it was sad to read about the demise of enrique de marchena, a pleasant enough person who, amongst other things, wrote in the now defunct santo domingo news.
i could never understand why he dilly-dallied with "touristy" type things and grand openings, until i realised he received a lot of free meals, tickets, etc.
it was always good to get your business endorsed by don enrique.
apparently, he died of something that stemmed from diabetes, or one of the many complications that come with it.
an erickxson post asks what is wrong with one of the long-time posters and his evident mood swings. i don't want to get too personal, because i don't know the man he was talking about, all i know, by his own admission, is that he's a fat, dirty old man with a blue tongue (touch wood - he isn't diabetic).
getting to the point, extreme mood swings are a classic symptom of diabetes. it doesn't help if you are a member of the heavy brigade, as well.
i am no doctor, i am not a pakistani medical student, i have nothing to do with the medical service whatsoever, but it does seem to me that there is a very high incidence of diabetes in the d.r.. the hospital in arroyo hondo seems to be very well respected and, unfortunately, frequented.
i have many friends, mostly dominican, that are diabetics. these diabetics are young, middle-aged, old, thin, fat. the strains of diabetes seem to vary as well. they usually try to keep it a secret and due to an inherent fear of doctors, rarely make regular visits to their clinic. this results in lack of control of the disease and possible amputation, or worse, death.
is there really a high incidence in the d.r. or is it the same as in any other country? if there is, then, why?
i could never understand why he dilly-dallied with "touristy" type things and grand openings, until i realised he received a lot of free meals, tickets, etc.
it was always good to get your business endorsed by don enrique.
apparently, he died of something that stemmed from diabetes, or one of the many complications that come with it.
an erickxson post asks what is wrong with one of the long-time posters and his evident mood swings. i don't want to get too personal, because i don't know the man he was talking about, all i know, by his own admission, is that he's a fat, dirty old man with a blue tongue (touch wood - he isn't diabetic).
getting to the point, extreme mood swings are a classic symptom of diabetes. it doesn't help if you are a member of the heavy brigade, as well.
i am no doctor, i am not a pakistani medical student, i have nothing to do with the medical service whatsoever, but it does seem to me that there is a very high incidence of diabetes in the d.r.. the hospital in arroyo hondo seems to be very well respected and, unfortunately, frequented.
i have many friends, mostly dominican, that are diabetics. these diabetics are young, middle-aged, old, thin, fat. the strains of diabetes seem to vary as well. they usually try to keep it a secret and due to an inherent fear of doctors, rarely make regular visits to their clinic. this results in lack of control of the disease and possible amputation, or worse, death.
is there really a high incidence in the d.r. or is it the same as in any other country? if there is, then, why?