Case #4: 80-year old female with diabetes; Arizona, USA

Graham/Stetzer filters were installed in the home of an 80-year old female with diabetes on June 12, 2004. Her home had very high values for dirty electricity (800 GS units on average with values above 2000 in some rooms) and these dropped significantly to no greater than 15

GS units (Table 1). Because she was diabetic and taking insulin, she regularly monitored her blood sugar levels. Before the filters were installed this subject's fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels taken at 7 am each morning before breakfast ranged from 152 to 209 with a average of 171 mg/dL (9.4 mmoles/L) (Figure 6). According to the America Diabetes Association a person with a fasting blood glucose level of 126 mg/dL or higher is considered

to be diabetic. A fasting blood glucose level between 100 and 125 mg/dL signals pre- diabetes.

The day after filters were installed in her home, this subjects fasting plasma glucose was 87 mg/dL (well below the diabetic range) and she did not take her morning insulin (Figure 6). During the first week her FPG ranged from 87 to 168 and averaged 119 mg/dL (6.5 mmoles/L). Her average daily insulin intake (Humlin 70/30) decreased from 36 to 9 units within the first week. The filters had no effect on her plasma glucose measured at 5 pm. On days that this subject visited shopping malls and casinos, places that are likely to have poor power quality, her evening plasma glucose levels increased significantly (above 250 mg/dL or 14 mmoles/L) (see Havas and Stetzer 2004 for details and more examples).

In addition to Case #4, we have worked with individuals who have both type 1 and type 2

diabetes and those who are pre-diabetic and have found that blood sugar levels can change rapidly (within a matter of 20 minutes or so for some individuals) as they move from an environment that is electrically dirty to one that is electrically clean (and back again). The percentage of the diabetic population that responds to dirty electricity and to RFR needs to be determined.

Diabetes is on the increase. According to the World Health Organization (2004) in 1985 there were 30 million diabetics worldwide; by 1995 the number increased to 135 million and

by 2000 to 177 million. The WHO estimates that by 2025 there will be 300 million diabetics globally. Four million deaths each year (9% of the global total) are attributed to diabetes. Lifestyle (lack of exercise) as well as genetics and environmental factors play a role.

Three types of diabetes have been diagnosed: Type 1 diabetes (also known as childhood onset diabetes) results from the body's failure to produce insulin. This is the common form

for children and accounts for 5 to 10% of all diabetics. Type 2 diabetes (adult onset diabetes) results from insulin resistance (a condition in which the body fails to properly use insulin), combined with relative insulin deficiency and is usually diagnosed in adults. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90 to 95% of diabetics. Gestational diabetes is a temporary condition that affects approximately 4% of pregnant woman and accounts for 135, 000 cases in the US each year. A forth classification is pre-diabetes, a condition that occurs when a person's blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.

An estimated 41 million Americans are likely to be pre-diabetic, in addition to the 18 million (6% of the population) with diabetes of which only 13 million have been diagnosed with this disease (American Diabetic Association, 2004).

Based on our studies we would like to suggest that, in addition to Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, there is a Type 3 diabetes that may be attributed to poor power quality. This form of pollution may be contributing to the rapid growth of this disease and affecting the large number of people who have difficulty controlling their blood sugar with medication (brittle diabetics) and the increasing number who are classified as "pre-diabetic" according to the American Diabetes Association.