Re: new here and seeking advice

On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:05:18 GMT, "Julie Bove"
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>"jils" <jils@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> thanks alan.
>> she has no access to computers, and doesn't speak any english.
>> i've done my best to supply printed information that my friend has
>> translated as best she can with her own limited english!
>> there's certainly no option to 'demand proper treatment', it simply
>> doesn't work like that where she lives. in fact, when i ask what the
>> doctor says about her high bgl, i'm told that she's told "it's normal
>> for her" and not to worry. that's why i'm trying to help as much as i
>> can. she has adapted well to the idea of self testing her bgl, but so
>> far it's not helped her to understand how to change her lifestyle to
>> improve the situation. also, it costs the earth for us to buy the
>> consumables here and post them to her.
>> anyway, i will read the information at the link you sent and try to get
>> more information to her.
>> thanks again,
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>I've never been to Thailand but from what my neighbor and her friends told
>me, the medical situation there is one in which people are pretty much left
>to fend for themselves. She said there were many things available OTC there
>that are not available here at all. In fact, she didn't know what to do
>when her kids got sick here because these things were not available to her.
>She often relied on Chinese herbal medicine when she couldn't figure out
>what else to do. Might your friend be able to find an herbalist of some
>sort? This would not be my first choice of course, but if she can't get any
>medication otherwise, she might at least be able to find some sort of herb
>that could help bring her numbers down.

Er, such as?

Sorry Julie, but I think that leaving the rice in the plate
will do a lot more for her than all the herbs in Thailand.

She needs to find a good doc, but in the meantime she has a
meter and Jennifer's advice. I wouldn't send her off looking
for a herbalist - unless he also sells green veges.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
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