Just testing ... been a long time since I've posted here.
JSH

The need for testing varies over a wide range.
However would you drive your car with a blindfold
and peek once and a while.  
Some of us brittle T1's  need to test very

ChrisJ wrote:
My "I hate it so never again!" list includes;
Potatoes.
French Fries

If your parent(s) are T2 than you may devellop it later on.
If you are pre-diabetic than your risc can be assessed from the functioning of
your cells energy factories : the mitichondria. Even if you are now a young lean
kid with no problems yet. So it seems that the risc group of ...

Medtronic is getting closer and closer to selling a continuous glucose
monitor to patients.   Their current "CGMS" system is restricted to
doctors-only.
At one of our Support Group Meetings last year,  the Medtronic rep said

http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3019
From the article:
This last month, another astounding statistic came forth from the DPP
data: Over three years of subsequent follow-up of 302 DPP participants,

As a nice change from the end of summer squabbling, I thought it might
be nice to ask some of the people who have posted about following
Jennifer's excellent advice for newbies and bringing their blood sugar
back to near-normal levels to update us on how they're doing.

For those who are religiously correct - do not read on
(Diana - you objected in '99 - so I'm letting you know:-)
SIPPING VODKA
A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could

While in a health store the other day, I spotted some Atkins low-carb
pancake mix. Pancakes were one of my "treat foods" pre-diagnosis, so I
decided to try them. They looked ok to me:
Serving size 1/4 cup.

http://www.kelpiesoft.com/applib/foodfile/index.htm
"Food File is a free food database and calorie counter for 1000s of food
products.
Kelpiesoft Food File is for anyone who is interested in what they eat,

I had posed this question in the other protein thread, but it fell by
the wayside :(
Does anyone know *how much* protein can be
absorbed in one meal (on average)?

Have recently had some changes to my medication (thanks Doc) ....
Gone from Simvastatin 20mg to Lipitor 10mg - been taking the new
Lipitor tablets for about 5 days - woke up this morning feeling like a
pot of poo ... dizzy, gut ache, sweating like a pig (no sickness yet).

Can anyone point me to a good list of soluble fibre sources that are low in
carbohydrate.
Bill H.
Derby

I was warned against going on orals back in '78 by the doctor who made
the diagnosis that I was DM.  He said they would reduce my bg but felt
insulin was safer over the long run  (back then orals were known to
cause heart problems).  This weekend my wife uncovered an article