http://ABChung.LiveJournal.com/91938.html
Be hungry... be healthy... be hungrier... be euglycemic:
http://TheWellnessFoundation.com/BeHealthy
Prayerfully in the infinite power and might of the Holy Spirit,

Many people have taken up the challenge and decided that they want to
maximize their bodies' potential. So, first up is ascertaining exactly
what exactly is the next level?
It is none other than bodybuilding!

Whe I go for my annual check on my Blood, Retinopathy
and Neuropathy my local NHS trust makes three seperate
appointments on three seperate days. And whilst the disability
discrimination act covers diabetes and my employer allows me

Is anyone here successfully running the Lifescan meter software on a
Vista operating system?  Their website says it works on Vista but I
have my doubts.  It used to work fine for me with Windows XP.
Al

G'day G'day Folks,
   It comes as no surprise to most readers here to find Age Related
Macular Degeneration has similar risk factor to stroke and coronary
events.  What might be surprising is just how powerful is the

This morning's FBG: 76 mg/dl!?! Quite remarkable compared to my average 108
mg/dl in the recordbooks. Out of the blue, again.
Breakfast was 1/4 cup egg whites scrambled in 2 tablespoons of safflower
oil, finished with 3 tablespoons of basil pesto and 2 slices of WGWW toast

Your “Standard Deviation” may be as important to your health as your A1C.
http://tinyurl.com/3asrjg   (Dr. Chous writing on Dlife.com)
While the A1c is your theoretical three-month average of blood glucose
readings, it says nothing about the fluctuations or “excursions” of your

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/8/753
Long-Term Mortality after Gastric Bypass Surgery
Ted D. Adams, Ph.D., M.P.H., Richard E. Gress, M.A., Sherman C. Smith,
M.D., R. Chad Halverson, M.D., Steven C. Simper, M.D., Wayne D.

This approach has replaced my normal weight workouts ever
since I saw a little blurb in a magazine while waiting in the
doctor's office about 8 weeks ago.  It gets you more results
in less time ... this article is much more informative than

I seem to have gained back 5 of those 8 pounds I lost.  The only thing I can
figure is that it is to do with "that" time of the month.  At least I am
still down 3 pounds from what I was so it's not a bad thing.

I have seen a lot of people refer to a morning "liver dump" or "dawn
phenomenon". What is this referring to?

This webcast, live from the University of British Columbia, starts at
10:am Pacific Standard time this morning, Saturday March 8.  It is
recommended that you log in 15 minutes early.
Link: http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/webcasts/diabetes_forum_

Please help - Re Diet - Diabetic
I apologize in advance if this sounds in appropriate.
I am looking for a 2 or 3 page doc that lists all the good foods for
type 2 diabetic patients.

Hi all & Happy New Year
Not posted for a while but thought I post a cautionary tale on how NOT to
look after yourself.
My last couple of A1C results in early / mid 2007 had been goodish (in the

"Soy-derived phospholipids offer a novel therapeutic opportunity."
Pandey NR, Sparks DL
Phospholipids as cardiovascular therapeutics. [Journal Article]
Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2008 Mar; 9(3):281-5.