Some news on the effect of ghrelin on mice:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19151202?dopt=Abstract

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/19/AR2009011901462.
html?wprss=rss_health
WASHINGTON -- Space shuttle science may soon come to an eye doctor
near you: Researchers are using a NASA gadget to finally tell if a
cataract is brewing before someone's vision ...

You guys are wonderful, I appreciate all the info you've already
provided.
So, I called the endo Monday to schedule, and got voicemail.  Never
heard back all week.  I'm frustrated, so I will call my gp Tuesday and

This is the latest report on glycemic index and load values.   The full
article should be available free within 6 months - April 2009.
International Tables of Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load Values: 2008 -
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/31/12/2281

http://tinyurl.com/35dug
This is the largest published study measuring blood volume and patient
outcomes. Congestive heart failure is the number one cause for
admission to hospitals for patients over 65 years of age and results

The British Diabetic Association ( working title Diabetes UK) is 75
years old this month.
It was founded by the writer H.G.Wells ( himself diabetic ) and Dr.
R.D Lawrence ( a leading diabetes specialist)in Wells's London flat in

Sean,
I went to the kitchen to refill my drink. My wife, Jun, looked at me and
said, "What? You cry?" So I told her of your situation. She said to ask you
if you want to go to Thailand with us. I usually stay three months. YMMV.

OK, I saw the endo.  We discussed the insulin.  She agreed to let me try a
trial run of adding Amaryl to my Byetta and metformin regime.  So now I am
on
5 mcg Byetta 3 times a day, 2500 mg metformin (1000 + 500 + 1000) and one

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_he_me/med_nuts_diet
(excerpt)
Scientists find nutty risk reducer: Eat more nuts
CHICAGO – Here's a health tip in a nutshell: Eating a handful of nuts

I was doing some reading about low glycemic index foods and saw that yogurt
was an acceptable dairy product (better than ice cream, anyway). I have
enjoyed vanilla (lite) yogurts in the past and am wondering if anyone has
any thoughts about yogurt and diabetes.

Bought any strips from a seller in Knox Indiana lately?
http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090107/News01/90107
0323/1130/Sports01
"SOUTH BEND — In late 2007, the health care manufacturer
Bayer recalled $5 million worth of diabetic glucose test

Thought this might be of interest
also to anyone else suffering from diabetes and cancer
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=5570
The guy is something of a nut WRT Vitamin D but apart from that his

You may remember last year when a diabetic Gurkha veteran battled to
get permission to come and live in Britain to get diabetic care
( Gurkhas are retired back to Nepal on a pension ). He was given the
right to settle here after a public campaign. Now it seems the Gurkhas

I have been using an insulin pump for the last 14 years and about 2 years I
have been injecting Symlin which has help considerably but being a Senior
Citizen on a fix income Symlin has become very expensive - I am wondering if
someone else has changed from Symlin to another ...

Red Meat Intake Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome and the Plasma C-
Reactive Protein Concentration in Women
Leila Azadbakht* and Ahmad Esmaillzadeh
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Isfahan University