BBC report...
"The NHS could save at least £85m a year through more efficient prescribing
of statins, drugs which lower cholesterol, the government says.
The health service spends about £600m a year on the drugs.

The header says it all.   It as changed.

I try to do heavy useful physical work as I can.
I use a shovel setting on a golf cart.
If I have low level of insulin I find I am
as weak as a kitten.  My shovel feels like it

http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/a036191571e3fd49?
Prayer list for HIS brethren:
http://HeartMDPhD.com/Convicts
Laus Deo ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Living with diabetes
By Mona Charen
Published December 28, 2006
When he was 9 years old, our middle son began to behave oddly. Normally

I thinbk whoever it is should catch this bugger and lock him up and top the
posts.
This is getting BOOOO-ring...
Happy New Year.

I am about 5 months in (Diagnosed in late July with type 2 - had a BG
of 32 which is now averaging about 12 morning and evening and
sometimes dropping to 5 during the day). I am currently on 200mg
Metformin prolonged release (1/2 in morning 1/2 in evening), 30mg

I will not be alive to see any answers.  It takes many years to get
an objective evaluation of any issue.
As I find out more,  I find some of our heros were very despicable
people.

Happy Boxing day, all :-)
So, I'm a reasonably intelligent woman, practicing as a registered
nurse for 30+ years.  I have  good knowledge of how to eat properly and
exercise to keep my Type 2 diabetes in control. WHY DON'T I DO IT,

I didn't see anything online, but have had two short (under 24 hour)
episodes of painless hematuria - no other symptoms.
Doc is away, will be back in a week.

And saves money. Apparently an ounce of prevention is still worth a
pouond of cure.
one of themore hopeful diabetes stories in quite a while, from today's
NY Times:

Last week I saw my PCP again, and this time we talked about the
effects of my meds and my numbers. She again told me how proud she is
of me taking control of my health and reading reports, etc.
I told her about how I often get a bellyache of an evening and have to

<<snip>>
iron content of food has been identified as the major life-shortening
factor
<<snip>>

The real purpose of evangelism is to recruit members.
It may be a good or bad cause.
We saw Hiltler schemes in the 1930's.   We see
it in the dope culture.