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Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level over a prolonged period of time. This documentary explores basic science known about Diabetes.

A narcissistic fitness fanatic argues with his significant other over breakfast about who is the healthier of the two.

How can we better manage patients with diabetes, a chronic disease that affects more and more people around the world? Conducted on three continents, an in-depth investigation into an alarming situation.

An intimate confession of a girl who was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 23, created as an assignment for a Documentary Film course. In the form of a conversation with herself and her mother, she examines the impact of the disease on her life. The film thematically explores the mental space occupied by the illness and the way she copes with the new circumstances.

Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days.

Whether you or someone you love is challenged with diabetes, understanding the disease and being motivated to lead a healthy lifestyle is your key to good health and satisfaction.

Dr. Linda Carney provides methods and guidelines to reverse Diabetes type II, and reduce insulin resistance.

After the making of my previous film (PLAY DEAD!), some unfinished business remained on my desktop. Home movies and various body horror films from my childhood cluttered my computer screen. Part medical treatise, part self-anamnesis, and a mashup tinged with nostalgia, this video essay returns the images emanating from my computer screen to the everyday gaze of a diabetic.

The diabetes community has been filled with deception for the past 50 years. The typical guidelines for managing diabetes have ultimately caused suffering for millions of people with the disease. Follow a group of families and doctors as they present a solution to managing diabetes that could spare many patients from devastating complications in this seminal documentary about diabetes.

Learn how yoga works through the stress reduction pathway, bringing down cortisol levels, which can help change blood glucose levels. Peggy Cappy’s workout will help with balance, muscle strength, flexibility, and improving circulation.

"ISO is a short film about diabetes— showing one of my near-daily routines that seems dull and repetitive to me, yet weird and unordinary to others un-touched by type 1 diabetes. The term “iso” is known as a prefix meaning equal- I see it as a nod to this process being my regular despite it not being the equal or same as others’. “ISO” can also be read as “in search of”…consider this piece a posting “in search of” belonging and of people who share similar challenges. I have found that many times our differences and struggles can isolate us, but I have also found that it is these differences that draw us closest together when we find individuals who share similar ones." - Samuel Letnik

Peaks and Valleys is a feature-length documentary following Nick Noble and Rebecca Beitner in their directorial debuts as they navigate the highs and lows of Type 1 Diabetes and the Vancouver Island Trail (VIT), in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish, Nuu-Chah-Nulth, and Kwakwaka'wakw people. The VIT is a new trail, and Nick and Becca are among the first hikers to attempt to hike the route in one six-week trip. The story of Nick's experience with diabetes throughout his life is interwoven with the challenges of managing it in a backcountry environment, bringing information and insight about a chronic health condition that is reasonably common yet misunderstood by many people. The mountains, forests, and coastlines of Vancouver Island are brought to life by original art, animation, and photography by the filmmakers, both of whom are multidisciplinary visual artists. Peaks and Valleys will appeal to lovers of nature, adventure, art, and disability justice.

In 1993, the U.S. Public Health/Indian Health Service reported that 40% of all persons, 40 years and older, residing on American Indian reservations are diabetic. This video visits the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Nebraska, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the Porcupine Lakota community in South Dakota, to present community solutions to this health crisis. Featured: Lorelei DeCora, a Winnebago public health nurse presenting one of the most intelligent arguments for a culturally-based approach to the treatment and prevention of diabetes among Native Americans.

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A half-hour documentary about the prevention, care and maintenance of Diabetes in First Nations communities. The film looks at the history and present-day factors contributing to the fastest rising disease amongst Native American and Canadian Aboriginals-diabetes. This is a culturally-sensitive video that not only covers the basics of what diabetes is and how you get it, but talks about factors unique to Native communities. The program explores different ways of preventing diabetes, such as improved diet and exercise as well as reduction of stress. For those with diabetes, the program emphasizes methods of maintaining good health and blood sugar levels.

In 2002, Mackenzie's four-year-old daughter became the third generation in her family to be diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Mackenzie recognized the severity of the diagnosis and set out to interview other young people with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, three of whom she follows in her film. More than a decade after her daughter's diagnosis, Mackenzie created SUGAR BABIES, in which she reveals what we can do to ensure the health of the next generation.

Animated story about a girl living with diabetes.

The most comprehensive and powerful educational program about diabetes ever made - ultimate resource for persons with diabetes. It not only educates - it motivates, inspires and helps all people truly understand and respect diabetes. There has never been a tool like this before. At the most prestigious Medical Film Festival in the world it has been honored with a nomination as one of the finest diabetes videos on the planet. Viewing this could literally save your life. It compresses years of learning into hours by bringing world-renowned specialists into the comfort of your own home. Most importantly, other persons with diabetes will openly share their wisdom - their heartfelt stories, their challenges and their victories. You will be inspired. You will be motivated. Before we began the first frame of filming, our intention was to help save millions of lives. Please let your life, or the life of a loved one, be one of them.

Diabetes will affect one adult in 10 by 2040. It is ruining lives and weighing heavily on public finances. The disease is still not being treated properly. A whole system has gone off track because patients either take too many drugs or can no longer afford them. Only the pharmaceutical industry seems to be thriving in this bleak health situation

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When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

A desperate mother is forced to break the law in order to protect her children from her abusive ex-husband, and rely on the kindness of strangers who help battered spouses to escape their tyrannical mates via an elaborate "underground railway" system.

When 17-year-old Ben visits his father Heinrich in Marrakech, it is the start of an adventurous journey through a foreign country with a picturesque charm and a rough beauty where everything appears possible — including the chance that father and son will lose each other for good, or find one another again.

Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

With only an oversized shirt, black tights, and a chair, Elaine Stritch performs her autobiographical one-woman show at London's Old Vic Theatre featuring tales and songs from her 50-plus-year career on stage and screen.

This Screenliner short shows how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks at drug claims that may be fraudulent. In this case, a product called Elixirex is advertised as a cure-all for almost any ailment, including arthritis, rheumatism, and diabetes. After a diabetes patient dies following the use of Elixirex, FDA inspectors start their investigation.

Thomas de Frémont, a precocious child obsessed with action films, sets himself up for a terrifying Christmas Eve after he unwittingly makes contact with a deranged psychopath who claims he's Santa Claus.

Kelly, a young woman living with Type 1 diabetes, is about to turn 25, as she deals with the ups and downs of her blood sugar levels and the ups and downs of her personal life.

A hard-working mom Mira’s 9-year-old son Dong-myung collapses out of the blue due to Type-1 diabetes. Realizing Dong-myung now has to painfully take blood tests 365 days, her heart drops. Mira desperately looks for painless blood sugar monitoring devices globally and ends up importing ‘DexCom’ device, first time ever in Korea. Feeling empathetic to other patients, she begins to help other moms to buy the devices. However, Mira faces accusations of illegal import. She decides to take on the world for those in pain. Will Mira continue this battle, not just for her son but for the greater good?

A woman goes on the run with her 2 children to escape an abusive husband, who is a very powerful and influential District Attorney.

Fasting may serve as the solution to solve our epidemic of chronic illnesses today. However, most think of only one method of fasting when they hear the term ‘fasting.’ This documentary explores 7 different methods of fasting including Time-Restricted Feeding, Intermittent & Prolonged Fasting, Long-Term Water Fasting, Religious Fasting, Eating Disorders, Improvising or Fasting Unsafely, Fasting Mimicking Diet, and Juice Fasting. The film interviews 54 people including the world’s leading scientists and medical professionals on fasting, as well as individuals who used fasting to treat obesity, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular problems, skin problems, high blood pressure, chronic headaches, joint pain, and many others. This feature motion picture is the most comprehensive and objective look at fasting on film.

On this particular Friday morning the students of Eastbrook High are arriving at school to complete their final exams before the Christmas Holiday. But what began as a December snowfall quickly becomes a threatening winter storm, and school is dismissed for the day. The students who are unable to arrange transportation before the storm grows are forced to remain in the school gym. The six familiar strangers are the only students remaining as the outdoor conditions worsen and the doors are locked. Wills are tested, friendships are created, and secrets are revealed as they realize they must rely on each other to make it through the night.

Inspired by a true story, two twenty-somethings whose shared experience with Type 1 Diabetes sparks an unexpected love connection.

Story of four people in Sopot in 1933, mysteriously brought together to an old villa to reenact a murder ritual that took place 36 years earlier.

Founder of Wellness Engineering and New York Times Bestselling author Jonathan Bailor shares how personal tragedy led him to dedicate his life to finding a better way to eat, think, and live that reverses the causes and symptoms of diabetes and obesity (Diabesity). Featuring expert interviews on-location at Harvard Medical School with Dr. David Ludwig, Dr. JoAnn Manson, Dr. Kirsten Davison, and Dr. John Ratey, along with intimate testimonials of everyday Americans, we see the pain and struggle of the old-fashioned and ineffective “calories in, calories out” model, expose the lies that led to it, and provide a proven, practical, and pleasurable alternative. BETTER culminates in offering a proven path toward better living by introducing revolutionary methods to lower the body weight “Setpoint” through simple, evidence-based solutions that everyone can use to optimize their current diet to prevent and reverse many of today’s most common diseases.

When Bella is asked to accompany her troublesome grandfather to the market, they all get a lot more than they bargained for.

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Danielle, a Type 1 Diabetic, plans to make contraband insulin with the help of Max, an experienced thief.

From Food to Freedom tells the story of a live-in immersion program in Greensboro, NC with six participants (and two spouses) diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The 10-day program includes biometric testing, physician supervision, and daily meals. As we go through the immersion, we hear from participants of their past struggles living with such a dreaded disease, and we hear of their hope for a better life. We watch firsthand as they suddenly change their diet from a standard American diet to a whole food plant-based diet, and we see how this leads to unexpected and astounding results.