Diabetes Talking

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Tom You’re a genious! Thanks for sharing mate. I do the vege lifestyle thing too but was put on controlled release iron supplements a couple of years ago due to acquired anaemia. There was no problem with anaemia until Dilantin came on the scene! In the last couple of weeks I’ve gotten progressively more tired and weak so saw doc today and she ran a full blood – which includes the overload possibility. She says my liver may be a bit ‘tired’ right now trying to break down the meds and iron tabs. Here’s hoping that’s what the prob is and I’ll toss the iron tabs out! Cheers Fran New Zealand

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The first clinical manifestations (weakness, sexual dysfunction, arthralgia, cardiac symptoms, dyspnoea on effort) can occur after the age of 30 years in men and 35 years in women (protected for longer by menstruation, pregnancy and delivery). In the absence of diagnosis, severe complications can develop during the 5th decade: nervous breakdown, arthropathy, heart failure, diabetes mellitus, cirrhosis with risk of progression towards carcinoma, responsible for handicaps and premature death. DIAGNOSTIC ELEMENTS: The diagnosis is evoked in the case of an increase in transferrine saturation (>45%) http://tinyurl.com/66on6 Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/manisaherbivore DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/deadpeoplewalking

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