I felt like I was fatherless because of what we call American exceptionalism. He is still alive, I must make it clear. But our relationship is really over. In this divided country, our situation is not uncommon. Anger over the election results last November seems to have cooled down, and homes and streets have begun to quieten again. However, the instability that former President Donald Trump sparked continues, as Americans choose sides in the longer war: “Who on Earth matters?”. Opposition between the two factions One faction thinks it is right to worry about others, who are different from them, and for those they need to protect. The other side also claims to be right in worrying about themselves, their like-minded people, and even those they see as needing protection. Exceptionalism is a deeply rooted belief in America. We Americans have always believed that we are better than others. God, the universe, the gods – all supernatural powers that bless humanity – have given Americans a special freedom. Even now, in the middle of summer 2021, we can decide whether we want to believe in the existence of a global pandemic, and if we want to participate in controlling the spread of the coronavirus. While many Americans have to endure starvation, poverty or experience fear and loss because of the Covid-19 pandemic; On the contrary, millions of other Americans still believe that tragedy will never come. Those experiencing the pain of Covid-19, or those who have witnessed others go hungry or lose friends and family forever, believe that we are all in a very difficult situation. We’re just fine until everyone else is safe. Often, the only difference between these groups of people is the news channel they watch, and how that channel covers science or conspiracy theories. In a chaotic world where hundreds of millions of people are begging for a vaccine, this country is throwing away thousands of doses a day because Americans – in so many places – refuse to get vaccinated before the vaccine expires. My father is one of them. Influence from news sources During the pandemic, while we were following the government’s lockdown and social distancing requirements, I didn’t get a chance to visit him. But now, I don’t know when I’ll be able to see you again. I, you and everyone around will not be safe if you do not get vaccinated. I myself do not know how long he will hold out to witness this situation. My dad and I both spent a lot of time reading news during the pandemic, from different sources, of course. To be honest, I am proud to have opened up and changed my mind about SARS-CoV-2 and the threat to humanity since it was discovered. Every day, I try to stay up to date with the latest epidemiological information and public health recommendations. I’m the type of American who believes my sources are trustworthy. As a nurse, I believe I am knowledgeable enough to read published medical studies and draw my own conclusions. I’m on the side of science. On the contrary, my father is also very proud because he follows the news every night, reads and shares articles he finds online, and is careful with the advice he receives. He is the type of American who believes that Fox News is the only news channel that tells the truth, even if they are influenced by other news sources, by big corporations and the “bad guys” of the Democratic Party in power. in Washington, DC He was the kind of American who taught himself enough to understand what was going on in the world, to know who to believe. But he chose to believe the seemingly secret information his friends shared on Facebook about the conspiracy of scientists and the government. He read an article saying that hundreds of people died from vaccination, so now he claims to never vaccinate. Not one of his acquaintances has died from Covid-19. As a white middle-class man with a military pension and lifelong medical care for veterans, he never had to fear poverty, disease, loss, or disease. To him, the threat posed by the coronavirus is nothing more than the exaggeration of the press and propaganda apparatus. In a country house with a beautiful lawn and large backyard, is it wrong for you to hold fast to American exceptionalism, even if it causes your relationship with your son to fall apart? The son you believe he is the victim of corona virus conspiracies? Lots of other people don’t have the privilege of choosing like my dad. Millions of Americans are grieving the loss of someone they love, a job, and what we once called “normal”. They are fighting every day for their lives, while those around them angrily protest against the restrictions, even if it is to protect public health. Each person chooses to listen to a separate news channel, so the way they suffer is also very different. The influence of paranoid conspiracy theories My best friend, a wonderful couple, belongs to a group of Americans convinced that free public education is a tool of government propaganda and oppression. So they let the kids learn at home. When some people start to believe in paranoid conspiracy theories and let it affect children, it’s hard to tell them to give up their beliefs. There is a very small gap between homeschooling and believing in untested medical methods. It’s like believing in the magical qualities of crystals or some type of oil with herbal extracts that can heal diseases. And so, the road from believing in an untested cure to becoming an anti-vaccine is also very short. I wonder when those kind people are trapped in the trap of unscientific information and far from reality, do they ever question whether the news they receive every day can be trusted or not? Such is the situation of my friends. They are neither white nor financially stable, their jobs are difficult during the pandemic, and they know people who have lost loved ones to Covid-19. They do not have the privilege of sitting on the lawn mower in their front yard while waiting for the inconvenience of the blockade to end. They are forced to look for other sources of information and monitor the spread of the virus and listen to warnings about the disease. They surreptitiously and shamefully vaccinate themselves and their children. A discreet wife told me this secret. She also talks about how dozens of parents share supporting information and materials in homeschooling advocacy groups. They talk non-stop about the threat vaccines pose to children, echoing conspiracy theories about the dangers of masks and social distancing. She confided in me about the feeling of letting people down when she got vaccinated. American exceptionalism gives people the belief that they can avoid the difficulties others face. White and affluent parents believe they can “escape” the infection, but not everyone can. Definitely not my friends. When comparing two streams of information, what will they believe? Only fools believe in science without proof, and with the expectation that truth cannot be false. Science changes when new research is published. News channels are gaining a reputation for distinguishing between bad science and good science, and then they deliver news to readers who are increasingly confused about what is good and bad. Freedom goes too? “Why?” – some people may ask – “Can I believe what I hear, only to hear something completely different after a few months? Should I believe something dangerous is happening when no one I know is suffering?” It was my father, who read the news about the racist cases he had never heard of, and then deduced that the broadcaster would be full of lies to advance his own policy purposes. It was my friends who heard the online community say the truth was nothing compared to what their families went through. American pride is shaken when many cannot distinguish between science and conspiracy theory. And they are afraid. So I lost my dad to American exceptionalism. During the pandemic, I couldn’t see him. With an underlying medical condition, I am at high risk of death if I contract Covid-19. I could not speak to him without often ending in a heated argument. “Why doesn’t the other person come to his senses when he falls into conspiracies?” – Each of us asked ourselves the same. Why do some people believe that they are special, blessed by God, the universe, the gods? Just because something bad hasn’t happened, doesn’t mean it never will. We Americans are free to decide whether or not to believe in the existence of a global pandemic; as well as believing it affects all of us; Or do we participate in preventing deaths by simply getting two shots and wearing masks in public? We are free to decide who on Earth matters while expired, unopened vaccines are rejected across the country. I often wonder, do we have too much freedom?

Trieu Le Dinh disguised herself carefully but was still discovered Although recently, the audience praised Trieu Le Dinh more beautiful thanks to a little weight gain, but when looking at her outfit, netizen not surprised. The reason is that the pants that Trieu Le Dinh wear seem to be too wide for her body, even the actress has to use clips to shrink the waistband to fit her body. Netizen discovered that she had to use a clip to shrink the waistband of her pants. Because Trieu Le Dinh is wearing the wrong size, look set Her clothes are not as harmonious and beautiful as the airport fashion of many other artists. However, netizen I also sympathize because Trieu Le Dinh has a very small body, it is not easy to find clothes that are the right size for her. Many times the actress had to edit branded clothes because of her super slim body. The actress has an extremely petite figure Every time Trieu Le Dinh wears clothes showing her waist, netizen They were all shocked by her impossibly small bust. Many people estimate that Trieu Le Dinh has a waistline of just over 50 cm, and surprisingly, after giving birth, she still retains her small body and super small waist as before.

Photo: BrightSide It sounds ridiculous, but there are still people who believe that the Earth is flat, even though NASA has proven it with GPS positioning and images from space satellites. Some people believe in the old map theory that the Earth is completely flat and stationary, centered around the North and South Poles. Reality: NASA has taken countless vivid pictures to prove that the earth is spherical. There are easier ways to verify that. A suggestion for you to check the horizon by trying to climb a tree. The higher you climb, the further you can see, the more clearly you can see the curvature of the earth. 2. When the Moon is full, people will change Photo: BrightSide An age-old legend leads people to believe that most crimes happen on full moons because the moon drives people crazy. Even police stations in the UK require extra vigilance around full moons. Reality : That is completely absurd. Studies show that there is no link between the increase in crime during full moons. This event can also be explained because most of the time, the full moon falls on a holiday or weekend. 3. Vaccines “bad” Photo: BrightSide In a recent survey, 45% of American adults were asked about vaccines and they answered negatively, questioning the effectiveness of vaccines and their safety. So more and more people stop vaccinating their children as well as themselves. According to the World Health Organization, hesitancy to use vaccines is listed in the top 10 threats to global health in 2019. In fact, vaccines prevent and cure many diseases. For example, the tragedy of Pertussis, which disappeared for decades and returned to spread everywhere, doctors recommend vaccines to prevent such diseases, both safe and effective, but more and more women Parents decide not to vaccinate their children. 4. Australia is not real and its inhabitants are just actors diễn Photo: BrightSide Some people believe that Australia does not exist. According to some theories, when Australia was founded it was just a British military base, in fact Britain killed all the prisoners and no island existed. This strange thing was reported by a number of famous magazines. Truth: This is a very obvious thing, Australia exists. You can find all the information about Australia on the Internet, NASA satellite images, or you can book a flight there. 5. The Loch Ness Monster is real. Photo: BrightSide There are still many people who believe in the legend of the creature called the “Loch Ness Monster”. The terrifying giant creature is said to live in Loch Ness in Scotland. Rumors have been circulating since a doctor visited the area and captured the moment he saw this legendary creature emerge from the water, since then many have claimed to have seen it with their own eyes. see the creature. The truth is that there is no such thing as a “Loch Ness Monster”. No evidence has been found that the photo is fake. However, according to subsequent studies, the photos appear to be staged. Some scientists have been exploring the continent, collecting DNA samples, and have discovered that what people see is likely a giant eel or a seal. 6. Dark Side of the Moon. Photo: BrightSide It is believed that we cannot see 100% of the Moon, because an area is always dark and frozen. In fact, this can be explained by the cycle of the moon. The moon is fullest at the position where the sun’s reflection is maximum and waning when the angle is oblique, but there is no darkness at all. 7. There is no global warming. Photo: BrightSide Although it is hard to believe, there are still some people who deny about global warming and claim that nature is not affected by the terrible effects that humans have caused. People are skeptical about climate change, they are against science, like oil companies or industrial parks. The reality is that climate change is happening and it’s man-made. Greenhouse gas emissions are the main cause of global warming. Scientists also agree to prove global warming and there are more than 1000 papers dealing with this issue and its negative effects on humans.

“In the broadcast room, he introduced a beauty device, excited screams broke out, but I just watched with an outsider mentality. Then they asked a girl in the room to try the product. , the left side of her face looks a bit smaller than the right side. Admittedly at that moment I was ‘frozen’ because I was so surprised.” Shengxinte had heard about the lifting and firming effects of that product, but its price was not cheap. “When I was hesitating, the livestream room offered 24 offers, I thought the opportunity had come to me. Quick calculation in my head, I found it was a really good price, decided to buy immediately with one click” . Young Chinese people prefer home beauty devices such as face washes and lifting massage machines. Shengxinte is happy to have successfully purchased the item. However, when she told her friends about buying a beauty machine, they all said that it was not necessary because she was only 23 years old, did not have wrinkles and her skin was also healthy, no need to lift or tighten. “I think choosing to buy is also a psychological factor, but now that I have used the device for 6 months, I am satisfied. I see smaller pores and a clear jawline.” “Buy it on livestream for 4,492 yuan, about 1,000 yuan cheaper than usual, I think it’s a bargain,” said Xiaosheng (23 years old) praising her new face lift device. Like many other young people, she also started the “anti-aging path” early. According to the The Pape r, as beauty technology is more and more developed and popular, young Chinese are also becoming more willing to spend on beauty care. According to survey data of CBNData, 91.3% of people born after 1990 believe that cosmetic surgery is one of the anti-aging methods, they believe it much more than options like “care” skin care” or “exercise”. The market for anti-aging beauty devices for women has experienced a boom since 2020, especially with products priced at around 3,000 yuan growing strongly. Home beauty tools with technology are sought after and become a new hobby among young people. Regret when rushing to spend money Lili is a banker in Hangzhou. During a trip to Japan in 2016, she was led by a tour guide to an electronics center to buy a Hitachi face wash. “I am willing to spend a large amount of money to buy. The function of the machine was introduced as cleaning the skin, shrinking pores, but after a few days of use, I realized I was ‘paying IQ tax’. to use, i need to take a cotton pad and pour makeup remover on it, after washing the cotton pad will be yellow, which means the skin looks clean.In fact, just holding the cotton pad with your hand gives the results the same, similar”. Many people regret after buying expensive but ineffective beauty products. She says it feels cheated when there’s no visible effect in shrinking pores. After a few uses, she left the device idle. “It’s a waste of money to buy such an item when a cotton ball is equally effective.” A beauty blogger said she often looks at skin care products, buys them to try and review them on her channel. In 2014, to thin her face, she bought gold masks through Taobao Japan for 700-800 USD. After a few uses, she saw many people using gold bars for skin care mainly due to propaganda effects, the actual beauty results were not high. “I wouldn’t say they’re useless, but for me personally, it’s not very effective. The more I study how this product works, the more tasteless it becomes.” Seeing crow’s feet appear around his eyes when looking in the mirror, Li Zijun (Xiamen) suddenly realized the importance of taking care of his eyes. She immediately went online to search for products, initially intending to buy eye cream, eventually she was drawn to beauty devices. After consulting, she bought an eye massage roller for 1,500 yuan. The product is advertised to improve wrinkles around the eyes, puffiness and dark circles, and can also be used on the nose. After receiving the goods, Zijun was a bit disappointed because the material of the machine is plastic. Before use, she needs to apply cream around her eyes and the steps are quite troublesome. Having used it a few times, she did not notice any improvement. “I can’t blame the product because I have to persevere to be beautiful. But I’m the type of person who rushes, wants to see results immediately. Now I’m reselling this device for 500 yuan. I recommend everyone Consider, don’t be too hasty when you want to buy home beauty tools.”

During those 5 years, the young man observed plants and animals of many different regions, and one of which was especially important, was that he discovered sparrows in the Galapagos Islands and sparrows living in the Galapagos. deep in the continent, although similar, have evolved different biological characteristics to suit feeding in their particular habitat. Later, that guy wrote the book “On the Origin of Species” and introduced the theory of Evolution that shocked public opinion. That boy is Charles Darwin. There are 365 days in a year, and only one day is dedicated to Darwin. However, on the 200th anniversary of his birth, a poll was held and the results were that only 39% of Americans believed in the theory of evolution. At the same time, in England, home of the scientist, The Guardian reported that half of adults did not believe in Darwin’s theory and of those, 22% believed in God’s Genesis. Sole. Millions of Hindus have joined the festival on the Ganges River in recent days, causing an outbreak of the disease. In the Museum of Creation in Petersburg, Kentucky, there is a painting of Adam and Eve sharing a forest with a dinosaur 10,000 years ago, although we think dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago while humans are now New era appeared from 200,000 years ago is clear as day. The US and UK are the two leading countries in scientific research. I immediately thought of this story when I saw the pictures of the millions of Hindus in India celebrating the Kumbh Mela festival and then paying the price with the burning cities burning the dead. because of COVID-19. “The faith of the pilgrims will overcome the fear of the virus,” the state premier of Uttarakhand told the press ahead of the festival. Indeed, in just a few days, 3 million people jumped into the sacred Ganges River to bathe, the fear of a new virus that appeared more than a year ago that science warns is nothing compared to the power of the government. boss of the gods for thousands of years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has also proposed to study the hypothesis that Ganges living water can cure COVID. Yet, just a short time ago, Hindu politicians criticized Muslims for holding large prayers in New Delhi. Actually, they are all the same. Why is there such a thing as unscientific in an age that is thought to be very unscientific? Don’t we often read articles complaining about people’s increasing dependence on technology, on phones, on tablets – and technology is a totem of modern science? Even so, the formula for writing innocuous articles in health care categories is “proven science”—the word “science” is so overused that it becomes inert. But, it seems, the dominance of science and technology is just a fragile outer shell that can always be broken. And people rely on science for the comfort and convenience that scientific discoveries bring, not necessarily for truths or facts about the world. To find out about this strange phenomenon, Professor Andrew Shtulman of the Department of Cognitive Sciences Occidental University devised a test as follows. He invited 150 students who had taken science and math classes to read a few hundred scientific conclusions and asked them to mark the correct ones. A rather surprising result was that it took them a little longer to check the box “Earth revolves around the Sun” than the box “The moon revolves around the Earth”. Both of the above conclusions are clearly correct, but if the Moon revolves around the Earth is something that we can easily perceive, then the Earth revolves around the Sun is something that goes against our common sense and is only possible. know through education. This implies that science’s way to awareness is always resisted by a force of instinctual belief. So, sympathize with the old theologians who thought Copernicus was a heretic, because even the well-educated, raised in a 21st-century environment with bright scientific lights If there is a flash of light on the top of your head, somewhere in your mind there are still remnants of the feeling that the Sun revolves around the Earth, also that the ancient people did not have an inch of tools at hand. Painting “A dinosaur in the garden of Eden”. In a similar test run by University of Maryland psychologist Kevin Dunbar, he also observed blood vessels pooling in the prefrontal cortex when participants validated claims they thought were false. naturally in science, this part of the cerebral cortex is responsible for controlling consciousness. According to Dunbar, this is evidence that the acceptance of some scientific knowledge is not actually about absorbing facts but about suppressing myths. The truth is often hard to swallow, and it holds true in many fields, and even more so in the history of scientific research. The great breakthroughs that completely changed the axis of our knowledge, from heliocentric theory to the theory of evolution, from relativity to quantum mechanics, almost all brought up uncomfortable truths and to With scientific achievements, humanity must abandon the abiding realm of intuition to jump into a crater of flesh-burning truths. But not just dance once. Scientific truth is different from religious truth. The basis of religious truth is certainty, and the basis of scientific truth is doubt. Karl Popper, philosopher of science said that “Truth and certainty must be clearly distinguished. Knowledge is the search for truth. Not a search for certainty.” Or in the words of Richard Feynman, the essence of science is “the hard work of proving you wrong”. No need to take great examples of how Einstein proved Newton wrong and how people question Einstein today, just talk about chocolate, sometimes scientists say that This is a dish that is harmful to health, another time they say it helps to beautify the skin and keep it in shape. Compared to betting on a change like the flash pan of science, to many people, in many matters, religion or intuition seem to be more stable and secure “horses”. Science always puts people in such insecurity. Nowhere is our “me” more vulnerable than in science, because we are always faced with the fact that we are wrong. What’s more, there are many different kinds of truths, and scientific facts are not always better than others. But, there are subjective truths that can push people into a dead end. Like prayer can conquer COVID. Like the Ganges that can wash away diseases. Or as climate change is an exaggeration of zealot scientists. Indeed, according to the survey, a quarter of the population of the US – the world’s closest high carbon emitter – considers climate change a negligible threat! But, even more surprising, in a study published in the journal Psychological Science by Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer of UC Berkeley, most people when reading dire messages about climate change don’t want to believe it. This is because, that “inconvenient” truth threatens the need to see the world as an organized, stable, and just place where honest workers are rewarded and vandals. will be punished. Meanwhile, climate change creates an equal apocalypse for everyone, guilty or not. Yet, the world is such a cruel place, where the origin of man is nothing more than a divine being, but a fish with finfish, where the Earth is never the navel of the universe, where religious ritual cannot save people from the virus, where the environment is being destroyed irreversibly. And in general, as Carl Sagan, one of the most widely known astronomers to the public, once wrote: “Better hard truths, in my opinion, than consoling illusions.”

Pierre Curie is a French physicist, a pioneer in the fields of crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectric phenomena and radioactive phenomena. Under the influence of his brother, Pierre Curie’s curiosity about the mysterious world also gradually grew and it was because of this curiosity that he met the bizarre girl Eusapia Palladino, who is said to have can help the dead talk, capable of moving objects at a long distance. Eusapia Palladino. While traveling through Paris, Eusapia Palladino’s special abilities aroused the interest of scientists who believed that the causes of these unusual events could be found. So, more than 10 scientists decided to conduct experiments with Eusapia Palladino, including Pierre Curie and his wife, Marie Curie. Compared to his wife, Pierre was shocked to see these phenomena with his own eyes: he saw the table move on its own, saw strange lights and shadows, even felt a hand. invisible is touching me … Between 1905 and 1908, Eusapia Palladino produced countless strange phenomena in 43 trials. In the end, what conclusions did the scientists reach? In fact, they could not come to any concrete conclusions and there are many who think that Eusapia Palladino is just a talented magician who can pass the eyes of everyone. For his part, Pierre Curie could not say a word because he died in an accident in 1906 before finishing the test. But his notes say: “We attended many of Eusapia Palladino’s séances at the Center for Spiritual Studies. It was indeed very interesting. The four feet of the table slowly lifted by someone. The objects moved themselves. There was a hand. it pinches or caresses you. Flickering ghosts. These phenomena are really inexplicable. ” “During these séances, we have a few attendees. We know these people well, and no one can be an accomplice or help Mrs. Palladino. The only grounds for suspicion. , that this fellow is actually a magician, but how do you explain, when during the process, someone holds her hand, someone holds her hand, and the light is enough for us to see clearly. everything”. So can the dead talk to the living? This problem always hurts in the head of British physicist Sir Oliver Lodge, especially after his son Raymond died on the battlefield during World War I. Sir Oliver Lodge. In order to cross the boundaries of death and communicate with Raymond, Sir Oliver Lodge repeatedly tried different spiritual methods. Over time, a new question arose in his mind: How can it be certain that the message the psychic sends actually comes from a deceased person and not a fabricated message? To get around this problem, Sir Oliver Lodge came up with a suggestion: someone wrote on paper what he wanted to be conveyed by the psychic after death, and sealed it with an envelope. That way, we can verify whether the information transmitted by the psychic is correct or not. And then he actually decided to complete this experiment himself. So after his death, many spiritualists tried to decipher the mysterious rumors after the death of Sir Oliver Lodge. But how the truth is up to now is still a mystery. Sir William Crooks. The British physicist Sir William Crooks is not only an important figure in the history of science, but also an expert in “ghost” photography. He was one of the first photographers to capture “ghosts” on camera. Sir Crooks photographed a female ghost named Katie King, the daughter of an explorer in the 17th century. It is no coincidence that this girl’s ghost may appear in the photo but instead, she is ” summoned “by a young woman named Florence Cook. The witch Katie King. It happened in Florence’s parents’ house: a curtain, behind the curtain, was pulled in front of the door of a hut and then Florence summoned souls to possess them. Moments later, the soul of Kate King dressed in white began to appear, and the curtain slowly lifted … All of which was then thought to be fake, the soul of Kate King was in fact. it was Florence in disguise. But Sir Crooks asserted that the scene he saw was a supernatural phenomenon. However, with all 3 stories mentioned above, can not prove that Western scientists believe in ghosts or mysterious supernatural phenomena? Up to now, there are still many scientists conducting experiments to answer the question of whether the spiritual world really exists, but in reality there is still no answer that is sufficient to prove. this.

Recently, Hong Kong and Singapore media reported that Co Thien Lac spent 50 million Hong Kong dollars (about 150 billion dong) to buy a house. penthouse luxury in Hong Kong, after the feng shui master he trusted said, buying that apartment would increase his luck.

Can penthouse This floor is nearly 300m2 wide, has a beautiful sea view, with 4 bedrooms, rooftop swimming pool and private elevator.

Co Thien Lac bought a luxury penthouse, priced at 150 billion dong, to increase luck. Artwork: 8days.

According to Co Thien Lac’s feng shui master, there will be a change in luck by 2024, and real estate facing the North and facing the water area, and the back facing the mountain will “attract fortune”.

Co Thien Lac believes this is understandable, because according to Hong Kong media reports, his career “boomed” after he spent 30 million Hong Kong dollars (nearly 90 billion dong) to buy one. house (also) according to the advice of the feng shui master. After that, the Feng Shui teacher advised him to buy a villa for 126 million Hong Kong dollars (about 374 billion VND) for even more luck, and he also did.

Then now comes the apartment penthouse 150 billion.

Actor Co Thien Lac. Photo: Getty.

Netizens wrote comments like:

“How do I find a feng shui master to help me be so lucky?”

“Did he get lucky because he bought many houses, or was he lucky that he just bought so many houses?”

“Now I know why I’m poor, it’s because I haven’t bought any house yet”.

Co Thien Lac has built many schools over the years (the right picture shows an elementary school with your name on it). Photo: MS.

But whatever you say, Co Thien Lac is an artist with a golden heart. Despite his huge fortune, he is not arrogant, but always tries to help artists, and has a charity fund to support more than 100 schools, help open clinics and build clean water wells in many places. throughout the past decade.

Thuc Han

According to many sources

Hospitalized for emergency hospitalization for online use of drugs, quitting doctors

Ms. NVN (65 years old, Thai Binh), has had diabetes for many years and is on stable medication. Recently, listening to an advertisement online for a drug with effervescent promises to cure this disease completely without side effects. Mrs. N. decided to cancel the prescription and buy this drug to use. Taking the drug for about 2 weeks, blood sugar and blood pressure are high, mucosal swelling, tired body, slow working. When the edema worsened, her skin was pale, had difficulty breathing … her family members took her to the emergency hospital.

Do not because the advertisement contains an effervescent medicine for emergency diabetes treatment that is life-threatening.

Here, when conducting the emergency, the patient recorded the following indicators: Blood sugar 17.6mmol / L and blood pressure 190 / 110mmhg. Ultrasound results showed bilateral pleural effusion. When he was taken to the emergency room, the patient was in a very serious, life-threatening condition. Doctors had to conduct emergencies and active treatment to help patients get out of a critical crisis.

Instruct diabetic patients on how to care for and monitor their disease at the Central Endocrine Hospital.

Patient N. was not the first person to be admitted to the emergency room due to voluntary discontinuation of medication prescribed by the doctor. Dr. Pham Thuy Huong – Deputy Director of Central Endocrinology Hospital, said that the hospital had to emergency many cases of abandoning the doctor’s prescription and switched to taking decoctions, pills, effervescent pills or functional foods. … in the hope of a complete cure. In particular, there was a 64-year-old male disease, diagnosed with 3-year diabetes, 2-year hypertension with complications of stage 2 chronic kidney disease. Due to worries about side effects of western medicine and trust in advertising It is possible to completely cure the disease without using drugs, so this patient has voluntarily quit completely the drug prescribed by the doctor’s prescription and taking supplements. After about 20 days, the patient began to experience swelling of the body, difficulty breathing, dizziness, chest pain. This patient, when admitted to the hospital, was in a state of respiratory failure with multilayer effusion, pericardium, pleura, peritoneum …

Most of these patients, upon arrival at the hospital, were in a state of complications due to non-compliance, not keeping a stable blood sugar level for a while … Many patients who were admitted to the emergency room were in very serious condition. masonry, dangerous to life. The process of resuscitation and treatment for these cases is very difficult. Dr. Huong said.

Although this situation takes place for a long time and has a lot of warnings, many patients still have it. Because many people still believe that “taking traditional medicine, natural herbs is healthy, not as toxic as western medicine”. Moreover, there is still the belief of the patient when being told by others that “this drug I drink very well, I am cured”, so I bought it for trial …

Dr. Huong said: The “unlucky” each other to use such drugs is very dangerous. Because even with the same disease, the use of drugs for each patient, each age, each sex … is not the same. Not to mention, although the symptoms are the same, but the disease may be different, or the disease is at a different stage, accompanied by another pathology … the use of drugs must be completely different.

To stabilize the disease, to comply with the drug

For diabetic patients who have been diagnosed and treated but who voluntarily quit smoking, it is often very severe when they go to the emergency room, such as kidney failure, liver failure, cardiovascular complications, leading to a high risk of death. During the treatment process, the permanent team must have quick access to support liver, kidney function, electrolyte replacement, especially the patient must undergo dialysis to recover because of the increased risk of complications that are life-threatening. .

Dr. Pham Thuy Huong said: Currently, diabetes has no cure, whether it is western medicine or traditional medicine. The use of antidiabetic drugs is to use drugs to control blood glucose throughout the life, in order to stabilize blood glucose levels within safe limits, limit or slow the progression of dangerous complications caused by diabetes.

However, due to having to take medications and monitor blood sugar every day, many patients are anxious and want to believe in other measures that can help them heal. Accompanying that is the development of advertising on social networking sites, with “commitments”, promising that the use of “heirloom” medicines will help patients to cure completely, making many people believe. and follow.

Dr. Often advised: Whether it is western medicine, traditional medicine or traditional medicine, there are certain side effects. To protect their own health, patients need to be awake and talk to the treating doctor for appropriate advice and advice, do not use products of unknown origin, have not been tested. , has no scientific basis, is not licensed by the Ministry of Health.

In addition to adhering to the treatment regimen of a specialist, diabetic patients need to be examined periodically according to an appointment to get necessary tests to monitor the progress of the disease. When you see unusual signs, you should quickly go to the medical facility for inspection. Before taking any additional drugs to treat another medical condition, it is important to inform your doctor about the medications you are taking in diabetes to avoid adverse drug interactions.