I am exceedingly sorry to all those who commented about my blog post. I didn't mean to offend anyone, I didn't know it would be this serious and offensive. I was just trying to share a bit of my knowledge that's all. I didn't mean to confuse or hurt anyone. I know these remedies don't work on everyone. I'm not trying to say "if you follow these remedies you will be cured"....no! absolutely not. And I'm not trying to convince any of you here to believe my post, no, absolutely not. I'm just trying to say that I know many diabetics who have been cured from the daily use of herbal medicine. Anyway,I shouldn't be saying this either and I'm not going to mention anything about it again. I am pleased to see that you all informed me how terrible my post was, so I'll know where I went wrong. You guys are all my friends, I did not mean to upset any of you at all. It is not my intention to. I am tremendously sorry to everyone who read my post :'(
Please understand, although we are a large community, we are also protective. And often heard the claim that eating a certain diet or taking some supplement will cure or fix our condition. But sadly, that is just not true. For the vast majority of us, there is now cure, there is only ways to manage the condition. For a luck few (none who are T1), they can make a few changes to their weight, diet and exercise and hope to return normalcy to their lives. But that normalcy masks the underlying diabetes which will rear it's ugly head should they stop being diligent with their health. So no, I do not believe there is a cure and to say so represents a danger, this is why you gotten such a reaction. We all have diabetes, that is what binds us together. There are those of us here that have had diabetes for more than 50 years, the combined years probably approaching a million at this point. So understand, new member or old member nobody ever gets away with making such claims without comment.
We always welcome new members with open arms. But instead of giving us information like this, please tell us about yourself. Tell us how you were diagnosed or tell us about your worries and fears in life or tell us about what you struggle with every day. At this point, I have little need for outside information, but I do need the support I get every day from this community.
Thank You Salmah. Not only for your Apology but also for the original post. Like Brian said we are a protective family. Your intentions I believe were to be helpful but they were misunderstood.
There are so many fraudulent claims being made by so many entities who's only interest is to profit from our disease. So we do become protective because we all know that as to date the is no known cure for either type of diabetes.
I have seen most of what you posted being discussed before on this site and although I'm no expert I believe some have merit in the correct situations. If not for an unfortunate statement about being a cure your post would have been better received.
Thanks Brian :) yes, I understand now :)
Echoing what Gary (Stemwinder) said -- I also believe that some of the things you mentioned have real value in certain situations, depending on the individual. The word "cure" is what caused alarm bells to sound and red lights to flash. As Gary said, that word has been used too many times by too many people who were either misinformed or promoting an agenda of their own. It was not so much the ideas that set people off as the language. That word tends to put people on full alert, and arouse extreme skepticism.
agree` with everyone else here. that word "cure" sets off bells but some of the other things u said were so ture
I find it hard to believe you know anyone who has been cured of either type of diabetes. Type 1 will go into dka within a few hours of no insulin and we will die within a few days with no insulin, whatever herbs we take or diet we follow. I almost died from all of this last year. I know of someone who was type 1 who purposely stopped insulin and tried to follow a "diet"- she died. It's just wrong to try to tell people this- taking herbs is fine for trying to control your bg provided they are safe and don't interact in a bad way and using whatever diet works best for you is fine. But telling people they can go without insulin when their body produces little or no insulin is just nonsense. I can't believe how many of my friends and others believe this due to irresponsible people posting articles like the one you linked and who ask me about this including one of my doctors, a dermatologist. I wish they would go through dka and 4 days in the icu and realise just how serious diabetes is.
Dear meee,
For your information, I did not mention to "go without insulin".......and yes, indeed, I know you find it hard to believe that there have been people with diabetes cured with the use of such herbs. No one believed when I posted that. And for YOUR information, like I mentioned before these remedies do not work on everyone. And these people who have been cured are people I know. There're not just some random people who I haven't heard of. And when these people took these herbs it doesn't mean you stop taking insulin. They took their usual insulin as per normal, also with the use of "black cumin" (a type of herb). And we all KNOW that diabetes is serious. It's not some type of joke which can be made fun of. Which ever diet you choose to follow or which ever herb you choose to take, it certainly DOES NOT mean you stop your insulin.
Salmah has removed her ealier blog and just apologized. I think she clearly understands that we are very dubious of claims that T1 can be cured. As far as I am concerned, this gives her a "do over" and I would ask that everyone give her that latitude.
We need to aware and respect other medicinal practices, like Ayurvedic, acupuncture, yoga or the Unani tradition that Salmah probably knows. We always ask that our members consult with their doctor on their treatment and whether it is black cumin or a raw food diet, that is what we always ask. And when someone makes a claim about something, we ask for evidence. Usually that evidence is in the form of a study in a reputable journal. Evidence of a friend of a friend is not much evidence. I am open to learning from others, but as many of you know I am also highly skeptical. Give Salmah on break on this, she is a new member here. I don't mind hearing about other things and as a community we always dig through to try to find the truth.
Agree. Open-mindedness and respect for each other are central to who we are as a community.
Hi Salmah,
Thank you for the apology, and removing the original post. I appreciate your understanding of how it came across to some of us. It's funny how one word can greatly change how the article is read. Had it said "to help treat" instead of "to cure" diabetes, I think we all would have reacted very differently.
Hey Nicole :)
Thanks darling, ur right :)
I can't read the article you wrote anymore because you've removed it, but it clearly stated that people were stopping insulin in the article you linked to.. that is irresponsible and so is claiming there is a cure for diabetes. we can control diabetes with various means but at this point in time there is no cure, hopefully there will be one eventually. If you would stop talking about what you've posted as a cure I might take you more seriously. Please don't use caps, it makes you look even less like someone I would take seriously, lol.
hahahaha.....lol, very funny if I do say so my self 'Mr.meee'.You woudn't know if it "clearly stated" that people were stopping insulin in the article I linked because I removed it.
PS: So stop acting like a smart alec, and don't tell me whether or not to use caps. And this is no joke, I am talking to you seriously :P (shame)...
When I talk with someone face to face, I can tell from their face and body whether they are joking or serious or mad. But on-line, sometimes we don't have those cues and what we write can be interpreted with wide differences. I could either take what you wrote as a harsh rebuttal or as a playful comment. I hope you wrote it meaning the former. I learned a hard lesson that sometimes my sarcastic joking on-line could be interpreted as painful and hurtful things if read differently, so I try to make things clearer these days.