By Carolyn Robinson ,Independent Distributor for USANA Health Sciences
http://manifestingvision.com

According to the World Health Organization, one of the fasting growing diseases in America is diabetes. Once only a disease that impacted older adults in their late 40's and 50's, diabetes is now affecting the lives of children as young as 9 years of age. Similarly, this disease is devastating the African American community. Thirty-three percent of children born in America today are expected to develop type-2 diabetes and for African American and Hispanic children, the number jumps to 50%. (Sources: World Health Organization and the International Diabetes Foundation). As an African American, this is particularly alarming and heartbreaking to me. I have personally witnessed the destruction that this disease can cause. Two of my siblings have succumbed to this disease and I know several others that are living with this potentially deadly diagnosis. As a result, it has become my personal mission to educate others about early intervention strategies that can help prevent the continued escalation of Type 2 diabetes in the African American community.

Poor nutritional habits, fried foods and high glycemic meals are assuring the continued spread of diabetes in the African American community. I am fully aware that this is not an easily correctable situation. Many African Americans are struggling economically so buying higher priced nutrient rich foods has become a luxury rather than a common placed option for many low-income people of color. Despite this reality, I am still confident that there are ways to help eradicate the spread of diabetes. I suggest ways of teaching people how to purchase better foods within their budget, significantly reducing starchy, fried foods and replacing them with low glycemic meals, and the incorporation of moderate exercise and a quality multivitamin. The keyword is education.

The before mentioned interventions are not just antidotes that I read out of a book or heard from healthcare professionals. They are much more personal to me than that. I can honestly say that each of these interventions has been instrumental in saving my quality of life and my health. You see, at age 45, I was diagnosed with diabetes. Consequently, my doctor wanted to put me on medication. Uncomfortable with the many possible side-effects of the medication, I was able to convince my doctor to give me a couple of months to make the life style changes necessary to get my glucose level back into a normal range. I began to research enthusiastically ways in which I could naturally lower my glucose level. My research led me to the suggestions that I presented earlier. I began taking a good multivitamin, started making low-glycemic meals and snack and I started exercising 3-4 times a week. At the end of a 2 month period, I went back to my doctor and she re-ordered blood work. The blood work confirmed that my glucose had fallen into a normal rage and my doctor, who was pleasantly surprised, told me that medication in my case no longer needed to be considered.

Today, I am healthy, happy, and energetic. My ultimate hope is that I can help others get to this same place in their battle with diabetes. Because of my own experience, I made a professional decision to do this by sharing resources with people who are ready to take control of their lives (Pro-Health Recommendations).