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| Cholesterol medicine - itching on leg | 13 Mar 2006 04:56 GMT | 1 |
Thank you for reading the posting. I took lipitor 10 mg for couple years and lowered total cholesterol by 100 points. I started lipitor 20 mg and after 8 days of taking the medicine I started having itching on my leg every evening after coming
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| Red meat may contribute toRisk for Noncardia Gastric Cancer | 13 Mar 2006 03:19 GMT | 32 |
G'day G'day Folks, Medscape is a valuable source of information. The following may be welcomed by some and not others. Whatever. The reason we share information with one another to attempt to minimise the risks.
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| Mood swings, depression: sugar changes/weight loss | 13 Mar 2006 00:44 GMT | 3 |
I posted something similar months ago and learned from this group that mood swings and mild depression are rather common with severe diet changes and weight loss. Six months after losing 35 pounds, I'm still on the controlled diet with
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| Let Me Be The First | 12 Mar 2006 21:33 GMT | 26 |
To wish Ozgirl a very happy birthday. With many more. Vicki
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| Some questions on range of glucose in blood | 12 Mar 2006 21:29 GMT | 1 |
For those that may be using the "one touch ultra smart" blood sampler
:: The before meal range is 4.0 to 7.0 mmol per litre and the after meal range is 5.0 to 11.0 mmol per litre. Are these ranges for people with diabetes or for all individuals ? I seem to think from an email
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| Is this a sign I still have some phase 1 capacity left? | 12 Mar 2006 18:00 GMT | 10 |
It's me again, still shaking but hanging in there... I think I'm feeling the liver dumps as well as the drops, as sometimes I feel fine and test, then start feeling bad and test and my bg has actually gone up (not by a ton, but like from 90 to 100 or something
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| Cymbalta and Neuropathy | 12 Mar 2006 17:34 GMT | 1 |
Wondering if anyone in this newsgroup has tried the antidepressant Cymbalta for peripheral neuropathy? I've had problems in left foot and leg for a year or more but since my blood sugar is kept under control with diet and I also have MS and a lower back ailment, I wasn't really ...
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| Vegetarianism | 12 Mar 2006 10:19 GMT | 5 |
Alan wrote: Beyond saying that every vegetarian I know - except you - is unhealthy, I won't criticise it:-) However, to assist my unhealthy friends, could you advise
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| in patient clinic | 12 Mar 2006 07:27 GMT | 1 |
anyone know of an in-patient clinic sort of setting where one can go to refocus on control and learn new developments and so on for a few days or a week? anywhre in the U.S. is fine. thanks,
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| Star fruit could offer inexpensive source of antioxidants | 12 Mar 2006 05:31 GMT | 7 |
http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=66268&m=1FNU308&c=iovdzltydpvedqx (subscription required) Star fruit could offer inexpensive source of antioxidants
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| High fibre toast | 12 Mar 2006 05:29 GMT | 5 |
G'day G'day Folks, This is an interesting article. Although it talking about the wheat strain providing high fibre what actually seems to happen is the wheat is high amylose. Further more the amylose is described as resistant
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| Microalbumin Levels | 12 Mar 2006 04:16 GMT | 12 |
I have Type 2. Going on 1 1/2 years diagnosis. Taking one 500mg of Metformin / day. Testing Blood once a day in the AM. My blood sugar levels are however around 114-118. My GP wants me to stay
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| For a T2, does optionally using a small amount of insulin make it necessary later? | 12 Mar 2006 02:47 GMT | 6 |
I've lurked for a while, and have seen references to using insulin to supplement standard T2 treatments, such as low-carb diet, metformin, so on. The purpose of supplementing therapy with insulin is to take some of the load off of beta-cells. I wish to talk this over with my
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| Choice A1c test now $9.97 at Costco | 12 Mar 2006 02:22 GMT | 7 |
That's 1/2 the price I paid for the last one, at Walmart. Dave
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| Anyone Else on Levemir Insulin? | 12 Mar 2006 02:12 GMT | 8 |
Is anyone else here on Levemir long acting insulin? I believe it is sold under a different name in the US than here in Canada. My endo put me on this as a basal insulin along with mealtime shots of rapid. So far, my results and my BG's are NOT very encouraging. It get ...
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