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    I wasn't feeling well (sleeping a lot, mebby...

    I wasn't feeling well (sleeping a lot, mebby depressed I thought) so I added in white rice. Then (ding ding ding!) I saw a doctor and it turned out I had a serious infection. I feel MUCH more...
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    For a while the article had before/after pictures...

    For a while the article had before/after pictures of Clinton with it. It seriously looks like someone has taken the dog out of the dog, so to speak.

    Various other before/after pictures that look...
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    I can use diet soda to lower my bs after a too...

    I can use diet soda to lower my bs after a too large meal, so I would say that in my case it does raise insulin.

    Of course, plenty of people trying to lose weight are successful even with Diet...
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    My bike shop lets you check out expensive bikes...

    My bike shop lets you check out expensive bikes to test ride them, so see if you can do that.

    My opinion, as an obese sometimes triathlete, is to get the most expensive bike you can possibly...
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    +2 Everyone wants to argue today (there are ka...

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    Everyone wants to argue today (there are ka couple of threads like this) instead of Just. Let. It. Go.
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    What the correlation suggests is that it is...

    What the correlation suggests is that it is indeed a sign of poor health, as you suggest. I think the more useful way to say the correlation doesn't apply to a particular case is to say that the...
  7. Stop participating in the conversation. No my...

    Stop participating in the conversation. No my scientist vs. your scientist. Don't engage.
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    I'm wary of them after the accidental discloser...

    I'm wary of them after the accidental discloser of address books on the prevous version... Waiting to see how it goes.

    Also this "circles is revolutionary" thing... I have my Facebook people...
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    Nice!

    Nice!
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    These are things like can pre pregnancy A1c...

    These are things like can pre pregnancy A1c predict Gestational diabetes (yes). Does A1c correlate with thickening of the carotid artery (yes). Does A1c correlate with time to death from heart...
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    Ehhhhh... He's going to have to come in with some...

    Ehhhhh... He's going to have to come in with some data to sell me on that one. A1c is not a reliable indicater of average bs, but it has been validated six ways from Sunday as an independent (from...
  12. Found the thread again... So I looked up Normal...

    Found the thread again... So I looked up Normal because there was s good chance I was FOS.
    Sea level to 3000 ft - 95-99%
    O ver 3000 ft- 90-99%
    And most trained mountain climbers have symptoms at...
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    There's a chicken and egg question: is high...

    There's a chicken and egg question: is high cholesterol the cause, or a sign of something else? In studies, if you give a group of men Lipitor (this isn't true of all the statins), the difference in...
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    You don't actually have any cholesterol subtypes...

    You don't actually have any cholesterol subtypes there, so it isn't all the tests you could have.

    I think familial hypocholesterolemia is a different animal. If you have a family history of heart...
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    I've seen that here too... Maybe someone who has...

    I've seen that here too... Maybe someone who has some info on that will pipe up? Where I'm coming from is that it takes your A1c down by causing the Glycating reaction with the fish oil instead of...
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    What are the actual numbers?

    What are the actual numbers?
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    The A1c = a certain blood sugar level is just an...

    The A1c = a certain blood sugar level is just an estimation. Independent of blood sugar, A1c is still a risk factor though. Fish oil capsules with your carbs is one way to get it down. 5.6 is high...
  18. They test your blood, generally with a little...

    They test your blood, generally with a little laser thing on your finger, if there's a concern. During my severe asthma attacks when I felt really awful, I still had a saturation of like 95%, so if...
  19. Most people are walking around with an oxygen...

    Most people are walking around with an oxygen saturation over 99%, so I'm not sure where they would be putting any extra...
  20. Lol, for the anarchist approach...

    Lol, for the anarchist approach...
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    See, and I've always heard it was low fat diets...

    See, and I've always heard it was low fat diets that cause it.

    I think it's just weight loss that causes it. When I lost 80 lbs I ended up having to cut my long hair off because it got so thin it...
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    A high CARB diet causes gallstones (the bile...

    A high CARB diet causes gallstones (the bile sitting there with nothing better to do but make crystals, and also there is some evidence of an insulin connection). That being said, since you have...
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    No washing here.

    No washing here.
  24. I had the toe that went over the other toe. Pain...

    I had the toe that went over the other toe. Pain was minimal. They cut out a triangle piece of bone so that it then went straight and stick it back together with tiny pins that protruded from the...
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    In the USA we have to list everything unless it...

    In the USA we have to list everything unless it is not meant to be a component of the food (like if you dust a roller with corn starch, you don't have to list the corn starch as part of the food). ...
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