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California • May 2026. Diabetic kidney disease and Filipino Americans — what your ACR, PCR, and A1c numbers mean, and the new science that can change your outcome. kalusugan, kidney disease, diabetic kidney disease, filipino american health, fil-am diabetes, chronic kidney disease, hypertension kidneys. KALUSUGAN • MAY 2026 When the Bato Breaks: Diabetic Kidney Disease and the Filipino-American Silent Crisis The kidneys are the body's most faithful workers — and the last to complain. For Filipino Americans living with diabetes and high blood pressure, the silence is the danger. Kalusugan Series, No. 2 — PinoyBuilt Health & Wellness The kidneys do not send press releases. There is no pain, no visible swelling, no alarm — just a slow, quiet erosion happening inside the body while life goes on around it. By the time most people find out something is wrong, the damage is already significant. For Filipino A...

California • April 2026. The Filipino Constellation: Why Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and Heart Disease Hit Fil-Am Families So Hard. filipino american health, diabetes filipino, hypertension fil-am, heart disease filipino american, kalusugan, kidney disease, sleep apnea, pancreatitis, kaiser permanente distance, stanford care, aapi health disparities. KALUSUGAN • FIL-AM HEALTH • APRIL 2026 The Filipino Constellation: Why Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and Heart Disease Hit Fil-Am Families So Hard Filipino-Americans carry the heaviest chronic-disease burden of any Asian-American subgroup — but because the data is routinely aggregated, the crisis stays invisible. One man's clinical story names the pattern moving through our families. Every Filipino-American family I know has a version of this story. A tito who died of a stroke earlier than anyone expected. A tita on dialysis. A lola who managed her diabetes...

View from Room 409, Coral Dubai Deira Hotel August 25. Deira, Dubai. United Arab Emirates. Afternoon photos. Taken with my iPhone 11. Files stored on my hard drive (Seagate One Touch Hub Media - 8 TB). I really like my hotel Coral. It's so close to the airport, is on a major street with groceries just across the street. Down Al Muraqqabat is a Philippine grocery story and a mall, Al Ghurair Centre. "Aqsa Al Madeena" most commonly refers to Aqsa Al-Madeena Hypermarket, a retail chain in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia offering groceries, personal care items, and other household essentials, with deals often available through platforms like Tabby.  Life of a Diabetic Blood glucose measurement before bed and before dinner. Address: 788G+CF2 - Al Muraqqabat Rd - Deira - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

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This is a must-watch! Sugar is hiding everywhere in today's widely-accepted diet, but meanwhile its devastating effects are creating more deaths than automobile accidents. In this eye-opening talk, Dr. Jody Stanislaw, a Naturopathic Doctor who has been studying the negative effects of sugar since being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 7, dives into how the widespread negative effects of sugar are effecting us all, and what you can do about it. Dr. Jody Stanislaw received her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine in 2007. She is a Certified Diabetes Educator, Type 1 Diabetes Specialist, and a founding board member of the Low Carb Diabetes Association. Having lived with Type 1 Diabetes since the age of seven, she has dedicated her career to helping others with Type 1. From her 30+ years of experience, she teaches life-changing information about how to successfully manage Type 1 that most physicians have never learned, and the millions struggling with Type 1 desperately need...

I just subscribed to Registered Dietitian Charmaine Dominguez on YouTube I also followed her Instagram account . My name is Charmaine and I’m the registered dietitian who helps people reverse Type 2 Diabetes with plant-based eating.

But my new cardiologist said I did not. He recommended I have an Echocardiogram (ultrasound of heart). There you go Joy. When I asked about the stress test, he thought it would only be 70% accurate since I have a few conditions. He was concerned about my high blood pressure and my cholesterol. Dr. Rhim said my triglycerides and cholesterol were under control in early 2020, but have shot up. When he asked me about it, I said my diet had gone south the past few years. He said if I don't address these things, the likelihood of me having a heart attack in the next 5 to 10 years is 20-30%. Dr. Noces, my primary doctor, showed me three days ago on his computer monitor the number 27.4% that I likely will have a heart attack in "the next couple of  years." Dr. Rhim suggested I take Omega-3 supplements, but definitely do daily exercises/walks in addition to weights. He said I do not have to worry about "inferior ischemia" on my EKG. Just diet and exercise. Which I alread...

Thanks Dad for the One House Bakery croissant!  Paired with coffee in my current favorite Starbucks Davao mug, courtesy of Tito Nelson. Tito Nelson, I got to watch the final set of the Australian Open Women's Final between Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys with my croissant and coffee. One day, I hope to watch it live in Melbourne with you. Morning blood pressure Blood Sugar - 225 at 8:16 AM Snacked on Organic Triscuit wheat crackers before bed... and a few bites of the One House Bakery croissant! Weight - 166.5 lb Update: Blood Sugar 112. Shot 10/25 insulin earlier.