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Empowered Promoting Diabetes Awareness through Soul & Hip Hop Music "Empowered" is a song about living with diabetes, from the project You Should Know |
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| You Should Know is a love story about a young man, who just discovered that he has diabetes and his relationship with his fiancé. In the song, he tells her about his fate. The specific situation represented in the song is a dramatic and realistic expression of love. More importantly, it provides a credential to talk about diabetes. The second song on the project is called, "You'll Never Know." This song is the fiancé's (a nurse) reply. The song is also an upbeat R&B listing of diabetes symptoms. In "You'll Never Know (a day without my love)," the fiancé proclaims her commitment and return love. She lets him know, in song, that she recognized the symptoms early. The program also includes a song about their visit to the doctor (treatment options) and, other songs about topics such as diet management, physical exercise, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, medication, and checking blood sugar. The music CD project concludes with a moving love ballad describing their wedding, and this track Empowered. | |
ChorusIt took me a while, but now I see - A way to go forward is to go on and on and on - Sometime obstacles seem impossible to overcome - I woke up this morning feeling Empowered |
I met my dawn with the strength to carry on - And finally I'm feeling empowered |
Verse 1: The hardest thing is the every day - Can't let my guard down, diabetes don't playA simple thing like what to eat - Can be a life threatening decision for me I was feeling sorry for myself, building walls, living in a shell Depression becoming a friend to me But once, I knew I had help, I started playing the hand I was dealt Everything started to change for the better
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Verse 2You see, basically, this just a sugar thing - That's what my body needs to live; I learned that's my energy My blood sugar can't be to high, and there great danger if it's low I need just the right amount of blood glucose They say that there's currently no cure, but I can control this The key is keeping my sugar level right in my target So, I check my blood before I eat, when I wake up, and before I sleep And I know what certain body symptoms can tell me
Everyday it's small healthy meals, it's my reason to eat right I take my insulin, and I get regular exercise My outlook has changed; I can live a normal life Knowledge has helped me to become Empowered
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BreakdownOver 21 million people live everyday with diabetes But know that a careful balance of diet, exercise and medicine can help you live a normal life
The first rule is to know the glucose level in your blood, so check it regularly. Next, watch your diet Food can make your sugar level go up, and insulin and exercise can help it to go down You don't want you blood sugar level to be a rollercoaster so try to stick to a regular diet plan that features small healthy meals Also remember, low blood sugar, also called hypoglycemia can sneak up on you, especially if you skip a meal or exercise too much, you might become lethargic, grouchy, dizzy or even have a seizure |
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So if you have diabetes, you have to always be prepared
And to avoid hyperglycemia, that's high blood sugar,
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Draft Recording/Draft Lyrics
Written &
Produced By Keith Holland & Steven J. Logwood
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