abhiquest

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India • Age 47

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living with diabetes

sukumar794 @sukumar794 (5040) • Thiruvananthapuram, India 24 Feb 07

As most of us know,diabetes mellites is a dreaded disease and has no known effective cures.The metabolic dysfunction deprives you of many of your likes pertaining to favourite foods and delicacies.strict regimen on food habits and...

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abhiquest It happened in January '2004. My right thigh developed a boil. Thinking that it will subside on its own, I did not pay much attention to it. The boil, however, grew larger day after day. Walking had become painful and difficult for me. Even after a week,...

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Gandhians - On the Verge of Extinction?

Geoas @ashjoe76 (1422) • India 30 Jan 07

There was a time I came across many Gandhians, who followed Gandhi's footsteps in whatever way possible. But now, Gandhians are mocked by others as pretenstious people. What could be the reason? The changing values, or the way...

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abhiquest Gandhi's social teachings, inspired, in part, by the New Testament, Henry David Thoreau, Leo Tolstoy and John Ruskin, werepraised by such important figures as Albert Einstein as being the answer to the social ills of war, class and race-based discrimination. A...

26 Feb 07

Do you think the media should take more responsibility for its content?

michelledarcy @michelledarcy (5220) 19 Feb 07

In the UK the media is so powerful that if certain newspapers tell people what to vote they will do it. The TV is so important to a lot of people now that their lives are filled with talking about celebrities and TV shows and not...

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abhiquest To keep the role of media confined to the boundaries of a nation would not be correct in the present age. Role of media in international relations is gaining prominence. Media of a particular nation is an unofficial spokesperson of that nation. Views and ideas...

26 Feb 07

Are newspapers and magazines a dying medium?

lena2000 @lena2000 (2392) • Belgium 19 Feb 07

This day and age, the internet is able to deliver information far faster than any newspaper or magazine. Have these forms of print media lost their appeal? Are they a waste of paper and resources that contribute negatively to the...

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abhiquest Yes, they owe a lot more responsibility now. Considering the valuable and powerful role played by media certain flaws have crept into it, some of these are self made while others can be attributed to external factors. One can witness the decline in the...

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Health Care system in India? do you know..

cliffcliff @cliffcliff (1350) • United States 14 Jan 07

Does India have a national health care system or is it private? also if it is run by the government do people really have access to it, or is it just for important people. If you know this tell me please. and also about the...

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abhiquest Lack of interest shown by the citizen and specially the youth in political affairs is an indication of it. In the longer run this attitude may prove to be harmful. However, it is again the media which has to take this onerous task of restoring the dwindling...

26 Feb 07

Corruption is the price we pay for Democracy

sandy_sardesai @sandy_sardesai (87) • India 23 Jan 07

is the democracy good for people or not? or its just a short cut to curruption?

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abhiquest Good governance is the latest mantra of the governments throughout the world, particularly in developing countries like India. Public accountability is one of the very important aspects of good governance which is exercised by an alert and public welfare...

26 Feb 07

Why do people stage protests against which they dont like?

mohanforu @mohanforu (266) • India 19 Jan 07

Do people really gain something by staging protests say against a government or a policy of a government.

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abhiquest Mass protests garner support from media. Media itself can be broadly classified into print and electronic media, both have an equally important role to play. To begin with democracy as a form of governance can be successful only when there is active role of...

26 Feb 07

Do you think Democracy is real when we have dirty Politics?

ajinomoto23 @ajinomoto23 (1057) • Philippines 22 Feb 07

Many politician do dirty tricks to stay in Power. Democracy is the same as Freedom (human rights). The whole picture is no longer a clean and honest election.

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abhiquest Democracy provides the best opportunity for every citizen to participate in the running of the nation and achievement of its desired goals and objectives. Masses are able to put their ideas and innovation into practice through their duly elected...

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zugedanit @zugedanit (1958) • Philippines 15 Feb 07

Reasons for unemployment in the UK?

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abhiquest 100 dogs pouncing over a piece of meat! What will happen? I bet, you know it. Dogs can't create more meat. They can only fight for whatever is already there. I find lakhs of bright youngsters fighting for a handful of jobs. What will happen? May be one out of...

26 Feb 07

what a diabetic needs to know about insulin

parassiniprashob @parassiniprashob (479) • India 27 Dec 06

insulin is required by the cells of the body inorder for them to remove and use glucose from the blood. coconut oil improves insulin secretion and utilization of blood glucose. coconut and coconut oil have a lower...

diabetics

insulin

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abhiquest Its not the amount of insulin intake that one must depend upon, rather a proper blend of exercise, insulin intake and diet control shud be emphasized ......this not only hepls insulin work better ...it also gradually reduces your insulin dependency ..but as...

26 Feb 07

What are the best foods to eat for diabetes?

kfg20012003 @kfg20012003 (1037) • India 30 Jan 07

All people, including the diabetic should eat a variety of grains daily, especially whole grains. Also a varety of fruit and vegetables, fresh if possible, and on a daily basis.I think this is right food

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abhiquest High insulin levels occur in the body due to insulin resistance; almost all Indians have the gene for insulin resistance when coupled with high carbohydrate diet with high glycemic index. insulin resistance starts to build up. That means our cells become...

26 Feb 07

Need help dealing with Diabetes Diagnosis!

Dzbfree @Dzbfree (93) • United States 4 Feb 07

A few months ago, I was diagnosed as a Type 2 Diabetic. I feel completely overwhelmed. I try to keep track of what I eat and check my glucose level 2 hours later, and a lot of times it is high even though I've eaten a low carb...

diabetes

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handling diabetes

learning about diabetes

need help with diabetes

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abhiquest Here's some news for you all. In recent years, scientists have been studying people who have a cluster of metabolic risk factors for heart disease and/or stroke – excessive fat tissue in the abdominal region, glucose intolerance or diabetes, high blood...

26 Feb 07

Do you have any good diabetic recipes?

angelicEmu @angelicEmu (1311) 1 Feb 07

A friend of ours was recently diagnosed with diabetes. He has a very sweet tooth (possibly part of the cause of the diabetes) and to help him from falling off the reduced-sugar wagon, I'm looking for some decent tasty diabetic...

diabetes

diabetic recipes

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abhiquest I am about to prepare a diet chart for my sister (she is diabetic). You all might have gone through many sites or have some experiences about the diet plans. Please send me all your suggestions. If it is just one food item and its use also , I am very glad....

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