After 1 month of self testing (about 100 total pricks), I had a single high
reading of 149, two of 139 and the remainder never cracking 130. These were
all 2hr post meal tests. My average was 111. Of the fasting readings, my
highest was 119 and my average was 109.

I saw my doc today, and he's taken my bloods, I was telling him that
the dietician i saw about a month ago told me to eat a slice of bread
with my breakfast, 2 slices at least with my lunch, and 2 fist sized
potatoes with my dinner. I have been having the bread for breakfast

http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/3/1/42
Background
The will to eat is a decision associated with conditioned responses and with
unconditioned body sensations that reflect changes in metabolic biomarkers.

The irony with health care is this: People get sick/illnesses. Need drs. Need
medications. Drs. & pharmaceutical companies need patients, need sick patients
specifically, otherwise they do not make money. Notice all of the commercials
to "self" diagose yourself for certain pills?

G'day G'day Folks,
I'm often fascinated with the headlines adopted for various studies.
One I came across had the following headline,  
"Walnut advice helps diabetics protect their hearts"

http://www.uniteforsight.org/freeclinics.php
This link gives names of various programs for uninsured and underinsured
around the  country.
They are HARD to find!

[Feed restriction has extended lifespan in a wide variety of short lived
animal species. It had been assumed that the toxic effect of ad-libitum
feed consumption was due to excess calories. In the last several years
this assumption has been proven to be false. In nematodes, the ...

Went to the podiatrist this morning and all is fine except that damn
nail fungus still exists on one toe after three long years of fighting
the damn thing.  Sure is persistent.  He wanted me back in 3 months,
and I said 7 months is better than 3 months since there is no real

I'm having a problem with my GP, and I'd like some advice.  It sounds
like he is trying to hold my repeat prescriptions for insulin and
syringes (etc.) hostage to his views of what my treatment regime should
be.  Can he legally do this?  If he decides to throw me off his list,

When I first discovered I had diabetes about 4 years ago I managed to get my
numbers to around the 5 to 6.5 mark.  However  since then for various
reasons I 'lost control'  I have tried getting my numbers back down again
following various 'diets' SW...WW....Low fat.....you name ...

This previously commercial bookstore book is now being provided by the
author for free.  I have been getting his weekly newsletter, also for
free, for years.  His nutritional advice is quite diabetic safe and all
based on recent research.  If one had to pick one area of nutrition

This article titled "Blunting After-Meal Glucose Spikes
by Linda Wasmer Andrews" would make good reading for newbie's who, together
with their doctor, will be deciding on their treatment. The article address
spike control by using insulin or meds.

Low Carb Diets cause Diabetes
Get a F'ing Clue People

My doctor just gave me a few patched to try for neuropathy effecting
the bottom of my feet. He didn't tell me where to put them and I didn't
think to ask. Somewhere, in my adled little brain, I pictured them
around my ankles. Now that I'm actually going to apply one, that seems

I would suggest that any newbies killfile:
* Andrew B. Chung -- I've never seen him post anything but wildly OT
religious crap, usually hypocritically accusing others of
"name-calling" (I suppose name-calling is somehow OK if you have YVWH