Does anyone know if getting a tattoo has any negative effect on a
person that has diabetes ?
Thanks

I emailed the thread link to a number of dpeartments and people in the
ADA and plan on doing some more digging to try and reach others.  Here
is one response I got so far from the people who put together the
website.  Take it for what it is...

Well, just got back from the laser. It was not a bad experience at
all. Actually, far less unpleasant than the flourecine angiogram.
I managed to get out of here (I was snowed in) early this morning. I
left my 4X4 at my mother's house and took a taxi to the doc's office

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/ESPNSports/story?id=1742034&page=1
One thing that bothered me was this quote, toward the end of the
article:
"Diabetes is really right around the corner for a cure," Morrison

I've just been told by my doctor that after a fasting blood test my
blood glucose level is 7.9, which, apparantly is higher than the
acceptable level and means that I'm classified as a type 2 diabetic.
However, he wants to do another blood test to confrim it (which will be

I love to cook, but I am a bit of a picky eater. Grew up in a
house where if my mom didn't like it, it didn't get cooked.
Anyway I have tons of recipes and looking for a site where I can
enter the ingredients and see what the nutrition information is

Try xnews, it is free, and not too hard to use.
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,23182,00.as
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Does anyone know what the BG level needs to be before you start to drink/urinate
abnormally?
I thought I had been told it was 11 mm/l, however, I haven't found anything
after a half hour of googling.

My Vivaldi potatoes arrived with my Sainsburys order at 11am.  I decided to
try both the Vivaldi and regular  potatoes seperately to see what they did
to my bg.  I microwaved them and ate 50g of each with nothing else.  I'm not
crazy about microwaved potatoes but it was quick and ...

In all the excitement of the last few days caused by Paul's rantathon
this new report in the Lancet seems to have been missed on this ng.....
"Low carbohydrate diets for weight management are far from healthy, given

Has anyone tried this program?
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/95/103294.htm
I presently take 2 different meds to keep my blood presser under control.
Because of DM, doc wants to keep my BP under 120/75. I would rather not take

Hello group,
I just thought I would let you all know that I am off to the
opthalmologist for that retinal exam.... Will keep you all posted as
to the outcome, as soon as I can focus again.

After a day in the frig and microwaved to reheat the 'indigestability of
their pasta seems to have disappeared and for me, it's as carby as regular
pasta.

This is the best turkey meatloaf you've ever
eaten!  I've got one in the oven right now.
It takes a little prep, but it's not hard to make
TURKEY MEATLOAF