Hey, Now!  I’m a type I diabetic, age 31, diagnosed age 14.  I also smoke(no
lectures please, I KNOW it’s way bad for me).  I’m hoping to actually manage
to quite this spring some time, and am interested in any information/personal
experience with the use of Habitrol patches, Nicorettes, and/or Lobelia root
extract as an aid to smoking cesation by diabetics.  Specifically, any
potential effects on BG levels or contraindications for use by diabetics.
TIA,
Mike
jacks…@rodeo.uwyo.edu

I’m wondering if anyone on this newsgroup has done in serious research or
has read any of the research that has been done world-wide in the past
five years. If so I would like to share information with you concerning
something called Syndrome X or the metabolic syndrome.

Syndrome X is the name given to a group of disorders that include
diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension, dyslipidemia,
hypotestosteronemia, hypercortisolism, and a few other minor endocrine
aberrations.

Research by leading scientists in Europe and the U.S. are starting to
believe that all of these disorders may be caused by changes in the
bodies endocrine system and that these changes are being brought on by
continuous high levels of stress.

Cortisol is one of the major stress hormones that is apparently involved
in etiology of Syndrome X. Per Bjorntorp of the University of Goteburg,
Sweden published a paper in the Journal of Internal Medicine 1991;
230:195-201 in which he presented his hypothesis for the X syndrome.
Since that time he and other scientists from Italy and the U.S. have been
working on this hypothesis with outstanding results. Bjorntorp and his
group have published over 75 articles in every major journal and you can
hardly find a journal article about obesity or syndrome x without seeing
his name in the references.

I tell you about Bjorntorp because everyone always complains about
so-called "experts". Read his work at the local medical school library
and then decide for yourself if he knows what he is talking about.

If anyone is interested in discussing Syndrome X, please E-mail me at
gwil…@molly.hsc.unt.edu If you want more references about syndrome X, I
will be glad to provide them for the whole group but I am not interested
in talking to anyone who doesn’t want to go and read the research. I have
been cross-referencing MedLine for over three years and I have thousands
of studies on heart disease, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and many
other disorders and how they relate to the endocrine system.

Gary

My IDDM wife gave birth to our second child this morning.  
Delaney Brenne O’Donnell came in at 8 lbs 3 oz (at only 36
weeks!) and 20 inches.  She’s perfectly healthly in every way.  
For those of you wrestling with this decision..I say go for it
if your control is good.  It’s more work for a diabetic, but the
payoff is sooo sweet.

Chris O’Donnell

I have been just recently become a Diabetic, and having a very difficult
time in Testing myself, because I seem to get bad Lances from the Acc-
Check Easy Monitor that I recently purchased.

Would like to know if there is a Lance that I could use that adapatable
to my Monitor?

I would like a more finer needle-Lance) that I can use.

Thank You.
Gerld

        I posted these observations over a year ago, and am still looking
for someone’s similar experience. As an actor, I find that my BG’s are
lowered by even quite unathletic performance onstage: even seated, I find
that an hour of stage acting will drop me from, say, 10 to 6 or 7 [180 to
approx 110]. This doesn’t work as well in film or TV, perhaps because
of the relative brevity of the takes.

        When a show ends, I have to replace this mental exercise with more
physical activity.

        Harry Hill
        Montreal

Hello,
I have been on insulin for 14 yrs and usually reuse my syringes around 4
times. My girlfriend is an RN studing to be a Certified Diabetic Educator
and said patients ask her if reusing can contaminate Regular insulin. The
FDA guidelines for clinics prohibits this practice, but some answers to
the newly diagnosed diabetics from us experienced ones can only help them
learn more about all the aspects of diabetes care.

I welcome any posts or mail, sent to me directly, of your thoughts and/or
practices concerning reusing syringes and any deleterious effects of
doing so.

Thank you,
Rick

What’s IMHO?  Please explain .. .I see it Posts from time to time.
Art

 This is a not so polite request for all those replying to  Re: PCM (fwd)
to check the to: box and REMOVE THE DIABETES NEWSGROUP OUTGOING  line
from the message.  My mail box is getting messages every 3 to 4 minutes,
making it very difficult to do my job.  I have abandoned this useless
discussion a few months ago.  I care nothing about Betty Martini or what
she has to say.  

Laura Clift

cli…@aa.wl.com

A short while ago there were some posts requesting information
about cats with diabetes.  I happened upon a reference and tracked
it down.

Diabetes in cats is very similar to diabetes in humans.  They
exhibit both type I and II.  Oral drugs work in type II cats although
most eventually require insulin.  Obesity is a
significant risk factor for type II.  Normal fasting bg levels are
3.3-6.9 mmol/L (60-125 mg/dl).  

–
Charles Coughran
ccough…@ucsd.edu

My sister was recently diagnosed with diabetes and needs financial
support.   We’ve heard that there is a "1 (800)" number for support.  Do
you know of one?   Please answer to "Dun wur…@aol.com".    Many
thanks…