{"id":4193,"date":"2022-11-07T04:43:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T04:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talabidiabetescenter.org\/site\/?page_id=4193"},"modified":"2022-11-07T05:00:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T05:00:46","slug":"founders-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/talabidiabetescenter.org\/site\/founders-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder\u2019s Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4193\" class=\"elementor elementor-4193\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eba4857 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eba4857\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d65136\" data-id=\"3d65136\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa2b9f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa2b9f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How It All Started<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9a604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df9a604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>When I was first diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (diabetes for short) in 1984, I did not attach any importance to the diagnosis. I just took diabetes as one of those diseases that will get cured after taking prescribed medications. With these high hopes, I set out to look for a cure from far and near. Unfortunately, everywhere I went I got an unmistakable response of \u201cNO CURE\u201d! (It was in this process that I got to know that diabetes per se, is not a disease; but the manifestation of a diseased or compromised organ (the pancreas) of the body). Although this response to my search was devastating since I know that diabetes kills, I was encouraged by the assurance given by all that I can effectively manage the situation and live a fulfilled life as long as I wholeheartedly:<\/p><ol><li>Accept my condition.<\/li><li>Take my medications regularly.<\/li><li>Stick to professionally advised life-style changes including regular physical exercises and healthy eating.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd605f5\" data-id=\"fd605f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c30bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83c30bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/talabidiabetescenter.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/new-founders-img-740x650.jpg\" class=\"attachment-chariton-portfolio-740-800 size-chariton-portfolio-740-800 wp-image-4199\" alt=\"Olumuyiwa Talabi and wife, Jejeola Talabi\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Olumuyiwa Talabi and wife, Jejeola Talabi<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb6f3fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb6f3fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14bf712\" data-id=\"14bf712\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dba71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dba71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Faced with this reality, I came to terms with my state of health, religiously continued to take my medications, and as a matter of routine, dutifully practiced the prescribed life-style changes including physical exercises. I am happy to say that remaining this pro-active in managing my diabetes has brought me a great reward \u2013 it has kept me fit, strong, healthy, confident and happy&#8211; even right now in my late 70s.<br \/>I make bold to say that my experience has confirmed some of the things that specialists \u00a0in diabetes have always stressed:<\/p><ol><li>A diabetic must accept the fact that his condition is real; not curable (as at now\u2014hence will have to live with it for life) but it is manageable.<\/li><li>He must make up his mind to adopt a positive attitude to life.<\/li><li>He must convince himself that diabetes need not rob him of a fulfilled life and for this reason he must carry on with all those activities that give him self-accomplishment.<\/li><li>He must believe that the most effective treatment of his condition is his own determination to dutifully follow ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS of his doctor and other related caregivers.<\/li><\/ol><p>In summary: a victim of diabetes must change his mind-set in a way that will reflect all the points listed above.<\/p><p><strong>Olumuyiwa Talabi<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How It All Started When I was first diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (diabetes for short) in 1984, I did not attach any importance to the diagnosis. 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