Female readers here who are pregnant, or may become pregnant, should
read the following article, which discusses a new found link between
birth defects and ACE inhibitors.
This consumer oriented source quotes an article in the June 8 edition of

I have notice since I have been counting carbs my flatulence has
decreased. I guess too many undigested sugars were entering the large
intestine and the bacteria here was converting it to gas. Before I was
diagnosed I didn't know what the heck was going. I could have blown up

Just for fun, I decided to do an average of my home testing numbers (I test
twice a week) for the last two months.  I got the following averages:
FBG: 93
PP breakfast (1 hour): 125

Anyone here use Hocks.com?
Good, bad, indifferent experiences?
Thanks
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!

The ADA just released a new consensus statement, "Physical
Activity/Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes."  It's pretty good; some new
stuff in it.  It's in the June Diabetes Care;  it's free at
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/reprint/29/6/1433

   Whilst cruising the isles at our Super WalMart foraging
for diabetic cuisine, I discovered they carry flax seed meal
in 12 oz boxes.  I was going to order some seed online and
grind my own, but was hesitant to commit to a truckload of

Iron Intake and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women: A prospective
cohort study.
Rajpathak S, Ma J, Manson J, Willett WC, Hu FB
Diabetes Care. 2006 Jun ; 29(6): 1370-1376

As it gets hot, and I'm now on Humalog (which everybody says is a lot
more temperature sensitive than non-analog insulins), I'm looking at
what's out there in terms of insulin coolers today. So far I see:
1. Medicool. I like these because they're a hard shell. (I've broken at

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060530/ap_on_he_me/healthier_canadians
Yes, but they're colder, too.  :)
Best,
Kurt

I suppose most others here, in the USA at least, have seen the dLife
("Your Diabetes Life") television program but I didn't know about it
until recently and watched an episode Sunday.
It was a little of the fluff side, but I expected that.  It was a bit

Got my latest A1c results recently.
5.3%

Anyone know of a good doctor in the Louisville, Kentucky/Southern
Indiana area for diabetes?  Should I use a diabets/endocrine
specialist?  Does board certification matter?
Thanks!

This is a crude experiment, but I think it throws some light on the issue of
how reliable individual meter readings are in practice.   Comments welcome.
I measured my morning blood glucose for 47 days.  The average was 5.1, but
the daily readings varied from 4.5mmol to 5.9mmol.    ...

Please argue one way or the other, and provide evidence.

It is well known that diabetic neuropathy is worse at night. My Dr said
it is apparently related to the hormones of sleep, but that's all he
said. I've done some searching on Medscape to see if I could find any
studies regarding this, but could find nothing.