Diabetes Talking

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nos…@nospam.org writes: > Pudgy Paulo Cipriani and his blubbery bride Benedetta are the world’s heaviest > couple at a scale-crunching combined weight of more than 2,180 pounds. And the > lard-butted lovebirds have something else to brag about — they’ve just become > the parents of the world’s heaviest baby! > Titanic tot Tomasso Cipriani bounced into the world at 8:02 p.m. on February 9 > weighing an unbelievable 28 pounds, 4 ounces — a new world record. > Since then, the chubby, chow-loving cherub has packed on more flab and at barely > six months old, now tips the scales at a whopping 130 pounds.

Lovely.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -nos…@nospam.org wrote: > WORLD’S FATTEST COUPLE HAS WORLD’S FATTEST BABY! > Pudgy Paulo Cipriani and his blubbery bride Benedetta are the world’s heaviest > couple at a scale-crunching combined weight of more than 2,180 pounds. And the > lard-butted lovebirds have something else to brag about — they’ve just become > the parents of the world’s heaviest baby! > Titanic tot Tomasso Cipriani bounced into the world at 8:02 p.m. on February 9 > weighing an unbelievable 28 pounds, 4 ounces — a new world record. > Since then, the chubby, chow-loving cherub has packed on more flab and at barely > six months old, now tips the scales at a whopping 130 pounds. > "It looks like our son is going to be a chip off the old block," says proud papa > Paulo, who weighs a staggering 850 pounds. "He’s already bigger than most > nine-year-olds." > Doctors in Florence, Italy, where the jumbo-size infant was delivered by > C-section, call the case a medical miracle. > "We had strongly advised Mrs. Cipriani not to become pregnant," says > obstetrician Dr. Angelo Dimiceli, who delivered the tubby tyke. > "Obese women have an increased risk of heart failure during pregnancy. A > pregnant woman’s blood volume doubles, increasing the work load on her heart. At > 1,230 pounds — heavier than most Italian cars — Mrs. Cipriani was already > putting an incredible strain on her heart just hauling her own huge body around > without the additional burden of a pregnancy. > "To me, it’s remarkable that two people that size could even successfully have > intercourse without someone being crushed to death. To bring a child to term is > simply amazing." > Despite the warnings, the ton-of-love duo took the risk of conceiving — and > they’re glad they did. > "When those two nurses came over to the bed carrying Tomasso, it was the > happiest moment of my life," says Benedetta, 27. "I wept with joy." > Like other obese women, butterball Benedetta was at increased risk for > developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy — a condition that leads to > excessive fetal size or "macrosomia." And that’s exactly what happened. > "When the baby is that big, the chances of miscarriage increases dramatically — > as does the risk of maternal death," explains Dr. Dimiceli. > "The placenta can tear away from the uterine wall, causing the mother to bleed > to death. We had to monitor Mrs. Cipriani closely throughout." > The delivery was no piece of cake either, because Dr. Dimiceli and his team had > to cut through a mountain of flab covering the patient’s abdomen. > "It seemed like we would never get through all that fat," the physician recalls. > "When I saw how big the baby was, I couldn’t believe my eyes." > Baby blimp Tomasso eats like a horse — wolfing down an incredible 54 ounces of > formula every day — more than twice the norm for newborns. > "Most babies his age eat every three or four hours," says mountainous mama > Benedetta. "Tomasso eats every half hour and if you’re not ready with his > bottle, he howls in fury — it sounds like an air raid siren. > "His teeth are already in and he’s starting to beg for solid food." > But the colossal couple admits that their blubbery bundle of joy comes by his > hearty appetite naturally. > A typical breakfast at the Cipriani household — for each person — includes 14 > eggs, 12 sausage links, 12 strips of bacon and six muffins — all washed down > with a gallon of milk. > A standard lunch consists of: Two heaping servings of lasagna, a bowl of > ravioli, two loaves of homemade bread, five pounds of sausage and peppers, plus > two large pizzas with all the toppings. > Dinner is likely to be Sicilian spaghetti with garlic, servings of pasta > primavera, a bowl of minestrone, four helpings of rigatoni, some seafood risotto > and a bottle of wine. For desert: Three gallons of ice cream apiece. > "Of course, my wife ate more when she was expecting," says plump Paulo. > The porky pair say that when they take their son out, people openly gawk. > "Everyone wants to come over and look at little Tomasso — and they can’t resist > pinching his chubby cheeks," says his mom. > "Who can blame them? He is the most beautiful baby in the world."

Bullshit right out of the Weekly World News. Ragnar

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小泉首相は５日夕、検定に合格した中学教科書の竹島を巡る記述に韓国が反発していることについて「（竹島に関する）韓国の立場と日本の立場は違う。それがあるか らと言って、ほかの面に対立を広げるのはよくない。感情的な対立を抑えて、両国の友好を考えるのが先だ」と述べ、韓国に冷静な対応を求める考えを示した。 　さらに、「それぞれの国の（教科書）制度が違う。各国の立場を尊重する中で、両国の友好関係を発展させることが大事だ」と指摘した。首相官邸で記者団の質問に答 えた。 　この問題で、日本政府は「竹島は日本固有の領土であり、教科書の記述は当然で、韓国側の批判はあたらない」（政府筋）とし、一層の関係悪化を招かないよう、韓国 側に呼びかける方針だ。 　日韓両政府は７日にパキスタンで町村外相と、潘基文（パン・ギムン）外交通商相の会談を開くことで合意している。町村外相は領土問題での立場の違いを超えて、未 来志向の関係を発展させたい意向を伝える。さらに、今年前半に予定通り、韓国で日韓首脳会談を開く準備を進めることを確認したい考えだ。 !!!!

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