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Rose

posted 08/19/2008, comments (0)

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My sister and two maternal aunts have/had diabetes. One aunt died from complications from it last year and my sister is now on a kidney transplant list amongst her other complications for uncontrolled diabetes. I have seen enough of this to want to care for myself before I end up like on of them. I am considered "pre-diabetic"... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/18/2008, comments (0)

Challenging the Dogma

A leading obesity researcher, G. A. Bray, has written his analysis of Gary Taubes's book Good Calories, Bad Calories in the current issue of the journal Obesity Reviews. I previously wrote about the Taubes book, and Taubes generously answered questions on this site. Bray admits that the book "has much useful information and is... Read more Chevron

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David Mendosa

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posted 08/17/2008, comments (3)

A Better Reason to Reduce Salt

Just when it looked like we could relax about the amount of salt we use, it seems that we may need to limit how much of it we use after all.I used to trust the recommendations of the American medical establishment that we must reduce the amount of salt we use in order to control hypertension (high blood pressure). Early last year, in fact, I... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/15/2008, comments (0)

Meeting My First (Non-self) Diabetic

Yesterday I met the only other person I know who has diabetes. We are in quite different situations, but it was still good to talk to him and not feel as alone.He's had Type 2 for five years. He told me he didn't really know much about diabetes, and that he hadn't gone in to learning about it much at all. Pretty much the polar... Read more Chevron

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David Mendosa

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posted 08/13/2008, comments (0)

The Best Time to Lose Weight

Any time is a good time to lose weight if your body mass index is over 25. So I'm surprised to learn that there is a best time.A large study that the professional journal Diabetes Care will publish in its October issue indicates that if you have diabetes, the best time to lose weight is right after your diagnosis. Even if you gain back that... Read more Chevron

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