[Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic

Sat Sep 14 20:22:15 UTC 2013

Last I heard, Dr. Phil was being widely discredited.

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of d m gina
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 7:56 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic

OK you read a book on it, and I will listen to my favorite doctors on 
TV Doctor Phil and doctor Oz.
If that makes me crazy then I love it.

Original message:
> You could read a book or speak with a doctor or nurse at whatever 
> clinic you attend. We don't need programs like Dr. Oz to find out 
> what's happening in the world of medicine.

> Bridgit

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of d m gina
> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:17 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic

> If I didn't watch the show, I wouldn't know what is out there, what is

> happening to folks who do different things. I with lots of wisdum do 
> my own thing, not worrying what anyone thinks about it, as long as my 
> doctor and diabetic coordinator agree with. The rest I read and learn,

> then if I want to take it on fine, if not that is fine with me to.
> I have learned allot, there are some on this list I have followed all
> the way on their health what changes they have made and so forth. Dar
> will do it Dar Dars way, and that is fine with me.

> Original message:
>> What do you agree with Dr. Oz about?  Every time I watch him he 
>> recommends several dietary supplements, some kind of weird shake or 
>> smoothie, or the latest seed that's found edible.  I've never found 
>> anything Dr. Oz won't push on his program.  He even says one day that

>> he doesn't buy into a thing, then has someone on the show the next to

>> push it.  I believe he's a great doctor--but I certainly don't trust 
>> him!  He's one of the media doctors pushing everything that seems to 
>> be relevant based on one study.

>> Sorry--I just think you need to know the truth.  Now you can agree 
>> with him and make your own choices, but at least you know what he's 
>> actually doing.

>> Sandi

>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dmgina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:47 PM
>> 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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