[Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic

Thu Sep 12 20:55:09 UTC 2013

I wouldn't agree with anyone before researching and owning a personal
experience, or at least knowing someone closely with a personal
experience. We live in a pop-medication, diagnose, treat yourself
culture these days. We watch shows like Dr. Oz and The Doctors, and
suddenly, we think one person, or a small group, has all the answers.
And we all think we can play doctor too.

Bridgit

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Of Dmgina
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:48 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic

I agree with doctor Oz. 
keep up the good work. 

Dar
Every saint has a past, 
Every sinner has a future 

On Sep 12, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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