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| PING MACK | 20 Apr 2006 17:29 GMT | 8 |
Mack, can you tell what service Chung is posting from/through. It looks like a commercial News provider although I don't see them supplying one person. I'm not up to speed enough to determine the ISP.
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| Mediterrean diet and beans...be careful | 20 Apr 2006 16:15 GMT | 7 |
Diabetes,prediabetes and metabolic syndrome are varying degrees of carbohydrate/metabolic dysfunction. Diabetes is an ancient disease that modern science is just beginning to provide treatment insights and medications. Diabetes requires a constant monitoring of carbohydrate
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| Local pre-diabetic study | 20 Apr 2006 13:46 GMT | 9 |
I had to stop in at my Endo's office today and while I was waiting on her, there was a small poster hanging up, well there were several but one in particular caught my eye. It was a study for "pre-diabetes" there were a few conditions such as not being already a diabetic, no
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| Hospital Patient Questionnaire - Participants Needed | 20 Apr 2006 13:35 GMT | 13 |
Graduate students from the George Washington University School of Business in Washington, D.C. are researching the factors that affect a patient's hospital choice and gathering feedback about the care provided. We would very much appreciate participation from people who
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| NPH Protamine Issues | 20 Apr 2006 10:02 GMT | 22 |
Bernstein makes a case for avoiding protamine insulins like NPH particularly if you have to have coronary angiography. The problem involves hospital staff injecting protamine after the angiography to turn off the heparin that was injected to avoid blood clots. According to ...
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| Byetta | 20 Apr 2006 09:03 GMT | 9 |
I am down to 6u of "R" insulin at breakfast (from over 200 /day)and have now lost 25 pounds I cut back on Lasix and cut OUT my dinner dose of Glucophage. I ran out of Digoxin, and won't have more for a few days.
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| Complacency | 20 Apr 2006 03:28 GMT | 164 |
When my stepfather was diagnosed with Type II many years ago and told me he was on oral meds, I remember thinking, "Oh, he's just got a mild case." I don't ever recall his testing himself or talking about it. He wasn't overweight, but he continued eating his favorite foods, ice ...
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| For the Aussies again.. | 20 Apr 2006 02:20 GMT | 4 |
.. or anyone who may know. I have spoken of my friend, an indigenous Australian. She has type 2 diabetes and has the skinny arms and legs typical of her race. Her weight is around the middle right up to her
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| Hemoglobin A1c Levels Predict Risk of Peripheral Arterial Disease | 20 Apr 2006 01:22 GMT | 2 |
http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3650 The results suggest that poor glycemic control, as indicated by elevated HbA1c levels in individuals with diabetes, is associated with an increased risk of PAD independently of other known risk factors.
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| Atkins Research Results | 20 Apr 2006 00:08 GMT | 20 |
Doing a Google on "Atkins and Cholesterol", I waded through several pages of stories. While there seem to be some semi-serious studies on the subject, virtually all of them say "more research is necessary". Consequently, the conclusion that Atkins will improve your HDL or
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| Annuities | 19 Apr 2006 23:19 GMT | 1 |
I've been catching up on my clippings service. Towards the beginning of this month sometime, the Torygraph did an interesting article on how much dosh you get when you buy an annuity, and declare a good reason for a shorter life expectancy at the same time. Apparently diabetes ...
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| Gastric Bypass | 19 Apr 2006 23:17 GMT | 20 |
Anyone had this done or know anyone that has? I've always been on the large side but a few years ago I was confined to a wheelchair for a while following a nasty car accident in the US and really piled on the pounds.
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| Good news from my ophthalmologist | 19 Apr 2006 23:06 GMT | 7 |
Had my appointment today and was told everything was fine. I specifically asked about my many floaters, but the doctor told me that they are most definitely a common thing for people of my age--with and without diabetes--and that he himself has them, and though they are
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| Patient Cyber Support Groups | 19 Apr 2006 22:03 GMT | 3 |
Occasionally questions arise in these groups as to the value of usenet, email and web support groups for patients. One of the biggest cancer support groups, ACOR, recently surveyed newbies on this subject. Preliminary results have
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| rec: Lentils with greens & sausage | 19 Apr 2006 20:45 GMT | 1 |
I ran across this recipe while looking for something to do with a large bunch of greens. I had everything on hand so I made a batch. It was very filling and delicious. My 2hr PP was 122 but I splurged on a bit of mango sorbet after dinner so I can't say for sure what drove the ...
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