Diabetes and how to manage life as a diabetic

Diabetes and how to manage life as a diabetic

Tropical Sun Cerassie is a traditional Caribbean herbal tea made from bitter melon (Momordica charantia) leaves and stems, long used in folk medicine for blood sugar regulation, but it carries a significant risk of lowering blood sugar too much if combined with diabetes medications. [1, 2, 3]

Traditional Use and Blood Sugar

Folk Remedy: In Caribbean and African traditional medicine, cerasee tea is widely consumed to help manage blood sugar levels and symptoms of diabetes. [1]
Active Compounds: The bitter melon plant contains compounds like charantin and vicine, which animal and limited studies suggest may influence glucose metabolism and help lower blood sugar. [1, 2, 3]

Drink the Tropical Sun Cerassie Tea: Tropical Sun Cerassie: The Bitterest Tea You'll Ever Drink, Teas.co.uk - for best effect, use three bags at a time.  Warning: Please consult your GP before starting with this herbal remedy!

Blood Pressure

Stay away from: Black Licorice Candy, as it is packed with sugar and molasses, which can quickly spike your blood glucose levels.

inger generally helps lower blood pressure by acting as a natural calcium channel blocker and relaxing blood vessels. [1, 2]

How Ginger Affects Blood Pressure

Reduces readings: Clinical studies show that daily ginger intake (around 3 grams) can help lower both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
Relaxes blood vessels: Active compounds like gingerols help widen blood vessels, improving overall circulation.
Lowers inflammation: Its antioxidant properties reduce chronic inflammation that contributes to heart strain. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Risks and Precautions

Blood pressure medications: Combining high-dose ginger supplements with prescribed blood pressure drugs (like calcium channel blockers or beta-blockers) can cause your blood pressure to drop too low. [1, 2]
Blood thinners: Ginger has natural anti-clotting effects and may interact negatively with medications like warfarin or aspirin. [1, 2]
Safe amounts: Culinary use in food and moderate tea consumption is generally safe, but you should review WebMD Vitamins for detailed interaction data before starting high-dose supplements. [1, 2]

Security provisions, inside and outside our Shuls

Below is a request I made to the representative of Anglo Jewry:

I have been a CST volunteer for over ten years in the Stamford Hill area and had training to be an effective CST operative.

Having cleared my credentials, I think that we ought to ensure that the tail is not wagging the dog:

A. The synagogues are here to live a Jewish life.

B. The CST is here to protect Jewish life.

Without synagogues, I’m not sure there’s a need for the CST – regardless of its rich and colourful history (e.g. the unrest at Cable Street before WWII).

Rabbonim throughout the ages exhorted their communities to guard the sanctity of the Shul, by refraining from regarding this hallowed place as a meeting place for shmoozing.  The destruction of places of Tefilloh has many a time been attributed to the sad state of decorum that prevailed during Davening and Leyning.

So, perhaps the CST (or any other outfit – whether in existence or one that might need to be set up from the ground up), should have teams of volunteers who will ensure – בדרכי נועם and with sensitivity – that decorum in Shul is not disregarded.

May the Shomer Yisroel bring security within the walls of Synagogues as well outside them, Omen.