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4 Sleepdeficienciesleadtoinflammations4 Diabetesdrugincancercombat

5 Thecaesareanfurthersrisksofchildren’s diabetes5 Butfortheweather

5 Anti-diabetesgenehasbeendiscovered

6-8 Whitelikesnow,pureasifinnocence

9-10 RelyonStevia

11 Here,weinvitetoculinarypracticeonstevia

12-13 Theworld-famousaspartame–theE951

14-16 Appetiteforawareness

18-21 ThursdayDinnersatDiabetics’frombackstage

22-23 AlettertotheEditorialTeam

24 Laughterrelievesdiabetestreatments

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Today is the opening towhatwas leftinmylife.Whoisreadyforsuchanexperien-ce? Perhaps, only some of us,yetcertainlynotthose,whodonotknowhowtoletbygonesbe

bygones,andleavetheyearsofanxietiesandstrug-glingbehind.Afterall,thepursuitofcareeraccompli-shment,socialcontentmentandwealth,costmede-arly...Admittedlyweareawarethatthefearoffa-ilureisthemostweightyofall–itstealsourhealthandputsanendtoanyhappiness–butwearestillnotcapableofbeingincommandofit,maybebecau-seothersgothroughitaswell.Andfinally,weattractwhatweareafraidof.Whereas,accordingly toanancientadage, fright isaninvertedappearanceoffaith,namelyakindofbe-liefinevil,insteadofgoodness!Then,dreadingdiseasesbecomesamagnetforthem,thoughweessentiallyneedwell-being...Therefore,whynotallowourheartstowelcometrustinwelfare,which is soclosearound,and justawa-itstobeliberatedfromtheblanddailyroutine.Itmi-ghtbethemoment,whenwerealize,thatgoodnessisdeepwithinourselves,asifaforgottensecurityde-positforbettertimes.Andthesebrightertimesmaycome right now and may it be the first day of ourdaysstillremaining–daysofhealthfulness, friend-shipand sourceof joy,as for tomorrow itwill beanotherfirstday...whatIwishtobeformy-selfandYoulikewise.

Danuta Maria Roszkowska

„DIABETES AND HEALTH” MAGAZINE EDITORIAL UNIT The publisher:University of DiabetesPSD ZW in BiałystokEditors’ address:Warszawska Street 23, 15-062 Białystoktel. 085 741 57 01, tel./fax 085 732 99 74 e-mail: [email protected]

General editor: Danuta Maria Roszkowska Sekretarz redakcji:Katarzyna KakowskaIN cOOpERATION wITH OUR EDITORS: mgr Edyta Adamskaprof. dr hab. Maria Borawska prof. dr hab. n. med. Ewa Otto-Buczkowska Anna DanilewiczMarek Dolecki dr n. med. joanna Filipowska mgr Małgorzata Frąś dr n. med. Hanna Bachórzewska-Gajewska mgr wiesława Gołąbek prof. dr hab. n. med. Maria Górska prof. dr hab. n. med. Ida Kinalska dr n. med. Małgorzata Korolczuk-Zarachowicz mgr Bogumiła ławniczak janusz Niczyporowiczmgr jolanta ObidzińskaRenata Saniewska prof. dr hab. n. med. jacek Sieradzki Anastazja Szachowicz Ewa SzarkowskaLucyna Szepielprof. dr hab. n. med. Małgorzata Szelachowska prof. dr hab. n. med. Mirosława Urban wojciech wojszko Anna worowskadr n. med. Halina wójcikEnglish translations: mgr Michał Iwańczuk mgr Urszula TarasewiczSpanish translations:Marcin Szachowicz

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Sleep deficiencies lead to inflammations As early as one single night disturbed may trigger your immune system to be attacking your own cells and tissues, and set inflammation reactions in motion – we read in the “Biological Psychiatry”. According to the authors, the scientists of California University in Los Angeles, good night-time rest favours our resistance to diseases, which are based on inflammatory responses, such as heart syndromes, diabetes, some of tu-mours or auto aggressive disorders, e.g. rheumatoid arthritis. 14 persons took part in a study, 7 women and 7 men. Their blood was tested several times to screen their NF-kB – nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of B activated cells, which is involved in cellular responses to such stimuli as stress, bacterial or viral antigens. The examinations were car-ried out in the morning – as soon as the patients went through full-night sleep, and again, when they were subjected to being awake from 23°° pm to 3°°am. What turned out was, that the NF-kB factor rose in levels only after the sleepless night, the sound night instead did not end up with NF-kB activated. The incidence, however, was the case of fe-males alone.

-The researchers believe, that sleep insufficiency may also entail obes-ity, as well as related to it affections. Regrettably, the pace of existence defies education, comments John H. Crystal, and no one can give the answer, whether it is people, who escape time, or life steals it itself.

The source: www.niepelnosprawni.pl

Diabetes drug in cancer combatThe Metformina, a popular diabetes medicine, has been found valuable to stimulate immune system against tumours. The fact, proved by scientists of McGill University and University of Pennsylvania, was demonstrated in tests on mice.

– Our case study breaks new ground and provides evidence, that metabolism mechanisms, which stand for sugar assimila-tion also determine immunity – explains prof. Russell Jones of McGill University.

It has been discovered, that the Metformina not only reduc-es glucose intensity in blood, but also inspires immunological cells, the T lymphocytes, to respond protectively. They “mem-orize” those pathogens, which they had encountered in the past. Thanks to this function, the cells learned how to fight “the known” disease agents.

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The caesarean furthers risks of children’s diabetes

Science provides evidence, that C-section might bring future after effects upon baby’s health – namely might ad-vance diabetes risks. The study, carried out in Belfast, is an analysis of cases from 16 countries, and shows, that infants laboured by caesarean section stand 20 percent more chanc-es to face diabetes type 1. It is important, that practically, the figure of 20% is fairly insignificant, except the disturbing fact,

that it can not be accounted for other factors, such as: mother’s age, weight of newborn, or whether she breast-feeds or not.

So far, no one is able to affirm, what the reason behind the discovery is. There is only the hypothesis, that the hospital bacterial flora might affect pregnancy and im-mune systems of infants. The authors are far from raising alarming voices, just what they at-tempt is to convince us, that broader investigation of caesarean section is needed indeed.

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But for the weather …

The rates of sugar levels in blood is to say the diabetes touchstone. Both under proportions of sugar, as well as over concentra-tions of it in blood mean states of malaise. But in even chances, it might be weather affecting us. The phenomena is known as hypersensitiveness to climate changes. The diabetes mental and body complaints are easier to be justified in terms of badly behaving sugars, rather than aura condi-tions. Yet, is it actually true? We can not answer it with sheer logic, unless these per-sonal tempers are approached in the way: sudden weather changes and other climate circumstances may tempt stress, what simply is followed by sugar falls or sugar upsurges, as in case of adrenaline, the nervous ten-sion hormone. Headaches and migraines may have a similar effect. Many a person, who stands such weather hyperresponsiveness, suffers depres-sion in autumn, and psychologically it might end in sugar upsets.

The source: www.diabetesindex.de

Anti-diabetes gene has been discovered

The derivatives of sulfonylurea class are in common use in aid of diabetes type II treatments. They are chemical agents, which stimulate insulin releasing from β pancreas cells, sensitise the cells to be more responsive to insulin, and energize transport of carbohydrates to fat tissues and muscles. The savants from the University of Dun-dee conducted a study on population of 1073 people within the length of 18 months. The findings were, that individ-uals, who held two variants of the gene CYP2C9, they reached the optimal sug-ar levels in their blood 3,4 times more of-ten, than persons, who lacked the one gene variant mentioned. This CYP2C9 gene has been identified to be in charge of producing the enzyme, which breaks down the sulfonylurea deriv-atives in liver. That particular gene variant causes the enzyme to be less active, what means our body reacts healthier to med-icines.

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Sadly,itisthemarginalshareofconsumers,whosucceed to control eating sugar. In basic terms,wehavebeenhabituatedtothissweetsubstance

straight sincewewere born. Sugar became so obvi-ousinourdiet,thatwelastlylostthetasteofit.Beingaddedhereandthere,practicallysugariseverywhere,whichmeans,wearenotabletodetectitanylonger.Mostpeople is aware, thatwefind it clearly in sug-arbowls,bonbons,candybarsorchocolate.But, it isdownrightimpossibletosensesugarinfoodprocessed,e.g.beverages,babydietsupplements,granulatedteasmeantforkids,lemonade,evaporatedmilk,anymus-li,paperboxedor tinned juices,coldcut,engineeredsauces,champagne,countlessnumberofpsychoactiveagents,creamcheese,yogurts,etcetera,andsoforth.

Theadults,oncetheyrecognizehowgreatthesweetaddictionistheystartgettingroundto“thebusiness”.Thenagain,childrenhavea

ghostofachance–theiryearlysugarintakeout-does theirbodymass. It isdamaging ineffect, totheextentthereisbarelyanylikelihoodofrecov-ery. The expressions “habit”, “craving” or “de-pendence”areinfactterms,whichdieteticiansre-gard as synonyms, all of which stand immensethreat to health. Scientists sound the alarm: sug-ar is the darkest and principally dangerous itemfor consumption our civilisation has generated. .

The ailments related to anymisguided-diet,arestrictlyrelatedto fabricatedsugar,alto-gether tootherdenaturisedgroceries,how-

ever sugar still remains themain “culprit”. Prof.Yudkin from LondonUniversity associates near-ly 50 co-responsible diseaseswith sugar, e.g. ofarteriosclerosis. He, as a well-known food ex-pert,statesitissugar,notfats,whathidesbehindatherosclerosis.None of other additive substanc-es is so detrimental, but if they would, authori-tieswouldbantheminlessthannotime,incon-trasttosugar.Nevertheless,thepositiondoesnotshow moves. We unswervingly wolf down lol-lies todelightofstillgrowingsugar industries. ItwasaftertheWorldWarII,whenthehighestpeakofsugarcommercewasrecorded.Thesixtiessawsugarharvest returned in twice as 100%.Where-ascropsofcereal,rice,withproduceofmilkandmeat delivered just 30-50%more in total. Sugar,onthewordofprofessionals,hasbeengradedasanutterlyneedlessnourishmentandonthetopofthatatleastasapartofthecausecontributingto::- Dentalcaries,periodontitisandrelatedchronicguminflammations,

Snow-white, pure as if innocence

The only sugar, that energises our body systems, is glucose. We can easily and fully supply it from nor-mal, non-sugary products (like bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, etc.). Glucose has got nothing in com-mon with industrial sugar, which “sweetening” our

lives devastates health of us .



-Metabolicdisorders,suchasobesity,diabetes,gall-stones,kidneystones,livercomplaints,-Mobilitymalfunctions,likerheumatism,arthritis,ordegenerativejointdiseases,-Digestivesystemcomplications,forinstanceconsti-pations, dysfunctions of liver, gallbladder, pancreas,smallandlargeintestine,andoverallgutproblems,- Vascularailments–arteriesinflammations,athero-sclerosis,heartattacks,strokes,clots,-Impairmentsofimmunesystem,informofallergiesandgeneralvulnerabilitytoinfections(e.g.inflamma-tionsofrenalpelvisandurinarybladder),ormycosis,-Andamongalllisted,somenervoussysteminfirmi-ties.

Misunderstandingofwhatweeatandhowweeat,mayalsoplayaroleingrowthoftumors.We consume excessively large amounts,

dreadfullysalty,sugaryandfattyfoods.Thesedieteticwrong-doings,deeplyingrainedsinceearlydays,arenottogoonunanswered,sothedismaldistantconse-quencesareboundtodemand,evenin20yearstime.Englishphysicians,CleaveanCampbellhaveconduct-edastudyonhowconsumersreact tosugarandre-finedflour.Theyfoundthemtobefirstandforemostharmful products of our civilization. For the flourstarch and factory sugar are carbohydrates, it hasbeenproved,thatinexcess,theyleadtosaccharidosis.Seeminglydifferentvariousdiseasesaresimplysymp-tomsofsaccharidosis.Thiscertaintyappliestodiabe-tes,heartattacks,obesity,pepticandduodenumulcer,or eithervaricoseveins.Likewise, for aperiodof 20yearsyoumaybeseriouslyillandperfectlyunaware,tillthesymptomscomeanditmightbetoolate

Atthispoint,itisnoexaggerationtoquotean-other lettered scholarly, doctor Bruker, thatcommercialsugarandrefinedflouris“ourciv-

ilization’sgravedigger”.Acase:diabetes.Unmistaka-bly,thediseaseisdiet-dependent,sugarincluding.Inthe fourcornersof theglobe, there isalready230150millionofdiabetes,buttheWorldHealthOrganizationpredictthenumbertorisefiercelyandannouncediabe-testobeepidemicofXXIcentury.Statisticsshowclearit spreadsamongchildrenandyouth.Thefigures inPolandis2,5million,atleastofthosewhohasbeendi-agnosed.Inthemeantime,thereisanequalpopulationofdiabetes,whoareinthedark,simplynotknowing.Howmanyofthemwillbeabletoaverttheconcom-

Cukier jest takim samym naturalnym produktem

ja Sugar characteristically comprises what tinfo-il does! While it is true that sugar is manufactu-red out of white beet and sugar cane, still all the vital essences – minerals, vitamins, fibre and the rest – are killed by industrial chemistry and pro-cessing. What remains is an empty product – an antitype of nature. Over again, refined sugar, sac-charose, CuH220n is nothing more than alcohol, nicotine , or drugs.

Sugar characteristically comprises what tinfoil does! While it is true that sugar is manufactured out of white beet and sugar cane, still all the vital essences – minerals, vitamins, fibre and the rest – are killed by industrial chemistry and processing. What re-mains is an empty product – an antitype of nature. Over again, refined sugar, saccharose, CuH220n is nothing more than alcohol, nicotine, or drugs.



itant complications? What share of them will be capable tochange their life-style? In one word, is prevention possible?

Healthissupremegoodness,luxuryoflife,standsnocon-test, especially in front of sugar.Any addictionfight ischallenging,butstilldoable..

Autor: Irena LusFoto: Galeria

Sugar pleases everyone. Even if some dietary routines change, it is not sugar. As if a privileged sub-stance, it is ahead of political bor-ders and clime limits, further than tradition and convention. The past century was termed “sweet”, the sugar consumption within the time got higher three times fold per ca-pita. The presence of sugar takes ground away from vegetables, po-tatoes, cereals other than bread – e.g. grits, gruels.



Rely on Stevia It was a real quest to find the cure-all-remedy. This was supposed to be phenomenal, as if magic pow-er, like one of the Wizard of Oz, what would heal eternally. Hence, the challengers were called sha-mans, sorcerers, miracle-mongers on occasions, but they were seldom associated with science as med-ics or herbalists. Nonetheless, it was them to explore nature, plants and animals, and learn trees, bush-es, fruit, any mushrooms or just blades of grass, to brave diseases and recover people. The present-day medicine examines those leaves and fields, though still the knowledge of fauna and flora is before un-derstanding of diseases.

Caa-che, namely stevia

The story of stevia is not any different. The tiny wort, still hundred times sweeter than sugar, yet rec-ognized by few. Except for Indians of Guarani and Mato Grosso, the habitants of today Paraguay and Brazil, who were familiar with stevia long before conquistadors and sailors of Old World travelled down their lands. They named the species Caa-che or Azuca-caa, which in their language stands for “honey leave, sweet plant”. They sweetened dishes, drinks, chiefly yerba mate tea and coffee, chewed it, as paradoxically stevia wards off against tooth decay. Shamans recommended it as strengthening heart, circulatory system, and regulating blood pressure. They applied it at instances of liver ailments, stom-ach aches, chlorhydia. In turn, the Indian lovelies used it dried and powdered as beauty face masks. Europe, Asia and Far East owe stevia to seamen, who observed it lighter and a good deal more handy when in desiccated and compressed form, as distinct from expensive, heavy sugar or burdensome to store honey. At the moment, thanks to those spiritualists and herbalists, we diabetics can appreciate stevia as a steadfast alternative to all the sweeteners of unspecified source and ill repute. The first offi-cial tests concerning diabetes were carried out in Paraguay, the motherland of “the sweet herb”. It was demonstrated, that 25 diabetes adults, who were asked to drink dry stevia leaves concoction, achieved 35% blood glucose reduction straight after 6 hours. During the Second World War, the government of Great Britain were weighing momentous decisions how to supply army and their civil market with sug-ar and one of their perspectives was stevia mass-production. Impressing enough to review the matter.

Calorie-free, non-toxic Modern medicine practitioners referred to stevia only at the end of 19 century. The Swiss naturalist Bertoni classified it to asterceae botanic family, when altogether the chemist dr Rebaudi identified the sweet taste factor, hence its scientific name: Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni. In 1918, Bertoni published his findings, where he asserted stevia ample health-promoting effects and recommended giving up sac-charin. The intense sweet tang and delicate herbal hint originate from steviosides and rebaudiosides, which all are glycosides. Apart the deep flavour, stevia features proteins, fat compounds, valuable min-erals and microelements like: calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron, chromium, mangan, selenium, sil-icon, cobalt, zinc. Among the qualities, there are vitamins B, C, beta-carotene, that serve against colds and flu. In experts’ opinion, stevia encloses hundreds more bioactive substances, however not cate-gorized yet. Unquestionably, the key and principal stevia characteristic is calorie-free essence, what is the cause why blood sugar does not go up after a stevia-drink. As an alternative, it helps people to lose weight, since it lessens appetite for fatty groceries, especially sweetmeats. In contrast to sugar, stevia does not set off intestine fermentation. Stevia, being stable to heat, does not decompose until 200°C, so we can liberally apply it to jellies, marmalades, bikkies and cookies. Obviously, it will not develop into caramel, or turn into golden cake or give it crusty feeling. However, the calculation is shocking: two spoonfuls of powdered stevia is equal to a glass of sugar! Other stevia plus points is not only its non-tox-ic worth, but also bacteriocidal properties, which fact has been proved. Chromatographic techniques al-lowed to detect, that one of the unspecified stevia compounds organically works against blue pus, the



secretion known to be highly dangerous for people of low immunity, predisposed to hospital infections, or those at risk of cystic fibrosis. A different stevia composite fights urinary tract bacteria and prevents from renal colic, that is kidney stones. In line, cases of diabetes, who substituted sugar and sweeteners with stevia, drank the plant leaves tea, they gave the feedback of well-being. Many a patient of diabe-tes type I was able to discontinue taking oral drugs, when type II patients managed to keep down insu-lin doses, all of whom could experience some psychic comfort. Irrespective of which one disease we approach, stevia is a biological antidepressant on its own.

Top secret Hard to resist and not to exclaim: holy smoke, how on earth the shamans exposed and realized stevia that ahead of Cortés and Pizarro? If we take an insight into interest and business stevia brings about in China, India, Korea, Israel, or Japan, where alone dozens yearly tones of stevia syrup is produced, then the bound to happen question is: why the European Union have not opened the market still?! So far, it is no more than a “pot-herb” bred by hobby under personal responsibility, while we can safely put for-ward the thesis, that stevia is a real-life blessing not only to diabetes, as the same to the all civilization-diseased. It seems to be some maladjustment, that hardly anyone knows, no institutions advertise it, as if nobody cared to popularize it. Especially when, any doctor understands diabetes to be the most serious of lifestyle diseases! Today medicine is at the position, that apart from insulin, there is no rem-edy or surgical treatment to exact diabetes therapy (actually, the situation is changing these days, what we did inform about in the last issues of “Diabetes and Health). On the other hand, at the point of the 25th anniversary of insulin discovery (by Frederic Banting and Charles Best in 1922), namely after 80 years, it has been publicized, that essentially insulin is none too effective. For example, in the USA, di-abetes is the third of terminal diseases. It is solely behind heart syndromes and cancers. In the face of billions paid out on studies, researches and examinations forward methods and insulin medicaments, the diabetes incidence shows not an iota of decline. Strikingly, counter-productive instead, for how rap-idly numbers of diabetics grow. The growth within these days came to 1800%! Therefore, what is the reason our whole continent, counting Poland, we fail to acknowledge it and give ground to public ed-ucation? Even, the recent decision of USA administration, affirmative to import of stevia, its legal cul-tivation, processing and trading has remained unanswered. I mindfully use the term “recent”, because in 1991 the Congress formally banned stevia importation, which was practically like the prohibition in times of Al Capone, under allegation stevia is hazardous to health and existence, to great dismay of the medic world. The EU insistently claims, that the up to now investigations are only cursory, so insuffi-cient to introduce stevia into buy and sell traffic. As if, it might be still somehow risky or some way ob-structive. Yes, it is indeed, but certainly not to diabetics or any healthful people, it is threatening to the giants of pharmaceutical industry. And that is the crux of the matter.

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Here, we invite to culinary practice on stevia

GREEN SUGAR – namely stevia essence 550-150goffreshordrystevialeavesissupposedtobebrewedupfor10minutesin½lboilingwater,thenweputitasidefor3clockquarters,afterthatwestrainit,preferablywithacoffeefil-ter.Thesyrup,explicitlygreensugar,servesfreshnessforweeks.Afewdropsisenoughtoswe-etenadrinkoradish.hesyrup,explicit.

SWEET-SOUR WINE VINEGAR 2-3stevialeavedstemorleavesalonearetobemixedwithwhitewinevinegar.Thisfusionneedstobeplacedinadarkplace,asanextstep.Itturnssweetinabouttwoweeks..

RAW TOMATO SOUP – served hot or chilled 10piecesoftomato,½cupoffreshandcutherbs:thyme,oreganomarjoram,fen-ugreek,pipernigrum,1-3spoonfulsofpowderedstevialeaves,1-2spoonsofol-iveoil,atouchofginger,apinchofsaltiswhatwecoulddowith.Westartwithparboilingtomatoesandmovetopeelingthem.Afterwards,theherbs,oilandsaltistobeblendedwiththefruit.Whenpureemassisachieved,weshouldpouritdownwithvegetableormeatbouillon,andcookforawhile.

STRAWBERRY ICE-CREAM by Agnieszka Kręglicka 11kgofstrawberriesareabouttobeliquidised,thenweapproachstevialeavesandin-fusethem,sievethemandleavealltocooldown.Wecoupleeverythingtogether.Thefruitmoussegoesintosmallcupstobefrozen.

OAT COOKIES 2glassesofflour,200gofoatflakes,2eggs,ahandfulofshreddedwalnuts,almonds,freechoiceofdesiccatedcoconut,aspoonfulofsteviasyrup,atasteofsodaandsalt,125mlofoilistheingredientsweneed.Wehavetomixitallwithadashofwaterandthenformcookiesonalubricatedbakingtin.Thetimeitshouldrestintheovenis10-15minutes.Onecanhaveatryoffancyandmanagewithoutwater.Thetechniqueisasfollows:weroasttheflakesonadryfryingpan,alongweoughttopoundaneggwiththesyrupandsomemilk.Havingmixedallplusascintillaofbakingpowderweaddlemonjuiceandwhippedeggwhite.Aftergentlestirringweshapecookiesandbakethemabout20minutes.


The world-famous aspartame – the E951

Commonly, people are aware what aspar-tameor“asweetener” is,whentheysee itlisted among the ingredients of such la-

belsas“light”or“zerosugar”.Thediabetes indi-vidualsare exceptionally sensitive in this respect.Whereas,thetruthaboutaspartameisasmysteri-ousasthescentofAlfredHitchcockcriminals.As-partame is a trade technical name ofmany foodproducts, to quote themost popular, that isNu-traSweetandSugarFree.Thecompoundwasdis-coveredcoincidentallybyJamesShatter,whathap-pened in1965,whenhe testedananti-ulcerdrugforGDSearleCompany.Thepreparationwasad-mitted to be applied in dehydrated consumergoods in1981,andpermitted tobeused ingassydrinksin1983.Actually,theleadingcasetookplacein1974.Scientistsalmostimmediatelyrealizedhowseverelythissweetsubstancecanruinourbodies,ifconsumedinalongrun.Atonetime,“theNex-us”magazine (2/1998, in the article “Bitter reali-tyofartificialsweeteners”byMarkD.Gold,trans-latedbyMirosławKościuk)publishedharrowingnews.Onlyneed tocite the tinyportion:“Aspar-tameisthetriggerof75%negativereactionstocon-current food additives”, instances of whichweredirectly reported to theUSAFoodandDrugAd-ministration.Multipleoftheseresponsesisliteral-lyserious,forexampleacuteepilepsyattacks,andamongthemfatalends,whatinFebruary1994wasrecountedbythe DepartmentofHealthandHu-man Services. The rapports provide evidence of90 symptoms aspartame can produce, and someof themare:headaches/migraines,dizziness, cer-ebrovascular strokes, nausea, numbness, muscu-

larcontractions,gainingweight,skinrashes,depression,weariness, irritation, tachycardia (rapid heart musclesmovements), insomnia, eye-vision complaints, losses ofhearing,heartpalpitations,breathingproblems,speech/articulationdisorders,lossesoftaste,fitsofanxiety,noisesdownears,memorydisturbancesandpainsofbonejoints..

Inopinionoftheexperts,whohavebeeninvestigatingaspartame,thisitemofconsumptionmayinitiateandexacerbatediseaseslike:braintumors,multiplesclero-

sis,epilepsy,chronicfatiguesyndrome,Parkinsondisease,Alzheimerdisease,amnesia,lymphoma,congenitaldisor-ders,diabetes.Theactualcompositionofaspartameis:as-partic acid, phenylalanine, andmethanol. James PhyllisBalchistheauthorofthebook“PrescriptionforNutrition-alHealing”,andranksaspartameto“chemicalpoisons”..

Inspiteofeverything,thereagentishiddenincount-less of products and camouflaged with unknowntrademarksanddoeswinmarketsofconsumergoods,

whereadultsandchildrenendusersseemtobeoneandthesame.Thecommercialgrowthofaspartamemightbeastaggeringmaterialforathrillerstory,probablygiving

groundonlytotheWatergatescandal:deception,counter-feit,briberyandcorruptionofbureaucrats,congressmenandscientists,whosesilenceonaspartamewasendorsedlavishly,informoffellowshipsandplacements,impress-ingenough,astheycouldearnfarmorethanapresidentofUSA.Thelegalizationofaspartamewasexercisedattheverytoplevel.DonaldRumsfeld,afriendofGeorgeBush




family,thethensecretaryofDefense,hewasalltogetherthechairmanofdirectorsintheSearleCompany,precise-lywhenthevalidationofaspartamewaspending.While,ArthurHullHayes,whowasappointedtheprincipalofFoodandDrugAgencybyRonaldReagan,andwasrespon-sibleforrenderingaspartamelegalization,wasforcedto

leavehisposition,afteritwasrevealedhehadbeenunlaw-fullybenefited.OnleavingFDA,hedirectlygotemployedintheverySearleCompany,farthermoreinpublicrela-tionsdivision,inthefunctionofasenioradviseronhealth.

Tosay, it is just the tip of the iceberg, for the lob-by group care and make the sweeteners’ giantscertain. What is out of sight is more often than

not 80%. This is far above the ground competition, ex-tra players are not welcome, stevia by the same to-ken. In the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zea-land ordered a sanctioned regulation, binding steviaproducts to dietetary supplements, not to sweeteners.

Itishightimeindeed,thatEuropeanUnionshouldreallywakeup,hopetheywouldsoonenough,beforeitisnottoolate.Urginghotair,thatthe

sofarstudiesonsteviaareundersuppliedissheernonsense for the business sake. Especially, in thefaceofthenewswineinfluenzavaccine,whichhadnotbeencompletelytestedyetandisenteringthemarket.So,wedohaveanauthoritativeprecedence!




Appetite for awareness

Idonotknowaperson,whowouldmakeacomplaintonourinitiativeandmovement.MoreandmoreoftenIamposedbeforethequestion:whatistherightofentrytotheThursdayDinnersatDiabetes’?WhenIexplainhoweasyitistocomealongWarsza-wskaStreet inBiałystok, to theoffice of our Diabetes Associa-tion, and simply ask for an in-vitation,peoplereactastoundedWBeingonvacationisafairlygoodtimetoweighuptheyear-ly“working”performance.AndIamtrulyconvinced,thatrightnext to “Diabetes and Health”editorial successful efforts, wefind Diabetes ‘Thursday Din-ners as an equally successfulhappenings.Thetelevisionandradiopublicityhasbecomean-other one plus point, we had

notexpectbeforetotakeplace.Neverthe-less, the first and foremost accomplish-mentis,thatattheDinners,wemanagedto popularise preventivemedicine, pro-

motehealthy life-styleandsocialori-entation.Ouraspirationtolearnlivingwithdiabetes,inself-esteem,aswellasindiscipline,thesamewithinsociety,wasmetandappreciated.

Learning by playing

TheinitialideaoftheThursdayget-togethers was to advance common-placehealthydiet,andalso,tointro-ducediabeteswithgeneralprinciples,aheadof theold-wives’ tales.For the

fact,Iattendedthedinnersfromtheverybeginning,Iamabletosharenow,howallhaschangedanddeveloped..Icanremembertheopeningdinner.Itwasinarestaurant,whererowsofchairsandtableswerearrangedasifforacon-ference,andalongthestagewasreadyforartistsoftheSaraki-naband.Thefirstmeetingwentbeyondplanningandthevenuehadtoaccommodatemoregueststhaninvited,andmorethanthe house could provide seats for. The decisionwas tomovetoadjust.Thenewplace isofgreater space,we cangather innumberof120people,butagainitgrowsfilledtocapacity.

Prof. Maria Górska, a Voivodship Advisor on Diabetology .

Prof. Ida Kinalska during preparation of lentils dish

Wśród walorów Czwartkowych Obiadów u Diabety-ków ważne są te artystyczne i smakowe, ale również

edukacyjne i informacyjne

The musicians of SARAKINA band all through an exceptional artistic dessert



The Sarakina are the musicians,who in my opinion were thetop personality of the dinners’art shows. Certainly, it does notmean, that anyother singers andactorswerenotgoodenough,forthey all did serve us respectable“artisticdesserts”.. Fined and multifarious pro-grammes in themenu each time.Therewasa choirofpoliceoffic-ers,thevocalistofthebluesBroth-ersandSisters,anOkudżawabal-lads performer, an instrumental-

ist,whoplayedasawandmanydifferenttools,evenutensils.Andalto-gether,sungpoetrywasalwaysoneofthemostimpressingthemes,asforinstancePawełSzymańskioncepresented..Onanotheroccasion,professorMarianSzamatowiczteamedupourartists, andcutely sidestepped the rolehewasgiven.Namely,hewassupposed, inpairwithprof. IdaKinalska, toprepareadishof lentils.Instead,heseizedaguitaranddidexpressgenuinesensitivityofBułatOkudżawa..Whyinthisbriefrésuméofthediabeteseventswedoaccenttheartisticaspectofthem?Theanswerishumanness,whatweunderstandasbody,mindandanyculturetobeinvolved..

Plainly on problems As itwas alreadymentioned, the educational aimwas the leadingonetheDiabetesAssociationputforward.TheThursdayDinners’rep-ertoire stood proof of lectures on diabetology, dietetics and podol-ogy. Prof. Maria Górska from University of Medicine in Białystok,and her assistants, familiarized us with the glycaemic index and di-ets based on it. The knowledge received relates not only to diabetes,but to anyone,who cares for healthfulness, good fit and good looks..PrettyinterestingwasthespeechofIdaKinalska.Shedidbringithometous,thatdiabetesmaygiverisetoischaemicheartdisease.Anotheroutof theordinary instructionwastheslideshowofdrAnnaPopławska-Kita,givingusatouchofimaginationondiabetesfootcomplication.Ifanyperson,whowasthenunawarehowriskythesetbackis,heorshecouldevermorememorizeitthankstothepictures,tobethoughtfulbe-foreanymalpractice,topreventanytiniestfootcutsorabrasions..

Theissuesareimportantandserious,butbroughtintothelightsim-ply,evenfrivolously.Therewasnotanintentiontomotivatebyrousingfears,butinspiringsensitivenessandalertness.Therewaseveryattempttowakeupanyhope,andgetacrossthemessage,thatbymakinganypos-sibleeffortwemayrenderdiabeteslifeeasierandfarmorecomfortable..

Prof. Marian Szamatowicz and his off-beat cooking assistance .

Tadeusz Arłukowicz, the vice-president of Białystok acting his culinary talents

Adam Karluta, the Director of Human Resourc-es Department at the University of Medicine

Jacek Dobrzyński, the spokesman of Białystok vo-ivodship Police services


Angelic hosts Undoubtedly,thestyleandmethodologyoftheThurs-dayDinnersatDiabetesisthisdynamic,thatcausedtheeventtodevelopcyclical,tothepointitisnotquitethething not to frequent it. Every month new membersjoinedupourassociation,forsomeonesomewheretoldthemitiswonderfulget-togethers,andtheyarereallyea-gertolearnsomething,tolistentogoodmusic,andtheydowantwitnessthose,whoappearondailyfrontpages“bustlingroundcookingpots”.Alike,newandnewpersons,whomoureditorialteamof“DiabetesandHealth”dubbedAngels,arestillgrow-inginnumber.Thesearethoseindividuals,whoadvocateandstandfastourideaofthemonthlyThursdaysatDi-abetes.TheBiałystokUniversityofMedicineworkforce,the representativesof the localmedicalandsocial insti-tutionsandmediaaltogetherarenotjustauthorities,buteverykindof support.This is them– theAngels–andtheywerepaidourgratitudewithpaintedoldwoodfigu-rinesofangels,madebytheartistAleksanderGrzybek..

Any person feels like cooking

Probablynotbefore longthe timewillcome,when itwill turn disgrace for not having performed being achefatourDiabetesDinners.Weshouldnothesitateandrecollect,whohavealreadybeenprivilegedtodoso:thisistheprofessors IdaKinalska,MariaGórska,Marian Szamatowicz, the director of PodlasieMuse-umAndrzejLechowski,thechairmenofBiałystokTVPbranch,therepresentativesofNHSandPFRONmed-icalandsocialcareestablishment,thespokespersonofBiałystokPoliceservicesJacekDobrzyńskiandtheac-torRyszardDoliński.Amongthem,thevice-presidentofBiałystokTadeuszArłukowiczandtheUniversityofMedicineprincipalAdamKarluta.Thisisjustafewex-amplesofthose,whowerewillingandreadytogiveusanactoftheirculinarytalents.I amcertain, that allwhoare in theknowwillkeen-lybeawaitingourThursdayevent.Asonemightex-pect,theyaretoquestion,whowillstandatthecom-mandofpansandpots.Who,thistime,isabouttobeintroducedbyour“adept”MasterofCeremonyDar-iuszSzada-Borzyszkowski?Whatatopicisgoingtobethecentreofattention?Patienceisallweneed.Itisrightinalittlewhile.Iamacquaintedenoughtosay,thattheGeneralEditor,theoriginatoroftheidea,isarrangingtheprogramasear-lyasnow..Text: Doma

Photo: Maciej Bogdański


Dariusz Szada-Borzyszkowski, Mistrz Ceremoniału, prezentuje anioła - jedno z dzieł znanego artysty Aleksandra Grzybka

Władysław Prochowicz, the Director of the Białystok TVP branch and Wie-sław Rajewski, the Strategical Director of TVP



Thursday Dinners at Diabetic`sfrom backstage

Many a person, many a time reminisces the famed Thursday dinners at the king Staś’, the last ruler of Poland. The only thing is, what was the legendary occasion on about? What kind of food and drink was preferred at that time? What was the then table manners and service? We need not to forget, that the taste and etiquette of eating changes just alike as fashion or social decorum. Thus, let us review the matter from the perspective of 18 century

courts and chateaus, straight from behind the kitchen door. ?

Eating, drinking, pipe smoking uringtheKingdomofPoland,thenobleclassofthosedaystheyatemorethanenough,heavyfillsandfattysatings.Thecustomsofeatingwereofanynature:“outofhunger,outofhabit,becauseofbore-dom,forthesakeoffun,infavourofcompanionship,orsoastoimpressothers”.Eatingwaswell-liked

andmuch-conversedabout.Notstrangeenough, theupper-classofthedayspassedtheirtimepayingvis-its. They invited one another frequently and hostedeachother inasumptuousandopulentstyle.As theoldsayinggoes“Anythingwhatonecanafford”.Thefeastsstretchedintimeforhoursandhours,becausetheampleofdisheswasunworkabletothe inexperi-encedservants.Thewealthiestandhigh-standingofalllosttheirfortuneasperthemaxim:“Runindebtbutblowyourownhorn”.Soastoregaleguests,theyor-deredmostexpensivespices,raredelicaciesorchoicesof splendidwines.Almonds, cloves,nutmeg,ginger,pepper, saffron,pistachios andpinenutswere liber-allyspent.Therichofrichcouldofferdearasparagus,trufflesandappetizingapricots,peaches, andorang-es.Themagnates,anyway,weresowell-offtoriseex-oticfruitintheirownconservatories.Outdoingthem-selves,theyornamentedtablesandadorneddishesto

thepointittaxedflavourbeforelooks.

Table cover, table-ware he preparations started on not otherwise but from the table. One of the principles was laying ta-blewithacloth,ifnot,itwouldbeadiscourtesy.IntheOldPolishhousestheyplacedlayersoftex-

tiles, oneover another (thebottom linedwithnet or colored fabrics, the topwith awhitematerial), all this forthe reason tobe able to change each cloth after eachdish completed.Thenext of concernswas tableware.Thesplendour of itwas the face of the family affluence and respect towards guests. In practice, sizeable pans andplatterswerepositionedat the centreof the table, followedbyasmanyplates, cups andgoblets as it couldbecomfortable enough. Since the times of Saxons, itwasglass goblets, veryoften imported fromBohemia. In theageof StanislawAugust they also turned tonationalmanufactures.As amatter of cutlery, landlordsprovidedonlyspoons,guestswererequiredtobringknivesandforks,andincasevisitorsdidnotownit,thentheywereforcedtoborrowit fromneighboursormakeitbymeansofbreadcrust.Bydintofsuchstateofaffairs,spoonsshownagainst-thieveryinscriptionslike:“Thisismyguard–myMasterpunisheshard”,or“Donothidemeun-deryour sleeveas Iwill leave”.The sophisticatedhomesdid care to set plateswith spike-tippedbuxuswood

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O U R G E T - T O G E T H E R S sticks,sothatinviteescouldtoothpick.Thebestoftable-ware,silvercoated,wasalwaysrestedattheheartofthetable,itwaswheremostnoblevisitantswereseated,furtherawaypewtersandtins.Lateron,faienceandposhporcelainbecamepopular,sosoonin17centuryluxuriouschina,glassandcrystalsreignedthosegrandtables..

Dinner served inally,thekeysubjectmatter,namelymenu.Byandlarge,typicalbreakfastwassouponwarmedbeer,togetherwithhoney,ginger-race,eggsandwhitecheese–thedescriptionofwhichAdamMickiewiczexpressedin“TheMisterThaddeus”.Thispairedwithcoffee,asitspopularitygrewwithin18century.Aftersometimeonly,therewaspropermorningmealserved,whichissauerkrautstew,rashers,sau-

sage,brawn,kindsofpâtéandcoldcut,butter,radish.Dinnerwas commencedwith soup – amongwhich the leadingwere broth, beetroot one andbullion, but therewere alsowineandbeer-based–suchascabbagesoup,barleysoup,peaorsor-relsoup,nottomentionthoselong-forgottenlikehemporpoppyseedones.Onspecialoccasions,therewasrarecaperssoupsorricesoupsmixedwithraisins.Inturn,thesecondcoursewasdishedonroast-meat,chops,tripe,poultry(forinstancegoosewithcreamanddriedmushrooms,chickenjointlywithliver,caponwithcavi-ar,turkey),itwasquitecommontoeatveal,cookedgreyorwhite,alongwithmutton.Meatwasalwaysservedincompanyofsauc-es,somecoloredwithseasoning,somenot,ashorseradishdress-ing.Deluxesetofchoiceswasgamemenu,chieflybirds:pheas-ants,fieldfares,woodgrouses,hazelhens,ifnotfinestfish:carps,salmons, trouts, sturgeons. Aristocrats treated themselves withoysters,snailsorfrogs.Amongstrelisheswascrawfish,orextra-

ordinaryfancyofwildfowlcombs,or“partridgelegs’tipsbrownedneatlyabovewaxcandle”.Tocitefarinaceousfood,theyatenoodles,dumplings,crêpesandpasta.Ontheotherhand,potatoeswerefewandfarbetween.In18centurypotatoesweresetapartforfestiveoccasionsonly.Therewas2reasonsbehindit:firstly,asanoutofthecoun-trycommoditypotatoeswerehigh-priced,secondly–werethoughttobeunpalatable,troublesomeandnothealth-ful.Themomentthedinnerwasfinished,dessertstarted.Theselectionwasplentifulindeed:fruit,nuts,raisins,figs,cheese(homelyassortmentturnedinawhileforeign),custards,jellies,compotes,sweetmeats,jams.Withinthevari-etytherewasalsoFrenchcakes,layercakesanddoughnuts.

Culinary ideas and images

ntheprosperoushouseholds,itwasimportanttodecoratetablesandbeautifydishes.Theyexpectedtoimpresstheirguestsortoplayatrickonsomebody.Gildinganddying,intricate shaping, using authentic feathers, hairs and furswas inpractice then.Cooks inventivenessboileddownto

winaknowndish intoanothernewone, forexampletofiguremeatintocarporpike,ortheotherwayround.Oneofcookerystuntwas“caponfull incruet” (thestrippedcaponskinwasplaced inabottleandfilledwitheggs,whatbeingboiledinflatedtothebrim),or“un-cutfish,friedatitshead,roastedinsidewithragoutandsauceonitstail”.However,somemorecruelmischiefhappenedtocometopass:chickens,intoxicatedwithalcohol,werepluckedbeingstillaliveandgrilledatouch.Thecreatureswereservedonplattersasifnormal,butthemomenttheywerestungwithaforktheyjumpedfiercelyupbreak-ingoutandflabbergastingguestsatthetime.Ittookmuchlongerand

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moredifficulttoinscribefruitwithacoatofarms,numeralsorwritings.Theyhadtoglueapieceofstencilpaperonfruitskinbeforehand,insum-mer.Asitwasgrowingandripening,thegluedpatchremainedlighter.. Beer, wine, how about water?

Insofarasbeverages,alcoholwasthefirstpreferenceandcon-sumed inmanya form.Drinkingpurewaterwasbelievedasweirdand triggeringdiseases, of coursenot among those thepoorest.Theelementarytipplewasbeer.Home-mademanufac-turingwascheaperandlesspermill.ThemostvaluedinthenPolandwas“wareckie”brand(brewedinWarkainMazowsze

land).Afterthat,in18century,itwasEnglishbeertobetrendy,particularlydarkporter,calledstout.Moreandmorebeerwasbeingimportedanddo-mesticmakesgotsupersededdowntomobandrabble.Notbefore17cen-

turyhaditbeen,whenwinewasfamiliarized.Hungarylabelswerecertainlyfavourites,tokayforemost.ToalesserextenttheydrankSpanishandRhenishwines(onesthatwentwithsugar,attributabletoacerbity)andItalianin-be-tween.Frenchtradenamesgainedrecognitionin18century,butonaccountofgeneralfascinationwithFranceandtheirculture.Therichermettheexpenseandwelcomedchampagne.Itwaswaitedonas“anemphasis”,whichindi-catedclosingfeasting.Vodkawasinitiallyasporadicspirit,judgedrathertobemedicineandkeptinmedicinecabi-nets.Sometimepassedandpeoplestartedtohavevodkabeforedinner,withtheaimofboostingappetiteanddiges-tion.Flavouredvodkas,onesablazed,dubbed“petitesweetievodkas”wereusedinsmallamountsatbreakfastto-getherwithgingerbread.Tosay,itwasthefondnessofthefairersex.In18century,sweetvodkasplayedalreadyfirstfiddles,toquotesuchessencesas:clove,almond,aniseed,cinnamon.Generally,drinkingwasfavouredbeforeeat-ing,fittinglytotheproverb:“Ahumansoulcannotsurplusappetite,yetcandrinkitover”.Throughoutdinnerban-queterstheyendlesslyproposedtoasts,refilledglasses,andevenhappenedtoinventaleglessgoblet,named“hob-bly”,whichwasabouttobepassedonandon,forthefactitwasimpossibletositit.“Drunkennessturnedintocom-monness,approvinglyreceivedroutine,nearlysociallybinding”-wroteBystroń.At royal table

In theageof thekingStaś, thedebauchedOldPolish revelriesceased in the faceofoverseas trends,whatwasreflectedinmoderationandfinesse.Gestationratherthangluttonyprevailed.Thisistheperiodchronicled,whensoberinguphaveeffectalloverthecountry.Beerisgradeddowntotheplebs,wineandchampagneiselegance.Thekinghimselfthendrinkswaterwhiledining.Hetakesthelibertyofeveryday

morningcupofchocolate,andhiscupofteaintheevening.Royalmenuisgracefulandassorted,eventhoughnotequallygrandeurandlavishashautecuisineofmagnates.ThekingisanenthusiastofFrenchcooking,thenagainsteadfasttonativefood.Thesovereignoftenreproachedbaronsandlordssoasnottopaythatmuchadmirationtotheforeignfare.Inthemiddleofhisfavouritefoodswasoysters,muttonand...plums.Purportedly,theregalgarden-erknewacertaintechniquehowtopreservefreshplumsallwinterlong.RelatingtotheThursdayDinners,menuwaslessimportant,thanmeetingpeopleandconversing.However,itbefellalegend,whatitwas“hazelgrousecu-riouslyfilledwithbackfat”or“popiel”(inPolish)–oldHungarianwine,thatexceptionallystrong,that“kingdoesnottouchit,buttreatsotherswithit,stillwithtinyaglass”.Tomentionfurtheron,theyhadtasteforoldpolishborschwithear-dumplings,col-ourfulcoldcut,piesandsavourypickles.Toheraldthedinnerendingtwobutlersweretoappearandbringintwosilvertrays.Onewaswiththreeplumson,theotherwithaletter.Thekingneveropenedanenve-lope,asforitwasjustasymbolicacttotemptqueststodrawtoaclose.BythisroyaltableofPoniatowski,thiscircleofcompanionshipengen-deredanewstyleofdining,wherediscussingfoodwassocietalget-to-getherandeducationinone.There,oneofthefrequenterswasafore-runnerofhealthydiet,apoet,StanislawTrembecki,whoairedtemper-anceasabasisofhealthfulness.“Hungeristhebestchef,saltthetastiestofspices,waterthemosthealthydrink”. Ewa Szarkowska

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Recipes BEER SOUP with cream and farm cheese

WThefirststepistoboil½lofbeer,necessarilyinanenameledstew-pan(togetherwithfreechoiceofrootspices),thenweadd¼lofthick,slightlysourcream.Inthenextmove,weneedtocondensethesoupwithchafedeggyolksand8-10decagramsofsugartogether,plushoney.Atthattime,welineaplatewithcrushedfarmer’scheeseandpourthesouponit.Inaseparatebowlwecanservebreadcroutonsbrownedwithbutter.

HORSERADISH SAUCE ZThestartisroux,outof4decagramsbutterand3decagramsflour,whichistobespreadinaglassofbroth,jointlywith4spoonfulsofgratedhorseradish.Wecanlaceitwithlemonjuiceoralternativelywithsugar.Thepulpnowissupposedtobecookedforanother5min.Themomentoursaucehasthickenedisthetimetoaddhalfaglassofdoublecreammixedwith2rawyellowyolks.Then,weareabouttoheattheblendup,preventingitfromboilingallatonce.Whenstillhot,itgoesonthetopofmeat.

OLD POLISH BEEF-OLIVES on mushrooms and cream Thebeefmeat,preferablyloin,istobeslicedacrossthefibresintotinyrashers,tenderized,dustedwithfreshlygroundpepperandquicklyfriedonbothsidesinbutter.Inturn,6decagramsofmushroomsareabouttobecookedsoftin¾lofwater,andcutintonarrowbands.Whenallthisdone,wesettlebeefcollopsinasaucepan,interposedwithmushroomsandmoistureitwithwell-saltedmu-shroomstock.Atthattime,weclosethelidtightdownandstewitgentlyfor20min.Afterthiscompleted,werest1kgofpeeled,slicedpotatoesinthesaucepan,whichwecoverdownagain,shakeattentivelyandcontinuecooking.Assoonaspotatoesareready,wearefreetoenhanceitwith¼lofsourcreamandafullspo-onfulofwheatflour.Thelastthingtodoistosimmeritmore,someabout10-12minutes.,

ROAST LAMB or mutton filled with ham Abroadsliceoflamb/muttonshoulderorhaunch(1kg)isthoughttobecleaneddown,pounderedandshapedsquare,thensaltedandpeppered,thenlastlyrubbedwithchoppedgarlic.Nextinturnistolinethemeatevenlywithfilling,andtorollittightwithsomecottonthread.Theroastisabouttobebrownedallroundinhotbutter,andafterthisitistobecookedunderalidinoven,stillmoistenedfromtimetotimewithcream.Thefillingistoconsistof:15decagramsofcookedham,5deca-gramsofstalebreadrollsoakedinmilk,5decagramsofbutter,andglazedonion.Inasimplewaywemixthemincedham,breadroll,butter,onionwithfinelychop-pedparsleyandonebigegg.Whatfollowsisformingitintoconsistentmass.Ato-uchoffancyitmightbetoaddmushroomsaltogether.

SAFFRON MILK CAPS PANNED Weselectsomefairlysized,wholesomemilkyagarics,whichweneedtorinse,stripthemofrootlets,beforeweplaceitgill-upinhotbutteronpan.Itisenoughtofryitfullblazeforafewminutesandrotateitgill-down.Atfirst,themushroomsismorethanlikelytoreleasejuices.Nonetheless,wehavetowatchthemoment,whenbut-terimprovesinclarityandgainsintenselyorangecolour,asitisthetimewepinchitwithsaltanddashtoserveit.Quiteworthwhileistodosostraightonfryingpan.Asanalternative,wecanpreparesaffroncapsbrieflycookedandblendedwithcre-am(ahalfofglass),anddineitwithbuckwheatgroatsorpotatoes.

The recipes issued from “Old Polish cuisine” by Maria Lemnis and Henryk Vitra .


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A shadow against a background of a day immersed in the sun – a haven for eyes exposed; there amongst

navy blue of a night diamond-like pure light – a tali-sman for happiness – a portent of a dawn. There abo-ve a bland surface of brick walls an azure panel of sky. Just as in my diabetes existence – assistance, hope, life impulses is what I derive from any edition of “Diabe-tes and Health” magazine. The periodical provides evi-dence of the truth, that familiarity with a disease is far more advantageous than fighting it. Notwithstanding natural, many a deep-seated aversion to what we per-ceive treacherous and impossible to forget about. Sin-ce, the ability of oblivion is a way of being, a kind of escape beyond, regardless of the fact the affliction is still present. A man chronically ill, vulnerable, left wi-thout any support, is not capable of experiencing joy, for he or she feels different to others, sentenced to the medical condition and its confinement. Reading the magazine, and awareness of all the people involved and their commitment, is a therapy and creates a sen-se of collectivity. It inspires joyfulness to come true or at least defies my illness giving form to it. Also, this pu-blished knowledge assures, that chronic diabetes does not have to mean isolation or reduce one’s self-esteem or quality of life. The syndrome just transposes the aspects mentioned. Prevalence of a disease, that by-and-by becomes one with the whole being of a patient, should not be understood as a disaster and misery, but as a run of small wins – those most enduring and valu-able, for achieved individually, in personal confronta-tions. Not surprisingly then, we need to allow for the fact, that everyone of us is unique, what means that each medical approach should be adapted to a given case. It is because diabetes mellitus is a disease foreign to human nature, like an enemy, that can not be igno-red. Otherwise, the enemy is about to impair, devasta-te, deprive identity and integrity, kill in word, especially that it is an enemy for life. By way of grasping and cap-turing any signs of health, “Diabetes and Health” sen-sitizes patients and their families, that there are poten-tials for success within all areas of life. Travelling thro-ugh the pages of the magazine I do not get tired by dint of the questions raised contrasting health and illness. Actually, it works in reverse, the contrast dissolves, fil-ling me with variety of aspects, just as colour can offer

multiplicity of hues and tones. I recognise, that even a withdrawal from a preference, for instance relaxing, as for given circumstances necessitate some of my inte-rvention, for example injecting an extra dose of insulin or undertaking some physical activity, it can be advan-ced with acceptance, absorption, as if bidding farewell to something, so as to welcome something else. Ra-ther than wallowing in grief and backdown, for a good, peaceful, pleasurable day has just gone and a worriso-me one has already shown, we can save the yesterday beyond the time course, vitally join the chain of life as a sporting link, and hopefully look forward to another beautiful day. This one, which I experience as shackles is equally worthwhile. Hence, I greet it as it is, to learn suffering, striving, so as to feel satisfaction as a final po-int, out of my strength, determination, grace and sola-ce. Since passing is pejorative to what I yearn for. When still, it translates into positivism of what besets me, what I dislike or dread. For it is a stigma of good and evil in one, joy and sadness all in all. My existence, as typography of these magazine pages is the same good and bad, joyful and sad, and encompasses worldliness and eternity likewise. Diving into reading, I can nearly hear music flowing towards me, from words and a pla-net of timeless matters open in front of me. The sphe-re develops out of my consciousness, for I can see the need and capability to think and act, to sight, create and contemplate beauty and relationship with nature. I embody a kind of transitional gate, based on imagi-nation and will, a passage from illness into healthful-ness, from various forms of imprisonment into open spaces. The present letter is supposed to be an expres-sion of gratitude and thankfulness. I believe, it is..

Lila, Bielsko Biała

A L E T T E R T O E D I T O R I A L T E A M


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A L E T T E R T O E D I T O R I A L T E A M

I experience something, that barely anyone does – apart from my wife I have another life companion, one that I

“have to” or at least should be watchful over, the one in-habits me. I thought, that there was no breakout from her, that she was merciless and consistent, and at times totally unpredictable. It took sugar merely a few hours to damage my blood vessel, reins, eyes, nerves... This was my fault. One or another supper consumed after 9 p.m., too much vodka at a wedding reception, and discipline and determination turned slack. I know it was me to be blamed.

I trifled the situation. I naively forgot, that one can not wil-fully perceive the moment of losing consciousness. After

morning injections of insulin I suspended breakfast far too long. I repeatedly got away with it, but not this time...

M y muscles impaired, vertebrae dislocated, and a hal-f-year sick leave is a testimony what followed further

on – hypoglycaemia, for the initiated 26mg/dl. Today, I re-alize that it was a blessing in disguise regarding the conse-quences. .

By and large, insulin is a serious issue. It sets blood sugar to drop, whereas sugar is as essential as oxygen. If such

a drop goes below the specified level it practically leads to a collapse, and very often muscles’ blockage. If there is not a person, who is able to aid, it may become critical... .

Nevertheless, there is a way out and anyone can modera-te diabetes syndrome. It is scheduled, stabilized life sty-

le, nutrition, balance between physical activity and rest, fre-quent pricking and systematic screening.

I decided some changes. .

In my personal case, the situation has changed. I abando-ned the belief, that this other she is continuously with me

not giving me an inch of space. I parted her for good, and whatever I do, going to work or having a walk with my fami-ly, I do not think of her anymore, she is still in me, but not in my thoughts. Wojtek , Warsaw


U S E F U L T O K N O W

The maxim “Laughter is health” is old common knowledge. American scientists provide evidence, that laughter contributes to diabetes therapies, for it reduces overpressure, advances good cholesterol lev-els, downgrading risks of heart attack. The findings are supposed to be introduced soon during the year-ly 122nd American Society of Physiology conference.

Astudyon20diabetesindividualshasbeencarriedoutby researchersofLomaLindaUniversity inCalifornia.Theselecteddiabetespatientshadbeendi-agnosedwithhypertensionandhyperlipidemia (me-tabolism disorders’ syndromes, manifested by highlevelsofcholesterolandtriglyceridesinblood)..

Themedicinetheywereadministeredwasstandardanti-diabetesdrugs,aswellasantagonistictoward

hypertensionandhyperlipidemiaones.Halfofthedi-abetessubjectswereadditionallydoctored30minutesofwatchingmoviesandTV,mostofwhichwascome-diesandsatiricalprogrammes.

Thosediabeticswereunderexactsupervisionofsci-entific workers for 12 months, during which time

theywereexaminedwith regard toadrenalinandno-radrenalin levels, cholesterol concentrations, immunecytokinesdeficiencyandC-reactiveproteinsdegrees,asforall those, if inexcess,maybewarningsignsbeforeheartfailure..

Notlaterthanafter2monthspassed,thegroupofpatients,whocoulden-

joy the funny and joyful sessions, theyperformed change for better in eve-ry single one statistic. Again, after oneyear went by, they stood 26% more ofgood cholesterol,while the clinical con-trol group patients just 3%. Respective-ly,theiramountsofdamagingC-reactiveproteinsdroppedin66%,incomparisonwith26%inthecontrolgroup.

Dr. Lee Berk, who was in charge ofthe study, he stresses how benefi-

cialpositiveemotionsare,howadvanta-geoustruelaughter,optimismandhopeare altogether, that he recommends itfasttofeatureanydiabetesandmetabol-icsyndrometreatmentswithapproachofamusement..

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Life-force is life drive

Doctor Bruce H. Lipton, a biologist, a long-standinglecturerofmanyauniversityintheUSA,heattendsexaminingcells,asthepre-

cursorofepigenetics–thescienceofexploringhowgenomeinheritancetakesplace,ifthegenesinher-iteddonotbehave/expresslikecopiesoftheDNAmatrix.Thescholarinhisbook:“Intelligentbodycel-lules,asiflifeexperiences,theypilotourgenes”,hewrote:“Ourmodernunderstandingoftheuniverseencompassesnon-corporealspiritnow–physicalen-ergymayinfluencetangiblehumanbody,thesameasspiritualenergy,namelypsychic,mayrender itviabrain.Insightfulstudiesallowustobelieve,thathumansoulistobefoundnotonlyintheheadofaman,but thanks to thecodeofsignalspractical-lyinwholefleshandblood.Ithasbeenproved,thatemotionsarenotmerelybodyresponses tostimu-lusofenvironment;spiritisself-consciousnessonitsownandisabletoemit“extrasensorymolecules”...

In view of that, it isworth to learn how to ac-tivate positive life perception and healbody in poor health, what in case of falla-

cious command of feelings may bring the re-verse, when hale and hearty body falls ill..

Relying on the experience, the scientist givesusanidea,thatpeoplecanknowinglycontroltheirreactionstoimpulsesfromwithoutthem.

Also,humanbeingsareabletoalteroldbehaviouralpatterns,giventhatthey“defy”theirindividualsubconsciousness,whichisachallengingtaskindeed.-Ourbehaviourrunsournaturalbalanceandbionet-work,accentsdoctorLipton.- Inmedicine, the effectnocebo (subject’spessimis-tic expectations towards therapy), may be equallypowerfulastheplaceboeffect(subject’spositivepsy-chologicalresponsetoinertdrugapplied).Especial-lywhen,thediagnosemademightbetheverydepri-vationofhope.

As distinct from Newton comprehension ofphysics,wherebytheyconcentratedonmatter–body, thenewapproach–quantumphys-

ics – views life globally,matter and spirit as strict-lyinterrelated.ItwasEinsteintosay:“Weintroducespiritbacktoscience,sinceitisenergy.Spirit,mindis

“All those should feel ashamed, who benefit from the marvels

of science and technology without a single reflection,

and spiritual sensitivity, just as a cow does not fathom

anything out of botany’s, no matter what plant it guttles in bliss”.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)



eredengine.Heexplains,thatiflightcontactspro-tein,andthephasesmeet,thentheproteinturnsac-tivated. If thephasesdonotmeetup,proteins re-main inactive. In otherwords, humanbodyvitalsthat are in control of proteins, are life-force.And,wearebacktosquareone.Life-forceislifedrive..

-Ifyouhappenedtobehealthyineveryrespect,andnowyouarenotanymore,thenyoumaybeprompt-edtoaskwhatthereasonithadbeenbehind.Thereare threepotentialcauses,statesdr.Lipton,whichis bodily injury, toxin or sense – soul. Suppose,we agree thefirst twoarenot the case, then soul,

The smallest units of matter possible are not actually psychical objects as such, but forms of matrix, its struc tures, or as in view of Plato - ideas, which can be inter preted sensu stricte only in the language of mathematics.

Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976)

It is awareness to be the dynamics, that creates reality

out of quantum featurelessness. Reality comes into being

only when an observation outcome reaches observer’s

perception.

Eugen Wigner (1902-1995)

In the author’s estimation, all depends on thetype of the biological functions, that are be-ing directed and controlled at a given mo-

ment.Inprinciple,thequestionisdynamicsofpro-teins, which is recognized to be a quantum-pow-

sphere,anditiswherebodyisformed.Energycon-ditionsmatter,evenasbeinginvisible.”

So,whatisthealternativeviewpointofthenewscience?DoctorLiptonenumerates:“Everyliv-ingcellislikeanybacterium,eachonestands

lessormore1,4V.Takenaloneitisnotimpressing,but50billionofcellswithinabodymultipliedby1,4Vgives70billionofelectricityunitsperoneper-sononly.Byworkoutandmeditationforinstance,humansareabletofocusthisenergy,calledChiforexampleandemployinarestoringhealthprocess”.

a singledeceitful intimationor thought is enoughtosetoffbreakdown.Thisishowdiseaseassails. .-Andheconcludes- ifonlyyouareabletotrans-formyournegativethoughts,andrelieveyourspir-itualworld,youarecapabletoalterbiology.Todayourplanetispoorlyillandsick,asforitsufferstheverysoul.


XIII All-Poland Symposium on Diabetology

Onthe 12-13 of September 2009, therewasXIII All-Poland Symposium on Diabetol-ogy and VII All-Polish Forum of Obesity

PreventionandTreatmenttotakeplace.Theevent,whichiscoordinatedbytheCouncilofPolishDi-abetes Association, Expo-Andre Centre of Exhi-bitions andConferences, and the ToruńCityDe-partment of Health and Social Policy, tradition-allywas held in Toruń. This convention came topass under scientific patronage of the Council ofPolish Diabetes Association, and under honor-arypatronageoftheMarshalofKuyavian-Pomer-anian Voivodeship and President of Toruń City.

Diabetes mellitus is the most seriously life-threatening disease of today civilization, so serio-usly that is affirmed epidemic. The World Health Organization estimations is, that in 1985 the-re was 30 million diabetes individuals worldwide, when in 2000 – 171 million. In line with the In-ternational Federation of Diabetes up to date reports, it is global 230 million of diabetes pa-tients, where in Europe alone 25 million. In Poland, we acknowledge 2,5 million of diagnosed dia-betes persons, and expect as many again of those, who are unaware they are diabetes ailing.

This year, the XIII happening of Diabetica turnedouttoattractgreatnumbersofpeople,allofwhomareconcernedandengagedwithdiabetesmellitus.

Among the viewers and listeners,we couldnoticedoc-tors,generalpractitioners,nursesaswellastheverypa-tients themselves. How treacherous this disease is, wefindtobeawell-knownfact, bothwetheclinicexpertsand ordinarypeople, nonetheless the statistics are stag-gering enough to continue our course of action stead-fast and even out louder, methodically and painstak-ingly, promoting prophylaxis and altogether educat-ing day-to-day routines and self-control techniques. .

D I A B E T I C A EXPO 2009



Thecentral subjectareaof thisyear symposiumwasproblemsandstudiesofdiabetesepidemi-ology,thestrategicofwhichwasunsurprising-

lyprevention,regulartreatmentsandpotentialmedi-calcomplications’treatments.Amongotherparticularissues,gestationaldiabeteswasdiscussed,diabetesofchildren,youthandelderlynexttoit,questionsofdi-abetespsychologyandeducationwereraised,furtherotherconcernsweregroundsofoverweightandobesi-ty,theroleofdietandphysicalexercise,orsurgicalin-terventionsandpharmacotherapyassomeofalterna-

tives.Wereviewedthediabetesfootconditionindetail,asitisoneofthemaininterests,asforthepodologysci-enceisalittleknowndisciplineinPoland.Thefootnurs-ingisvital,beforediseaseforcesitgangrene.Wecom-promisedtheeducationalofferandproposedseparatesessionstodoctorsandpatients,aswellascombinedit with collective ones. The gathering “Diabetologi-caleducation”closedthisyear’ssymposiumtoend..

.W plebiscycie publiczności:

Education and culture is the “heart” of diabetological care system. It answers for effectiveness and sa-

fety of diabetes treatments, whereby it proves to be essential and inseparable feature of our approach. Within this kind of edification, there is a need to create a specific profession, namely one which is about ability of guiding pedagogy and psychology in everyday life – a diabetes educator. In Poland so far, the-re has been instituted not a single diabetes bylaw in this respect, therefore employing such a person is optional, not mandatory. The National Health Fund do not sign up contracts of special private consulta-tions. The access to medical attention in our country spans from none to well-conducted local initiatives (a few exceptions). The MZiOS is an authorized body, set up in August 2005 for development of natio-nal health policy towards prevention and general diabetes treatment. The director, prof. Krzysztof Stroj-ka is a state advisor on diabetology, and what he and his team aims is defining clear-cut ways in the di-rection of diabetes education in Poland. Elsewhere in the world, education is an accredited procedure, performed by professionals.




NajlepszymProduktemDiabetologicznymRoku2009zostałysokipomidorowefirmyVictoriaCymes.GlukometrOneTouchSelectfirmyJohnson&JohnsonPolandSp.zo.o.MianoNajlepszejFirmyBranżyDiabetologicznejRoku2009 –PrzyjacielaLekarzyDiabetologówiChorychnaCukrzycęuzyskałafirmaRocheDiagnosticsPolskaSp.zo.o.PlebiscytnaNajlepszyProduktLeczącyOtyłośćRoku2009wygrałSuplementDietyZucceroGoldfirmyFALANGSTEINER.Ponadtoprzyznanonagrodywkategoriisprzętrehabilitacyjno-diagnostyczny,lek.SpecjalneWyróżnienieTargówuzyskałafirmaFHUTadeuszMiszczakzaSUPLEMENTDIETYHEARTOFGOLDFORMULABYTODA.

Przyznano również specjalne puchary:PrzyjacielDiabetyków2009–PanMariuszBorkowskizFirmyBiotonPrzyjacielDiabetyków2009–PaniProf.drhab.med.IrenaPonikowskaPrzyjacielDiabetyków2009–PanProf.drhab.med.WładysławGrzeszczakZa20-leciedziałalnościnarzeczPolskiegoStowarzyszeniaDiabetyków–PrezesAndrzejBauman

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PYTANIA KONKURSOWE 1. Typowe objawy wysokiego poziomu glukozy we krwi (hiperglikemii) to:

a) przypływ energii, wzmożony apetyt, rzadkie oddawanie moczu b) osłabienie, zmęczenie, nadmierne pragnienie, częste oddawanie moczu c) wysoka temperatura, ból głowy, bóle stawów

2. Prawidłowa glikemia powinna wynosić na czczo: a) 60-110 mg/dl b) 150-160 mg/dl c) 180-200 mg/dl 3. Samokontrola dla chorego na cukrzycę jest: a) niepotrzebna b) nie ma znaczenia c) bardzo ważna

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K O N K U R SProgram Edukacyjny „Świadomy Diabetyk”

Cukrzyca jest chorobą, z którą można prowadzić długie, dobre życie. Trzeba jednak wiedzieć jak to robić – konsekwentna, właściwa samokontrola, znajomość zasad zdrowego odżywiania,

aktywność fizyczna, to tylko kilka ważnych kwestii, które determinują jakość życia diabetyka i możliwość „radzenia” sobie z chorobą w codziennym życiu. My jesteśmy o tym przekonani, dlatego

na łamach „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie” konsekwentnie, systematycznie przekazujemy materiały w tym zakresie. Tym razem chcemy dodatkowo Państwa zmotywować do dokładnego zapoznania się

z materiałami edukacyjnymi oraz przesłania nam odpowiedzi na kilka pytań z tej tematyki. Zapraszamy Państwa do wspólnej przygody, podczas której Państwo zapoznają się z materiałem

edukacyjnym zamieszczonym na kolejnej stronie, wytną umieszczony poniżej kupon konkursowy, odpowiedzą na znajdujące się na nim pytania, uzupełnią swoje dane,

podpiszą i wyślą do nas na adres:

Redakcja „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie”,ul. Warszawska 2315-062 Białystok

Z dopiskiem „KONKURS”

Za poprawnie udzielone odpowiedzi wyślemy na podany przez Państwa adres glukometr DIAGOMAT firmy DIAGNOSIS Sp. z o. o.

Wśród Uczestników, którzy nadeślą odpowiedzi na pytania zawarte w 3 kolejnych wydaniach magazynu medycznego „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie” rozlosujemy 3 aparaty do pomiaru ciśnienia krwi marki AND,

model UA-631. Wyłącznym sponsorem naszego Programu Edukacyjnego jest firma DIAGNOSIS Sp. z o. o.

SERDECZNIE ZAPRASZAMY DO UDZIAŁU !!!

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Skrócony Regulamin Programu Edukacyjnego

„Świadomy Diabetyk”• Regulamin Programu Edukacyjnego „Świadomy Diabetyk” zwany w dalszej części „Regulaminem” określa warunki, zasady uczestnictwa oraz nagrody w Programie Edukacyjnym „Świadomy Diabetyk”, zwanym dalej w treści Regulaminu „Programem”.

• Program jest przeznaczony dla Uczestników posiadających dostęp do czasopisma zawierającego zestaw pytań i kupon konkursowy, lub dostęp do strony organizatora www.cukrzycaazdrowie.pl, gdzie dostępny jest kupon konkursowy. • W trzech wydaniach czasopisma „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie”, ukazujących się w okresie realizacji Programu drukowane są zestawy pytań. Każdy zestaw zawiera 3 pytania nawiązujące do informacji zawartych w treści danego numeru czasopisma „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie”. • Uczestnicy obowiązani są udzielić odpowiedzi na wszystkie pytania zawarte w danym numerze czasopisma i umieszczenie odpowiedzi na kuponie konkursowym, który należy wysyłać na adres Organizatora: Redakcja „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie” ul. Warszawska 23, 15-062 Białystok. Poprawnie wypełniony kupon konkursowy musi zawierać również dane osobowe niezbędne do przesłania nagrody. Odpowiedzi będą przyjmowane w terminie od września 2009 r. do końca marca 2010 r. Decydująca jest data wpływu kuponu konkursowego do Organizatora. • Nagrodą za dostarczenie na adres Redakcji w terminie od września 2009 r. do końca marca 2010 r. kuponu konkursowego z poprawnymi odpowiedziami na pytania z wybranego numeru magazynu medycznego „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie” jest aparat do pomiaru stężenia glukozy we krwi DIAGOMAT, który zostanie wysłany do Uczestnika Programu w ciągu 14 dni od daty jego zakończenia. Jeden Uczestnik może otrzymać tylko jeden aparat do pomiaru stężenia glukozy we krwi DIAGOMAT w trakcie trwania całego Programu, niezależnie od liczby przesłanych kuponów konkursowych. • Wśród Uczestników, którzy nadeślą odpowiedzi na pytania zawarte w 3 kolejnych wydaniach magazynu medycznego „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie” zostaną rozlosowane 3 aparaty do pomiaru ciśnienia krwi marki AND, model UA-631. • Losowanie aparatów nastąpi w ciągu 14 dni od zakończenia Programu, a lista laureatów, którzy wylosowali ciśnieniomierze zostanie opublikowana w kolejnym numerze magazynu medycznego „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie” i na stronie Organizatora www.cukrzycaazdrowie.pl, aparaty zostaną wysłane do laureatów w ciągu 14 dni od daty losowania. • Biorąc udział w Programie, Uczestnicy wyrażają zgodę na zbieranie i przetwarzanie podanych danych osobowych przez Organizatora w celach promocyjno-marketingowych związanych z Programem, zgodnie z Ustawą o ochronie danych z dnia 29 sierpnia 1997 r. Uczestnikom Programu przysługuje prawo wglądu do swoich danych i ich poprawiania.

• Pełen Regulamin Programu jest dostępny w siedzibie Organizatora oraz na stronie internetowej www.cukrzycaazdrowie.pl.

Podpis Uczestnika Programu Edukacyjnego.....................................................................................

Self-control is an expression of exceptional importance to diabetics. This sphere of self-discipline is three main areas: systematic screening of blo-od sugar levels, following a required diet and taking care of physical activity. .

Many a diabetes person declares, that high bloodglucose levelsarenotdisturbing facts.Theysay,

that theydonotexperienceworryasadirectreaction,andarenottroubledwithitsdrawbacks.Themisjudge-mentcannotbefurthered.Obviously,whenglucoselev-elsinbloodaretoofarabove,thesymptomsmustensue:weakening, fatigue, dipsosis – overly thirst, frequenturinevoiding.Itisacommonknowledge,thatpatients,who do not screen their blood glucose concentrationsregularly, just take upmeasureswhen situation turnsserious,theyplaywithfireandhazardtheirlifetowardscriticalchroniccomplications,whatmightendfatal..

Oneof themostvitalgoals– likelytobefulfilled–is constant 24h glucose quantity stabilising, best

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Skrócony Regulamin Programu Edukacyjnego

„Świadomy Diabetyk”• Regulamin Programu Edukacyjnego „Świadomy Diabetyk” zwany w dalszej części „Regulaminem” określa warunki, zasady uczestnictwa oraz nagrody w Programie Edukacyjnym „Świadomy Diabetyk”, zwanym dalej w treści Regulaminu „Programem”.

• Program jest przeznaczony dla Uczestników posiadających dostęp do czasopisma zawierającego zestaw pytań i kupon konkursowy, lub dostęp do strony organizatora www.cukrzycaazdrowie.pl, gdzie dostępny jest kupon konkursowy. • W trzech wydaniach czasopisma „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie”, ukazujących się w okresie realizacji Programu drukowane są zestawy pytań. Każdy zestaw zawiera 3 pytania nawiązujące do informacji zawartych w treści danego numeru czasopisma „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie”. • Uczestnicy obowiązani są udzielić odpowiedzi na wszystkie pytania zawarte w danym numerze czasopisma i umieszczenie odpowiedzi na kuponie konkursowym, który należy wysyłać na adres Organizatora: Redakcja „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie” ul. Warszawska 23, 15-062 Białystok. Poprawnie wypełniony kupon konkursowy musi zawierać również dane osobowe niezbędne do przesłania nagrody. Odpowiedzi będą przyjmowane w terminie od września 2009 r. do końca marca 2010 r. Decydująca jest data wpływu kuponu konkursowego do Organizatora. • Nagrodą za dostarczenie na adres Redakcji w terminie od września 2009 r. do końca marca 2010 r. kuponu konkursowego z poprawnymi odpowiedziami na pytania z wybranego numeru magazynu medycznego „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie” jest aparat do pomiaru stężenia glukozy we krwi DIAGOMAT, który zostanie wysłany do Uczestnika Programu w ciągu 14 dni od daty jego zakończenia. Jeden Uczestnik może otrzymać tylko jeden aparat do pomiaru stężenia glukozy we krwi DIAGOMAT w trakcie trwania całego Programu, niezależnie od liczby przesłanych kuponów konkursowych. • Wśród Uczestników, którzy nadeślą odpowiedzi na pytania zawarte w 3 kolejnych wydaniach magazynu medycznego „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie” zostaną rozlosowane 3 aparaty do pomiaru ciśnienia krwi marki AND, model UA-631. • Losowanie aparatów nastąpi w ciągu 14 dni od zakończenia Programu, a lista laureatów, którzy wylosowali ciśnieniomierze zostanie opublikowana w kolejnym numerze magazynu medycznego „Cukrzyca a Zdrowie” i na stronie Organizatora www.cukrzycaazdrowie.pl, aparaty zostaną wysłane do laureatów w ciągu 14 dni od daty losowania. • Biorąc udział w Programie, Uczestnicy wyrażają zgodę na zbieranie i przetwarzanie podanych danych osobowych przez Organizatora w celach promocyjno-marketingowych związanych z Programem, zgodnie z Ustawą o ochronie danych z dnia 29 sierpnia 1997 r. Uczestnikom Programu przysługuje prawo wglądu do swoich danych i ich poprawiania.

• Pełen Regulamin Programu jest dostępny w siedzibie Organizatora oraz na stronie internetowej www.cukrzycaazdrowie.pl.

Podpis Uczestnika Programu Edukacyjnego.....................................................................................

whenclosest to thenormal.Tobecertain,what theexactconditionis,wehavetomonitorglycaemiaeve-rydayathome, that is,weneed toperformself-ex-aminations. If self-control measurements prove fit-tingglucoseconcentrations,itprovestherightdirec-tionintherapy.Incase,themeasuresbearouttobeincorrect, then, inconsultationwith thedoctor, it iseasiertomakearightdecisiontoadjusttreatments..

Approvedglycaemiaonemptystomachisestimat-edas60to110mg/dl(0,6-1,1g/l,whichis3,3-6,1mmol/1),afteramealconsumptionitcangoupto150/160mg/dl (1,5-1,6g/l, that is8,3-8,9mmol/1).Ifbloodglucoseconcentrationsurpassesthresholdofkidneys(precisely180-200mg/dl,equalto10,0-11,1mmol/1),thenglucoseisemptiedwithurine.

GLYCEMIA SELF-CONTROL

It’samostimmediateandaccuratemethodtokeepincheckthecourseofone’sdiabetes.Chiefly,itispracticalfor:•Detectingdailyglucosefluctuations(24hglycaemiaprofile)andalteringpracticesinprogress;;• Assessing glycaemia in atypical circumstances:throughoutfeverorduringunusualphysicalexercis-ing;•Recognisingthekindofglycaemia,thathabituallyissymptomlessorscarceofwarningsigns.OAtpresent,itissimplertocarryoutatest,justonablooddropfromafinger.Thisispossible,owingtohardly-traumatisingneedles,andautomatic,fast-op-eratingglucometers,thatexactspotamountsofbloodandmemorisepasttrials.

PREVIOUS TESTS RECORDING

Crucial,bothforpatientsandtheirdoctors,isdoc-umentationoftestsresults,tobepreciseinwrit-

ingitdowninself-controlbooks,whichenablesaptcommunicationandconsequentlyaptdecision-mak-ing.Theself-controlnotepadshouldbe runon thebeat,relevantandcriticalinformationkeptup,inneatandsuccinctmanner.

GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN

Theproportionofhaemoglobinandglucosejointlyisthemarkerofaverageglucoseconcentrationin

bloodwithinlasttwomonths(appropriaterates,thatvarydowntoamethodandalaboratory,isfrom3%to8%).Inspiteofthefact,thatdeterminingglycatedhaemoglobinisveryuseful,asforitlendssupporttodomesticglycaemiatry-outs,itstilldoesnotallowtoverifyhourlyglucoseflux,likewiseitcannotreplacedaybydayglycaemiaprofiles,whichareconclusiveintherapyoptions-making.

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Self-control books improves exchange of information to be able to recognise individual cases of patients. .

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When it is advised to conduct blood sugar levels controls (glycaemia) and uri-ne sugar levels checks(glycosuria)?

• Firstly, on empty stomach; • Straight after any bigger or smaller meal; • After consumption of sweets; • Past any physical exercise; • At night, on suspicion of night hypoglycaemia or significant hypoglycaemia

on empty stomach; • Next to total urine daily collections

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Itisspringandsummer,whenwetakegoingonadiet intoaccount.We ferventlypursueourgoals,often via shortcuts, and often to our own detri-

ment.Admittedly,drasticmethodsanddraconiandi-etsbringimmediateresults,butshort-lived,andones,thatfailtoleaveusingoodhealth.Idealandaboveallsafeapproach is to composediets, thatarebasedonfoodsglycaemicindex.Someeffortisenoughtoslimdown,reducefattissueandmoderateBMIBodyMassIndex,butfirstandfore-most to mind our veryhealth and protect itagainstpotentialrisksofdiabetes, so grave a dis-easeofour civilisation. .

A mystery word – gly-caemic index

Thetermglycaemic indexGIwas introduced in1981andwasaddressedspecificallytodiabetespatients,while thebroaderdefinitionwaspio-

neeredbyPAO/WHOnotbeforethan1997

Withtheaidofglycaemicindexweareabletoidentifywhatsortoffoodistochangeglu-coselevelsinbloodandtowhatextent,and

theGIstandsforcarbohydratesonly,becauseneitherproteinsnorfatelevateglucoselevelsinblood.High-erconcentrationsofbloodglucoseiscalledglycaemia.

Average glucose intensity is 4,5-5,5 mmol/1, where-as ameal rich in carbohydratesmay lift it up to 6,5-7,2mmol/1.Theprincipleis:thehigherGIofaproductis,thefasterglucoserisesstraightafterconsumption.

Thestateofhumanbodyproducedbylowerthannor-malbloodglucoseismedicallynamedhypoglycae-mia,whereashyperglycaemiaisanopposite con-

dition,thisiswhenbloodglucoseupsurges,whichcom-plaintisverydisadvantageous.Duringsuchaninstance

humanbody reacts self-de-pendently, so as to restoreglucose to normal. Pancre-as at thismoment starts torelease insulin, thanks towhichglucosereachesmus-cular and adipose tissues.Thehormonehasoverpow-ering effects on metabo-lism,asforexampleitcaus-esfattodeposit.Insumup,eating foodsof lowglycae-

mic index results in slower spreading of glucose,whatinconsequencecauseslimitedinsulinsecreting,whatinturntriggersmusclestousebodyfatreserves,andtoloseweightatthesametime.Inword,onecanregardthisop-tionalextradietasprophylaxisagainstdiabetes type2..

Unidentified disease

Hyperglycaemia is an outcome of undiagnosedor ill-controlled diabetesmellitus, very danger-ousandinsidiousdisease.Itmightbesymptom-

less even 10 years long before it gets detected. In sub-stance,weascertainthreetypesofdiabetes(type1,2,andgestational),however it is the type2, thatmakesup85-95%ofcases.Themostcrucialofdiabetesmellituswarn-ingsignsiselevatedglucoseconcentrationinblood.De-pendingonthedegreediseasehasdeveloped,bloodglu-cose may fluctuate straight after a meal or whenever.Amongotherdisturbingsigns,therearepollakiuria(fre-quenturinevoiding),aggravatedneedfor liquids,poly-phagia (immodest eating),ketonuria, eye-sightdysfunc-tions and overly dehydrated skin.Whereas type 1 dia-betespatientsinheriteditdowngenerationsforthemostpart,itisacomfortingfact,thatwould-berisksofdiabe-tes type 2 canbeminimized through right andproperdiet,allowingfornutritionalomega-3fattyacidsandam-pledietaryfibre,dutifulphysicalexerciseandgoodbodymassintheend.WithintheAmericanDiabetesAssocia-tion’sguidelinesofpreventionandprotection,theyadvo-catemoderationindrinkingalcoholalso,sinceitproves

Regular glycaemic index to resist

diabetes



harmful if in excess. Invariably, low glycaemicindexfoodproductsisimperativeandessentialpatternofeating.HighGIanswersfornotonlydiabetes type 2 vulnerability, but also for set-backs of obesity, cardiovascular disease proba-bility, and the same for toothdecay, and somecancers,thatmaycomeintobeingandprogress..

See what you eat

Realistically,itisnigh-impossibletomemo-riseallGIvaluesofeverysingleonefooditem,howeveritisworthtokeepinmind

afewbasicsandtailorone’sowndiet.Either,itpays toknow, that raw,unprocessed foodem-body much lower glycaemic index, than anycooked,stewedorfried.Unconditionally,diabe-tespatients should refrain fromwhitebread insupportofwholemeal,richinfibre,alivewithvi-taminsandmicroelementsbread,thatdecreasesbloodglucosevolume.Foodfibreonitsownde-layschemicalreactionsofcarbohydratesmetab-olism,andwhat’smoreithelpsglucosetopene-tratecells.Evensuchaprosaiccharacteristicasthe time length of being eating is of some im-portance.Thequickerwelabourfoodthesoon-er glucose gets absorbed in blood. Three-sec-tionfoodpyramidmaycomeinhandandrela-

tivelyguideusaroundglycaemicindexandwecanlearnwhatfoodtobetowardsto.Allfoodfamilyhasbeendividedintothreecate-gories:lowglycaemicindex(55orless),aver-age index (56-69)andhighglycaemic index(70andmore).Thebaseofpyramidisfruit,vegetables, legume grains, leanmeat, fish,andlow-fatdairy.Thenextlevelupissemi-processedcerealproduce:pastas,grits,cornyflakesandbrownbread.Atthetopofthosetwostageswefindwhitebread,potatoesandsweets.Thislastlevelisakindofconformity,asfordieteticianssuggesttoruleitoutfromthelistofoptions.Nutritionistsrecommendtheseproducts,thatstandnotmorethan60GI.Forexample,pineapple is59GI,grape-fruit25,after thatnatural sugar-freeyogurtissimply15.

Some uplift

Itisnotaneasyundertakingtocustomizeadiet,especiallyonesthatareoptimalinvitamins,mineralsandnutrients.

Furthermore,lifeinhasteandcolloquialfaultoftimemeanswearenotabletooutperformit and prepare best possible home meals,notwithstanding best intentions. Then, dietsupplementsappeartobetherescue.Theseare pharmaceutical confections, that affordhealth promoting elements in condensedform. Systematic intakes of them advancesentirehumanbodysystem.Anyone, who is interested to take preven-tivemeasuresandevenoutbloodglucose,is

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welcometotryoutASA’sDiabetamid.Theofferisdi-rectedtoalreadyestablisheddiabetestype2patients(asanadjunctivetherapytothepivotalpharmacolog-icaltreatment),thesameastothose,whoareperfect-lyhealthyandareearnesttosecuretheirfuture.TheDiabetamidenhancestransportofglucoseonthewaytocells,regulatesinsulinactivity,complementschro-mium and biotin deficiencies. The preparation wasenrichedwithchromeandbiotin,aswellaswithap-provedextractofginsengandfenugreek.Chromiumhasitsinfluenceoninsulingenerating,improvesstor-ingofglycogenglucoseinmuscles,andwhatisvitalindiabetestreatmentsandprevention,itinhibitsfatde-positingdownsubcutaneoustissue.Thelatterofcom-ponents–biotin–heightenssensitivitytoinsulin,whatisbeneficialstimulusonenzymesduringglucoseme-tabolism.

Todeterminesuchaparticulardiet,namelyonethatgoesinaccordwiththelawsoflowglycaemicindexandinpairwithglucosestabilizingsupple-

mentsisanidealresolutionforanyperson.Thiskindofalternativeplaysaroleinlosingweight,andindue

courseinminimalisingrisksofcivilizationdiseases,e.g.cardiovasculardisordersanddiabetesmellitus,andtoallintentsandpurposesincaringoftheveryhealth..

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F a t s Fats, next to carbohydrates and proteins, are essen-tial, multi-performing nutrients in human body sys-tem. First of all, they compose condensed energy sub-stance (reserve material). Fats (also termed lipids) constitute 10-15% of male body mass, and 15-25 % of female bm, and function as hypodermic adipose tis-sue (energy supply) and internal organs shelter.

Fats in human body:

• Serve (at the sideof carbohydrates)as the centralsourceofenergy (fatsprovide twiceasmuchenergythancarbohydratesandproteins,asfor1goffatdeliv-ers9kcal,whereas1gofcarbs/proteinsgives4kcal)•Affordelementalunsaturatedfattyacids,whichisones,thatarenotgeneratedbyhumanbodysystem••Arethebaseenvironmentfor fatsolublevitamins(A,D,E,K)•Arethefoundationofanymembranouscellstruc-tures•Arecomponentsofbodyfluids•Takepartinformationofcompounds,thatbearfea-tures of tissue hormones (prostaglandin, thrombox-ane,prostacyclin),andtheirvariousproperties(forex-ample,thrombus-preventive)• Areprogenitors in thesynthesisofadrenalcortexsteroidhormonesandsexhormones.We can distinguish food fats into animal line (lard, back fat, bacon, butter, cream) and plant line (soy-bean, sunflower, corn, rapeseed oils, olive oil, mar-garine), or into following categories:

•Saturated(mainlyanimalones)•Unsaturated(abundantinplants)Monounsaturated (olive oil, erucic rapeseed oil)-jednonienasycone(oliwazoliwek,olejrzepakowybezerukowy)-Polyunsaturated:omega-3(chieflyfromseafish:macker-el,salmon,tuna,sardine,herring)andomega-6(soya,sun-flower,corn,grape-seedoils).

Excessive ingestion of fats (sated ones in particular) can cost overweight/obesity, and worst still cardiovascular diseases. The Polish Association of Diabetes advocate diabetes diet of fat 30-35% calorific value. Saturated fats are supposed to remain as less than 10% of calorific val-ue. Patients, whose medical condition is cholesterol con-centration of LDL>/100mg/dl ought to lower these fats to 7% of the value. Monounsaturated fats should cover 10%, while polyunsaturated ones 6-10% of diet calorific value (omega-3: 1-2% and omega-6: 5-8%). In practice, in case of 1500 kcal diet, the proportion of fats is to be about 450-525 kcal, which is 50-58 g, including:

•Satedfats,thatshoulddeliverlessthan150kcal(ab.16g)or105kcal(ab.11,5g)forpeople,whostandhigherlevelsofLDLcholesterol,•Monounsaturatedfatsof150kcal(16g),•Polyunsaturatedonesof90-150kcal(10-16g)


Edyta Adamska specjalista dietetyk


Normal cholesterol share in diet is not supposed to exceed 300 mg/d, however for persons who surpass LDL≥100 mg/dl, cholesterol intake should not go above 200 mg/d.

Cholesterolcomesfromanimalfatsandservesimpor-tantpurposes.Itisaconstituentofallmembranestruc-turesandasubstrateinsynthesisofsteroidhormones(sexhormones, corticosteroids),ofbileacidsandvita-minD.Thisistosay,thatfatsandcholesterolperformmanyafunctioninhumanbody,thereforeitisreason-ablesoasnottoexcludeitfromeatinghabits.Equallysensibleistemperance,foroverindulgepromptswarn-ingcholesterolintensityinbloodserum,whatislikelytoleadtoarteriosclerosisandcardiovasculardiseases(is-chaemic heart disease, arteriosclerosis of lower limbs,acutemyocardialinfraction,stroke).

Inordertoreducebadcholesterolfractionsinblood,itisnecessarytokeepatightreinonanimalfats:lard,backfat,cream,butter,goatandsheepcheese,wholemilk,fatfarmcheeseandthemargarinescalledhard(inhunk).Weneedtorecognizehowplentifulincholesterolgib-letsare (liver,kidney,brain, tongue),andanimalskinandeggsaltogether.Whatwecaneatinsteadismono-andpolyunsaturatedfats,especiallyseafishomega-3.

Human body system is not capable to synthesise any of indispensable unsaturated fats, hence we have no alternative than supplementing them. Polyunsaturat-ed fat acids fulfil a range of functions:

•Areprincipalcellcomponents•Performhipolipemicandanti-atherogenicroles–con-troltransportoflipidsinbloodandmetabolismofcho-lesterol,decreasingcholesterolconcentrationinplasma

• Inhibit aggregation of platelets, what preventsagainstthrombusformation•Maynormalizearterialbloodpressure•Maypossiblyembodyanticancerproperties

Constitution of fat in 100 g of the follow-ing products:

Bacon–53goffat,inwhich18,56gofsaturatedfat,and66mgofcholesterolaltogetherCommonsalami–53,7offat,inwhich17,56gofsat-uratedfat,and107mgofcholesterolOils (corn, rapeseed, sunflower, soya, olive oils) –100goffat,inwhich5-15gofsaturatedfat,but0mgofcholesterol18%cream–18goffat,inwhich11gofsaturatedfatwithin,and56mgofcholesterolSweetbutter–73,5goffat,inwhich50,2gofsaturat-edfat,and220mgofcholesterolButter–75%goffat,inwhich15gofsaturatedfat,and1mgofcholesterolWalnuts–60goffat,inwhich6,5gofsaturatedfat,but0mgofcholesterolYellowcheese–23-32goffat,inwhich14-21gofsat-uratedfat,and71-100mgofcholesterolChickeneggyolk-28goffat,inwhich8,7gofsatu-ratedfat,and1062mgofcholesterolChickeneggwhite–0,2goffat,0gofsaturatedfat,and0mgofcholesterolPorkchop–24goffat,inwhich4gofsaturatedfat,and86mgofcholesterolChickenchopinbreadcrumbs-16goffat,inwhich7,5gofsaturatedfat,and100mgofcholesterol



Codingarlicsauce1100-120gofcodfish1-2garliccloves½spoonfulofdriedchilli½spoonfulofpowderedpepper1spoonofoliveoil1spoonofparsleyleavesJuiceof¼lemon

Codmeatissupposedtobeslicedinto3pieces.Weprepareanovenproofbasinandlineitwithasinglelayerofthefish,whichinturnisthoughttobesprinkledwithgroundgarlicandmoistenedwitholiveoil.Then,weplaceitintheoven,thathadbeenwarmedupto220°C.Thedishisabouttoberoastedfor15minutes,untilitgetssupple.Beforeeating,thelastactisdecoratingfoodwithsomeparsleyandatouchoflemonjuice.

Feedingvalueperoneportion:110kcalProteins–about20gCarbohydrates–0gFats–about3g

Chickenstewedinvegetables–6,4goffat,inwhich2gofsaturatedfat,and27mgofcholesterol

It is very important, so as not to forget, that there are so called hidden fats, namely those, that are in-closed in products, which we do not associate with fat, e.g. saturated fats in sweets or any kind of bak-ery (e.g. puff pastry), or chips, etc. Conversely, nuts or almonds principally nourish with mono- and polyunsaturated fats.

Fatindueproportionshelpstostayfitandingoodshape,andaids toregulateserumcholesterol tore-quiredconcentrations,allofwhichservesagainstar-teriosclerosis,anddiabetes.

It is very useful to read labels and pay attention to feeding values of the products we consume. In spite of everything, it might appear worthwhile to buy a book of food values (including ready-made dishes), so as to make well-balanced choices.

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Porkchopswithherbsauce

120-140gofporkloinSaltandfreshlygroundpepper1spoonfulofoliveoil

Herbsauce:½spoonfulofDijonmustard½spoonfulofricevinegar1spoonofoliveoil1spoonoffinelyshreddedolivefruit½spoonfulofdrainedcutcaperbush1spoonoffreshslicedtarragonor½spoonofdriedtarragon

Whatwestartwithispreparingbalmcre-am, mixing mustard and vinegar, stir-ringitsteadilyandlittlebylittleblendingitwithoil.Then,weneedtobringcapers,olivefruitandtarragontogether.Meatloinismeanttobeplacedin-betweentwoshe-etsoftinfoilandbeatendownto0,5cmply.Nextafter,wesprinkleporkwitholiveoiland season itwithpepper. Lastly,we ro-astthedishintheovenorelectricgrill.Theporkchopsare supposed tobewelldoneandtoppedwithsauce.

Foodvalueperoneportion:Approx.300kcalProteins–ap.30gCarbohydrates–ap.1gFats–ap.20gSaturatedfatacids–ap.6g


The PTD* official opinion on safety of insulin glargine (Lantus)

In response to numerous inquires regarding insulin glargine (Lantus), we are to introduce here the Standpoint of the Polish Diabetes Society, The Standpoint of the Diabetology Consultant of the State who has been appointed to investigate the alleged negative after-effects of insulin glargine, the Press Release of the European Medicine Agen-cy, and altogether the Standpoint of the American Diabetes Association referred to the results of researches publi-

shed in “Diabetology” magazine.

The PTD* official opinion on safety of in-sulin glargine (Lantus)

Onthe26thofJune,thewebsitesofthe“Diabetology”, the monthly period-icrepresentingEuropeanAssociation

fortheStudyofDiabetes(EASD),publishedtheoutcomesof4analyticaltestsonthesub-jectofvariousapproachestodiabetestype2treatments in relation to neoplasmic diseas-es.Theconclusionsderivedfrom2casestud-ies,carriedoutinGermanyandSweden,maysuggest,thatapplyingtheglargine,along-ef-fectanalogueofhuman insulinused india-betestype2therapies,mightentailsomemi-norrisksofcancerprevalence.Theauthorsoftheaccountpoint,thatitismorelikelytobebreast cancer.However, the other 2 of casestudies, provided by scientists from GreatBritain,donotconfirmtheargument.

Diabetes type 2 typically correlateswith obesity and insulin-resistance,andtheincidenceoftumoursamong

thisgroupofpatientsismorefrequent,thaningeneralpopulation. Itmeans, that anyoftheseresearchesconcerningmethodsofdia-betestreatmentsalignedagainstrisksofcan-cers, should be meticulously planned andadapted to rigorous clinical requirements.Thereportsof theanalysisdonotstandthecapability of prospective trials, but instead,inmostpart,aremerelyrecordsfrominsur-ancecompanies’registers.Thiskindofinves-tigationgivesnogroundtobeabletoestab-lishcause-effectrelationshipsin-betweenob-servablefacts.Thepersonsresponsibleforthemedical informationgiven, they admit, thattheir case studies are not adequately up tostandardsandanybindingdeductionswould

beunfoundedandinvalid.Still, theproblemraisedintheseworksisvitalenoughtoelab-oratefurtherdecisiveexaminationstoresolvethematter.

Inthefaceoftheup-to-datedata,thePolishDiabetology Society find no reasons tobringanychangestothepresentestablish-

mentoffacts,andconsistentlyrecommendin-sulin therapies, including those on glarginepreparationsorother insulinanalogues.ThePTD (eng. PDS) advocates treatments onglargineallthemoreincaseswhenmetabolicdiabetesstabilisationhasbeenachieved.ThisstandpointissharedbytheEuropeanAssoci-ationfortheStudyofDiabetes,AmericanDi-abetes Association, and European MedicineAgency. Any substantial approvals will bepossibleonlythemomentadvancedscrutinyhasbeencompleted.

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The long-effect insulin analogues have not been featured in the drafts of reimbursement specifications, that was reported by the offi-cials of the Ministry of Health. Diabetes pa-tients and diabetologists are disappointed, that the department of state withdrew the

promises they had made.

Insulinanaloguesplayaveryimportantroleintreatmentsofdiabetesmellitus,fortheprepara-tionspromptinsulinlevelstoreachnormalbloodconcentrations,whatenhancesoutcomesofther-apiesandqualityofday-to-day lifeofpatients,andallthemorelightenstherisksofinterrelatedcomplications,suchaslossofeye-sight,nephrop-athy,ordiabetesfootsyndrome,allofwhichmoreoften than not lead to crippledom and death..

PolandistheonlycountryinEurope,whereinsulin analogues are not reimbursed,

whereasevengovernmentsofAfricadoreturnmoney for the insulinmedicines. Contrary torepeated formalpledgesof thedepartmentofhealth and manifold attempts of diabetes or-ganisations, theadministrationdecisionshaveproved unfavourable and insulin long-lastingpreparationscannotbeexpectedtoberefunded.

At present, the cost of insulin analoguescomesdowntoseveralhundredzlotysper

month. The circumstances of diabetics’ liveli-hoodarequitecritical,regardingthefact,theirpensionsamountto600złto1000złmonthly.Inconsequence,itiscertain,fewoftheillwhocanaffordit.

What is the reasonbehind thepronounce-ment of the authorities? Especially, if

wetakeintoaccount,thatthepricesofthead-vanced analogues are only 20 zł higher thanpricesof thereimbursedoutdatedones. Ifpa-tientspassedintothelong-effectinsulindrugs,theywouldnotneedtheinsulinmedicines,that

The long-effect insulin analogues not in the diabetes patients’ basket

havebeenusedsofar.Thenagain,significant-lyconvincingisthefactofthemacroeconom-icalscalesavings,thataregeneratedthankstothereducednumbersofdiabetescomplications.Administeringthecomplications,thatarisefarmoreoftenincasesofpatientswhoareonotherinsulinthananalogues,ismoreexpensivethananaloguesthemselves.Thesepatients,whore-mainfairlyfit,andcapabletofunctionbothathomeandwork, incontrast to those,whoarehandicappedduetothecomplications,donotproduce financial loading to the state budg-et.Understandingthesituationinmicroscale,meaningthepositionofindividuals,ismirror-like.Defyingthecomplicationsonthestrengthof the analogues, people are capable to leadmoderatelysatisfyinglife,whetheritisperson-al,socialoroccupationalsphereofeverydayex-istence.

Andtoday,what is theanswerof theMin-istryofHealth?Thepressofficesays,that


Day after day, minute by minute, we fuel our bodies with life-giving oxygen. We aspira-te it from the air by a very complicated system: respiration, that delivers oxygen to the

bloodstream and out of there releases carbon dioxide.

The air inhaled via nose and pharynx travels to lungs through trachea and bron-chia towards bronchic cells. In the cells, which are interlaced with tiny blood vessels, there an exchange takes place, blood receives oxygen leaving carbon dioxide, which is a side-product of body cells functioning. The respiratory system cleanses itself on its own. The miniature nose ha-irs serve as a filter, that blocks dust and dirt coming from the air. The-re in the mucused trachea (windpipe) other pollution particles are arrested. In order to favour our health and wellness, we are far better to be eating ve-getables and fruit five times a day, for the produce strengthens the immune sys-tem. It has been found, that the there vitamins C, E and beta-carotene not only protect the air passages against infections, but also scavenge free radicals, these are molecules, that are by-products of oxidation or atoms we breathe in from the contaminated air. Additionally, the vitamin C combats some of respiration bacte-ria and stimulates airways to expand and ease taking breaths. In turn, the vitamin E, apart from its antioxidant performance, plays a significant role in safeguarding lungs. For instance, oxygen together with vit. E is administered to preterm infants to save them from harm of chronic respiratory disorders. Professional sportsmen know the plus points of the vitamin very well. They experience excessive oxida-tion, that may create cell damage. Hence, they supplement the organic compound. Another antioxidant, the vitamin A, plays a big part in the process of cell regene-ration, particularly those, that constitute the protective mucous membrane, which is the investing tissue of lungs. Some groceries are specifically rich in these defen-ding organic chemicals. Fresh fruit (citrus ones mainly), vegetables and their juices are the source of the vitamin C, while vegetable oils, olive oils, bran, groats, green leaf vegetables, pears, nuts and yolk afford the vitamin E. The vitamin A is enclosed in fish oil, dairy, spinach, liver, carrot and apricots. As an alternative, the beta-caro-tene is supplied in orange, red, yellow and dark green coloured

a relevant certificate is wait-ingtobeissuedbytheAssess-ment of Medical TechnologiesAgency.However,anassentoftheCommissionofDrugsMan-agement, is also pending. Ac-cordingly, itbegs thequestion,whether there is any prospect,that the insulin analogueswillbefinallyfoundinthediabetics’basketafterallthealterations?–thedepartmenthavenotgivenareply.

What we need is hope, itis what the ill motivate

their lives with. Here, in Po-land,thereare2,5millionofdi-abetespatients,andsome2mil-lionhavenotevenbeenrecog-nisedyet.Yearafteryearmoreandmoreofthepopulationac-quirediabetes,whilethereisnosystem ofmethods establishedforprophylaxis,timelydiagno-sis and preventing against thecomplications.Asaresult,peo-plediscovertheirconditionsfarto late, then theydonotknowwheretoturnto,andwhatfol-lows is, that they consult toomanydoctors,whoactuallyarenotexpertsinthefield.Poland,in comparison to other devel-opedcountries,hasthehighestrateofgrowthofdiabeticcom-

?

To breathe more freely O U R T O P I C


O U R T O P I C

fruit, e.g. carrot, red pepper, mango, apricots and peaches.. Other supporters of our healthfulness and lungs are minerals, magnesium and zinc. The magnesium ligh-tens the respiratory system up in a straight line. De-ficiencies of this organic compounds make people breathe heavier. Instead the zinc reduces duration of colds. We can find magnesium in processed cereals, vege-tables, nuts and whole-wheat bread. In case we need amounts of zinc, then lean meat, liver, sea food, yolks, cereals and legumes come in useful. Also, why not to mention those plants, that pro-mote health in general. Namely, onion, garlic and any other herbaceous perennial flowering plants, that are virucidal. The present-day studies prove the old beliefs; in unison with tradition, principally garlic, is used as a medicine, since it contains chemical com-pounds, that clear air passages and relieve produc-tive cough. Altogether, garlic, thanks to its antibacte-

rial and antivirus properties, is an effective agent to challenge colds, hay fever, and other respiratory sys-tem infections. A breakthrough of recent years is the discovery of soya characteristics. What has been ascertained is, that the substances covered by soya beans protect against some kinds of cancer, including cancers of lungs and throat. The conclusion is simple: so as to breathe liberal-ly we are just about to consume vegetables, fruit, and these products, that are beneficial in respect of lungs.

Maciej Lutka


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The medicine of ancient Greece The literature of antique Greece provides evi-dence, thatGreeksmust have been some fasci-natedwithaccomplishmentsofEgyptandBab-ylonia civilisations. Then, it should not take bysurprise,thattheHellenesdevelopedgreatalot

outoftheheritage,manyatimeintroducingtheirownperfections.Notdifferentlytotheprehistor-iccultures,thebeginningsofmedicineinHellad-ic homeland associated religion.As far back asthe“Iliad”isdated,wecanfindtherequotations,howGodswereinvolvedintheareaofinterest.Theirexacttouchwiththeworldofhumansex-erted conflicts ordinarymortals fought. On oc-casions, evenGods sustainedwounds.Howev-er,theirhealingtakesplaceasifbydesign.Nev-ertheless, people who met God favours, theycould expect immediate “medical attention”.Originally,itwasApollotobetheGodofmed-icine.Intime,therolewasappropriatedbyAes-cul,thesonofApolloandCoronis.Hereceivedhis education from the legendary centaur Chi-ron, andowing tohis supernatural capabilities,evenofraisingfromthedead,hewaschastisedbyZeus.AttheendofthedayAesculacquiredimmortality and became one of the Gods, andhisrealm..medicalart.Hisshrineswerethecen-tresofmedicalactivity.Theillattendedpilgrim-

ages,servedoblations, toearnrecoveryorsomere-lief in the least.Therewasborna scienceof curingby interpretations of dreams. Contrary to poten-tial pretences the approachwas fairly rational. Thestateofbeing sleepwas inducedon the strengthofparticularherbs,whatsupposedlyeasedtreatments.Initially,itwasmagicthatprevailedthecultofAes-cul, but within years evolved more and more rea-sonable.Thedutyof thepriestAesculwaskeepingavigilonthesacrificesinhissanctuariesandguard-ingreligiousritualstobeobserved.Incaseofneed,thepatientsofpoorerhealthreceivedsomesupportduringbathsandsomecounselling.Thesacredfoun-dationsofAesculwerelocations,wheredoctorsob-tained education.Atfirst, the exclusivenessof edu-cationalbackgroundaccruedonlytothose,whobe-longed to the lineageof thegod.Nonetheless, soonafter theyadmittedscholars,whowerenot thegodancestry. There were some well-known centres ofenlightening, for instance in Knidos or Kos. Whatchangedintimewasthefact,thatprogressivelythere

was more and more secular practitioners. Teach-ing relied on an apprenticeship under authority ofamaster.Thescholarshipwaspayable,withtheex-ception of Aescul line. All the aspirants were re-quired to be knowledgeable about philosophy andmathematics.Theyattended lectures, studiedmedi-

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caltextbooks,learnedanatomyofanimals,paidvis-itsatpatients’householdsoracceptedappointmentsonthespot.Theapplicantstooklodgingsatmaster’sside, so as tobe able togain someprofessional ex-perience.Nevertheless,therewassomeofthem,whotravelledfarawaytobetaughtandbecomeskilled.

Doctors enjoyed respect and status. Some selectedpractitionersachievedpositionsofmunicipalorstatespecialists.Therewasalsoagroupingofmartialex-perts.

The scholarly progress widened. The unquestion-able crisis came to pass on account of Hippocra-tes.Admittedly,heasahistoricalfigureisnotunre-servedlyascertained,andmanyofthescriptscred-ited him, including the famous Hippocrates Oath,probablyarenothisauthorship.However,hisnamebearsoneofthemostmaterialdiscoveryinthehis-toryofmedicine,namelythatdiseaseisanaturalin-cidence,andnotamiraculousoccurrence.Thepath-ogenicreasons,inturn,areinheritedintheenviron-ment. He is thought to practice direct observationondailyclinicalbasis,andrecommenddietandhy-gieneasprophylaxis.Hedistinguished4fluidshu-manorganismembodies,socalledhumours.Itwasblood,yellowbile,blackbileandphlegm.Theliq-uidsaffordhealthfulnesson thecondition theyare

equal inproportions.Treatmentsweresupposedtobe conducted by means of natural processes, justas disease itself is engendered. The healing cen-tre in Kos, which is where Hippocrates descend-ed from,provedagreat ethosofwork.The imper-ative principlewas themaxim primum non nocere.

Thenextphaseoftheprogressconcernedeventsonthearenaofpolitics,whichwastheconquestofthePersianempirebytheAlexanderIIIofMacedon.Af-terhisdeath,Alexandria,acityerectedbyhim,be-came the largest capital of the Ptolemaic dynastyandsignificantcentreofscience.Thereweretwofar-fameddoctors ofHellenic époque,whowere asso-ciatedwithAlexander theGreat.Oneof themwasHerophilos from Chalcedon (ab. 335-280 A.D.). Hewasconsideredtobethefatherofanatomy,forasaresultofthepost-mortemexaminationshewasableto identify several internal organs. He was partic-ularly attracted tobrain,whichhe regardedas thecentrum of nervous system. The other co-found-er of themedical school inAlexandriawasErasis-tratus.He specialised in surgery andheart diseas-es.He advocated health promoting diets. The doc-toralsocontributedtodiscoveriesofanatomy,ana-lysingbloodcirculation,glandsandnervoussystem.

Marcin SzachowiczCompilated on:

De la magia a la medicina moderna/Ruy Pérez Tamayo.-1994The history of medicine edited by Tadeusz Brzeziński.-2000

Dictionary of Egyptian civilisation/Guy Rachet.-1994Dictionary of Greek civilisation/Guy Rachet.-1998

Foto: Galeria*Hippocrates – a Greek doctor, endowed with the agnomen “the father of

medicine” was one of the most eminent precursors of medicineHipokrates - lekarz grecki, jeden z najwybitniejszych prekursorów

medycyny obdarzony przydomkiem „ojca medycyny”



of Colombus

Hybrid brain drive In the course of a starva-

tiondiet,whether it is forcedorvoluntary, human brain draws“power feed” from muscles. Itis not fat, because adipose tis-suedecreases.Weareaware,thatin any extreme situation, whileawaitingtoberescued,itisvitalso as not to waste energy, thenoneshouldnottakeupanydes-perate actions, but remain al-most stand-still. Globetrotters,travellers, and those who fre-quent endurance sites know it,that it ishitormiss, if theywillreceive some support or not.

In the answer to hunger, themajority of human tissues re-act burning fats instead of glu-cose, however the scientists inAntipodesdiscovered,thatbrainis fuelled with glucose gen-erated from muscle proteins,which are broken down in liv-er.Itwasalsoproved,thatdelib-erate short-run starving servesbrain filling capacity and helpstogetridoftoxinsdeposits.Un-fortunately, such a therapy isnot any beneficial to diabetics.

Do not look at methis way

Egg

Teachersexpectpupilstobelook-ing straight in their eyesduringexaminations. The latest studiesprovide evidence, that it is sup-posed to be exactly the reverse.It turns out, that direct eye-con-tact inhibits concentration andthinking. It is pretty normal fortheelderlyandolderchildrentolookaimlesslyatagivenspotinthespace,whilesolvingaseriousproblem.Thenagain,quitea lotofpeople,includingteachers,re-garditasasignofindifferenceordisrespect.Scientistsdemonstrat-edtheresultsoftheirstudydur-ingtheBritishFestivalofScientif-ic Association in the Great Brit-ain.Exhaustiveaccountwaspub-lished in the “British Journal ofDevelopmental Psychology”. Agroup of vicenarians were sub-jectedtotheresearch.Theywereaskedquestionsonmathematics.Theparticipantsweretrained,soastolookahead,nottowardstheinterviewers’eyes.Itturnedout,that thereweremorecorrectan-swerswhenpeopledidnotfocusonone’sface.Allthemore,look-ing into eyes throughout test-

tionsdistractussogreatly,thatwetendtoceaserationalthinking.Theconclusion is, that teachers shouldencouragepupils to sidetrack theireye-sight,insteadofrebukingthem

forit.

The return of Big Brother Whenpeoplecansensetheyarebe-ing observed they conduct them-selvesmore honestly – evenwhentheycanseewhoiswatchingthem,evenwhen it is just someone on aposter.ApanelofscientistsofNew-castle University monitored howmuchmoneypeopleplaceina“boxoftruthfulness”intheacademiccan-teen.Thetry-outstretchedintimeto10weeks.Itappeared,thattheyin-serted three times as much fundswhenaplacardwithsomeeyesonwaspositionednearbythebox.Thesubjectsdidnotperformsuchman-nerswhenitwasflowerson.Probably, it is amatter of subcon-sciousbrainreactiontoanimageofone’sfacesandanimpressionofbe-ingviewed.

Researchers claim, that arrangingthis kind of communication canpromote socialuprightness. In anycase,theideaisnotanynew–inthenovel “Nineteen Eighty-Four” byGeorgeOrwell,citieswerecoveredwitheffigiesof leadersandthead-monition“TheBigBrotheriswatch-ingyou”.

ing arithmetic’s engendered factu-alphysiologicalreactions.Inanoth-er experimental approach, subjectsweredemandedataskonnumbers,what involved concentrating. Theundertaking was to quote in suc-cessionallmultiplesof7withintherangefrom100to7,butthistimebe-ing looking at examining board. Itmusthavebeenchallenging,forthesubjectswereclearlysweating.Mencross-examined women perspiredmost intensly. It seems, that emo-



To sniff diabetes Dogs’ sensitive sense of smell isexercised by humans for many apurpose,alsoinscience.Itisexpec-ted,thattheanimalsareabletode-tectcancersinone’surine,orforeseeanupcomingfitofepilepsyofaper-sontheyhappentotakecareof.Atpresent, researchers inBelfastUni-versityaretestingthesecreatures,iftheyknowhowtosniffoutdiabetes.Dr.DeborahWellsremindsanecdo-tes of such dogs, that can becomeawareof the fact, that at thegivenmoment its owner is to experiencebloodsugargoingdown.WellsanddrShaunLawsonofLincolnUniver-sityreceivedagrantof10thousandpounds, that theDiabetesUKallo-cated to investigate dogs in termsof diabetes mellitus. The scientistsareawaiting100pollscompletedbydiabeticstype1.Thesurveyiscon-ductedontheInternet.Thereisalsoaudiotape recordings collected toprove dogs reacting to hypoglyca-emiaof their owners.Thematerialwillbeanalysedsoastofindithowdogsanswertotheseparticularca-ses,e.g.howalerttheyarelikelytogrow. Currently, there are alreadysomepersons,who attempt to tra-indogstoachievetheaim,butthe-re isnotanywell-foundedeviden-ce.Dr.Wellsasserts, thather teamofexpertswillbecapabletoinvent

an artificial nose,whichwould re-spondtobloodsugarfluctuations.

Samoyed diabetic

Thereismanyadynamic,thatmaylead to animal diabetes. The firstonetomentionisrace.Somedogs,asSamoyeds,MiniatureSchnauzer,Miniature Poodle or Pug aremoresusceptible to this disease. In caseof cats, Birmans aremore liable toitthanothers.Anotherrisk-factorissex.Diabeteseffectsbitches two ti-mesmoreoften.Inturn,malegeldedcatsaremoredisposedthanfemales.Next to it,ageexactsdiabetesalso,8-yearsoldanimalsaremostvulne-rable.Itiscommonknowledge,thatfatorobeselivingthingsaregreatlypredisposedasarule.Whatismore,instability of hormones, promptedbyoestrusormedications,mayen-gender diabetes mellitus as well.

What do dogs teach us?

InPoland,thereisaffluenceofme-morials to outstanding and emi-nent people, but do we not hap-pen to need some statues of lessdistinguished living beings? Thedog is a companion of human be-ings from the dawn of history. Itbestows uswith unreserved loyal-ty, unconditional love and attach-ment. What can we do in return?Wecanlearnhowtoenjoysomeonefreelyjustbecausesheorheisaro-und.Onecansimplyrejoiceatasi-ghtofaperson,oratoneofherorhisvoice.It iswhatwecanbetau-ght by the “Happy Dog” in Kazi-mierz Dolny – namely an animal,thatislovedandnurturedbyallofus. Themulti-raced dogwelcomesthere inhabitants and tourists ali-ke. It convinces, that there is spaceforanygadabout ithappens tobe.

The golden retriever “Happy Dog” was created

by Bogna Czechowska

IntheKapitolińskiMuseum,wecanfindabronzestatue/VcenturyA.D/depicting the she-wolf feeding Ro-mulusandRemus,thelegendaryfo-undersofRome. In turn inCracow,there is a statuette of a faithful dogDżek,thatcouldnotfailtorememberhisowner,whopassedawaytoabet-terworld.Asinanotherinstance,inBiałystok,thedogKawelingreetspe-oplewalkingroundthePlantypark.This dog race is known to be eagerto be giving contentment. Thedogsaregentlebynature, learn fast, andmoreoftenthannotaretrainedtoac-companypeopledisabled.Ifownersareabletoemploytheskillsandwil-lingness to work, the dogs are ple-ased.Evenatageadvanced,theyareeagertoplayandhavefun,meetfa-milyandstrangerswaggingtheirta-ils,orapproachchildrenandall theworld in friendly and comfortableways.Inaword,giveahugtoyourdog,orbearhugwithamonument.Except a real dog is bees’ knees.

The author: J.N. .



a method for a miraculous

garden Microorganisms are livingbeings, they exist eve-

rywhere.There isnotasinglesurfaceoraspotonthisplanet,wheretheycouldnotacclimatize

andinhabit.Thankstotheirmultiplicityandadaptiveness,theymaketheirhomeinallofenvironments.Sofar,ithasbeen 5000 of bacteria species discovered, 1000 thousandtypesoffungusascertained,andstillitisnotconsideredtobethefinalclassification.

Aftermanyyearsofdeterminedstudies,theprofessorTeuroHiga,ascholarofRyukynUniversitymadean astounding discovery – he combined themost

importantstrainsofoxygen-andnon-oxygenbacteria.Inthisway,hedevelopedafoundationforvariousproductknownasEM–EffectiveMicroorganisms.Hestartedhisworkdividingmicroorganismsintothreeclasses.Thefirstone isdominating typeofmicroorganisms,which inten-sivelyaimtobecreatingandsustaining life.Thesecondcategory also comprises dominatingmicrobes, but onesthat engender decay, rotting, diseases, and death. Thethird ispassiveones, thatcansupport theothertwo,re-

generativeanddegenerative,dependingonwhichoneofthemoutweighed.

The EM technology enables relieving regen-erativebacteria,andonthestrengthofitweareabletorestorepoorlybarrensoilbackto

healthandvitality.P ProfessorHiga laboured the EM formulationsprincipally for the needs of agriculture, for thepurposeofinfertilesoils,soasnottorecoursetoapplyartificials,thatarenotneutraltonaturalen-vironmentsandend-users.The studies revealed,thatcapacitiesofthesemicroorganismsareallbutunlimited, recoveringarableareas they reinforceimmunityofharvests,andovercomeweeds,dis-eases andpests.TheEMpreparations serveani-mals alike, bolster their resistance, so antibiot-icsandvaccinesareuncalledfor.Theseformulaseliminatemould and stench, and pig or poultryfatteningfarmsdonotreekroundsurroundings.Likewise, the specimens get rid of impurities infish-breedingponds,swimmingpools,ortoilets.

TheheartofEMtechnologyisEM-1,aliquidsolution containing Effective Microorgan-isms. It is supposed tobeproliferatedwith

waterandcanemolassesmedium,andEM-Aac-tiveingredients.. How to obtain EM-A? Wemix50mlofEM-1togetherwiththemedium(canemolasses)andthenweexecute itwithwa-ter(preferablymineralstill)upto1litre.Thesolu-tionismeanttorestinaplasticbottleforaweekintemperatureof25-27°C.EM-Aisreadythemo-mentoverpressureceases.

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EM

Profesor Teruo Higa


Theproductissupposedtobeconsumedwithin14days.Important!BothEM-AandEM-1aretobekeptinachill,darkplace,butnotinthefridge.

ThepreparationEM-A,aswellasEM-1arethoughttobeuseddiluted,e.g.20mlofEM-Aisoptimalfor5litresofwater,yetotherproportionsarepossible,

as20mlEM-Aper10lofwater(1:1500),or10mlEM-Aper10lofwater(1:1000).ItisworthtorememberhowmanymicroorganismsareenclosedinEM.Forthisreason,itisadvocatedtosprayourgardensregularlyandevenly.

Na Microorganisms rely on the coexistence be-tweensoilandproduce, theygeneratevitamins,enzymesandhormonesplantsabsorb.Thesesub-

stancesareorganicantioxidantsanddisinfectants,anditiswhatstrengthensplantsall themore.All inall, sup-plyingourgardenswithEM-A,weareabletobreedsohealthful vegetables and fruit, that theywould be thattastefulasgenuinetomatoes,carrots,lettuce,parsleyor

cucumbersare.Exceptionalenough,thatweareboundnottofindsuchgoodsinthesupermarkets.And,grat-ifyingflowersandgreeneryaroundthehouseareim-possibletooverstateeither.

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F E U I L L E T O N

Let us imagine, thatwe are sitting in

front of the TV set andare watching a football

match Poland versus Allthe World. We are lead-ing 2:0. Well, the score

speaksitself,somomentsofrelaxforlovenormon-ey,sincewearefarclosertohaveaheartstroke,feel-ingasifwehavejustshovelledawagonofcoal.Allthis,becausewehavebeenjumpingupourfavour-itearmchairsforanhourassoonasthefirstgoalwasachieved,becauseduringabreakwewererunninglike a tiger round an arena, bitingnails to the lastblood,hopingthatadrenalinewouldnotflowdownournoses.Thefinal10minuteswespentinthetoilet,forweanticipatednervestochallengeourcontrac-tors.Wewereshuttingearswithstoppers,soasnottolearn,thattheRestoftheWorld,inmasses,ruth-lessly,brutallyagainsthumanrights,attackstheRe-publicofPoland.

Itwassupposedtobesoagreeably.Thepressan-nouncedthematch,we(usfans-masculinegender)showed promise to lighten up. Instead, one couldmoultby theskinofone’s teeth.Adeceit inbroaddaylight. Here, enticed with a would-be pleasure,weunderwentanordeal,whatcouldeasilykillanelephant,onlyifhecouldknowanyofwhatisGod,HonourandHomeland,orbeingafootballsupport-ertotheboot.

We can change a scenario, and we imaginewatchingawestern,oramovieaboutman’s

menwithhatsonandgunsinholsters,oneforhardmen in armchairs. Them, in saloons, are sampling

glassesofwhiskywithoutawink,weare exercis-ingfavouritebeer; theyarebangingtheirmugsasforcefullyasmikeTysondoes,we,cushionedinourcomfychairs,areemptingmorebeer.Thewesternheroesgotoplaypoker,weplayonfamilynerves,causenow,inaminute,therewillbeatearjerkeroramelodramascreened.Onemoment...

Behold!Thereisacrowdscene,thatistheystopthecardgame,leavethevenueandabrawltakes

placeall-out.Moreandmorecurious,wemakeour-selvescomfortable,atlastitisnotustobeanybeat-en.Butthen,thewitlesssheriffturnsouttobeakill-joy,forinsteadofchasingvillains,hedecidedtosep-aratethemandwastedbulletsfiringuptheair.Whatfollows is, that an amusing fellow appears,wear-ingaScottishsuit,atieandpince-nezasamust.Helookslikeascholarandconfidentinsomeofarts.Itclearsout,thatheiswell-versedinmedicine.Innowayheisabouttodresssmashednosesandblackeyes.Thecharacterisnotanidiot.

Heisamerchant,andsellanall-cureremedy.Hewaveswithasmallbottleofsomeparsleyhued

liquid,certainlyofsomealcoholcontent,mixedwithmintandafewdropsofopium.Applyingaplace-boisahorseofdifferentcolour,causethereareocca-sions,whenitworksequallyeffectively,asaprop-erdrugdoes.Thiswesternstripreferstoveryreal-ity.BeforeCoca-Coladominateditsmarket, ithadbeenconsideredasapanacea.Wecannotruleitout,sincewedonotknowhowmuchcaffeineandsug-arwascomprisedthen.Ifacowboy,whohadgoneover a top the other day, received sugar and caf-feineonemptystomach,itwouldrelievethenasty

What does a cowboy need when on empty stomach?


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syndrome of the following day, which is revoltinghangover.Itishowthelegendhasdeveloped

However, in the whole non-hollywood world,therewas thousands of swindlers,who preyed

uponpeople’sdreamofpanaceatocureeachandeve-ryonecomplaintordisease.

ThewellfamedbathlotionofacertainLuisaBon-norewassupposedtohealrheumatism,measles,

cholera, paralysis, syphilis, epilepsy and some oth-eratrocities.Whatitexactedwaspurgationonly,forsoapsolutionitcontained.Anotherconcoctionknownto theWest,whichwascreatedbyacertainWilliamRadan,appearedtobethemosteffectivelikenothingbefore.Ithealedeverything,except mutilated limbs.Someof themedicineswasbasedonknowledgeof theEast. It was believed, thesameinEuropeasinAmeri-ca,thatitmightbebeneficialto observe the tradition ofChina,seeinghowvasttheirpopulation is. The snakeoil made of Chinese enhy-dris, namely the tiny seasnake living on fish, allevi-ates painful joints in actualfact.Whereas,agreatdealofsnakeointmentsormixtureswereofnomedicaluse,butstill sold like hot cakes, forthe reason verymany peo-plewere simplynaive.The investigation, conductedin1917,onbehalfof theAmericangovernment, re-vealedwhat constituents suchpotions enclosed. Sci-entiststookontheanvilthefamousoilfabricatedbyClark Stanley, the self-styled Texas King of Rattle-snakes.“Rightandproperforhumansandanimals”,thecatchwordwent,andthelinimentumwastocurecongelationdermatitis,rheumatism,snakebites,allofwhatwasa realpain in theneckof trappers.While,such amedicinewas composed ofmineral, pepper,turpentine, camphor, and vestigial quantities of ani-malfats,mostlikelyofox.Stanleythenwasimposedafineof20dollars.Inturntoday,thefar-famedbottles,heretailedhisprescriptionsin,arehighlyratedbycol-lectors.Giventhatithelpedanyoneanyhow,itmust

havebeenakindofplaceboeffect.Normally,mostofpatentmedicinesserved inadifferentwayandonadifferentsource–mainlyalcoholorpsychoactiverea-gents,suchasnovocaineorcocaine,andopiates,likemorphine,codeine,thebaineornoscapine.According-ly,itshouldnotspringasurprise,thatthesealkaloidsaffordedinstantrelief.Exceptthat,theupshotsgrowlessandthedosesaretobemultipliedtillonebecomesanaddict.

Forinstance,theIndiansofSouthAmericachewedleavesofcocaforitsnarcoticessenceandrevitalis-

ingeffects.

Itwas in the19thcentury, whenit wasmanaged tomarketsuchanun-conventional rem-edy in mass scale.The remedy wasthe elixir by LydiaPinkham. It wasthoughttohealeve-ry one of ailments:from sleeplessnessand menopausecomplaints up todepressionandcan-cers. It was availa-ble since 1875, andtheAmerican,whobranded it,madeaveritable fortune.

And, many more years after her death, the compa-nyconsultedtheirclientsposingLydiaPinkham.Theherbalelixirisstillobtainable,andonecanhaveitforeightdollarsabottleorapacketoftablets,whatservesamonthly treatment.Nobody knows, how itworksformakingmoney.Iknow,thatIambettertoemploysomesauerkrautjuicetoworkoutmybloodsugarup-surge.Then,betterstilltoswitchofftheTVset.


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