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| Photo of some of the body changes wrought by Cushing's syndrome or disease | 19 Mar 2010 21:13 GMT | 24 |
One of these photos is a nude, so be warned if that offends you. Many diabetics, when tested, turn out to have subclinical or undiagnosed frank Cushing's disease.
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| Aspirin Is Associated With Reduced Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes | 19 Mar 2010 19:56 GMT | 57 |
http://www.diabetes.org/news-research/news/research-in-the-news/aspirin-is-assoc iated-with-reduced-cardio-mortality-type2diabetes.html (excerpt) Regular low-dose aspirin may help lower the risk of all-cause mortality and deaths associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) for
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| low-carb diets have their own adverse effects | 19 Mar 2010 16:27 GMT | 88 |
there is no free lunch low-carb diets, like anything else in this cruel real world, have their own adverse effects ... :) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20107198?dopt=Citation
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| Just saying hello, new to this group | 19 Mar 2010 11:09 GMT | 11 |
Just dropping a message to say hello, I am a 45Y male diagnosed with type II diabetes about two years ago. I've kept it under control since then and at this time am activly trying to lose weight. I am 5',11" and now at 190lbs, down from 196 about three weeks
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| Occasional High Blood Pressure Risky, Too? | 19 Mar 2010 10:26 GMT | 49 |
http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20100311/occasional-h igh-blood-pressure-risky-too?src=RSS_PUBLIC March 11, 2010 -- Occasional high blood pressure readings are often dismissed as nothing to worry about, but a new study suggests this episodic high blood ...
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| Daylight Savings Time | 19 Mar 2010 10:18 GMT | 12 |
...remember to set your carbs ahead one hour. Kurt
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| Weight-Loss Surgery and Type 2 Diabetes | 19 Mar 2010 08:49 GMT | 4 |
http://forecast.diabetes.org/magazine/features/weight-loss-surgery-and-type-2-di abetes?utm_source=Homepage&utm_medium=ContentPage&utm_content=DFContents&utm_cam paign=DF or http://tinyurl.com/ylnjow5 (excerpt)
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| Cinemas "should swap popcorn for fruit" | 18 Mar 2010 23:53 GMT | 14 |
"A TOP American film tycoon has called on cinema chains to swap popcorn for healthier snacks like fruit salad and yoghurt. Michael Lynton, chairman and chief executive of Sony Pictures, told cinema owners they should be offering healthier snacks to help fight obesity and
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| Newbie on Low carb diet - why are my BG measurements going up? | 18 Mar 2010 20:04 GMT | 5 |
Just diagnosed with an HbA1c of 6.7 in on December 30th (Happy Holidays, eh?). I'm a 46 y/o male, currently about 15 lbs overweight with a body fat % of < 20 but still carry a fair amount of visceral fat ("beer gut"). I was ~30 lbs overweight based on BMI when diagnosed and had ...
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| Processed Meats Linked to Heart Disease, Diabetes | 18 Mar 2010 19:41 GMT | 69 |
http://www.diabetes.org/news-research/news/diabetes-in-the-news/processed-meats- linked-to.html (excerpt) Processed meats may increase a person's risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to research conducted at Harvard University.
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| Beta Cell Destruction at BG level 110, No evidence | 18 Mar 2010 17:19 GMT | 5 |
In a recent thread the claim was made that bg levels of 110 cause beta cell destruction. I found this rather alarming so I checked the source here: http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/52/1/102.full
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| New Diabetes Study re CVD and Diabetes | 18 Mar 2010 15:08 GMT | 6 |
The NY Times today has an article about astudies concluding that lowering trigs, raising HDLs medicating for high pps etc does not reduce CVD risks for diabetics. Of course, no one has tried a lowering of the carbs consumed, so once again, it is involved with high drug use. I ...
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| Prediabetes Precautions Often Ignored | 18 Mar 2010 14:06 GMT | 43 |
http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20100302/prediabetes-precautions-often-ignored?sr c=RSS_PUBLIC March 2, 2010 -- People with prediabetes aren't taking simple precautions that could prevent the potentially deadly disease of type 2 diabetes from taking hold.
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| Insurers to Washington: We're Not the Problem | 17 Mar 2010 22:51 GMT | 48 |
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/03/12/insurers-to-washington-were-not -the-problem.aspx When you're trying to get something done in Washington, it's helpful to have an enemy that no one likes. When oil prices were high, it was refiners like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and ...
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