The Top 10 Ways to Attract Loyalty

Loyalty is valued and appreciated by most, but often hard to
come by. Below are some suggestions as to how to attract loyal
individuals into your life. Notice that many of the suggestions
involve your own behavior.

1. Define what it means to you. Loyalty means different things
to different people. Determine what it means to you. What does
it look like? How does it make you feel? Only then can you truly
recognize it and welcome it into your life.

2. Model the behavior that you expect from others. If you
practice loyalty and make it a part of your value system, you
will easily recognize it in others. Those are the individuals
you’ll be attracted to.

3. Be true to yourself. Spend time getting to know yourself,
taking care of yourself, and standing up for yourself. If you
are loyal to YOU - others will be, too.

4. Speak up! If loyalty is what you value, educate those around
you. Let them know what is important to you.

5. Accept it! Many of us have so many past hurts that we
question every gift that comes our way. We are bitter, and
hesitant to accept what others have to offer. Life is too short
to live in fear. Open your heart and accept loyalty when it
comes your way.

6. Don’t tolerate disloyalty. If someone in your life is
treating you in a disloyal manner, it’s your responsibility to
let them know. You owe it to yourself.

7. Life is a journey - allow others the opportunity to change.
Some individuals may act in a disloyal manner and, once educated
or confronted, will make every effort to shift their behavior.
Don’t be too hasty to push someone out of your life. You may be
forsaking a great potential relationship.

8. Live in the moment. When you live in the moment, your
awareness sharpens. You will find loyalty in situations that you
never expected.

9. Show gratitude. Acknowledge those in your life who are loyal
to you. They will appreciate your feedback.

10. Get a pet! Now this is true loyalty!!

© By Monique Rider 2001

When the food we eat is digested it provides us with energy and growth but the condition called diabetes does not allow this process to work as it should. Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. This glucose is our primary source of fuel but the condition of diabetes means that the glucose does not travel around the body properly. If this glucose remains in the blood and is not absorbed in to the body as it needs to, abnormally high levels of blood glucose or high blood sugar levels as it is also known as, occur.

This subject has comprehensive information available on other sites and the information about the condition in this article has been made short to enable easy and quick understanding. Juvenile onset diabetes is called type one and usually, but not always, affects children and young adults and is where the body’s production of insulin has ceased; this means insulin must be given to the diabetic on a daily basis for them to live. Insulin works like a catalyst, enabling the glucose produced by food to be absorbed by the cells and used as energy. Type two affects adults and is sometimes called late onset diabetes; this can be controlled by diet but is caused by problems with the insulin production or its function.

To stay alive we need energy, something which is supplied in abundance by everyday foods like various pastas, bread, potatoes, rice and fruit for instance. Prolonged periods of high blood glucose levels can lead to problems like heart disease, kidney complaints, blindness and even limb amputations. Good diabetes care and management can prevent or delay the onset of these complications; some of the possible conditions will be halted completely whilst others will be delayed. To manage your condition well, ensure you take your medication; giving up smoking, keep you blood glucose and cholesterol levels stable as well as well as other blood fats are just some of the aspects that require special attention.

Your weight and blood pressure also need to be checked regularly and kept within the acceptable limits set by your doctor. The bad news about this is diabetes a life long condition; currently approx 2.6 percent of the U.S. population or about 5.5 million Americans, are known to have this health problem. The problem is that here are probably another 5.5 million people who have this condition but just don’t know it; each year there are over six hundred thousand new cases. It is believed that as many as 320,000 diabetics die each year in America whilst only 34,000 of those actually die directly from the condition itself.