suggest the very large weight losses targeted by bariatric surgery are not essential to reverse the underlying processes which cause type 2 diabetes. The weight loss goals provided by this programme are achievable for many.”

    The team’s previous research showed that excess fat within the liver and pancreas caused type 2 diabetes.

    The study will follow participants for four years to see if weight loss and remission can be maintained long term.

    Elizabeth Robertson of Diabetes UK, which funded the trial, said: “These first-year findings of Direct demonstrate the potential to transform the lives of millions of people . . . It’s very important that anyone living with type 2 diabetes considering losing weight in this way seeks support and advice.”

     

    The regime

     

    • A nurse or dietician started patients on a diet of shakes and soups that provided between 825 and 853 calories a day for three to five months. The drinks came as a sachet of powder stirred into water.

     

    • Dieticians then helped patients reintroduce solid, healthy meals to their diets over two to eight weeks.

     

    • Participants were also offered advice on how to maintain their weight loss.

     

    • The dietary advice given out in the Counterweight-Plus programme will not be very different from that given by the NHS more generally. What is different is the counseling that goes with it, which aims to help people break out of their bad habits around food.

     

     

    •Culled from The Times of London

  • I’ve been living with diabetes for over 30 years – Obasanjo

    I’ve been living with diabetes for over 30 years – Obasanjo

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday morning led hundreds of people on road walk   for diabetes awareness in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, declaring that he still walk with agility at 80, despite being diabetic.

    Obasanjo revealed that he was diagnosed of diabetes over 30 years ago but said the condition has not affected his daily functions because of efficient management of it, exercise and strict adherence to prescribed drugs for Diabetes.

    The Ebora Owu who made this known to journalists in Abeokuta, shortly after completing a kilometer walk uphill along Abiola Way, recalled that his primary school Headmaster was also diagnosed of diabetes at 50 but managed to live up to 85 years, following proper management of the ailment.

    According to him, diabetes does not kill if well managed, but only bares its fangs and kills those who do not give a damn about it.

    Obasanjo who was joined in the road walk by the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba AbdulRasheed  Akanbi from Osun State,  the Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, and members of the Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN), lamented that many of the nation’s youth rarely exercise to remain fit.

    He urged Nigerians, particularly those living with diabetes, to engage in regular exercise, use prescribed drugs faithfully and watch their diet  to avoid being knocked down by diabetic disease.

    “Diabetes is not a disease that should kill, I was diagnosed to be diabetic more than 30 years ago but rather, I am growing strong, if you don’t believe I am growing strong and you didn’t witness this walk, come and see me at night, you will know I am growing strong, come and see me in the morning, you will know I am growing, even in the afternoon, you will know I am growing strong.

    “What is necessary is a management of diabetes. Some people said some diseases are incurable, but diabetes is manageable and compliant.

    “My headmaster in primary school was diagnosed at the age of 50 and died at age 85, you will agree with he tried.

    “What to do is that if you’re diabetic don’t be nonchalant about it and don’t eat carelessly. Three things are important, the food you eat, regular exercise and prescribed medication, those are the three most important things.

    “You can be diabetic and still lives till 100, I don’t know when I would die but I am above 80 and many of the youth could not catch up with my pace during  the exercise this morning, many of them were running to keep pace me.

    “This is my message. Whether you’re diabetic or you have a family or friend with diabetic, diabetes is not a killer disease or it should not be a killer disease unless you are careless,” Obasanjo said.

    Also, Oba AbdulRasheed Akanbi he was in Abeokuta to support the ex – President and his foundation in the walk for Diabetes awareness, and urge people to exercise regularly and adopt a healthy lifestyle.

    The Chief Executive Officer of Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation (OOF), Dr. Olalekan Makinde, said the Foundation has interest in Health of people particularly giving awareness to  Non – communicable Disease (NCD).

    “The focus this year is on women, because of the high level of morbidity and mortality that has been related to them. I want to enjoin Nigerians to join hands with the Foundation to further create a better life for all Nigerians and Africans,” Makinde said.

    The about two kilometre walk which began at the Marque within the sprawling Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library(OOPL), Abeokuta, coursed through MKO Abiola Way and had 15 minutes stop – over at the premises Sunny Yinka Oil on same before turning to end it at the take off point.

    The road walk was organized by the Southwest zone of the Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) in collaboration with the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation (OOF) to mark the year edition of the World Diabetes Day(WDD).

    In a lecture titled: “Women and Diabetic: Our Right to Healthy Living,” former chairman of DAN, Prof. Sunny Chieneye called for concerted efforts to check the menace of diabetes.

  • Diabetes kills only careless people – Obasanjo

    Diabetes kills only careless people – Obasanjo

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday morning led hundreds of people on road walk  for diabetes awareness in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, saying  “diabetes kills only careless people.”
    Obasanjo  who was joined in the road walk by the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed  Adewale Akanbi (Osun State) and Commissioner of Health in Ogun State, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, added if one took care of oneself, one would discover that “diabetes is not a killer disease.”
    The Ebora Owu who noted he is now  well above 80 and could walk  with agility despite being diabetic(covering a distance of 1km  uphill of the distance on foot during the walk), lamented that many of the nation’s youth rarely exercise.
    “Diabetes is not a disease that should kill, I was diagnosed to be diabetic more than 30 years ago but rather, I am growing strong, if you don’t believe I am growing strong and you didn’t witness this walk, come and see me at night, you will know I am growing strong, come and see me in the morning, you will know I am growing, even in the afternoon, you will know I am growing strong.
    “What is necessary is a management of diabetes. Some people said some diseases are incurable, but diabetes is manageable and compliant.
    “My headmaster in primary school was diagnosed at the age of 50 and died at age 85, you will agree with he tried.
    “What to do is that if you’re diabetic, don’t be nonchalant about it and don’t eat carelessly. Three things are important, the food you eat, regular exercise and prescribed medication, those are the three most important things.
    “You can be diabetic and still lives till 100, I don’t know when I would die but I am above 80 and many of the youth could not catch up with my pace during  the exercise this morning, many of them were running after me.
    ” This is my message. Whether you’re diabetic or you have a family or friend with diabetic, diabetes is not a killer disease or it should not be a killer disease unless you are careless,” Obasanjo said.
    The about two kilometre walk which began at the Marque within the sprawling Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library(OOPL), Abeokuta, coursed through MKO Abiola Way and had 15 minutes stop – over at the premises Sunny Yinka Oil on same before turning to end it at the take off point.
    The road walk was organized by the Southwest zone of the Diabetes Association of Nigeria(DAN) in collaboration with OOPL to mark the 2017 edition of World Diabetes Day.
  • Diabetes: Commissioner cautions pregnant women on diet

    Diabetes: Commissioner cautions pregnant women on diet

    Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Dr Fintan Ekochin, has advised Nigerians, especially pregnant women to be cautious of their diet to prevent developing diabetes.

    Ekochin gave the advice during a seminar to mark the 2017 World Diabetes Day at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) College of Medicine, Park Lane, Enugu on Tuesday.

    The seminar has the theme: “The Challenges of Managing Diabetes in Women in a Resource Constrained Setting’’.

    He said that being wary of what one eats helped the individual to prevent lots of diseases, especially diabetes.

    “Diabetes is a common disease in the society today. However, it can be prevented and managed if proper care is taken on the type of food and diet we eat each day.

    “I appeal to women, especially pregnant women, to be cautious over their food intake as well as learning to eat in moderation,’’ he said.

    The commissioner lauded the Diabetes Association of Nigeria for organising the seminar to enlighten members of the public as well as health workers.

    The Chairman of the occasion, Prof. Frank Ezeugwu, urged the general public to participate in the seminar, to enable them understand the danger, prevention and management of the disease.

    “I will urge all women, especially the pregnant women, to always go for regular blood glucose (sugar) test for early detection and treatment or for prevention,’’ Ezeugwu said.

    The state Chairman of the association, Dr Ejiofor Ugwu, commended the participants adding that the seminar was organised to educate women on how to combat the disease.

    “The seminar is all about how to manage diabetics in pregnant women in order to prevent maternal mortality.

    “We are also urging women, especially pregnant ones, to develop the attitude of regular test as this will go a long way to prevent the disease,’’ Ugwu said.

    Two of the participants: Mr Walter Ukwuigwe and Mrs Ujunwa Udechi, while commending the organisers, described the seminar as highly educative, adding that it would make impact in their lives.

  • Diabetes: Why Nigeria is recording high rate

    Diabetes: Why Nigeria is recording high rate

    Experts from Africa gathered in Lagos for a one-day summit to find ways of reducing diabetes rate. OYEYEMI GBENGA MUSTAPHA reports.

    It was no ordinary gathering. It was a summit to intimate indigenous medics and others in diabetes care of the frightening decline in diabetes management across the country, and its implications. It was also to enlighten the participants that Nigeria can actually get it right in diabetes care, like what obtains in some other African countries.

    It was organised by Sanofi Aventis Nigeria Limited.

    Various experts including nurses, specialist doctors, family physicians, diabetologists and others were there to learn the latest trend in managing diabetes.

    The Sanofi Diabetes Summit, first of its kind in Nigeria, laid bare the increasing cases of diabetes across the country: not less than five million Nigerians are living with the disease. The National Diabetes Summit was to improve the management of the deadly disease and patient outcome.

    Revelations at the summit were astounding. They are a pointer to the rot and deterioration of the nation’s general healthcare delivery system which has failed to adequately cater for the sick in the society.

    Submissions by seasoned experts at the summit indicated that most Nigerian diabetics are not coping well with the control of their blood sugar. Many are already developing a wide range of complications associated with poor diabetes control or lack of care such as amputation due to diabetes foot, blindness, kidney problems, stroke and other serious complications which are reported to be rampant among diabetes patients in the country.

    According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), diabetes is a disease that occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to make insulin, or when the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas. It acts like a key to let glucose from the food we eat pass from the blood stream into the cells in the body to produce energy. All carbohydrate foods are broken down into glucose in the blood. Insulin helps glucose get into the cells.

    IDF noted that not being able to produce insulin or use it effectively leads to raised glucose levels in the blood (known as hyperglycaemia). The long-term high glucose levels are associated with damage to the body and failure of various organs and tissues.

    IDF said diabetes mellitus is not curable. But a patient can live as long as anyone else if it is properly managed and effectively controlled. Achieving control means the individual is able to keep his blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible daily.

    This can be achieved through a wide range of therapies which include daily medications, especially with insulin, adoption of lifestyle modifications such as proper diets, exercises, working closely with care givers – doctors, nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists among several others, and self-management which includes daily monitoring of blood sugar, and administration of insulin.

    The key speaker, Jean Claude Mbanya, a professor of Medicine and Endocrinology at the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde, Cameroon, has challenged Nigerians to rise up and fight for their fellow countrymen living with diabetes. He said, for instance, that insulin, other life-saving medicines and devices do not attract import duties in Cameroon while children receive insulin free of charge. All these, he said, did not come so easily but through intense advocacy and enlightenment by experts and concerned citizens.

    The experts agreed that diabetes, when detected early and when properly controlled, may not pose any serious danger to the individual. A patient can live to a ripe old age and in good health throughout his life, if properly guided on diets, lifestyles, medications, especially when under the care of a team of health professionals who should work as a team for his sake.

    A consultant pediatrics endocri-nologist at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos/Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Prof. Abiola Oduwole, brought the plight of Nigerian diabetics, especially those who are the main sufferers of Type 1 diabetes, and children into focus.

    Prof Oduwole said while ignorance remained a critical factor militating against proper diabetes management in the country, children are worse off as even some general medical practitioners don’t know much about diabetes in children and how it can be managed.

    She said apart from widespread ignorance among healthcare practitioners which hinders early diagnosis and expert care for diabetes patients, especially at the primary healthcare level, patients are finding it more difficult to access care and information that will enable them to achieve control.

    Children, according to her, are worse off because they depend on their parents to access medicare and other vital interventions. For instance, she said, it is becoming more difficult to get insulin to buy, in addition to its high cost. This has made many parents not to adhere to recommended dosage. A parent might just decide to place the child on a single insulin dose even when the physician recommends twice daily dose.

    She said a Nigerian child depended solely on his parents for insulin, which many parents could no longer afford, unlike in Cameroon and Ghana where insulin is given to children free of charge. Rather, Prof. Oduwole added, this essential life-saving medication attracts import duty which contributes to its high cost in the country.

    Reagent strips for daily self-monitoring, which sold for N3,000 two years ago, now costs almost N7,000, due to import duties which importers pass on to patients. Despite the rise in the price of these reagent strips and drugs, government does not seem to reckon with the problems of diabetes which experts say are far greater and more challenging than malaria, HIV/AIDS and cancer that attract special allocation in the Nigerian budget.

    Prof. Oduwole identified poverty, low awareness about diabetes, inadequate infrastructure, low manpower as a few of the numerous factors which make it difficult for several children with diabetes in Nigeria to achieve control.

    In his presentation titled: The Diabetes Patient Perspective, the National president, Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN), Dr Mohammed Alkali, gave the projected number of Nigerians living with diabetes to be between seven and 10 million. According to him, up to 50 percent of these numbers are undiagnosed.

    Like Prof. Oduwole, Dr. Alkali identified ignorance as a major problem working against good diabetes control in the country. In addition, there is the problem of stigma, resulting in the concealment of the ailment while diabetes also attracts false beliefs/religious interference

    The DAN President gave the average annual cost of management at about N222,000, more than the nation’s annual minimum wage of N216,000.

    A critical aspect of diabetes management is the self-monitoring of blood glucose and a few other things which a patient is required to perform on a daily basis towards achieving control. But Dr. Alkali told the summit that less than 20 percent of Nigerian diabetics do this.

    Unlike several other countries including the neighboring ones, Alkali said there is no form of subsidy for any aspect of diabetes management in the country. Even health insurance only covers a short period of hospitalisation. Thus patients have to cater for themselves, and many can no longer afford anti-diabetic drugs, especially insulin.

    For manpower, Dr Alkali said some states in the country with populations more than that of Cameroon, for instance, do not have endocrinologists.

    Diabetes, according to him, remains the most important disease as it affects more people than cancer or HIV/AIDS, and has more deadly impact than malaria. But it attracts zero allocation in our health budget.

    The General Manager and Country Chair, Sanofi, Nigeria-Ghana, Ms. Folake Odediran said the summit is in line with the company’s vision as a global healthcare organisation involved in prevention, treatment and support for patients in 100 countries of the world.

    She said: “The summit is organised for three reasons –to provide education platform for diabetic management. Provide platform for experts to meet and rub minds; update themselves, as well as, strengthen management by engaging in robust discussion that can improve management and patients’ outcome. And the summit has fulfilled that.”

    At a press conference to herald the maiden edition of the summit, the Medical Director, Sanofi -Nigeria and Ghana, Dr Philip Ikeme, said 50 per cent of diabetes cases are undiagnosed while half of  the people who have diabetes do not know they have the disease. Ikeme is worried that diabetes has become a global public health concern, he called for special attention to the problem, “According to the World health organisation (WHO) as at 2014, we had a burden of 387 million globally but in 2035, the number will increase to almost 600 million.”

    Ikeme identified reasons for the increase: Crave for artificial foods instead of natural foods and other unhealthy lifestyles. “People no longer exercise, that means there is increase in obesity and when obesity sets in, the ability to manage the blood sugar becomes more difficult. Things like this push us towards the diabetic end of the spectrum.”

    Ikeme said three years ago, South Africa and Ethiopia have more diabetes than Nigeria but now; Nigeria has the highest incidence of diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa. He warned that diabetes is a silent disease, hence, the need for regular screening for the disease.

  • Kaduna places septuagenarians on life medical insurance

    Kaduna places septuagenarians on life medical insurance

    Kaduna State Government has placed it indegenes of 70 years and above, sufferring from diabetes and hypetension on life medical insurance.

    The state government unveiled the initiative at the official launching/commissioning of the Hospital Cash Cover programme in partnership with Servier Pharmaceutical industry and Micro-ensure, maintaining that the state will offer free medications and pay the bills of  those who could no longer foot the medical bills as a result of retirement or otherwise.

    The commissioner for Education, science and technology, Professor Andrew NoK who represented the governor at the event said the governor has earmarked at least 200 thousand Naira per annum for each and every beneficiaries of the initiative, just to ensure that  medical expenses never becomes a problem to them.

    He said, “the government is keeping it promise to assist those above 70 years on medical ground in the state, and has carefully selected 2 diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, which are most common silent killer diseases of people.”

    Meanwhile, the Middle-East Manager of Servier Pharmaceutical Industry based in France, Mr. Ayo Dominic said that in addition to partnering with Kaduna state in ensuring that the septuagenarians get quality and free medication, his organization will commence the training over 200 medical doctors on modern ways of managing diabetes and hypertension, before the end of this month.

    Dominic observed that despite the coming of Servier International into Nigeria, at the time of recession when other foreign industries were folding up, “Nigeria is an emerging market, and the government is trying, but private investors need to come in to bridge the gap in ensuring that high quality medications are available and accessible to low income earners.”

    He then called on the state government to sustain the Hospital Cash Cover Progamme , adding that apart from the expensive drugs made available at cheaper rate to Kaduna state government such as Diamicron 30mg and 60mg MR for diabetes, Natrilix 1.5 mg, Coveram 10 mg and among others for hypertension, “our organization will device a means for patients to be receiving digital information  on their phones regularly, to remind them of their medication time.’

  • EXPOSED: The Secret They Don’t Want You To Know. How To Completely Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally In 4 Weeks Revealed!

    EXPOSED: The Secret They Don’t Want You To Know. How To Completely Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally In 4 Weeks Revealed!

    If you have diabetes, also known as high blood sugar (hyperglycemia)…or if anyone in your family suffers from this condition…then this may be the most important presentation you ever read.

    Scientifically proven by doctors and researchers from all over the world

    “Type 2 diabetes can be reversed”
    Contrary to what you’ve been told – that you need drugs and pills for life; it’s possible to reverse your type 2 diabetes and end the need for drugs and injections.

    There is nothing as worse as having a constant dry mouth and always feeling thirsty and hunger most especially when you just finished eating, and after the whole thing, you’ll still have to go to the toilet to urinate like every hour. And you see ants gathering around your urine.

    Finally, you’re experiencing this sudden unexplainable weight loss or weight-gain, always feeling exhausting even though you’re eating regularly. You’re knocked down with poor blurry vision and headaches.

    You don’t have to think too much, what your body is telling you is diabetes.

    Whether you’re at the pre-diabetes phase or already living with diabetes, read through till the end to see how to avoid diabetes complications and eventually heal your body of the disease.

    Do you know that Diabetes doesn’t kill?
    …but diabetes complications kills and destroys the body from inside out if diabetes is not put under check.

    Diabetes complications like the ones below are what kills from the inside out:

    1. Cardiovascular disease.

    2. Nerve damage (neuropathy).

    3. Kidney damage (nephropathy).

    4. Eye damage (retinopathy).

    5. Foot damage.

    6. Skin conditions.

    7. Hearing impairment.

    8. Alzheimer’s disease.

    Here Is The Solution

    There is a proven solution which God has blessed mankind with in nature and it is called Aloe-Vera, this plant is so powerful that it heals the body internally and externally. Unfortunately, out of the over 200 species of Aloe Vera, only 4 are edible and one of such edible ones is the Aloe vera barbadensis miller.

    So, Aloe Vera is not Aloe Vera. Aloe Vera has been in use for healing the body for over 2000 years, even as seen in the Holy scriptures – see Numbers 24:5 – 6, John 19:39, Psalm 45:8, Proverbs 7:17, Psalm 45:8, Songs 4:14; John 19:39.

    The second proven product of nature that heals the body of high blood sugar and helps your body to digest food properly is what is called PROBIOTICS.
    Probiotics are friendly bacteria that improves insulin levels for diabetics and also influences blood glucose or sugar levels.

    And because too much sugar in the body translates to overgrowth of bad bacteria, it is no surprise that probiotics (good gut bacteria) and diabetics are closely linked.

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    Here are some important facts that have been discovered from several kinds of research:

    Aloe vera is one of the most effective foods that can help us regulate our blood sugar levels in a natural way.

    • 1. Regular consumption of fresh aloe vera juice is extremely beneficial for stabilizing the amount of glucose in our bloodstream.
    • 2. The hypoglycemic ability of aloe vera can turn out to be equally advantageous for patients of both IDDM (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) and NIDDM (non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus).
    • 3. If you take two doses of aloe vera juice (anywhere between 5 ml and 15 ml) every day, the blood sugar level will go down significantly

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    • 1. Aloe vera gel is rich in glucomannan. It is a dietary fibre (polysaccharide), which gets dissolved in the water easily, thereby reducing the amounts of glucose in our body. In short, this hemicelluloses component can work as a hypoglycemic substance and lower our blood sugar level effectively.
    • 2. It contains certain compounds like anthraquinones (organic phenols with specific aroma) and lectins (proteins that bind carbohydrates together), which help in reducing the presence of glucose in our blood as well as maintaining it properly afterwards.
    • 3. It can lower blood sugar level as much as 50% in just a couple of months.
    • 4. It detoxifies the body, which helps in eliminating the excess glucose from the bloodstream.
    • 5. It has incredible antioxidant as well as anti-inflammatory properties, which keep us protected from various other issues, such as ulcers, wounds, infections, etc. related to diabetes.
    • 6. It can boost the secretion of insulin in your body, thereby making the alleviation of diabetes easy.

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    Benefits of Forever Active Probiotics

    • 1. It helps the body secrete insulin to control the blood sugar.
    • 2. Blood sugar will not spike after every meal.
    • 3. A Dose in the morning is all that’s needed for the day.
    • 4. It improves immunity and helps to control autoimmune disease such as diabetes.
    • 5. It can lower blood sugar by over 30% in some weeks
    • 6. Promotes a healthy digestive system
    • 7. Enhances nutrient absorption and immune function
    • 8. Unique combination of 6 beneficial strains of microbes
    • 9. No refrigeration needed

    There are many probiotics available but I only trust the Forever Probiotics. Forever living products recognizes the important role that beneficial probiotics bacteria play in human health and the need for probiotic supplementation, as a result, our scientific team created Forever Active Probiotics, a unique probiotic supplement which contains six beneficial strains of probiotics including Bifidobacterium and four species of Lactobacillus, all are well researched for their probiotic capabilities.

    These beneficial bacteria work synergistically. Finally, the Forever Active Probiotics utilizes an exclusive, patented encapsulation technology that protects the probiotics, releasing them only after they’ve been ingested.

    Forever Living also understands the important role that Aloe play in the overall health. One of the many studied roles of Aloe Vera is its potential ability to act as a prebiotic. Prebiotics are essential “food” for probiotics.

    By combining our Forever Aloe Vera Gel with Active Probiotics, we create a perfect blend of support to optimal digestive health which in turn heals you of Diabetes and Pre-diabetes.

    Because we know the importance of your health to you, we want you to have good health and have it in abundance. And this is why we are offering you to get on our Diabetes Wellness Program.

    See What People Are Saying Below…

    Below are success stories of other smart Nigerians
    who has benefited from our Diabetes Wellness Program

    HERE’S ANOTHER:

    Here is the special deal just for you

    To be FREE from Diabetes, all you need to do is to get on our Diabetes Wellness Pack which contains:

    2 Bottles of Aloe Vera Gel and a pack of the Forever Active Probiotics. This will have you getting more than enough supply for a month and void you of any Diabetes complications.

    Each of the bottle of the Aloe Vera Gel cost N12,500 minus the shipping fee and the Active Probiotics cost N17,500. So, 2 Aloe vera gel (N25,000) + 1 Probiotics (N17,500) + Shipping and handling fee (N2,500) = N45,000.

    Which is fair enough, considering the benefits you’ll derive and also the current exchange rate of the dollar, we bring in these products from the USA, so we buy in dollars.

    But what if I tell you that we are ready to give you a whooping discount? And instead of the original price of N42,000, you shall be getting the product at N29,500, will you be willing to take the offer?

    What if I give you a 100% Take-It-To-The-Bank Guarantee, in case you feel I wasted your time and still didn’t get a reduced blood sugar after use. Will you still get on the program?

    100% NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR DIABETES

    (This Is What They Look Like)

    Buying them together gives you a

    whooping N13,000 discount. Isn’t that great?

    All the products in the pack have International certified seals including the Kosher of the Jews, Halal and Islamic seals . (These are Seals of highest form of purity including our own NAFDAC in Nigeria)

    Wait there is still more…

    The first 20 people that get the pack and gets on the program within now and the next seven days get their pack for just N29,500 plus FREE Nationwide delivery and a FREE bottle Aloe Vera Gel Bonus worth N12,500… And the best part is that we offer a pay on delivery service nationwide, which means you don’t have to pay us first before we bring it to you, you will only have to pay when we supply you the products.

    What if I tell you this offer isn’t for everybody, but only for the first 20 people to order in the next 7 days, will you hasten to get on the program?

    Trust me, once the first 20 people get theirs, there wouldn’t be a FREE Bottle of Aloe Vera Gel anymore.

    DIABETES WELLNESS PACK is a pack of natural supplements which help to deal with the effect of diabetes and also gradually reduces the blood sugar level in the system until you finally become diabetes-free as you use them.

    Now how can you get access to this DIABETES WELLNESS PACK?

     

    Here Is How To Order For Your “Diabetes Wellness Pack” 

    First option – Payment Before Delivery (Get More Discount)

    Request for our account details to pay into. As soon as your payment is confirmed from the bank, your DIABETES WELLNESS PACK (DWPACK) will be processed for delivery immediately.

    PLEASE NOTE – As soon as your payment is confirmed, you will receive an SMS acknowledgement from us. Your Package will be delivered to your doorstep through a courier service within 1 to 8 days depending on your location!

    Second Option – Nationwide Pay on Delivery

    For Pay On Delivery Service To Your Location, we do pay on delivery Nationwide.

    Kindly send to us the following information below as text message to 08070602372, which will enable us to process your request for delivery.

    * DWPack

    * Your Full Name:
    * Your Detailed Delivery Address (it must include the local government area of your delivery address):
    * Your Phone Number (s):

    Example:  DWPack, John Abiola, 08070602372, No. 13 Adeniji Ribadu street, Ogba, Ikeja LGA Lagos state.

    Contact us via SMS/Call/Whatsapp on 08070602372 for further enquiry if you have any of the following:

    • Diabetes + Poor Eyesight
    • Diabetes + Hypertension/Other cardiovascular issues
    • Diabetes + Erectile Dysfunction/Premature Ejaculation
    • Diabetes + Diabetic Foot Ulcer
    • Diabetes + Rheumatism/Arthritis

    Delivery Process

    Our delivery process is as follows:

    Location Delivery Time
    Lagos 1 to 2 days
    Abuja Metropolis 3 – 5 days
    Port Harcourt 3 – 5 days
    All other location within Nigeria 3 – 8 days

    Our delivery partners: ACE, KOS, CedarEx, FedEx, GiG, IFEX

    Note: If you know you won’t be patient enough to wait for delivery within the stipulated period or be at the location to take delivery, kindly wait till when you know you’ll be at the location for the aforementioned period and be cash-ready before sending your request. Thank you and God bless you as you adhere.

    Our Call Centre

    Phone number: +2348070602372

    Available Time: 9am – 5pm (Mon – Sat), 12pm – 4pm (Sun)

    SMS: 24/7
    Will you want to wake up one day and have your doctor tell you that your kidneys are now damaged, or your diabetes is now causing your some heart related issues? What about poor eye-sight, poor libido, and weak erection and premature ejaculation (in the case of male sufferers) or even amputation of the legs and limbs?

    Wouldn’t you rather help your body heal by nature’s gifts to us and avoid all these complications?

    P.S. Instead of the regular price of N45,000, we’re offering the first 20 people to get the Diabetes Wellness Pack at the price of N29,500 plus a FREE bottle of Aloe Vera Gel worth N12,500. That’s a discount of N28,000…that’s huge, isn’t that cool? Remember, this price offer closes in the next 3 days and there is a 100% guarantee.

    P.P.S. To place your order, Send DWPack, Your name, delivery address (which should include the local govt. area of the address) and your phone number to 08070602372. E.g. Mr Olaonikan Nzeribe, 34 Aduraagba Close Aguda, Ikeja L.G.A, Lagos state, 08987654321 send to 08070602372. Thereafter, you shall get a confirmatory call or text from us, please respond to it.

  • Workshop on diabetes foot care holds August 21

    Rainbow Specialist Medical Centre, Lagos, in partnership with the World Diabetes Foundation and the Podiatry Institute, United States, will hold its fourth yearly capacity building workshop on diabetes foot care  from August 21 – 25 in Lagos.

    It has as theme ‘’Setting the standard for diabetes foot care in Nigeria.’’

    According to the hospital’s Medical Director, Dr. Afoke Isiavwe, the workshop is aimed at improving management and prevention of diabetes-related foot complications and raising awareness on proper foot care in persons living with diabetes mellitus.

    Isiavwe said: “Diabetic foot complications, though preventable, are a leading cause of admission, amputation and mortality in diabetic patients worldwide.

    “For diabetes mellitus foot syndrome, prevention is better than cure. Sadly, many persons affected report for treatment too late when not much can be done to help them, except amputation, to save their lives. The workshop is therefore being organised to bring the medical practitioners and other health care workers involved in diabetes management up-to-date, especially in the care of the foot of persons living with diabetes.

    “Podiatry, a branch of medicine, which deals with the care of the foot, is not taught in any Nigerian school of medicine.  Rainbow Specialist Medical Centre plans to bridge this gap, in the interim, by providing a hands-on forum for Nigerian healthcare professionals to acquire basic foot care skills.’’

    Participants will include medical doctors, nurses, plaster technicians, residents in internal medicine, paediatrics, and  orthopaedic surgery, and healthcare workers caring for persons living with diabetes, the organisers said.