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If the nutritional approach using chondroitin, glucosamine and MSM, or
using RECOVERY, does not work, and for many it does not, there are
three things that are most likely are wrong with the scenario (besides
poor dietary habits).

1) Low glutathione. Glutathione is the body’s main antioxidant and
detoxifier in the cells where 90% is needed. It is increased by the
precursors found in cold-processed whey and selenium.

2) Low growth hormone (HGH).

3) Accumulated toxins.

Arthritis (and the underlying cause, the toxins) will not go away
easily without detoxification. In addition it is immune dysfunction,
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Thankyou so much… i will try anything at this point……

GOD BLESS OUR SOLDIERS & GOD BLESS YOU
PRAY FOR WORLD PEACE…..Debra

Hello Chris,

<I think we would be amiss to mention though, that we should NOT be
following our A1C as our guideline.<snip> A1C could represent a person
with swings from 50-220 and still show a good A1C for the Dr.>

I concede your point…

I’ve confounded the ~white coats~ for years for the very reason you suggest.
(daily numbers never match the average). However, the averages are close
enough to "perfect" protocol ranges to confuse them to no end <ggg>.
Something is being done ~correctly enough~…

Now you raise another excellent question. Ok, if our numbers go above XYZ,
take the number you suggest of 140… all/most of us have been beaten
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I speak from experience on this one. I take care of my 89 year old mother
and will make/do all kinds of things for her, but have great difficulty
doing healthy things for myself. I know this exercise program is good, but
like I said, it doesn’t do it for you, you still have to put the work in.

I think we would be amiss to mention though, that we should NOT be following our
A1C as our guideline. It is a 2-3 month average useful only to tell our Dr’s we
are holding our BG’s down. That A1C could represent a person with swings from
50-220 and still show a good A1C for the Dr. As stewards of our own care, we
must do our own glucose readings and adjust our lifestyles to what our readings
show.

Remember when we go above 140, we have a cumalative chance of developing the
complications commonly contracted from Diabetes. This means for every minute
you have a swing over 130, you accumulate a minute of time to do damage. Think
about a minute of 250 reading…this means several minutes at 240, perhaps 20
minutes at 230, half an hour at 220…all accumulating. Need I go on?

I don’t mean to be a killjoy here, but we really need to think of this on a
daily basis, or everything will avalanche on you.
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Thanks jeff,
I do understand all of that & I do have to get better on the junk food
addict ,I am.I do pretty good until the grand come in weekly with sweets & all
junk food.Then I do no no s… I have too lose about 50 lbs. The Dr. said 30
would be good. He told me he understood about the exercise hurting but try &
do as much as possible.I dance some & that is better I think.I love too dance
to the 70;s music……

GOD BLESS OUR SOLDIERS & GOD BLESS YOU
PRAY FOR WORLD PEACE…..Debra

Hi, I have been having a great deal of trouble with my legs. My knees are
gone I dont dare use them the cartlige grinds when I walk & I went too my Dr.
who
said it would be better to lose weight & not have knee surgery because of the
danger of being diabetic.He said I have alot of sore muscles in my legs.They
ache alot & I have to use Icy hot rubs.almost daily.I do have a job standing
on my feet for 7/8 hrs a day…Any suggestions.He tells me to exercise but when
I do the treadmill now I can barely walk…..Would butchers broom help.the
Dr. told me to use
glucosamine sulfate 1000 mg.to rebuild cartiladge.I know some herbs are not
good they say they can kill you…..

GOD BLESS OUR SOLDIERS & GOD BLESS YOU
PRAY FOR WORLD PEACE…..Debra

A different A1C conversion would be to multiply such numbers by 18 (ie 4.0
A1C would be 72 in meter readings) Or you can divide the meter number by 18
and get the "A1C" reading would be for a particular singular reading (ie
180 meter reading would convert to an "A1C" reading of 10 for a single
reading obviously)

Jeff

Seems this is a good arguement for those people wanting to stop the Canadian
mail order RX opportunities.

Chris.

Message: 1
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 18:20:05 -0000
From: "WinTrak"

Subject: While waiting for the cure.

Hi gang !

I wonder if anyone else questions the effectiveness of their insulin
as a possible answer for loss of their tight control ?
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Diabetes experts, longevity practitioners and the Life Extension
Foundation have recommended this for years, and finally the American
Diabetes Association has joined them in saying that optimal fasting
glucose levels should be kept below a level that used to be considered
normal.

But we’re going lower yet, for even those normal levels promote the
prediabetic state, accelerate aging and reduce life expectancy. Here is
validation for the Glucose Theory of Aging.