G'day G'day Folks,
 This arrived today in my email box.  Frankly I am excited.
It could mean the metabolic syndrome concept has been through the
normal evolution of ideas.  

I've been taking two 500mg Metformin a day now for about three weeks and
religiously watching what I'm eating and I'm finally starting to see
some definite progress.  I was diagnosed on Feb 22 and started the meds
on the 28th.  The doctor had told me to just eat normally for the ...

Hi all, I need help on my hdl. Getting it to go higher. It's in the 30's
now. My walks don't seem to help. I can't drink wine. Please help if you
have any ideas.
SusanLa   Mo

My father, a diabetic, is having quintuple bypass surgery today.  I
will be staying with him the first week of April, after he is released
from the hospital, to help take care of him.  One of the things I want
to do while I'm there is prepare some meals for him that he can freeze

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In a program designed by IBM, I am donating the spare, unused power of
my HOME computer for medical research -- power that would just be WASTED
if it wasn't donated.  Even while I write this message, my computer is
helping find a cure for all sorts of diseases such as Alzheimer's, ...

How does Diabetes affect the liver? I have been having tingling in the
upper right quadrant right underneath the breast since I found I was
diabetic? Like right before my period I get the tingling and my sugar is
low for the two weeks before my period?

Guinea pigs: A suitable animal model to study lipoprotein metabolism,
atherosclerosis and inflammation
Maria Luz Fernandez  and Jeff S Volek
Nutrition & Metabolism 2006, 3:17     doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-17

Yayyy...even tho I'm not where I'm suppossed to be yet just wanted to
let everyone know that last night I tested at 234...and today after
lunch 252...so it's coming down!
I really appreciate everyone helping with advice and input...thanks so

Bad news for DepoProvera fans:
http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3590
" Contraception with depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is associated
with an increase in the risk of diabetes in some Latino women with prior

Kurt's poll has been fascinating reading. But one question that was left
out, which is of great interest to me right now is this:
If you are using insulin
How much basal are you using, what kind, and how many units to you use?

I have one hard boiled egg every day.  My breakfast consists of a large
bowl of plain yogurt topped with wheat germ and flax seeds.  Next I eat
my hard boiled egg.  It really puts a damper on hunger and I enjoy it.
Is this harmful or only slightly so?

http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3592
--Jenny
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes  Diabetes Info
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood

hi Group
I do shiftwork on a 15-week rotation. I notice that since starting
nights (before I did shift but no 'nights' per se), that my BG control
is a lot crappier than what it was.