Posted by: Nige
on Jun 13, 2011
About a week ago I joined a Facebook group supposedly for diabetics. After a bit of reading around I realised that the group had been set up and was administered by a homeopath. This set some alarm bells ringing. Then I noticed that he was offering "consultations" over Skype to the members of this group.
So my next thought was "is this an attempt to prey on vulnerable people and drum up business?"
Everyone has heard of homeopathy, but for anyone who doesn't know about it, heres the basics. They think that the more you dilute a substance, the more powerful it is and they use something which causes the original problem in order to "treat" it. So if you are having problems sleeping they may use a drop of coffee diluted in 100 drops of water. Then they tap it to "energise" it. Then they keep diluting it way past the point where there is absolutely none of the original substance left in it, tapping it every time.
Posted by: Nige
on Jun 05, 2011
1) Don't Panic.
We all panic at first. Its a great shock to be diagnosed and all sorts of things run through your head. There seems to be so much to learn and its all a bit much. You dwell on the negatives and the future looks bleak.
However, its not as bad as it first appears. With a little knowledge and advice from experienced diabetics you'll find that you are able to manage, understand and deal with diabetes.
