hi,

Bplease let me ask a few quesions.  

 first, what is meant by "control"?  it seems as though everybody
has a different definition of it.  by the way, i am overweight,
type 2, very insulin resistant;  never get as low as 200, even with
a total of 150 units a day.  don’t often get to 400.

Dwhat is meant by "multiple injections"?  i guess that’s what i may be
on.  60 nph at bedtime, 35r in am, 25 or more r before each other meal.

still working to get enough insulin to lower bg.

why does insulin make a person gain weight?  it seems as though food
has become much more fattening since i started insulin 8 months
ago.

is it possible to see further improvement.  it seems as though i start
getting hungry, weak, trembly, etc., when my bg drops close to 200.

thank you for any input,

barbara

whe
D
please let me ask as

Chromium Supplement Awarded U.S. Patent for Lowering Cholesterol
(retyped for clarity)

        The U.S. Patent Office has approved a patent on the
cholesterol lowering effects of a unique chromium-niacin compound
called Chromate.  U.S. patent No. 4,954,492 is the first and only
patent awarded a chromium supplement for lowering blood lipids such
as cholesterol and triglycerides.
        Chromate,  manufactured by InterHealth of Concord,  Calif.,  
has been shown to lower cholesterol and triglycerides levels in
test animals and in humans.  A University study awaiting
publication,  involving 34 subjects showed Chromate substantially
lowered serum cholesterol levels,  improved total cholesterol/HDL
ratios and reduced triglycerides levels in young male athletes who
had moderate cholesterol levels to begin with.
        The study was directed by Robert Lafavi,  now Director of
Research for the Health and Human Performance Laboratory at Georgia
Southern University.
        Although Lafavi stresses that the data are preliminary,   he
is very encouraged by the results.  “The results were substantial.”
 Lefavi says,  “What effect this compound will have on people with
high cholesterol levels due to negative chromium balance,  one can
only speculate.”
        Lafavi plans on expanding his research  of the compound by
evaluating its effects on people who are likely to be at risk of
Cardiovascular disease.

dreamd…@gnn.com

Does this newsgroup cover this condition ?

Kevran Day (day_kev…@tandem.com) wrote:

: In Canada, there is a product called Splenda which is a sugar substitute
: made from sucralose (packaged with maltodextrin).  Does anyone here have
: any information regarding sucralose and it’s affect on Blood Glucose
: levels?  Any side effects known?  Is it heat stable?  Does it taste like
: sugar or is it like Nutrasweet (close but no cigar)?  Any info would be
: appreciated.
:
: —
: Kevran

Hi Kevran,

This product is also available in Australia (made in the USA & packaged in
Australia). I use it on my cornflakes or rolled oats with breakfast in the
morning just as I used to use sugar.  The nutrition information table on
the packet shows the following per 100g data:-

Energy          1560 kJ
Protein         < 1g
Fat             0g
CARBOHYDRATE
– Total         92.8g
– Sugars        2.7g
Sodium          73mg
Potassium       6mg

As a comparison, the CARBOHYDRATE data from the corn flakes packet is
– Total         86.0g
– Sugars        6.6g

and the (Uncle Tobys) oats
– Total         61.7g
– Sugars        1.0g

The other thing I’ve noticed is that although Splenda looks and tastes
much the same as sugar, a given volume of Splenda is much lighter than
sugar.

If you need more info, the name of the distributer here is
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PACIFIC PTY. LTD
154 PACIFIC HIGHWAY
ST LEONARDS 2065
NSW
AUSTRALIA

BTW, do food manufacturers & producers put the nutrition information on
the packets in the USA? I sure find that it makes browsing the
supermarket shelves much easier.

cheers,

Norm

How many of you have physicians with a fingerstick A1C machine in their
office?  Of  the 4 pediatric endocrinologists my son has been to, only
one had such a machine.   Unfortunately I couldn’t continue with that
physician because he didn’t believe in a sliding scale for insulin.  
While we are exceedingly happy with our current endo, she doesn’t have
this machine in her office.   In this day and age of available technology,
 we should demand that they stop taking blood from veins, when a
fingerstick will do.  I just ordered a home A1C test that uses a
fingerstick.  It’s from DSS in Florida.  The kit is pending FDA approval.
 In my opinion, my 8 year old should be able to have one comprehensive
blood work drawn from his vein per year, and the rest of these A1C tests
should be done from the fingerstick.  I’ll keep you posted about the
results.  The video it came with shows how simple it is.

        Hello People.
        This is my first time on internet so please be gentle with me
in the event of any Faux-pas.
        My wife has recently, 1.5 months ago, has been diagnosed as
insulin dependant. She currently jabs herself once per day with 12-16
U’s, normally 0900.
        I’m relatively sure it’s 100% slow acting insulin.

        We are traveling to Los Angeles End of this week and I’m
looking for anybody with advice and experience. I’ll set out my
rough idea for the schedule, BUT I am fully open to critism.
0915 10 u’s insulin.
0940 Lightish Breakfast
1200 Snack
1415 lunch on flight
1800 sandwich provided by self  Time US 1000
2200 8 U’s Jab                  time US 1400
2220 Sandwiches on Flight
2330 Land                       Time US 1530
US Time 1900 Evening Dinner

I’d welcome comments with respect to this.

Regards Chris White.
White_ch…@timeplex.com

As an additional step towards promoting awareness and discussion of
autoimmune conditions, we are pleased to announce a new web page called:

Autoimmunity Research Resources

For those of you with access to the web, the url is:

http://www.cps.msu.edu/~keyesdav/ms

The page was designed by David Keyes at msu, and is intended to be a
companion to the autoimmune_research distribution list.  The site will
archive postings to the discussion list and already provides a wealth of
links to web resources about autoimmunity and autoimmune conditions.  At
present we have included links to resources on generalimmunology, online
journals, research centers, and pharmaceutical companies, and as well as
specific resources on diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus, psoriasis,
rheumatoid arthritis, Reiter’s syndrome and ankylosing spondylitis, and
scleroderma.  The complete listing of the web page is given in this
message below.

If you know of good additional links, please send a message to David or to me.

Please keep in mind that this page is new and underconstruction.

Listing of Web Page Autoimmunity Research Resources

Index of Resources

    1. General Information
               Mission Statement
               Submitting Material
               Call for Participation
    2. Searchable Moderated Mailing List Archive
               Keyword Search the Entire Archive  
               Send a Submission to the Archive Maintainer for Review.
              See the moderator policy for details on selectivity…
               Browse the Archive
                     Abstracts of published articles  
                     Research in progress  
                     Summaries of new developments  
                     News accounts of new treatments  
    3. Selected Links to Other Sites
               General Resources on Immunology
               Journals on Immunology and Related Topics
               Immunology Laboratories and Research Centers
               Pharmaceutical Companies
               Diabetes Resources
               Multiple Sclerosis Resources
               Psoriasis Resources
               Reiter’s Syndrome and Ankylosing Spondilitis Resources
               Rheumatoid Arthritis Resources
               Scleroderma Resources

General Information

Mission Statement

The purpose of this site is to share information about research on
autoimmune disorders among
professionals and patients. The autoimmune diseases in question include,
but are not limited to:

        Diabetes Mellitus
        Multiple Sclerosis
        Rheumatoid Arthritis
        Psoriasis
        Lupus
        Reiters Syndrome and Ankylosing Spondylitis
        Scleroderma

These conditions all appear to involve imbalances in the immune system
leading to autoimmunity, a
self-directed attack by the immune system.

This resource is intended to facilitate discussion of ongoing research
into the basic mechanisms of
autoimmunity and treatments for specific autoimmune conditions. It is not
intended to be a
repository for discussions of specific treatment regimes, reactions to
medications, or support.

We welcome research-related submissions, in various formats, and will post
them where
appropriate. The type of material we are soliciting includes:

        Abstracts of recently published articles
        Information on research-in-progress
        Accessible summaries of new developments in our understanding of
the immune system
        News accounts about new treatments
        References to other quality online information archives

Submitting Material

There are several methods for submitting information.

       Moderated E-Mail Distribution List
       If you have something you want to post to the list, then simply
send it to
       autoimmune_resea…@ksg1.harvard.edu.

       The list is moderated to ensure that the focus remains on research.
This means that the
       moderators reserve the right not to post all submissions.

       World Wide Web Page
       A form is available for submitting suggested new Universal Resource
Locators to this
       page.

Participation

To make this work, we need to get a critical mass of people interested in
participating, both in the
patient and in the research communities. If you think of ways to do this,
please send e-mail to
micha…@ksg1.harvard.edu.

Selected Links to Other Sites

General Resources on Immunology

       Medical Sciences Bulletin. Good articles on specific drugs and on
diseases and general
       health. See in particular "Focus On… The New Immunology" for an
excellent overview of
       developments in immunology…
       ChronicIllNet section on Autoimmune Disease

     Index

Journals on Immunology and Related Topics

        Cutting Edge: Journal of Immunology
        Journal of Autoimmunity
        Science Magazine On-line
        Cell On-line: The tables of contents and abstracts for Cell,
Immunity, and Neuron
        Nature On-line

     Index

General Immunology Newsgroups

       sci.med.immunology
       bionet.immunology

     Index

Immunology Laboratories and Research Centers

       Garry Autoimmune Disease Lab
       Gillam Laboratory
       Immunology Research Group at the University of Calgary
       Masschusetts General Hospital Multiple Sclerosis Unit
       McMichael Laboratory
       Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Oklahoma
       National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
       Robarts Research Institute at the University of Western Ontario
       Turku Immunology Center

     Index

Pharmaceutical Companies

       ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation
       Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

     Index

Diabetes Resources

       Medical Sciences Bulletin article "Focus On… Diabetes Mellitus"
       National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDKD)
       NIDDKD Directory of Diabetes Organizations
       Diabetes FAQs
       Links to Diabetes Resources
       Datastore Diabetes Links
       Diabetes Newsgroup (misc.health.diabetes)

     Index

Multiple Sclerosis Resources

       Medical Sciences Bulletin article "Autoimmunity and Neurologic
Disorders"
       Genetics and MS
       National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke — Multiple
Sclerosis Research
       Highlights
       Archives of Neurology
       Research and Clinical Trials section of Jean Sumption’s MS site
       Research Section of MS Crossroads — Aapo Halko’s MS Site
       Neurosciences on the Net — Index of Electronic Journals
       Advanced Imaging Research Group, London, Ontario, Canada
       Newsgroup (alt.support.mult-sclerosis)
       AOL National Multiple Sclerosis Society pages, see especially
"Update" and "Research
       and Clinical Trials" sections. See also their message forum "Ask
MD’s about MS"

     Index

Psoriasis Resources

       Psoriasis Research
       Technical Overview Article
       National Psoriasis Foundation

     Index

Lupus Resources

       Lupus Homepage at Hamline Unversity

     Index

Reiter’s Syndrome and Ankylosing Spondilitis Resources

       FAQ for Reiter’s Syndrome and Ankylosing Spondylitis
       Spondylitis Association of America
       Musculoskeletal Section – Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology

     Index

Rheumatoid Arthritis Resources

       Medical Sciences Bulletin article "Focus On… Rheumatoid Arthritis"
       Medical Sciences Bulletin article "Oral Collagen for Rheumatoid
Arthritis"
       Frequently Asked Questions About Arthritis (also about Lupus and
Scleroderma and other
       arthritic conditions, many pointers to lists and groups)
       XIIIth European Congress of Rheumatology
       Arthritis Today
       Musculoskeletal Section – Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
       Newsgroups
              alt.support.arthritis
              misc.health.arthritis

     Index

Scleroderma Resources

       Scleroderma FAQ
       Scleroderma related sites

I’m hopeful some people can help me.  My husband was diagnosed with type 2
in November 1994 at the age of 33. He is of average weight. He is taking
the max amount glucophage and 2.5 mg. of glucotrol.  He is sensitive to
insulin; his BG plummets with as little as 2 units.  Last holiday season,
he was so newly diagnosed, that he was experimenting with  treatment. I
feel like this is the first time he’s really on a regime.

My concern is this.  He is nervous about all social situations this
season.  He really eats at regular times. He is prone to hypoglycemic
episodes if he waits too long to eat.  Usually by the time he feels it
coming on, it’s too late. . . he treats it but his liver generally is
kicking in some glucose on top of this (our educated guess). So, timing
dinner reservations, etc. has been a nightmare. He eats dinner at 6:30 pm
pretty much precisely every single day.  This is not always possible in a
restaurant situation or when dining with friends. he feels he is "putting
people out", but he knows how serious this is too. It’s easier to "avoid"
then deal with this. However, I don’t want to sit home all through the
holidays.  Plus, we are going to a lovely restaurant on Friday for my
birthday where meals tend to take  a while. We RARELY go out because of
this problem.

I don’t know what to do. I’m sure others out there have found ways to cope
with this. . . slow waiters, busy holiday season, etc. Also, there’s the
issue of eating at other people’s homes. . .things do happen.
Thanksgiving at  his sister’s was 1 hour later than planned. . .although
she did her very best. The turkey did not cooperate.  

Any advice? Should he take a swig of juice if the wait gets too long?
Then, he really has to watch what to eat at his meal?  I really would love
some help and ideas. Thanks in advance.

Patricia
Patricia

 I have a brittle diabetes and would like to try an insulin pump.
My endo. told that he does not do pumps, but insulin pump probably
could help me. I talked with several other endo. in my HMO but none
of them do insulin pumps. Can anyone give me advice what to do in
this situation. By the way my A1c is good and usually around 7.
My health insurance is AETNA "Select choice".

Thanks.
Mike.

I’m new to this newsgroup, and inquiring for my Mom. She’s been a Type
II diabetic for years, and has pretty well kept it under control. This
summer, though, she broke a bone in her foot–3 months later, she broke
the one next to it. Each broke easily–digging in the garden, and
stepping on a sprinkler. IT’s been nearly 7 months, and the bones
haven’t healed yet. The doctor told her today that she may have
"Sharko’s"sp? Disease, and that it is caused by diabetes. She’s to stay
on that funny-looking "shoe" thing for 3 more weeks, then I guess he’ll
evaluate further.

Have any of you ever heard of this? If so, we’d like to know more about
it.

Thank you,
Carolyn Burton