[Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic

Thu Sep 12 16:20:10 UTC 2013

You and my mother-in-law, grin. I hear so much about his show from her,
I might as well just watch it, ha-ha!

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Cindy Ray
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 11:13 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic

But I love Dr. Ozzzzzz!!!!

Sorry, just had to do this.
CL

On Sep 12, 2013, at 11:10 AM, "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Exactly!  And when doctors and other health professionals are 
> recommending this or that, they are often basing it on their best 
> conjecture or on the results of one or a few studies, just as we do 
> when we read things and follow them on that basis.  And remember that,

> while the FDA's panel that approves drugs and foods is expert, they 
> are not experts in everything.  As a speaker at a commencement at 
> Harvard Medical School in the 80s said "You can leave here knowing 
> that about 10% of what we taught you here is fact. The problem is, 
> none of us knows which 10%."  Most people get their beliefs from the 
> media (including media doctors who interpret study findings), and most

> media reports are based on what's been discovered in one study by one 
> group of researchers, and touted as fact.  And many times, when 
> further study shows the opposite, it is ignored, or the public has 
> come to believe so strongly in the first study that no amount of 
> evidence to the contrary can change minds.
> 
> Sandi
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" 
> <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 10:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
> 
> 
>> Well, the medical community and FDA are always changing their minds 
>> about what is good and what isn't. For years we were told to limit 
>> caffeine consumption, but recently, I hear everywhere that massive 
>> amounts of caffeine are good for you. Okay, perhaps massive is an 
>> exaggeration, grin, but seriously, I saw one interview where multiple

>> cups of coffee were being recommended. Just a couple of years ago the

>> medical community would have admonished you for this.
>> 
>> So I agree with have to proceed withcaution when it comes to these 
>> reports and not jump on bandwagons. I recall a decade ago when 
>> low-carb diets were all the rage, and everyone was sure this was the 
>> way to lose weight and eat in general. Now we know that a balance 
>> diet including complex carbs is much better than low-carb or no-carb.
>> 
>> I think balance is key, and watching consumption amounts and what we 
>> eat does more than following current trends.
>> 
>> Bridgit
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 11:04 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
>> 
>> 
>> I don't know. Frankly, I don't buy any of it. There are too many 
>> variables to draw such conclusions IMHO. Remember also that more 
>> fiber was supposed to lessen the risk of colon cancer but that also 
>> has been called into question. Mike
>> 
>> On Sep 11, 2013, at 17:50, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> In meat? Okay, what about so-called organic meat? Like the stuff 
>>> void of man-made preservatives and additives and all that junk? 
>>> Guess I haven't heard this one.
>>> 
>>> Bridgit
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:48 PM
>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
>>> 
>>> 
>>> He is probably worried about supposed colon cancer risk. Mike
>>> 
>>> On Sep 11, 2013, at 12:59, Bridgit Pollpeter 
>>> <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Why avoid meat? I know too much protein can actually affect glucose

>>>> levels, but usually protein is recommended because protein is what 
>>>> stabilizes blood sugars. I know protein can be found in food other 
>>>> than meat, but I've never heard you should avoid meat.
>>>> 
>>>> Bridgit
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>>> Behalf Of Bill Lewis
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 11:36 AM
>>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Vicky, my name is Bill Lewis, and I want to share with you the 
>>>> importance of our following the basics of glucose control.
>>>> 
>>>> There is an old and famous saying that "He who does not understand 
>>>> his
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