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frankenduf on Diabetes
Thursday, September 11 2008
The New York Times ran an article Monday claiming nuts may help prevent diverticulitis. This is another in a growing number of studies claiming health benefits from eating nuts. So the nut is now ascending the list of health foods, even though historically it had taken a couple of shots.
When cholesterol was implicated in... Read more
Anyone here read the Wall Street Journal? They recently ran an article claiming that some voters may not vote for Obama because he is too thin. I have two main reactions to this.
1- The WSJ has devolved into a propaganda rag that Murdoch uses to further his own ends. If somebody wants quality financial... Read more
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frankenduf on Diabetes
Thursday, August 28 2008
One thing almost every diabetic agrees with: "When I'm in the hospital, my sugar goes all out of whack." And it certainly seems to be true, but does it have to be? The two major reasons for this are 1: sickness leads to insulin resistance, and 2: medications are routinely held in the hospital. So the question then is, are 1... Read more
Here's a scenario I get all the time with (type II) patients:
- So, how does your sugar run at home?
- Good
- What's good?
- Sometimes 130, sometimes 100...
- Wow, that is good- what time do you check it?
- First thing in the morning
- Why do you check it then?
- My doc told me too
(sigh)
What's wrong with this... Read more
Ok, you have diabetes, so make sure you eat a snack at night, right?Well, as a wise woman once said, the correct answer to every question is- it depends! (try it out- it works remarkably well for most questions)First, to understand an issue, you need to understand it's origins. So where did the concept of a bedtime snack for diabetics come from?... Read more
