According to Dr. Christopher Segler, a diabetic food surgeon, diabetics are up to 46 times more likely to undergo an amputation. That’s a four thousand six hundred percent increase of loosing a limb according to a professional who works specifically in that field!
Dr. Segler goes on to say the following...
“Within one year after a diabetic foot amputation, 26.7% will have another amputation. Three years after the first diabetic amputation, 48.3% will have another amputation. Within 5 years of a diabetes related amputation, 60.7% will have another amputation. If that isn't bad enough, diabetics with amputations don’t live very long. We know that about 50% of all diabetics with an amputation are dead 3 years after the amputation. 65% of all of those with a diabetic amputation are dead 5 years. Every 30 seconds a limb somewhere is amputated as a consequence of diabetes.” - Dr. Seglers Blog
In 2004 some 71,000 lower limb amputations were carried out on people with diabetes. Just a few years later that number has increased to 80,000 amputations a year for people with diabetes and continues to rise. Nearly all of these amputations were and are 100% preventable by the daily choices people living with diabetes make. This Prevention Responsibility extends to Pre Diabetics as well as diabetics. VERY sadly, so few pre diabetics and diabetics do not start changing their lifestyle in a SUSTAINABLE way until they're already on what's called the "Stairway To Amputation" because of a combination of ignorance among patients and doctors. Even more sad and incredibly frustrating to those of us who give a damn; for the FIRST TIME IN HISTORY many diabetics and pre diabetics with kids are letting their children follow in their footsteps of diabetes. People who have lost limbs at no fault of their own could justifiably judge this.
All of this is largely; overwhelming a result of CHOICE. That means you have a LOT to be excited and hopeful about if you are diabetic, pre diabetic, or know someone who is. Even if you arent diabetic or pre diabetic you know many people who are. We all do which is a sad statement in itself. My mom is a severe type two diabetic. Many of my moms friends are. I know lots and lots of people with this problem. I love them but most of them brought it on themselves. Exercise some sensitive but Tough love with a loved one who is diabetic or pre diabetic. In my view it's far more callous to not tell someone with a problem that they have a problem. This could be any problem (i.e. drugs, alcholol, bad nutrition) but for this article lets stick with diabetes which for most people is caused by an inactive lifestyle and poor nutritional choices. If you or someone who suffers from diabetes or is pre diabetic maybe you should tell them, "If you don't eat better and get more physically active you could suffer an amputation along with a lot of misery down the road". If they beg to differ ask them, "Show me your findings to suggest otherwise and lets compare. Do you have any evidence to support your claim?"
If you or your loved one does not know what to do then try the Kathy Smith Project You Type 2 program (http://passionforfitness.info/type2/). This program was developed and approved by Team Beachbody in conjunction with The American Diabetes Association. It's the only total fitness program in history with the stamp of approval by the American Diabetes Association. That's huge! This program will teach you what to do it's VERY complete and well thought out. It will teach you how to prepare the right foods and walk you through the right exercises so that Diabetes does not rule and ruin your life. Earlier I said mom has severe type 2 diabetes. She has to administer insulin every day. She is in real risk of loosing a leg and dying if she does not take care of herself so this hits VERY close to home for me. Sadly she let it go for too long so there has been a lot of damage done already but she is now eating better, she is more active, and she is drinking her Shakeology every day which is making it easier for her to be more physically active and stave off junk food cravings.
Shakeology is something you absolutely must be drinking if you want to get your nutrition for the day and feel better. By all means run it by your doctor I have a printer friendly nutrition data sheet right here: http://passionforfitness.info/ShakeologyCocoa.pdf I have many testimonials from Diabetics drinking Shakeology including one from my own mom. My mom, for the first time in over a decade, didn't have to administer insulin after a meal because of Shakeology on the FIRST DAY. My mom has waited far too long to not have to administer insulin anymore all the time but there are other diabetics who have successfully reversed their diabetes and do not have to administer insulin anymore, ever. That's amazing and goes to show YOU CAN TO if your level of commitment matches your level of desire to make it happen. I'm regularly told that with Shakeology it's easier because it satisfies your sweet tooth, you're getting far more nutrients than you would otherwise and in far fewer calories. Shakeology should be part of your nutrition. More info and ordering info here: http://HeavenInAGlass.info
My plead to you is that if you care about your health and you are diabetic or pre diabetic DO NOT WAIT to start making some simple sustainable changes that will keep diabetes from ruling and ruining your life. You may not loose a limb or die today if you put it off another day but eventually you're life will be ruined by this disease while your loved ones are forced to watch. What separates winners from losers is that winners Act TODAY and everyday because they fully understand that the cost of waiting is greater than acting TODAY and they understand that the compounding affect of interest over time is either going to work for them or against them. Losers may or may not realize the cost of waiting and the compounding affect of interest over time but for whatever reason they procrastinate anyway (or act for a little while then quit) and before they know it something terrible such as the "Stairway To Amputation" starts creeping in and destroys their life while loved ones are forced to watch.
Not to sound too cliche here but you have a choice (choosing not to choose is a self imposed stripping of your own power over your own destiny; putting yourself on the failure side of the fence). Are you going to read all of this coupled with your own research and then decide that getting better just isn't for you? Are you going to decide that your family doesn't deserve to have you at your best? Do you want your loved ones to watch in agony as you deteriorate before there helpless eyes? You don't live in isolation on your own little island. What you decide has a potentially devastating or potentially joyous affect on people around you. Or, are you going to stop procrastinating (waiting for tomorrow to come) and begin making some sustainable changes TODAY that lead to a better you? I hope you choose the latter.
Don't procrastinate and don't act only for a little while then quit. Take care of yourself every day starting TODAY and talk to your loved ones about it.
Project You Type 2 Total Fitness and Meal program: http://passionforfitness.info/type2/
Shakeology: http://HeavenInAGlass.info
Tom
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