X-posted to a.s.d and m.h.d.
There have been a few posts lately on cholesterol levels, and the
relative importance of dietary cholesterol, fats and carbs in causing
high blood cholesterol levels.

Not only does dark choc not spike you as much as milk choc, but it's good
for you as well!
See  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3756997.stm

I don't know if you can get this beverage in your area, but if you can, I
highly recommend the cranberry flavor.  It's sweetened with Splenda, has no
carbs and tastes just like cranberry juice.  I tried two other flavors and I
thought those were pretty lame.  I think those were ...

I'm beginning to think that my high morning bgs may be better handled by
Metformin if I have say 20 grams of carbs at breakfast instead of 0 grams.
With 0 grams of carbs in the AM, Metformin seems not to make a dent, even
with my dose of Glipizide.

I've improved my diet & excercise program to the point
that I no longer need ANY diabetes meds! I've lost 60
pounds and my last A1C was 5.9. So, to help the less
fourtunate, I'm giving away my leftover diabetes supplies.

Has anyone who takes Crestor for hyperlipidemia noticed that fasting BG is
higher?
Pat Bielecki
pibs@aol.com

Since Nospamme seems to be having a problem naming any commercial food
products that contain stevia as she stated I have done a little
looking about myself.  I happened to run across this little bit of
information and although a bit dated I think is still current.

My 15 year old son has just been put on insulin. I'm worried that he might
overdose on insulin one day with his mood swings. What does it take to
overdose to the point of going into a coma? He weighs over 300 pounds.

Nothing wrong with American food.  A lot is wrong with the
marketing of it.   Some of you need to see parts of the world with
the other diets.  What we have is a easily led people.
I think a fellow named Moses led his people away from

In partnership with the diabetes nurse team at University Hospital Birmingham we have developed a
diabetes card. Picture images of the card can be seen here.
http://www.birminghamcarers.org.uk/news/ln2004.shtml
a pdf of the thing can be downloaded from here

If you suffer from Diabetic Neuropathy and live in Mass please call
617-542-5500, you may qualify for a paid research study. No sales, and
this is not a clinical trial.

Announcing The Juvenile (Type 1) Diabetes Forum
Questions posted in this forum are being answered by people personally
affected by diabetes who volunteer for the Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation. Please visit the forum at:

Hey guys!
        Need a new pair or a couple of Harry Potter frames for my
glasses.  Want me to go back to Hogwart without them.
        I smashed them whilst looking into the telescope and was hit

I'm trying to reconcile what my BG meter is telling me with what I
read about glycemic index and diabetes. I'm using a meter because I
suspect I'm pre-diabetic.
I can eat a meal including mashed potatoes (e.g. shepherd's pie) and

Thought I'd better introduce myself after lurking since March.  I've
been on a steep learning curve since diagonosis and have read
Jennifer's advice to newbies, Gretchen Becker's book and as much
information as I can find about diabetes. The correspondece on Asd and