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Disrupt Diabetes Care - Piss Off Big Pharma - Save Lives!

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Let’s Disrupt Diabetes Care, Piss Off Big Pharma, and Save Lives of Hard-Working, Everyday People!

Hi All! I’m Wendy Wittmer. I invented a patent-pending, plant-based blood sugar management aid that could help save millions of lives and livelihoods for people with prediabetes and diabetes. Take that Big Food & Big Pharma! These funds are for NSF testing and certification.

The aim of this campaign is to help stop medical abuse and give health care power back to the people through affordable, natural supplementation for blood sugar management. And for every box I sell, I will donate a box to untreated and undertreated diabetics across the country for free Bombas style!!

These funds will be used for third-party, independent testing and verifications with NSF International to help instill greater confidence in consumer purchasing and healthcare and wellness industry acceptance. I received my quote from Ronnie at NSF this morning (August 16, 2024) of $24,365 for Content Testing and Product Certification.

My Story

Two years ago, I found myself in the ICU for nearly a week with Diabetic Ketoacidosis and was eventually diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in my early 40s. WHAT?! Yep, Type 1 Diabetes…it’s not just a kids' disease.

After this diagnosis, I also learned that Type 2 Diabetes is rampant in my genetic family history. Upon conducting hundreds of hours of research on all types of diabetes, I could not believe the extent to which diabetes has become a medical crisis in the US and no one is really talking about it. This pushed me to launch my blood-sugar friendly food business, Garden Go, that I had been working on for nearly 15 years.

I am the type of person who will try nearly ANYTHING to reduce my dependency on chemical-based pharmaceuticals, including insulin. Oh man, I have probably tried everything mentioned online, from apple cider vinegar shots to adding cinnamon to everything. I am not sure what my line in the sand would be regarding what I would not try…might not have one hahaha

It was the combination of these experiments and testing items for my diabetes-friendly food business that led to the invention of my Blood Sugar Tea. I was actually testing the tea for a different purpose when I discovered unbelievable things happening to my blood sugar and insulin efficiency.

Everyday I tested the tea on myself and saw my insulin dependency decrease, my mouth just dropped to the floor. I could not believe what was happening before my eyes. I kept thinking, “This is too good to be true.” So, I had other people test it. Both Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes sufferers saw insane results.

In my 7-month preliminary study, the results decreased insulin dependency by over 60% in Type 1 Diabetes, and also reduced blood sugar levels by an average of 30% for those with Type 2 Diabetes.

Today, I typically don’t have to take any bolus insulin in the mornings at all when I drink my tea and I often do not need bolus top offs at night any more to bring my blood sugar down to a good range before my nightly basal insulin shot. The amount of basal insulin I use has dropped significantly, as well.

There are exceptions, of course, particularly if I eat things I shouldn’t. Just like with the insulin your body produces naturally or the manufactured insulin you inject, the tea is more resistant to certain foods, like wheat-based carbs and cane sugar. Booooooooooooo

As I like to say, “It’s magic, not a miracle!” We all still have to do the work to eat right and exercise for the best results. And in no way is this a “cure.” Just want to make sure people understand that! However, its potential to be used as a blood sugar management supplement and diabetes management aid to help reduce blood sugar levels in all diabetics and prediabetics is nearly unimaginable!!

How to Use Wendy’s Blood Sugar Tea

My Blood Sugar Tea can be used just like any herbal tea in that you can use it in hot or cold water. It steeps the same, drinks the same, etc. The only difference is that I have discovered that the efficacy (effectiveness) reduces if it is mixed with any other ingredients. I am still working on this!

I have tea bags all over the place, such as my car, travel diabetes kits, emergency diabetes kits, and handbags, in case I forget to bring my insulin with me one day. You could just pop into a gas station, fast-casual restaurant, or coffee shop and get hot water from the coffee dispensers or soda machines for free and toss in your tea bag, let it steep, cool to a drinkable level, and drink it up to possibly help bring your blood sugar down or to stop it from rising further until you can access insulin. This use has profound potential!

It also has the potential to be equally as wonderful for non-insulin dependent diabetics who are trying to bring their A1C levels down to safer levels or those who have the goal of reversing Type 2. And let’s not forget about prediabetes! This tea could potentially help prevent prediabetics from developing full blow Type 2. How great would that be?!

Giving Back

As I mentioned, for each box you buy, I will donate one to shelters and underserved communities Bombas style!

I used to teach healthy cooking classes and serve food at Central Iowa Shelter & Services in downtown Des Moines for roughly 2 years as a volunteer. There were so many people in each class with untreated and undertreated diabetes because they could not access proper medical care for any number of reasons.

Many had worsening issues as a result of their undertreated diabetes, including liver disease, being wheelchair bound, and amputations. This makes it more difficult to get and keep a job, to care for one's family, and to get off assistance. It's a vicious cycle that we can't break until we have affordable solutions at the root of the problem, which I believe is, in big part, our food system and Big Pharma!

This is part of why I strive to empower people to be able to have greater control over their health care by offering healthier alternatives to prescription medication and poison-filled food. Together, we can eradicate the diabetes epidemic and make diabetes care accessible and affordable to all!!

Saving Lives & Livelihoods

My blood sugar tea is a natural, organic, non-GMO blood sugar tea (patent pending) that could help improve the quality of life of hundreds of millions and save diabetics in this country potentially billions in medical expenses, and trillions worldwide. It also has the potential to reduce insulin dependency and improve insulin efficiency.

Currently, according to the CDC in 2023, prediabetes and Diabetes impacts between 40% and 50% of Americans, and most do not even know they have it. So, chances are you know at least one person impacted by prediabetes or diabetes. It’s a scary time out there!

As I mentioned, I conducted a preliminary study with results that decreased insulin dependency by over 60% in Type 1 Diabetes. My self-administered tea study also reduced blood sugar levels by an average of 30% for those with Type 2 Diabetes.

From strictly an insulin savings, that is nearly $3,000 a year per insulin-dependent diabetics or $22.8 BILLION in the US alone. Ohhhhh, the pharmaceutical companies are going to be sooooo mad at me!!! This is why I submitted my patent before doing this part. In case I go missing, you know who did it!

For non-insulin dependent diabetes, it’s a savings of at least $133.65 Billion a year in the US. And this is just diabetes care; it does not include all the other complications and medications that come with diabetes. Like I said, “Big Pharma’s Gonna Be PISSED!” : )

And let’s not forget about prediabetes! Right now, according to the CDC, over 30% of US adults have pre-diabetes and most don’t know. The is roughly 1/3 of the entire US adult population, or rather 1 in 3 people. This tea can also help regulate blood sugar naturally and less expensively in individuals with prediabetes and possibly help minimize the risk of developing full-blown Type 2 diabetes.

Funding

To secure my patent and to make sure pharmaceutical companies or other greed-obsessed organizations or individuals don’t get their hands on this invention, I have to complete a third-party, independent study from an approved agency. I reached out to two labs to receive quotes.

For any funds raised above the cost of the study, the additional funds will be distributed to pay for the remaining patent fees and to expand the organic, non-GMO, sustainable tea-growing operations here in the US. If any remaining funds are available, they will be used to pay for daily business operations.

This is a product and initiative by a diabetic for the diabetics and prediabetics.

This tea could also help eliminate lack of access to life-saving blood sugar management tools during insulin shortages, which have been as recent as Winter 2024.

During this past Winter, I, and who knows how many others, ran out of insulin for 2 days because there was none to be found within 300 miles of my home. And then, when the pharmacies found some several days later, I had to drive an hour each way to pick it up.

If a customer of mine did not give me one of her extra insulin pens, I would have had to spend thousands to go to the emergency room to get insulin or I would be dead. This is UNACCEPTABLE. Shame on you pharmaceutical companies!!!!!

How many people do you think have actually died because of these situations that continue to occur? My level of fury thinking about how many people Big Pharma and our healthcare system kills instead of saves is astronomical! This tea could help prevent people from dying or being admitted to the ER or hospital!

In case you are unaware, in Type 1 Diabetes, we do not produce insulin. If we do not get insulin or have access to the life-saving tools we require to manage our blood sugar, we die. That’s it. End of story. It’s life and death each day, and Big Pharma makes billions and trillions off those of us with this disease each year. Are you as furious as I am? This does not include the billions they make off prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes. To me, it is truly astounding this is permitted to happen.

And in fairness to Big Pharma, let’s not forget to shame the Big Food Companies that poison us on a daily basis and often play a significant part in the development of Type 2 diabetes in roughly 80% of all cases!!!

If you want to help the nearly 50% of the US population that is currently impacted directly by prediabetes and diabetes, according to the CDC, please Donate Now to make a real difference in real people’s lives in the immediate rather than decades from now.

Let’s end Big Pharma’s terrorizing financial reign over the millions impacted by diabetes and blood sugar issues in the US for good. Then, we’ll go after Big Food : )

Diabetes Stats

The following figures were sourced from the CDC, Diabetes.org, and a study published in the Diabetes Journal titled, "Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2022."
  • 928 people died everyday in 2022 as a cause of diabetes listed on death certificates in the US. This equates to 339,000 people annually.
  • "$412.9 billion: Total cost of diagnosed diabetes in the United States in 2022"
  • "For cost categories analyzed, care for people diagnosed with diabetes accounts for 1 in 4 health care dollars in the U.S., 61% of which are attributable to diabetes."
  • "On average people with diabetes incur annual medical expenditures of $19,736, of which approximately $12,022 is attributable to diabetes."
  • "Major contributors to indirect costs are reduced employment due to disability ($28.3 billion), presenteeism ($35.8 billion), and lost productivity due to 338,526 premature deaths ($32.4 billion)."
  • 41% of adults in the US have prediabetes or diabetes.
  • Roughly 90% of diabetics have Type 2 Diabetes.
  • It is believed that up to 80% of all Type 2 Diabetes cases could be prevented and reversed through lifestyle changes (aka diet and exercise) - If only it were that easy!
  • 48.8% of people over 65 have prediabetes and nearly 30% has Type 2 diabetes = 78.8% of people over 65 have prediabetes or diabetes!

About Me

My name is Wendy Wittmer. I was diagnosed with adult onset Type 1 Diabetes two years ago in my mid-40s. What?! Yep. Type 1 is not just for kids anymore. Since then, I launched my diabetes-friendly, healthy meal delivery and food company Garden Go . This has been nearly 15 years in the making. My diagnosis was the kick in the pants I needed to launch!

To help make diabetes care accessible and affordable to all, please donate here to my GoFundMe Blood Sugar Tea Campaign and you can order the Garden Go Blood Sugar Tea for yourself or a friend, too, at Garden Go Blood Sugar Tea. We ship to the lower 48 : )

What else would you like to know? I am happy to share what I can, and thanks so much for your support!
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