Hi Gerry,
for me this site , like all the other official ones , does not contain any
information : talk to your docter...talk to your heath care team. After
downloading a lot of pdf's I gave in  :(

My daughter made a ver nice bithday cake for my little grand daughter. A lot
of work , icing with a picture in it. She showed it to the family , tilted
the thing a bit too much so it laded on the floor together with the plate I
gave her on her wedding. My daugter started to cry form frustration. Then my
little grand daugter hugged her mother and said : "mammie don't cry we will
go to the docter and he will heal the cake" . QED

"Talk to your docter" does not contain any information , a two year old girl
can give you that advice

Gys

Hi Gerry

There was a lot of the same good info that you expect to
find on any official site. Unfortunately there was also the
same "how to manage your diabetes" as I've come to expect on
any official site.

Here's where they lost me:
http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/control/4Steps.htm#Step3

Step 3: Manage your diabetes.

"Many people avoid the long-term problems of diabetes by
taking good care of themselves and the ABCs of diabetes.
Work with your health care team, friends, and family to make
healthy lifestyle choices and reach your ABC goals."

Good advice

"    * Follow your diabetes food plan. If you do not have
one, ask your health care team about it."

OK

"    * Eat the right portions of healthy foods such as
fruits and vegetables (5 to 9 servings a day), fish, lean
meats, dry beans, whole grains, and low-fat or skim milk and
cheese."

Yeah? Without having any idea what those foods are doing to
your blood glucose system?

"    * Eat foods that have less salt and fat."

Possibly. Surely that would depend on the previous levels of
salt and fat ingestion and the types of fat - saturated,
trans, poly-unsat, mono-unsat etc.

"    * Get 30 to 60 minutes of activity on most days of the
week."

Yes. As a minimum.

"    * Stay at a healthy weight - by being active and eating
the right amounts of healthy foods."

Yes. But back to the difficulty of defining "healthy foods"
for a diabetic. Based on "fruits and vegetables (5 to 9
servings a day), fish, lean meats, dry beans, whole grains,
and low-fat or skim milk and cheese" I'd be worried.

"    * Stop smoking - seek help to quit."

Absolutely.

"    * Take medicines the way your doctor tells you. Ask if
you need aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke."

Yes. Or those OTC non-prescription meds like Merlot,
Pinot-Noir or Cabernet-Sauvignon:-)

"    * Check your feet every day for cuts, blisters, red
spots, and swelling. Call your health care team right away
about any sores that won't heal.

   * Brush your teeth and floss every day to avoid problems
with your mouth, teeth, or gums."

Good.

"    * Check your blood glucose the way your doctor tells
you to."

Only if your doctor has a poster with Jennifer's advice on
the wall of his office.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.