http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5118616.stm
Beta blockers are to be discontinued as a front line treatment for high
blood pressure. One reason cited is increased risk of diabetes in
patients.

It is a little off topic - but only a little.
I moved recently and I've been told by my new (still NHS) practice that they will only see patients by appointment (except in emergency, of course).
That's fair. Sometimes awkward but still fair.
Unfortunately they will make *no* ...

G'day G'day Folks,
 We all know exercise has benefits for most T2 diabetics. One problem
though is that unaccustomed as some of us are to exercise we discover
afterwards that it hurts ... a negatively motivating factor.

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Are there any medications for hypothyroidism which
may not be good for diabetics - i.e. may increase BG
in diabetics?

As a matter of curiosity today, I came across a discussion of the
making of white flour, which was unknown until about 100 years ago. As
some of you may realize, most common white flour is produced from
wheat flour that is subjected to chemical bleaching agents with the

Group(s),
An associate pointed me to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's site
that distributes tapes and DVDs of some of it's lectures for free. Not
even shipping costs.  I ordered all of the 13 DVDs just out of my

I have few questions:-
1. Whether indicated chronic complications in diabetes2 are due to
elevated glucose in blood--hyperglycemia OR/AND due to excess exposure
of glucose or/and insulin to target cells?

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The FAQ's are being posted on MHD now. READ
THEM   They have been around a while but
are one of the most accurate thing I have
read on diabetes.

When I developed diabetes, I was put on Dymelor. The
last vestige of natural insulin ran out  in the four to five year
range   I struggled to stay off insulin since some
bull artist had told me insulin was the cause

The radionics engineers at alternative tech company Life Technology T have done it again! Their new product, The Hyperdimensional OscillatorT is claimed to induce telepathy and astral projection in addition to several other interesting health benefits. The inventor claims to have ...

There sure is a lot of good research on LC diets coming out!!
http://www.nutritionandmetabolismAbstract
Because of its effect on insulin, carbohydrate restriction is one of the
obvious dietary

My husband's doctor has switched him from a diabetes pump to Levemir
and Novolog.  It seems to be working well.  Has anyone used or heard of
Levemir? So far there doesn't seem to be any adverse side effects.

I found that a great substitute for potatoes in salad (or maybe in some
hot dishes as well) are canned sliced water chestnuts.