November 1, 2009
Which Celebrity Claims to Have Cured Type 1 Diabetes?
Halle Berry cured her diabetes?
Since November is American Diabetes Month, the media is spotlighting celebrities with Diabetes in an attempt to show that people, no matter the color, shape or economical status are being affected by diabetes.
ABC News: Stars Battling Diabetes is piece on the ABC News site which spotlights 14 celebrities throughout history which have battled diabetes. The site gives a picture of the celebrity along with a brief history of when they were diagnosed with diabetes.
One celebrity’s story really popped out from the rest… this celebrity claims to have cured type 1 diabetes.
Halle Berry has made claims that she was able to cure herself of type 1 diabetes. How did she do this? By weening herself off of insulin. Gosh, it’s so easy. How did all of those doctors miss the cure? Just ween the patient off of insulin. It makes sense.
Except that type 1 diabetics do not produce insulin and so once you slowly weened down their insulin dose to zero…they would die. Except for that little detail I would say that Halle Berry is onto something here.
So what was the response to Halle Berry’s statement from doctors in this country? Impossible, type 1 diabetes has no cure. It is possible, the doctors say, that Halle Berry actually had type 2 diabetes which a person can overcome. If she was smart enough to figure out how to cure diabetes, wouldn’t she be smart enough to know which type she had? You would think.
Other than the claims of curing type 1 diabetes, the ABC piece was great. It is pretty interesting to find out some of the celebrities which live with diabetes and some of the things that they have done to support awareness of this disease. Some of the celebrities on the list include:
- Halle Berry – Self proclaimed diabetes curer
- Delta Burke – Leader of the Let’s Talk Campaign
- Dick Clark – Strives to raise awareness of the link between diabetes and heart disease
- Mary Tyler Moore – Chairperson of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- Della Reese – Spokesperson for Glaxo Smith Kline’s Stronger Than Diabetes
Diabetes has been around for a long time but since the year 2000, it has caught the attention of everyone in this country as becoming an epidemic. The purpose of American Diabetes Month is to raise awareness not only about the epidemic we are dealing with but also to show that with education diabetes can be avoided.
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Keisha Daniels
November 14, 2007 at 1:53 am
I was diagnosed with diabetes earlier this year which nearly killed me and again two month ago no matter what I eat or drink I can’t get my blood sugars lower than 200. Which is frighterning to me I also can’t afford all the meds I’m on I was looking for help from the state but they are and have made hard for me. I’ve been searching the web to find help with my prescriptions and medical help I can’t keep going through these problems with my help, like this last time I couldn’t eat or drink anything for three weeks it started out with food poisiong bacteria from the soup from my job, a potassium dificiantcy which bumped heads with my diabetes. I have type 2 diabetes and I’m running out of my medications and my job doesn’t pay enough to wheres I can afford it myself.
seb thiam
February 5, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Hi Keisha,
A number of friends have managed their blood sugar level after taking Dbethics a plant based health supplement. Hope it can help you. see their website at http:www.springwell.biz
Keisha Daniels
November 14, 2007 at 2:00 am
I have type2 diabetes and, am in need of help with my prescriptions.
destroy diabetes
November 22, 2009 at 3:20 pm
I have some information that will help you. If you want i can get it to you
Ken
November 15, 2007 at 3:38 pm
I assume Keisha that you are under medical supervision?
Is there a state or local program where you can help with your prescriptions?
Shirley
November 20, 2007 at 11:43 am
Ken, you need to put this information in your blog or direct people to my blog to get this information.
There is help for diabetic medication at….
http://www.FreeMedicineFoundation.com
You will receive free or greatly reduced medication.
http://living-with-type-2-diabetes.blogspot.com
and for free recipes for the Holidays visit
http://low-carb-diabetic-recipes.blogspot.com
Have a happy and healthy Holiday
Shirley
Kaye
November 28, 2007 at 9:27 am
Keisha, Here’s another place to get help with prescriptions:
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
https://www.pparx.org/Intro.php
1-800-4PPA-NOW
Also, call your local Health Dept. They should be able to let you know what programs are available in your area. Some medications may be available directly through them.
Call you local hospitals. Ask for the endocrinolgy department. Tell them your situation, and ask if they know where you can get some help. Also, sometimes hospitals offer free seminars on living with diabetes.
Stress is a major factor in the increase in blood sugar levels. Watch what you eat, exercise, and try to keep your stress levels down. Those factors will help lower your levels.
Hope that you will be able to get the help you need.
Seb thiam
November 30, 2007 at 3:36 am
Diabetes is real nasty, I lost a niece to it. She was 30
and had it since she was 15. Witnessed friends who lost their limbs too.
Since then, I heard of Dbethics, a natural health supplement from Switzerland> Many friends have managed to reduce their blood sugar level. Heard of cases
of reversal. Well the doctors say it is impossible.
I like to post one of the testimonies
I was diagnosed with severe diabetes in year 2002. I was given Glucophage and have been taking that regularly ever since. However, much to any disappointment my sugar level has not improved much. In 2005, I was diagnosed with cataract as a result of my diabetes. My renal functions also gone down dramatically and it affected my cholesterol and uric acid readings. I was advised to go on Dbethics from a family friend and took it on good faith for the past 4 months. To my surprise, my insulin levels stabilized and I feel much better now. I don’t feel lethargic and sick like I used to. Thank you, Dbethics.
(Carmen Thompson, UK)
Ps their website. http://www.springwell.biz
seb
December 1, 2007 at 9:38 am
Hi Ken,
I like your website. You have done a good job.
Keep the good news up. Especially from the ordinary people who fought Diabetes and Win !
Seb
Diabetes Response Service
December 6, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Ken,
Great job blogging here. I’ll be back around.
-Josh
Julia Cross
January 1, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Halle Berry is probably still Type 1 (but because she is pregnant her body has naturally adjusted because of pregnancy… see this link which is really interesting). I bet as soon as she’s had her baby she will suddenly “become diabetic again”…
http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/dlife_media/tv/?sc_ext_cid=100345&sc_chid=1007
(they start discussing the above experienced after about 2.5 minutes of the debate).
sebthiam
February 14, 2008 at 10:56 am
Halle Berry dares to confront her diabetes. It is important to watch our diet, have moderate exercise reduce your blood glucose naturally to avoid side effects that come with taking drugs.
Let’s unite to fight Diabetes !
see http://www.springwell.biz to see those who have overcome diabetes and manage to control their blood glucose level naturally.
Gary
June 30, 2008 at 8:36 pm
I was diagnosed with type II diabetes in 1999 which I controlled with diet, exercise, medication and over the next couple years the medicine didnt work as well and it developed into type I which now its insulin dependent and my doctor says its type I and no longer type II
in the above article this disturbed me
“Except that type 1 diabetics do not produce insulin and so once you slowly weened down their insulin dose to zero…they would die. Except for that little detail I would say that Halle Berry is onto something here.”
I assumed a person that is insulin dependent and slowly started taking less insulin would start wasting as what my doctor described it as when I was diagnosed because no nutrients or glucose from food were being used from a lack of insulin and it was all passed out of the body
unless thats what is meant in the article and that a person wouldnt die from a lack of insulin in itself, could someone comment on this?
Lori
September 16, 2008 at 6:21 pm
I have type 2 diabetes myself. I’m lucky in that I only have to take medication to control my blood sugar. I live in California, and here, the Medicaid program is called MediCal, which in conjunction with Medicare, takes care of all my medical needs, including medication. For those who are not fortunate enough to have Medi-Medi, I would suggest contacting directly the drug company who makes the drug you are prescribed: there are more than a few who have programs to either give you your medication free of charge, or at a lower cost than at a pharmacy.
SeduceMujeres
September 19, 2008 at 11:12 am
You have a great blog here, I was looking for Halle Berry and ended up here, great work you’ve done on this topic.
I would like to recommend a great website so you can have another view different from mainstream stablishment funded by drug corporations that tells you that only drugs are the way to go on diabetes.
Click:
http://www.naturalnews.com
Alan J
September 26, 2008 at 9:01 pm
ive been i type one diabetic since the age of 6 and im about to turn 24 on my next birthday the one thing i discovered that helped a little well a reasonable amount really was garlic levels out blood sugar levels this is a help not a cure keep on taking insulin ppl but the garlic capsules and garlic in food i found helps level me out a little
if ur looking for cures then canada is the place to be diabetes cures seem to be a top ajenda for canadians so GO CANADA!!
PS canadian cure testers?- just ask for me ill be a guinea pig anyday
Herbalife Diabetes
October 16, 2008 at 9:49 pm
It bothers me to hear anyone ever say “Impossible”. Everything you see, from the car you drive to the tv you watch, to the hair spray you use…was once thought impossible. There IS a cure to Diabetes. It’s closer to us than you think.
Keep smiling…it’s contagious.
Rich the Diabetic Type 1
Sebthiam
October 17, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Hi Alan J
It’s great to hear that you are very determined to find a solution to your diabetic condition. Visit http://www.dbethics.com
to discover how many have been able to reduce their blood glucose level naturally. Write to me at sebthiam07@yahoo.com I may be willing to let you try
dbethics just take care of shipping costs
Cheers
Seb
and drop an email
Sebthiam
October 17, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Time to take Action
Many with diabetes develop
some form of complication over time.
This results in poor health and quality
of life, leading to unemployment and
a myriad of financial, emotional and
psychological problems. Seb Thiam
diabetes counsellor, says it is time
to stop making excuses and take action.
visit http://www.dbethics.com
Randy Karp
November 8, 2009 at 9:12 pm
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Theresa
November 10, 2009 at 10:11 pm
This is some encouraging news; as a weight loss trainer, I have seen some of my clients who lose weight get improved diabetic conditions, while few say they have been totally cured, too. Theresa http://www.musicweight.com. Pay us a visit soon. Cheers.
Dominic
November 13, 2009 at 2:11 pm
I am very worried that people are going to read these comments and Halle Berry’s (who is so misinformed). I personally group people up into the various categories:
1- the people who are selling medication through affiliate links. Usually they are jumping on the band wagon and not even caring about what they say. Natural supplements are not always the right way to go about it. Some natural treatments are dangerous, some work really well. But just going off an ad or someones say so that their treatment is “1000 years old herbalist remedy” is dangerous. If you run a drug website because of the affiliate money that can be generated, make sure you know what you advertise!
2- some people are just not informed properly. Diabetes causes too many hospital admissions from people who have stopped using their insulin- especially T1 Diabetics. You need insulin all the time, as a basal level. When you eat something that level goes up and then comes back down an hour or two after eating. Without insulin the body tries to keep itself alive- read ketoacidosis.
3- info hounds. These people read up on everything, which is great, but they must also realise that some drugs which are being researched are researched for a reason. It takes 10 years for one drug to come out because they need to be at least enough to make some benefit outweigh the risk. This was highlighted quite rapidly when a groups of test subjects in the UK lost limbs and sight because the drug was not up to scratch at that stage.
If you are taking insulin, keep with it. If you found something, herbal, natural, research paper, talk to your Diabetic specialist doctor. They know best.
PS. Diabetics will form complications over time, it is a progressive condition, but how bad those complications will be depends very much so on the regulation of blood sugar. To erratic for a long period of time and those complications will be a little bit more severe.
Oh and if you are on T2 and are taking tablets, on a diet or insulin, none are worse than the other. They are all different forms of treatment. So taking a pill is not a “better diabetic” than someone who is taking insulin.
destroy diabetes
November 22, 2009 at 3:19 pm
It’s saddening to hear of all these stories of people feeling helpless with this deadly disease called diabetes. I am from Hawaii and diabetes is a constant topic within family discussions because of its popularity among pacific islanders. There is a new project that has been started here in Hawaii that has been helping tremendous amounts of people for example my aunt who just started on the project for 3 months now. Prior to starting the project her blood sugar count was 519 and she had to inject herself with 5 shots of insulin a day . After being on the project for 2 1/2 months she was able to drop her sugar count to a consistent 104-111 and best of all, her doctor took her off of her insulin . I know that they want to help everyone who is willing to learn more and that are looking for help. If you know anyone that they can help I can get you the information to share with them. Please feel to email me at lisapaa@aol.com for more information