What is our DHSS doing on the Island? They are not immune to all this. It is going to catch up with them if they do not make adequate provision and their 10% cuts will be blown out of the windows.    
    We have warned them on more than one occasion, not only in The Diabetic, but in copious dossiers submitted to those in charge of policy at the DHSS.
    The forward planning, and the better use of their financial resources have to be addressed, as otherwise the Minister for Health and Social Security, on behalf of his civil servants, will be going to the House every six months, cap in hand for more handouts.

Oily fish cuts risk of Child Diabetes
    A report in the Journal of the American Medical Association claims that eating oily fish could cut risk of children developing diabetes.
    Researches from the University of Colorado studied 1,700 youngsters judged to be genetically at risk of developing the condition.
    After six years, those with a diet rich in Omega 3 were up to half as likely to have suffered damage to their pancreas.
    The Study showed that Omega 3 fatty acids, abundant in fish like trout and sardines can half the chance of pancreas damage which is linked with childhood diabetes.
    The findings come when childhood diabetes is rising more quickly across the water than anywhere else in the world. Again we on the Island are no immune to all this.

Blood Sugar Breath Test for Diabetics
    A breath tests may soon be a new way to monitor blood sugar levels in diabetes.
    New research using air pollution testing technology has found that children with Type 1 diabetes exhale higher concentration of the chemical methyl nitrate when sugar levels are high and they need insulin.
    “Results show the possibility of non-invasive methods that can help millions who have diabetes” says Dr Pietro Galassetti at the University of California.

For the Obese an XXL Ambulance
    Super size ambulances are being brought into service to deal with obese patients.
    These ambulances are fitted with wider, stronger stretchers and extra wide doors. They can carry up to five tons and cost £90,000 each.
    They are going to be used by the London Ambulance Service to cope with the number of calls from obese patients that at present have to be carried in the back of vans .as the regular vehicles cannot cope.
    This year the London Ambulance Service has had to deal with more than 13,000 emergency calls to patients suffering from weight related health problems.
     In extreme cases in the past the fire service has had to be called in to help move patients into ambulances.
    The Lancashire fire brigade has said it is considering charging for moving obese patients following a surge in such callouts.

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The Fat Cats
    Recently it has been mooted that cats, of the feline nature, are getting too fat.
    The report claims that one in 230 pet cats in the United Kingdom are now suffering from obesity related diabetes.
    It is intimated that their owners are responsible, as they are becoming dangerously overfed.
    The Diabetic wonders what the situation is on the Isle of Man. Any ideas or photos please let us know.

The Last Laugh

The husband leans over and asks his wife,” Do you remember the first time we had sex together over fifty years ago? We went behind this very tavern where you leaned against the back fence and I made love to you”.
    “Yes” she says “I remember it well”.
    “OK” he says “How about taking a stroll around there again, we can do it for old time’s sake?”
    “Oh Charlie, you old devil, that sounds like a crazy, but good idea”.
    A police officer sitting in the next booth heard the conversation and, having a chuckle to himself, he thinks I’ve got to see these two old-timers having sex against a fence.
    I’ll keep an eye on them so there is no trouble, so he follows them.
    The elderly couple walk haltingly along, leaning on each other for support aided by walking sticks.
    Finally they get to the back of the tavern and make their way to the fence.
    She leans against the fence and the Old Man moves in.
    Suddenly they erupt into the most furious sex the policeman has ever seen.
    This goes on for about ten minutes while both are making loud noises, moaning and screaming.
     Finally they both collapse panting to the ground.
    The policeman is amazed. He thinks he has learned something about old age that he didn’t know before.
    After about half an hour of lying on the ground recovering, the old couple struggle to their feet. The policeman feels he has to ask them what their secret is.
    So as the couple pass he asks “Excuse me, but that was something else. You must have had a fantastic sex life together. Is there some sort of secret to this?”
    Still shaking, the old man is barely able to reply, “Fifty years ago that wasn’t an electric fence”.

• The five stages of life
  1) You believe in Santa Claus
• 2) You don’t believe in Santa Claus
• 3)  You are Santa Clause
• 4)  You dress up as Santa Claus
• 5)  You look like Santa Claus