In another thread I commented on our top notch Diabetes Research Team in the
city I live in (Edmonton, Alberta Canada).  The Team previously (in 2000)
pioneered islet cell transplants (from the pancreas of a dead body into the
liver of a diabetic, where they take root and begin ...

At the risk of being shot down in flames - not a new experience for me :)),
I begin to wonder how many of us here are type 2 and over 70 and whether
there should come a point when we accept that we are mortal and we start to
enjoy what life we have without too much anxiety about ...

Halliburton strikes again
By Derrick Z. Jackson, Boston Globe Columnist  |  March 1, 2006
HALLIBURTON'S LATEST outrageous withdrawal from its ATM (American
Taxpayer Machine) cries out for the Great Communicator. Back in 1976

As the ophthalmologist thread has been subverted : )
There was an interesting Medscape article today, talking in general terms
about how to improve diabetic control. Page 3 of it, however, was very
interesting wrt the discussion we've been having about the time it should

I know this is a silly question. But people say your figures should be
between say 4 and 6. Does this mean 4.0 to 6.9 or 4.0 to 6.0?
Short but silly question sorry.
Amber

Our ever-alert friends at http://www.diabetesincontrol.com discuss this
study this week:
http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/163/4/342
The short version:  Analysis of the Framingham Heart Study data comes up

Well, I am coming up on 24 hours of being on my MM 715 pump, and seeing better bg numbers than I
have seen in a long time.  So far, so good, and am loving it.  No problem with the insertion....
virtually painless.  We just ate at Cracker Barrel's, and it was soooo much easier to ...

Ok, I've been doing good for several months, maybe even a year or so. My
numbers were near normal, nearly all the time. Then things got stressful. I
mean, very stressful. Double parental quintuple bypasses, kidney problems
for my dad, my mother in law being diagnosed with cancer and ...

... I got a solicitation in the mail today from Prevention for a book
called "The Sugar Solution" supposedly packed with all sorts of
valuable info to keep you from going diabetic.
I've seen these "reports" from them before on other topics, and have

Who the f.ck does this arrogant a.shole think he is? Any bill to block the
Port Deal would be non-partisan. There are more Republicans verbally
expressing their concern than there are Democrats. Bush thinks he is above
them all.

I've found a site, DoctorBrains.org, where a board certified
Ophthalmologist with good credentials answers questions and gives good
advice for free. Check it out.

Hi, Folks,
When I was diagnosed T2 last year, my BP was around 144 over 90, so I
wa also given Lisinopril to bring it down, starting at 2.5mg, and
rising to 5mg when I'd got used to it. This got my BP down to 125/75,