Diabetes Talking

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As you may know, DARK chocolate is an excellent anti-oxidant.  I find the best source is ordinary unsweetened Baker’s chocolate.  I melt a block in the microwave and add just enough sugar to make a bitter-sweet chocolate.  It tastes great.  I also add some chopped walnuts to the mix.   [...]

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Is this the normal physiological response?  Or is this an indicator/symptom of type 2 diabetes? I have been making a conscious effort to increase my water intake.  We all know about the 8 glasses of water a day suggestion.  I drink a water bottle, 20 oz in 30 minutes.  I have [...]

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Fructose Sweetener Spurs Obesity Jul 29 2005 FRIDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) — Another study finds that high consumption of soft drinks and other sweetened beverages contributes to obesity. But this study, conducted in mice, suggests that one form of natural sweetener — [...]

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I totally understand what you’re going through I’m almost 27, and my mother went back to school and became a personal trainer.  Talk about ick…..  So I’m ALWAYS hearing it. According to her I’m about twenty pounds overweight and at a high risk for Type two Diabetes.  According to my physician, [...]

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – It seems to me I heard somewhere that Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote in It seems to me I heard somewhere that Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote in (…) … and Dr. Chung’s [...]

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Well…it’s not rocket science either.  Losing weight simply requires consuming a few less calories per day than one burns. And running a 4 minute mile simply require running a mile under 4 minutes. Not everyone [...]

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|| Mar 29 (Reuters Health) – Staying active at work and during leisure || time may help reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular disease || or any other cause for men and women with type 2 diabetes, according || to the findings of an international study. || || [...]

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Took this clip from an article from a link from one of Jenny’s posts *snip* Mitochondrial Dysfunction is Found in Lean Relatives of People with Type 2 Diabetes Why this might be was made clear by a landmark 2004 study which looked at the cells of the "healthy, young, lean" [...]

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I had been having real success with the CPAP machine, all was going really well with it.  But about 5 months ago, I began getting the same old tired feeling, until recently I was, again, almost but not quite falling asleep whgilst driving.  Needless to say I was quite miffed.  I [...]

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I didn’t inherit my Mom’s green fingers, unfortunately.   I’m in maintenance so I don’t have a problem with the few higher carbs in rutabaga.  I’ll stick with them. Yeah, they’re a bit strong-tasting and maybe even woody by then. Possibilities for microwave chips or French fries? Or maybe [...]