The diabetes epidemic

# 27

Posted: 22/10/2011 19:47

I recently saw a documentary that discusses how a whole foods plant based diet can be the solution to type 1 diabetes; its called Forks over Knives - anyone else see it?

# 26

Posted: 05/07/2010 08:44

TocRock, this discussion is about Diabetes, not Lyme disease.

# 25

Posted: 03/07/2010 18:28

Well I may start! I find this fascinating, particularly the post by ally (shinglehanger)... well done! Many pieces of the jigsaw have fallen into place. I have seen the Ring o' rosies and have photos to illustrate. I presented with a classic case of clinical Lyme Disease. I had all the correct symptoms, in the correct timeframe, and received the classically accepted treatment. But I am still unwell.

Any student of Irish history would know that most of the famine victims died as a result of relapsing fever, not starvation. This is a louse-borne disease very similar to Lyme Disease. So, if it is information that can be retained by the body and passed on through generations, a lot of this makes sense.

To the anonymous posters: step up to the mark please and give your credentials.

Lyme Disease devastates the immune system. Both acute and chronic patients with Lyme can suffer symptoms of arthritis. I can tell you from experience that I have severe symptoms but do not respond to convential treatment as I do not have clinical arthritis. If you want to know why I have symptoms, talk to the Lyme.

The thyroid and adrenal glands can be seriously affected and compromised, - as "medical experts" you will appreciate the repercussions of this. If you want to know why I have symptoms, talk to the PLDS.

During my treatment, which was in Continental Europe, I was advised to cut out all sugars to deprive the bacteria of a fuel source. I was also told to manage my yeast levels better. All of this ties in, and I believe my recovery benefitted from this advice.

# 24

Posted: 02/06/2009 21:22

does anyone post in this forum anymore?????????

# 23

Posted: 14/08/2008 15:38

Hi all, I came a across a range of products in the US - snack bars and crisps - apparently proven to keep blood sugars stable for up to 8 hours. They had various flavours like chocolate, peanut, apple etc. They would also be great for people who are over weight. They were on sale in US pharmacy and Drug Stores. Are there any products like that here? And if not, maybe there should...

# 22

Posted: 27/05/2004 17:09

Has anyone heard of a mis-diagnosis of diabetes? My mother (56) was diagnosed as having type 2 diabetes 3 years ago. Her then GP prescribed 1500mg of glucophage a day. She has now transferred GPs as she was unhappy with the previous one. He states that she does not have diabetes and he thinks her varying blood sugar levels are a result of having Irritable Bowel Syndrome and dietry problems. We are desperatly trying to find out if there are any long term effects of taking this glucophage for a long period of time. Can anyone advise?

# 21

Posted: 10/05/2004 22:13

In reference to Xenical. I have used it but I really think making changes to one's diet is better than relying on capsules because all they do is bind a percentage of the fat from food eaten and the effects it has on the Bowel isn't the best either. At the ned of the day if one continue to consume the type of foods that are riddled with fat then the capsules aren't going to be of much benefit and changing ones diet really is the better alternative. Xenical removes 30%percent of fat intake so obviously one absorbs the other 70%.

# 20

Posted: 10/05/2004 22:05

This is the lady with the PCOS. Since writing the original message I have been suffering pain since October 2001 and had it diagnosed in May 2003 as Endometriosis. I have a metabolic syndrome that includes PCOS, Diabetes, Endometriosis, Rare Blood Group, Infections, Mood Swings, and other difficulties. I had been using the Pill but unfortuantely the usage of that triggered the dormant endometriosis. All these conditions interact and the treatment for endo starts off the PCOS and then the Treatment for PCOS triggers off Endo. So I am caught and then the low oestrogen levels trigger off the Mood Swings etc. Unfortuantely the Endo has been very active and especially since January. I was originally attended to by the Diabetes Dr and gone through several departments. Anyway, thanks for the advice.

# 19

Posted: 28/04/2004 12:19

ally(shinglehanger) - what are you talking about? Lyme disease is caused by tick bites, it an imfammatory infection of the skin, curable by antibiotics. Nothign to do wuth diabetes, which is an endocrine prboelm, or arthritis, which is an auto-immune problem. You really should get your medical facts correct before you go posting on health sites.

# 18

Posted: 25/04/2004 20:50

How can your editor allow such nonsence as was sent from the cousin in the USA to be put up on the messages. It is balderdash.

# 17

Posted: 03/10/2003 11:23

does anyone know how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in Ireland in the early 80's?

# 16

Posted: 16/07/2003 10:21

It is true that if it is discovered early enough, it is possible not only to control but to some way reverse Type2. Exercise daily to reduce insulin resistance. Many people find that the morning is the most effective time. Not eating carbs late in the day where you are not using the sugar your body produces. Cutting OUT all sugary foods. Sweets, cake, biscuits, chocolate - even certain sauces which contain suger. Watching your fruit intake as these contain natural sugar (but eating plenty of veg). And most of all monitoring your glucose. To the lady with the PCOS. It might be worth your while going private to get a consultation sooner. many people have found cetain forms of the pill to be beneficial for this also.
Regarding motor insurance questionnaires. These are lagal documents, so if you knowingly withold information and thay discover it, it will invalidate your policy.

# 15

Posted: 16/07/2003 07:58

I have only in the last year been
diagnoised with type 2 diavetes
and I am only learning all about it.
Your article is of great help, I will follow up on the advise. My
biggest problem is knowing what I can and can not eat. ??

# 14

Posted: 16/07/2003 07:48

Does anybody know anything regarding the legality of those motor insurance questionaires?

# 13

Posted: 26/02/2003 19:42

I can recommend the Diabetes Centre beside the Mater Hospital on Eccles St as an excellent multidsiciplinary centre for the care of diabees sufferers

# 12

Posted: 18/01/2003 22:11

A MESSAGE OF HOPE FROM THE USA

WE NOW KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING DIABETES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DIABETES IS NO LONGER A MYSTERY (TYPE 2). IT WAS THE PLAGUE IN THE MIDDLE AGES (RING AROUND A ROSIE MARK) ACCOUNTING FOR THE HIGH INCIDENCE IN PRESENT DAY EUROPE, (AND USA EURO DESCENDANTS) AND HAS BEEN STUDIED IN THE USA BEING CALLED "LYME DISEASE". ITS SOURCE IS A TICK BITE, AND THE PLAGUE WAS STARTED BY THIS TICK BITE AND RELATED INSECT BITES (INFECTED RODENT'S FLEAS WOULD ALSO TRANSMIT THE DISEASE VIA FLEABITES FROM AN INFECTED ANIMAL'S FLEAS AS WELL TO A SECOND VICTIM).


EXISTENCE OF LYME IN IRELAND/UK:
I HAVE THIS LYME DISEASE, AM IN AMERICA, AND CONTRACTED IT FROM A TICK BITE IN IRELAND DURING LIVING THERE BRIEFLY, THOUGH THE IRISH BOARD OF HEALTH OFFICIALLY DENIES THE DISEASE'S EXISTENCE IN IRELAND (WRONGFULLY).

BOTH HEREDITARY (NON RASH) AND NEW (TICK BITE) VERSIONS:
IT CAN BE HEREDITARY, OR YOU CAN NEWLY ACQUIRE IT FROM A SHEEP TICK BITE, THE BACTERIA AT WORK IS *BORRELIA BURGDORFERI*, A TYPE OF SPIROCHETE (CORKSCREW SHAPED). HEREDITARY VERSIONS HAVE NO RASH AND SICK SYMPTOMS, AND THE VICTIM APPEARS HEALTHY UNTIL TROUBLE STARTS LATER IN LIFE.


THE TELLTALE RASH FOR NEW CASES:
IN NON-HEREDITARY CASES AQUIRED FROM A NEW TICK BITE, A RED RASH DEVELOPS COMMONLY MISTAKEN FOR "RINGWORM", HOT TO THE TOUCH LOOKING LIKE A BULLSEYE RING, WHICH USUALLY EXPANDS LARGER BEFORE GOING AWAY. THE RASH APPEARS UP TO A MONTH AFTER A TICKBITE, AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER TICK BITE, AND THE TIME DELAY BETWEEN BITE AND RASH CAN BE CONFUSING TO ASSOCIATE THE TWO AS ONE EVENT..

HEREDITARY VERSION;
HEREDITARY CASES WILL NOT HAVE ANY RASH OR SICK SYMPTOMS LIKE LOW GRADE FEVER, BECAUSE THE BODY CANNOT REALIZE ITS AN INVADER (ITS BEEN THERE SINCE CONCEPTION).ALMOST ALL EUROPEANS HAVE THE HEREDITARY VERSION FROM PLAGUE EXPOSURE IN THEIR FAMILY LINES. A PERSON CAN ALSO HAVE THE HEREDITARY EUROPEAN VERSION, BE BIT BY A TICK, AND AQUIRE A NEW VERSION, BECAUSE THE STRAINS CHANGE AND EVOLVE SLIGHTLY OVER TIME, SO IMMUNITY IS NOT AUTOMATIC FOR THAT REASON. (THE HEREDITARY VERSION IS A STRAIN THATS HUNDREDS OF YEARS OLD PASSED DOWN THRU FAMILIES AND IT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN IN THE TICK TODAY).


THE PROOF OF TWO VERSIONS:
IN USA STUDIES OF LYME TICK BITES, THERE ARE TYPICALLY TWO DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT REACTIONS BASED ON RACIAL ORIGIN. EUROPEANS, WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED DURING THE PLAGUE, HAVE A VERY SLOW, NON-ACUTE ONSET OF THE DISEASE, (THEY TOLERATE IT MUCH BETTER)....WHILE NON-EUROPEANS GET DEATHLY ILL VERY FAST. THIS IS BECAUSE THE NON-EUROS NEVER SAW IT IN THEIR FAMILIES BEFORE, JUST THE SAME WAY EUROPE FIRST SEVERLY REACTED DURING THE PLAGUE TIMES WITH PEOPLE DYING OFF... AND THOSE EUROPEANS WHO SURVIVED ARE LIVING IN US TODAY AND WE HAVE PARTIAL IMMUNITY. (THE EUROPEANS WHO DIED IN THE PLAGUE DIDNT CARRY ON, OBVIOUSLY - SO WE'RE ALL THEIR DESCENDANTS).

TREATMENT AND CURE AVAILABLE:
TYPE II DIABETES RESPONDS WELL TO SIMPLE DOXYCYCLINE ANTIBIOTICS. ITS BASICALLY CUREABLE OR AT LEAST TREATABLE. THE MOST CURRENT REACTION TO ANTIBIOTICS IS FIRST A WORSENING OF THE SYMPTOMS, AS THE ANTIBIOTIC KILLS OFF LARGE NUMBERS OF THE SPIROCHETE, AND TEMPORARY TOXINS BUILD UP IN THE BLOOD FOR A WEEK TO TEN DAYS TILL THE BODY FLUSHES THEM OUT. AFTER THIS POINT, GOOD STARTS TO BE DONE KILLING OFF MORE AND MORE OF THE BACTERIA. LONG TERM TREATMENT IS REQUIRED BECAUSE THIS BACTERIA IS SO SMALL IT CAN HIDE INSIDE CELL WALLS, WHERE THE MEDICINE CANNOT REACH IT, SO CONTINUING ANTIBIOTICS UNTIL NEW CELLS ARE PRODUCED IS MANDATORY TO HOPE FOR A FULL CURE... AT THE VERY LEAST, PERIODIC ONGOING TREATMENT TO KEEP IT IN CHECK UNTIL A 'SMALLER' MEDICINE MOLECULE THAT CAN PENETRATE CELL WALLS IS FOUND.


NERVE DAMAGE AND OTHER DISEASES IT CAUSES:
LYME DISEASE/BORRELIA BURGDORFERI ALSO CAN LOOK LIKE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (WHAT WE CALL MS IS ACTUALLY THE SAME DISEASE, DOXYCYCLINE ANTIBIOTICS WORK SAME WAY FAVORABLY). IT ALSO MASQUERADES AS OTHER NERVE DISEASES, SEE BELOW.

HOW IT WORKS IN DIABETES:
REGARDING TYPE II DIABETES, tHIS BACTERIA EATS SUGAR AND IMMEDIATELY CHANGES IT IN THE BLOODSTREAM INTO 2 MOLECULES OF LACTIC ACID. THE BACTERIA IS VERY SLOW TO MULTIPLY, THEY SPLIT AND DOUBLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS WITH WORSENING OF THE SYMPTOMS AT THOSE TIMES (FROM THE CAST OFF BACTERIAL COAT'S TOXINS BUILDING UP IN THE BLOOD). SO IT TAKES YEARS TO WORSEN MONTH BY MONTH, AND IN HEREDITARY CASES THERE ARE CRITICAL AGE MARKERS SUCH AS TEEN YEARS, MIDDLE AGE, AND OLD AGE, WHERE ITS AT A PEAK/TURNING POINT TO CAUSE DAMAGE OR SEEM TO APPEAR AS A NEW SYMPTOM. THE LACTIC ACID IT PRODUCES PHYSICALLY ERODES OUR TOOTH ENAMEL AND ALSO CAUSES MUSCLE SORENESS IN OUR BODIES, AND ERODES CALCIUM FROM OUR BONES SIMILAR TO GRITTY "TARTAR" ON TEETH, EXCEPT WHICH FORMS IN THE JOINTS, CAUSING ARTHRITIS FROM THE IRRITATION. AN ENGLISH DOCTOR PUBLISHED A STUDY SAYING DIABETES WAS CONTAGIOUS AND HE WAS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, BUT ENGLAND OSTRACIZED HIM SAYING "WHAT IF ALL THE DIABETICS ARE NOW PREJUDICED AGAINST SINCE YOURE SAYING ITS CONTAGIOUS?"...WHAT A SELFISH MODE OF THOUGHT! IT WAS IN BBC ONLINE NEWS LAST NOVEMBER. ANOTHER STUDY PROVED MS ALSO RESPONDS TO DOXYCYCLINE AND IT GOT A SIMILAR REACTION, AND WAS NEVER PUBLISHED IN THE USA AT ALL, DUE TO GREED.

RELATED CONSEQUENCES:
THE BLOOD SUGAR DISAPPEARANCE ALSO CAUSES MOOD SWINGS AND DEPRESSION. OF COURSE IT DOES, LOW SUGAR OR NO SUGAR MAKE US TIRED, DIFFICULT CONCENTRATION, AND CRANKY, PHYSICALLY. THIS EXPLAINS THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF DEPRESSION IN IRELAND. DEPRESSION STARTS IN THE BLOOD, NOT IN THE HEAD.

THE PHYSICS OF THE BACTERIA ITSELF:
LYME BACTERIA (TYPE II DIABETES, MS, ETC) IS ALMOST AN ANAEROBE - IT DISLIKES OXYGEN. THERFORE ITS FAVORITE RESIDENCE PLACES IN THE BODY ARE THE FAR EXTREMITIES THAT GET THE LEAST CIRCULATION. (EXPLAINING HAND AND FOOT NERVE DAMAGE SPECIFICALLY IN DIABETES BEING NOTICED). AFTER ADVANCED GROWTH OVER YEARS OF TIME, IT NO LONGER CAN PHYSICALLY REMAIN IN THE EXTREMITIES (FOR SHEER LACK OF SPACE) AND STARTS TO AFFECT THE REST OF THE BODY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH TIME/AGE ADVANCING.


RELATED CONSEQUENCES TO LOCATION OF BACTERIA IN BODY:
BY AGE 40 IN WOMEN, WITH THE HERIDITARY VERSION, THE SPIROCHETE HAS TAKEN UP RESIDENCE IN THE TORSO, AND CAN DEPLETE A WOMANS OVARIES/EGGS OF THE ONE PROTEIN THAT RESULTS IN DOWN'S SYNDROME CHILDREN. THE MISSING GENE IS ACTUALLY A SPECIFIC PROTEIN WEIGHT, GENES ARE NOTHING MORE THAN DIFFERENT AMINO ACIDS (PROTEINS)...GENE IS MISSING BECAUSE ITS BEEN EATEN BY THIS SPIROCHETE. THIS IS WHY DOWN'S SYNDROME USUALLY HAPPENS TO WOMEN OF AGE 40 WHO BECOME PREGNANT, YOUNGER WOMEN WHO HAVE THE SPIROCHETE HAVE NOT ADVANCED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS THAT HIGH IN THE BODY. IT PREFERS TO STAY AT THE LOWEST POINTS, HANDS AND FEET ,TO AVOID OXYGEN SO LONG AS THERE IS PHYSICAL SPACE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IN RELATION TO ITS NUMBERS OF POPULATION IN THE BODY.

REGARDING NERVE & MS DAMAGE:
THIS SAME LYME BACTERIA NOT ONLY EATS SUGAR, BUT ALSO MYELIN, A CRUCIAL PROTEIN FOR OUR NERVES AND MUSCLES.MYELIN DEPLETION CAUSES SCORES OF DISEASES, AND IS NO LONGER A MYSTERY ISSUE, ITS THIS VERY BACTERIA AT WORK. THIS LYME BACTERIA IN CONJUNCTION WITH A LOW PROTEIN DIET CAN CAUSE ADVERSE SYMPTOMS RANGING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, TO FIBROMYALGIA, MYOCARDITIS HEART SWELLING AND PALPITATIONS, VARIOUS NERVE DAMAGE, ALZHEIMERS AND PARKINSONS DISEASE, AS WELL AS STEVEN HAWKING'S ALATERAL MYOTROPHIC SCLEROSIS. A HIGH PROTEIN DIET ENABLES THE BODY TO REPAIR THE MYELIN DAMAGE ON A DAILY BASIS, KEEPING IT SOMEWHAT IN CHECK. ALL THE MY0=DISEASE NAMES WITH MYELIN DEPLETION AT CAUSE ARE THIS MYELIN EATING BACTERIA (BORRELIA BURGDORFERI), AGAIN UNSEEABLE IN TRADITIONAL BLOOD TESTS WITH ALL BUT TWO POWERFUL ELECTRON MICROSCOPES, AS ITS THE SIZE OF A VIRUS THO ACTUALLY A BACTERIA.

OTHER PROTEINS LYME EATS:
SECONDARILY IT EATS A PROTEIN CALLED MELATONIN, WHICH WE CALL PIGMENT IN OUR SKIN. (CAUSING ADVANCING PALENESS AS WE AGE). THIS EXPLAINS WHY FRECKLES IN CHILDREN DISAPPEAR WITH AGE OR LESSEN - THE OLDER YOU GET, THE MORE SPIROCHETE YOU HAVE, THE MORE CHANCE IT WILL COMPLETELY DEVOUR YOUR PIGMENT/MELATONIN. IN THE ELDERLY THIS IS EVIDENT WITH MOTTLING OF THE SKIN, WHITE PATCHES BRIGHTER THAN THE SURROUNDING SKIN - THESE ARE SPIROCHETE COLONIES VISIBLE IN THE SKIN WITH THE NAKED EYE.

DETECTING THE TELLTALE EXCESS LACTIC ACID BY SIGHT:
LACTIC ACID SHOWS UNDER FLOURESCENT LIGHT IN THE PALMS AND SOLES OF THE HAND, AS A YELLOW COLOR. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE NAILS WITH ITS YELLOW COLOR, WORSENING AS WE AGE BECAUSE ITS MORE PLENTIFUL. LACTIC ACID IS PHYSICALLY A YELLOW COLOR BY NATURE. THE HANDS AND SOLES BEING MOST NOTICEABLE AS THEY ARE THE SPIROCHETES CHOICE HABITAT FOR LESS CIRCULATION EXPOSURE TO OXYGEN.

TESTING:
IN TYPE II DIABETES, THIS BACTERIA (LYME DISEASE OR BORRELIA BURGDORFERI) IS ULTRA SMALL, UNDETECTABLE WITH ALL BUT TWO MICROSCOPES ON PLANET EARTH (THE EURO CDC AND USA CDC CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPE). THEREFORE PRIOR TO NOW ALL BLOOD SAMPLES APPEAR NORMAL, THE CULPRIT IS TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN NORMALLY. THE ONLY TEST THAT WORKS IS CALLED A WESTERN BLOTT TEST, WHERE BLOOD SAMPLE IS CENTRIFUGED AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE SPIROCHETE'S PROTEINS CAN BE IDENTIFIED (P31, P41, ETC +7 MORE SPECIFIC WEIGHTS). THIS TEST IS CURRENTLY ONLY AVAILABLE FROM ONE LABORATORY IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA.

BAD TESTING:
THERE IS A MORE STANDARD TEST NAMED 'ELISA' WHICH SEEKS TO FIND THE ANTIBODIES TO LYME, THIS TEST IS GARBAGE AND A KEY PROBLEM TO MISDIAGNOSIS GOING ON CURRENTLY. IT CAN ONLY FIND FREE ANTIBODIES THAT HAVE NOT YET ATTACHED TO A SINGLE SPIROCHETE. AFTER 6 MONTHS OF THE DISEASE, BACTERIA FAR OUTWEIGH ANTIBODIES AND EVEN THO THOUSANDS OF ANTIBODIES (ATTACHED AND NOT FREE) ALREADY MAY BE IN A BLOOD SAMPLE, THIS TEST FAILS BECAUSE IT CANT SPOT THEM. IT CAN ONLY SPOT FREE ANTIBODIES WHICH MAKES IT ONLY VALID IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF INFECTION FROM A TICK BITE. IN THE HEREDITARY VERSION, THIS TEST WOULD NOT BE USEFUL AT ALL BECAUSE HEREDITARY VERSION VICTIMS DO NOT REACT TO MAKE ANTIBODIES THE SAME WAY, THE BODY DOESNT RECOGNIZE THE BACTERIA AS FOREIGN, IT CONSIDERS IT NORMAL (ITS BEEN PRESENT FROM SQUARE ONE OF LIFE).

HOW TYPE II DIABETES WORKS AND HOW YOU CAN CONTROL IT YOURSELF:
SUGAR IS IMMEDIATELY BROKEN DOWN INTO 2 LACTIC ACIDS BY THE BACTERIA. MEANWHILE, AFTER THE TONGUE SENSES SUGAR INTAKE, INSULIN IS RELEASED. THE CHANGED SUGAR NOW LEAVES THIS INSULIN WITH NOTHING TO DO, BECAUSE ITS NO LONGER SUGAR, ITS NOW LACTIC ACID. IF A PERSON EATS ENOUGH SUGAR FOR BOTH THEM AND THIS SPIROCHETE, THERE WILL BE SOME LEFT OVER TO AVOID THE INSULIN PROBLEM. IF YOU EAT A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF SUGAR, YOU WILL HAVE THE INSULIN PROBLEM BECUASE IT ALL BECOMES CHANGED BY THE BACTERIA RENDERING THE INSULIN USELESS. FOREGOING SUGAR ALTOGETHER IS A REMEDY, BECAUSE IF THE TONGUE DOESNT SENSE IT, NO INSULIN WILL BE RELEASED, AND ALSO YOURE KEEPING THE BACTERIA IN CHECK BY DENYING IT ITS FOOD (SUGAR).

SOLUTION BEING KEPT FROM EUROPE BY THE USA:
A SIMPLE SOLUTION IS TO TREAT SUFFERERS OF DIABETES WITH DOXYCYLINE OR IV CEPHALOSPORINS. THE USA IS HIDING THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE CITIZENS HERE ARE 3/4 IRISH DESCENT (A HUGE PERCENTAGE, 75%) AND MEDICINE IS A VERY LUCRATIVE TRADE, ESPECIALLY DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, ARTHRITIS, STROKE AND MS, WHICH ARE ALL ACTUALLY BEING CAUSED BY THIS SPIROCHETE'S DISEASE.

MORE GOOD NEWS FOR MEDICINE:
CANCER MAY VERY WELL BE THE NEWLY DISCOVERED INORGANIC BACTERIA THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CAVE FORMATION, STALAGTITES, AND IS FOUND LIVING IN PETROLEUM (OIL) WELLS. THIS BACTERIA IS UNLIKE ANY EVER SEEN, IT LIVES WITHOUT TRADITIONAL ORGANIC FOODS AND AIR, EATING MINERALS, METALS AND STONE FOR FOOD (A COMPLETELY INORGANIC LIFE FORM NEVER BEFORE SEEN). ONE VARIETY FEEDS ON IRON, AND MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LEUKEMIAS AND ANEMIAS WHERE IRON IS DISSAPPEARING FROM THE BLOOD. ANOTHER VARIETY FEEDS ON MAGNESIUM,... THEY HAVE DISCOVERED 12-14 DIFFERENT VARIETIES SO FAR IN THE USA DURING CAVE FORMATION RESEARCH DURING THE LAST YEAR. THESE BACTERIA WITHSTAND TEMPS ABOVE BOILING POINT, (ALSO FOUND LIVING IN HOT SPRINGS) AND PRODUCE SULFURIC ACID AS A BYPRODUCT OF THEIR FEEDING. ITS PROCESSES ARE UNKNOWN SO FAR AS HOW THE HUMAN BODY WOULD MAKE OTHER CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS BASED ON THIS SULFURIC ACID PRODUCTION INTERNALLY. MORE RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIND OUT WHAT BESIDES RADIATION KILLS THIS BACTERIA, WHICH WE KNOW FROM CANCER EXPERIENCE THRU A HIT OR MISS APPROACH. SOMEONE PLEASE READ THIS WHO'S IN A POSITION TO DO A STUDY. DEVELOP A LINK BETWEEN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS EXPOSURE, METALS/MINERAL EXPOSURE, AND CANCER. IRELAND IS FULL OF SCHOLARS AND SOMEONE OUT OF USA WITH PROPER INITIATIVE AND MEANS NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE, AS THE USA ONCE AGAIN WILL NOT WANT TO LOSE ITS BILLION DOLLAR MEDICAL INDUSTRY WITH AN EASY CURE. (SUCH A SHAME BUT TRUE)... THE OIL INDUSTRY HERE IS ALSO A TAD CORRUPT (THEY REFUSE TO STOP POLLUTING THE EARTH BECAUSE THE OIL INDUSTRY DOESNT WANT TO LOSE ITS BILLION DOLLAR REVENUE - AND WOULD NEVER LISTEN TO CANCER BEING OIL RELATED FOR THAT REASON. :(

GOOD LUCK IRISH SCHOLARS - FROM YOUR COUSIN IRISH SCHOLAR IN THE USA

# 11

Posted: 16/01/2003 16:18

Could someone tell me what the symptoms might be ?

# 10

Posted: 14/01/2003 11:33

Again to the lady with PCOS
I too suffer from this syndrome and am insulin resistant (and if it's any consolation, it took me nearly 6 months to get a private appointment with an endocrinologist).
I understand your frustration, as it can sometimes be hard to get your GP to understand the impact the syndrome has on your life. But from the research I've done, I think the problem in getting a diagnosis and subsequent treatment lies with the fact that every woman's symptoms are widely varied and it's quite hard for the GP to pin down the actual cause.
I found it was only when I approached my GP with the idea that I might have PCOS that that avenue was explored.
With regard to metformin, I've just started on it so can't really testify to its benefits just yet - it's still too early.
One thing I would think might be worth looking into while you wait for your endocrinologist appointment is the option of a low carb diet.
I know many people have valid concerns about the health implications of lowering your carbohydrate intake - weight loss versions of the diet like Dr Atkins (which cut out nearly all carbs) seem a bit dodgey to me too - but I did find that a couple of months on a moderate version (and while keeping an eye on my fat intake) worked for me.
I stopped putting on weight, the symptoms of insulin resistance became less troublesome, and I also found a slight improvement in my cycle.
I'm not suggesting a low carb diet will clear up everything, but if you are forced to wait to see an endocrinologist, it's certainly a pro-active option I would recommend.
Good luck

# 9

Posted: 10/01/2003 09:37

That lady with pcos should look into the use of xenical a prescription drug for weight loss in managing her weight problem as I heard a woman on the marian finnucane show recently with pcos who was doing very well on xenical as it helped her change the amount of fat intake in her diet ,does any on e have more information

# 8

Posted: 09/01/2003 14:24

Breastfeeding is an important way to reduce the risk of diabetes in our children. In the article, Does Breastfeeding Reduce the Risk of Diabetes?
Yvonne E. Vaucher, M.D., M.P.H. reports that:
"Exclusive breastfeeding for six months and continued breastfeeding for at least 12 months should be strongly recommended and supported for all infants born to diabetic mothers, diabetic fathers, families with diabetic siblings or those with a family history of diabetes. Breastfeeding is associated with a lower risk of developing both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The reasons for this benefit are unclear. For genetically susceptible infants born to mothers or into families with Type 1 diabetes, it is
possible, but not yet demonstrated, that reducing early exposure to intact cow's milk protein will decrease the infant's risk of developing Type 1 diabetes. For these high risk infants, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding and avoiding commercial cow's milk and products containing intact cow's milk protein in the first year. Standard infant formula remains the recommended alternative to breastfeeding.1 Soy based formula is contraindicated. Maternal dietary exposure to cow's milk products need not be restricted as exposure to small amounts of cow's milk protein present in breastmilk does not appear deleterious. There is no rationale or evidence to suggest that avoiding cow's milk protein or the use of protein hydrolysate formulas will reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes." References:
1. AAP Work Group: Infant feeding practices and their possible relationship to the etiology of diabetes mellitus. Pediatrics 1994;94:752-754
2. Kimpimaki T, et al. Short-term exclusive breastfeeding predisposes young children with increased genetic risk of Type 1 diabetes to progressive beta-cell autoimmunity. Diabetologia 2001;44:63-69
3. Ellis TM, Atkinson MA. Early infant diets and insulin-dependent diabetes. Lancet 1996;347:1464-1465
4. Pettitt DJ, Forman MR, Hanson RL, et al. Breastfeeding and incidence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in Pima Indians. Lancet 1997;350:166-168

# 7

Posted: 09/01/2003 11:02

Check out the website www.diabetesnet.com or The Diabetes Mall for information.

# 6

Posted: 09/01/2003 11:02

I developed diabetes as a result of another condition PCOS. Insulin Resistence/Glucose Intolerance are symptoms of PCOS.
PCOS also has the symtpom of causing overweight difficulties so it isn't necessarily food intake that causes obesity in women with PCOS. Cholestrol difficulties are
also connected to PCOS. Not all women with PCOS will be Insulin Resistent/Glucose Intolerant but a significant proportion maybe Insulin Reisitent which maybe a precursor to Diabetes 2. I have been advised that I could be waiting two years to get an appointment with an Endocrinologist through the Medical Card. Considering all the Medical difficulties I have I find it incredulous that I have to wait two years to get basic treatment.
GP'S have little information about PCOS and seem to be unwilling to treat the illness with Metformin.
Metformin is an anti-diabetic agent but helps in the treatment of PCOS but most GP'S only recognise it as an anti-diabetic agent and willn't prescribe it alone for PCOS and that is due to their lack of knowledge of the syndrome. PCOS isn't recognised very widely and the majority of people have never heard of it. In the past it was seen as "Women's Problems" and received very little information or treatment. Metformin aids intitial weight loss, hirtuism, cycle difficulties, diabetes 2.

# 5

Posted: 09/01/2003 10:17

i get excellent help from my doctor but absolutely no advise at all from my health board--mwhb--no diet advise

# 4

Posted: 09/01/2003 10:08

There is a new guide which has been launched and is available from the Diabetes Federation of Ireland. It is called 'Inform yourself about Diabetes' and covers all the specialists that one may encounter when diagnosed with diabetes. It's excellent.

# 3

Posted: 09/01/2003 09:21

I thought that excessive alcohol intake was a cause of diabetes?

# 2

Posted: 09/01/2003 04:58

Regarding diabetes, The Toxicological Profile for Fluorides, Hydrogen Fluoride, and Fluorine (F)1993, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, page 112 advises: "Existing data indicate that subsets of the population may be unusually susceptable to the toxic effects of fluoride and its compounds. These populations include the elderly, people with deficiencies of calcium, magnesium, and/or vitamin C, and people with cardiovascular and kidney problems."
"Because fluoride is excreted through the kidneys, people with renal insufficiency would have impaired renal clearance of fluoride.""People on kidney dialysis are particularly susceptable to the use of fluoridated water in the dialysis machine."
It would seem important, then, that both the Irish, American and other country's health departments should issue warnings to the vulnerable and grossly uninformed people suffering this illness.
Anita Knight

# 1

Posted: 09/01/2003 01:33

I just want to clarify that the statement in your article--Diabetes. The hidden epidemic. You say, "Diabetes is a chronic, and to a large extent preventable condition." This applies to type 1 Diabetes but type 1 is, as yet, not preventable