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Diabetes Diary

The Diabetes Diary: Commemorating The Longest Walk 2011, Reversing Diabetes

Authored by Dr Gayle Eversole

List Price: $12.00

6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm) 
Black & White on Cream paper
206 pages

ISBN-13: 978-1475027518 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1475027516
BISAC: Health & Fitness / Health Care Issues

2011 marked The Longest Walk 3, Reversing Diabetes. While the focus of the cross country walk was to bring attention to the issues surrounding diabetes in Indian Country, the effort was for all fighting in this battle to overcome the diabetes epidemic. The "diary" commemorates the walk and all those affected by this dis-ease and includes natural health information to help you with your walk to prevent and reverse diabetes.

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In 2011 an historic event took place between February and July.  Hundreds of people joined forces to walk from the west coast to Washington DC to raise awareness about diabetes.  This is the Longest Walk 3: Reversing Diabetes.


Since this event we have published our commemorative volume, The Diabetes Diary.  This is a publication that includes daily entries about natural ways to prevent and reverse diabetes and to improve your health. 

The Diabetes Diary - Now Available to purchase. Valuable natural health 100+ page reference resource for people with diabetes. 

Now I read comments from a doctor that I believe belongs in this publication.

from Dr. Stefan Ripich

In his view, people with diabetes are mostly influenced by their doctors. And most doctors don't teach their patients these fairly obvious lifestyle changes.

There are five reasons for this that he cites:

REASON #1: There’s no money in it for them.Health insurance providers don’t reimburse doctors for "patient education" about diet and lifestyle. So doctors have no financial incentive to learn what really works because prescribing drugs pays better and involves less work.
REASON #2: Most MDs don’t have time.Educating and motivating diabetes patients takes longer than the average 8 to 12 minutes per visit that doctors spend with a patient. The medical system just isn’t set up for this.
REASON #3: Doctors aren’t sure what really works.Some think you must lose weight. Or give up carbs. Or become a vegetarian. In reality, most physicians don’t have a clue about lifestyle modifications. And since there’s no financial incentive to become better educated (see REASON #1), they remain in the dark.
REASON #4: Physicians are ultra-conservative.They tend to play it safe ... go by the book ... are slow to change. They rarely deviate from "official treatment guidelines" because they’re afraid of losing their license or getting sued. That’s why modern medicine progresses so slowly.
REASON #5: Doctors are massively influenced by drug salesmen.Drug companies spend $16 billion annually to directly influence doctors. (That’s $10,000 for every single physician in the US!) Most often, these salespeople are the physician’s main source of new diabetes information.

From Stefan's perspective, this is tragic because our best weapons against Diabetes are not being used.
From our many conversations with leaders of the US Healthcare system Stefan's view is widely shared.
On top of this lack of leadership by the majority of doctors, Stefan views the majority of books out there on controlling diabetes to have some major flaws in them.
The biggest one being that they are simply not doable or realistic.

Cross-country walk aims to trample diabetes

I have been very blessed to be involved in a major project that began in February and ended in the last few days.

While I was not able to participate directly I provided support by posting "The Diabetes Diary" daily throughout the walk.

The Diabetes Diary

Over the course of the Longest Walk 3 thousands participated from coast to coast.  Because I am closest to Portland, Oregon where the Northern Route began my support for them was a focus.  It was pretty amazing, even on a virtual level.

You can learn more by reading this recent article -

Other resources are here -

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VOICES OF LW3

UPDATE: 30 April -  

Pro golfer targets diabetes

The Diabetes Diary

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press – Fri Apr 29, 7:30 pm ET

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Professional golfer Notah Begay III is fighting the growing problem of diabetes among Native-American youth, saying the disease could ultimately cost tribes their future leaders if nothing is done.

Begay took his wellness message to the airwaves Friday during the national Native America Calling radio program and in a television show that was broadcast via satellite to students in nearly 200 schools across Indian Country.

Part Navajo and part pueblo Indian, the 38-year-old golfer said diabetes has become an epidemic among his people but he wants people to know it's a disease that can be prevented.

"We're in a fight, literally, to save our kids' lives," he told The Associated Press in an interview. "The reassuring thing about this entire thing is that this is a fight we can win, but it's not going to come without some monumental change."

Native Americans are more than twice as likely to have diabetes compared with other groups, and they are three times more likely to die from the disease, according to the Indian Health Service.  Complete Article

27 FEBRUARY - This event began 14 February, 2011.  Walkers on both the northern and southern routes will reach Washington DC by July 8, 2011.  Support and encourage themas they walk through your community.

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Diabetes Diary: Daily posts on weekdays about diabetes and natural health in support of The Longest Walk 3. Follow us as most of our work is focused on this event and the need to prevent and reverse diabetes for all affected people. Now published in book form (2012), see link above to purchase. 

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