With all the talk about nuts, I am wondering about pistachios.  I have
started to eat about a quarter of a cup of pistachios in the shell.  I
get them unsalted and dry roasted.  I love them.  Are they bad for us.
They do not raise my numbers.  Quentin, I am depending on you.and, of

She has been on the Levermir insulin now for three months and has lost 11.2
lbs, so she is over the moon! She just rang the doc for her 3 month glucose
test result and that came down .5 as well tho he says that could also be the
rapid insulin she is taking at lunch. And maybe she ...

Do you have the psychological profile to become and to stay obese.
Psychological profile to become and to stay obese. Int J Obes (Lond).
2005 Sep;29 Suppl 2:S19-23.  Braet C. Department of Developmental,
Personality and Social Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

G'day G'day Folks,
I don't know whether to cheer or groan.  
If only the eight years of research had also included zeaxanthin and
lutein.

I was diagnosed 6 mos. ago as a mild type II and have been put on
two oral meds. , both in the low doses.
I am a 55 yr old female, 5 '8, 155 lbs., just down from 161.   I
probably

I normally drink a quart of milk a day, and I've been looking for a
substitute for milk that tastes pretty much the same but has
significantly less carbs.  I've found a vanilla-flavored whey
protein powder that has only a couple grams of carbs but like 22 gm

What would be considered a good blood reading first thing in the morning
before eating???
Gord

Hi, the infamous NONI JUICE scam has hit Israel. In order to counter it,
I'd like to be able to point to an honest web site with real information
about it.
One problem I'm sure I will have is this stuff is "Tahitian" not "Hawian",

I came up with some spiced apples to serve with roast pork this evening.
Recipe is posted on A.F.D. or at: http://www.bigoven.com/recipe160327
Also served fauxtatoes and broccoli. My 2hr PP was 116 after this meal.

Hi there thanks for all the information so far this site has been
invaluable to me.  Can anyone point me in the right direction for good
books to educate myself on the differences of type 1 and type2 as im
having problems figuring out what one i am.  

Dear ASD friends,
I had my first endo visit in four months today and wanted to share the
results with you.  I was pleasantly shocked at my test results, which I
have repeated below along with the previous dismal results for

Hi. Just been put on Metformin (2x500 per day) by GP today. It says on the
leaflet you can't drink when taking it. OK, I know I should cut down, but
what happens if you drink while on it?
Thanks

G'day G'day Folks,
Some of you may have heard of the ORAC test.  ORAC, Oxygen radical
absorbency capacity, test measures the ability of foods to soak up the
molecules that are the organic equivalent of rust producers.