Re: ALARMIST and ABSURD
> —this was an explanation of simply what is for Ellie and my husband. They
> control theirdiabetes by diet and take no meds
No, it wasn’t a simple explanation. I asked specifically if you were
talking about your husband and Ellie, if it was a tip for THEM, when their blood
sugar went to 108 when it was usually 70-80, and you said NO. Shall I get
your prior emails and repost what you said? You need to clarify your
statements better. For you to say that generally speaking for most people a 108
fasting reading is high, is not only alarmist, but patently absurd.
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December 25th, 2004 at 9:45 am
I am new to this list - and what I need to know, is this type of behavior
typical? If so - I will be unsubscribing. I need help dealing with the
denial I’ve been in since I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes 6 years ago,
not to go back to Jr. High. I mean no disrespect to the people involved,
some people need that kind of post and thrive on the arguing, but if this
type of conversation is all there is to this list then I need to go
elsewhere.
Thank you,
Candace
December 26th, 2004 at 8:27 am
See Jewell, what your 5th grade behavior causes.
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December 27th, 2004 at 1:16 am
Ah well, what you are seeing here, Candace, is people hashing out the
right to explore and discuss various methodologies without censure.
Since there are those on this list who seem patently unable to look
beyond what they are told by current medical traditionalists, especially
around the idea that diabetes can’t be cured, (even though that *is* the
name of the list, eh??) we can use them and their resistance as way to
see how much denial we may no longer be in! Remember, everyone is good
for something, even if it is only to be used as an example of what *you*
don’t want to be like.
Beyond that, information is just that.. feel free to take what you need,
and leave the rest. *smile* And like I said before, feel free to delete
the posts that you may not want to read. I have run across lots of good
info here and find it well worth my effort to continue on. If I didn’t,
I would just leave the group to the traditional medical hardliners But
I find that most people here are really trying to be cured of diabetes,
and sometimes the synergy of a group of people can solve problems that
one person alone can’t… so I would say, hang around.. contribute what
you have discovered, how it helped or didn’t, see what others are trying
and give it a try if you think it might help and delete the posts of
people you consider most contentious. I of course may be one of those,
and that is fine with me.
It is human nature though, to have conflict.. especially on something as
critical as a seemingly life threatening disease. Such a high level of
fear makes people either more rigid in their thinking or more open.. so
you are going to have that clash, no matter where you go. Probably this
could be a good place to learn to agree to disagree… and see how far
you have come compared to those who can’t seem to acquire such a skill.
Annie
Candace Selph wrote:
December 28th, 2004 at 8:09 am
Thanks Annie! It was just those were my first posts from this group, kind
of a rough intro (:
As long as there is good information here - I can overlook the other.
Thanks for the reply!
Candace
December 29th, 2004 at 12:56 pm
You are most welcome.. feel free to wander into the list’s archives and
you can see the pattern. I am glad though that you are happy to
overlook the contentiousness.. we always can use another brain working
on this life challenge, for sure!
Annie
Candace Selph wrote: