At the gym today, had bp checked and it was 110/56 at 1030 immediately after
a good session on the mill and bicycle. Gym staff stopped exercise and
recommended to see GP ASAP.
GP checked bp this evening 1730 at 140/70 (a more usual bp) and said if I

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Iron decreases the antioxidant capacity of red wine under conditions of
in vitro digestion
Konstantina Argyri, Michael Komaitis and Maria Kapsokefalou,

my eyes are sore, coz I had my once a year retinal photograpy done today.
that stuff put in my eyes to dilate the pupils stings, and i dislike that
intensely. now i gotta wait 3 weeks for the results to come back by post. i
never had the slightest problem before, so i don't suppose ...

Good morning at 3:42p.m. central daylight time
from Illinois. I got diagnosed with Diabetes near
or at 2 years ago. My sugar as some or maybe
all diabetics swings both ways. I ate at an hour

I have just switched to using Splenda and it seems to spike my sugar level.
Does anyone have this problem. I switched because I heard that Nutrasweet
wass very bad for you.
Also, I am one that can eat oatmeal because it will bring up my sugar. So, I

Hi, my nurse prescribed 8 units Apidril per meal times, but i find that 2
hours after a meal my BG reading is about 16.8
What unit should i be using (I wont be seeing my nurse for another 6 weeks)
kind regards

    The Holidays! Yesterday I made a brave post about how I've adapted to
my food choices. I forgot that this will be my first Thanksgiving and
Christmas while Diabetic. Although plenty of people disparage Fruitcake,
it is a holiday favorite for me. Bad Fruitcake is good, and the ...

Well, I am going to start to do what I should be doing, concerning the
diabetes.
I went to TOPS last night and I was down 2.25 pounds, which is part of the
3.5 pounds that I put on last week.  Now unto getting the last pound and a

I whipped up a batch of these for an office event tomorrow.
Recipe is on A.F.D. or at
http://www.bigoven.com/recipe159988
Enjoy!!

My Dr. just called with the results of my Lipids...I like this Dr it is 6:30
PM and she took the time to call me...most Dr's at the base have their Techs
do the calling.
The Good News...My A1c is 5.5

Here's some stuff I collected years ago; I'm sure the science has
progressed.  They only made the link for PCOS to IR a few years before I
knew I had it.

I just bought a beautiful new black and gray six quart
crock pot, and now I need some new recipes to go
with it.
My favorite quisines are Mexican, seafood, and wild

<<snip>>
oxidative stress is likely involved in the progression of beta-cell
dysfunction found in diabetes
<<snip>>

G'day G'day Folks,
The FDA has issued a warning regarding the masking of hypoglycemia by
the presence of several sugars other than glucose affecting some home
blood glucose testing strips.  

I'm using an Ascensia Elite XL that says it's approved for "alternate site
testing".
I've tried my palm and forearm but 33ga lancets didn't draw any blood. I
picked up some 21ga and they left my arm and hand looking like I was