hey peeps .
sorry for not updating our blog now and then . everyone's busy with school work , exams and other important stuff going on in school or outside . recently i had my hospital appointment and Nurse Joyce , reminded me to update the blog . ( THANKS NURSE JOYCE !!! ) So , after 5 months since we made the group , many changes and events are about to happen .

Firstly , as the president of DIY , i have planned meetings with the EXCOs and deciding on how to bring up our group further . Through dicussions and plans , we brainstorm and tried to bring up certain things that is needed in our group .

For membership , all members who sign up will need to pay $5 . This will go into our DIY funds for further usage in future events and activities . This will also help to buy print out shirts for all members when the time is right . ( hehe . )

Next thing is that we might have an activity around end of May and beginning of June. But its not confirm yet . So look out for further details on the event .

And the last appointment i had was a little depressing but yet my hba1c improved a bit . the solution is actually , ok wait . lets start from beginning .

My relatives are always finding solutions to help me out with my diabetes management and eventually , a month ago i guess , started out with a drink from the Amazon . Its expensive outside but yet my cousin bought it for me and my uncle who is also diabetic , to try it out. Its called MonaVie . this nutritional drink comes from the berries of the Amazon . He told me his friend's mother who is also diabetic drank the drink and her blood sugars improve . it also help to lower cholesterol level and so forth . so i drank it every night before i sleep and took my glucose test too .

although i didnt expect my hba1c to drop because of it , well it did . thanks to my cousin's solution , i might order more from him . Also , he suggested to me to help him promote the product .

Lastly , i have returned from a seminar and a workshop on Health . It was conducted by a group called YAH! also known as Youth Advolution for Health . The seminar was called Breathe ; youth speak . its a youth health symposium by the YAH! its major aims are on sexual wellness , mental wellness , smoke-free lifestyles and physical wellness and nutrition in youths . i learnt alot during the seminar . there was a debate on , " the more we teach our youths on sex , the more they will do it " . and a video competition on the aims of YAH! we attend different workshops and learnt things that will help us in our lifestyles.

Although my workshop was on Binge Drinking , i did learnt something from it . After the one hour workshop , the EXCOS of YAH! summarise the different learining points from the different workshops they attend . I took some notes on it too , but i believe that one of the workshops , Challenges ; fight or flight ? is best for us too .

here are roughly the summarise points raised during the EXCOs talk .
Self-awareness
-knowing what is wrong with the problems and solving the problem .

Emotion-focused coping + Problem-focused coping .
-control all emotions - setting goals .
-thinking about the emotions - time management.
first before showing it . - knowing whats the problem .
- connecting with people and looking up to them for help
- making decisions for yourself .

Happiness is when you help yourself and others .
Because it is YOU who determines how happy you are .

i guess thats all i have written down from the seminar .

if you wanna know more on YAH! , visit their website at www.yah.sg

will keep update on the group itself .

cookies and cream ,
ur president ,
Khadijah . ((: