Monthly Archives: November 2013

The Eyes have it Part 2

Posted on November 19, 2013 by

  Following on with my two previous Eyes posts, namely. ‘The Eyes Have It – Introduction’ and ‘The Eyes Have it Part 1’. I now have another Part for you to read.Here is ‘The Eyes Have it Part 2’. These … Continue reading →

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Statins is the big con over? Catalyst: patients stop taking cholesterol drugs, says survey !

Posted on November 13, 2013 by

Huge numbers of people on potentially life-saving cholesterol medication have stopped taking it without consulting their doctor after watching an ABC television program, a survey of GPs has indicated. Up to 40 per cent of patients who were concerned by … Continue reading →

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New blood glucose monitors sync to smartphones, send data to the cloud

Posted on November 13, 2013 by

This may be of interest to any gadget/tech loving diabetics who are reading… A snippet… “The latest offering in that space is Dario, a cloud-based mobile health platform that serves as an all-in-one glucose monitoring system. New York-based LabStyle Innovations plans … Continue reading →

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Mark Sisson: It’s a way of eating and a lifestyle

Posted on November 13, 2013 by

A short video but worth a watch. Paul

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Low-carb diet gets more support from new analysis

Posted on November 13, 2013 by

I find so many of us have found the same to be true-A snippet from the article below… “As people fire up their grills for barbecues over Labor Day weekend, a new analysis touts the benefits of a low-carb, meat-lovers’ diet. A … Continue reading →

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Dr. Jay Wortman: 2013 Low-Carb Cruise Lecture.

Posted on November 12, 2013 by

A must watch from our friend and fellow diabetic Dr Jay Wortman: Graham  

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Latest approach to diabetes, eat like your grandparents !

Posted on November 8, 2013 by

And we’re all familiar with the advice – get moving, lose weight, reduce fat in your diet. But one expert is suggesting that the solution could be a diet low in carbohydrates and high in fat. Professor Grant Schofield, from … Continue reading →

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