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To: Ilaine who wrote (31353)	2/13/2016 1:21:31 AM
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Two books by former Anchorage mayor Rick Mystrom, who was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic while a college student... My Wonderful Life with Diabetes: An Inspiring and Empowering Story of Living Healthy Living Active, and Living Well with Diabetes amazon.com “You are about to meet a man who never let diabetes prevent him from accomplishing everything he wanted in life: good health, success in business, community service, family, and politics. Rick Mystrom knew that understanding his disease was crucial to his health. He has become one of the most knowledgeable persons living with diabetes in my extensive practice and frequently serves as a role model and authoritative resource for others.” Jeanne R. Bonar MD, FACP, FACE Endocrinology, Internal Medicine “It is the patient, not the doctor, who manages diabetes. Rick Mystrom is the gold medal winner for controlling his diabetes. He has become so skilled that he can predict and adjust his insulin level just by looking at the meal he is going to eat. His results: no complications from his long history of the disease. He is the expert. I am the learner.” Thomas Nighswander MD MPH What Should I Eat?: Solve Diabetes, Lose Weight, and Live Healthy amazon.com What Should I Eat is based on 60,000 blood tests taken after nearly every meal the author's eaten for the past 34 years. What Should I Eat will be life changing if: you're a TYPE 2 DiABETiC who wants to lower your blood sugar and lose weight, or you're a PREDiABETiC or BoRDERliNE DiABETiC who wants to avoid ever getting diabetes, or you're a TYPE 1 DiABETiC who wants to improve blood sugar control and live a long, healthy life, or you're one of the two thirds of American adults who want to Lose Weight!

To: Ilaine who wrote (31353)	2/16/2016 12:48:09 PM
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Thanks for the tip. My mother just loves Facebook - perhaps too much. Here's something about proton pump inhibitors I hadn't heard before: telegraph.co.uk Indigestion drugs taken by millions linked to dementia A common group of drugs taken for heartburn, acid reflux or peptic ulcers, could increase risk of dementia by 44 per cent, study finds Millions taking indigestion tablets linked to dementia Photo: ALAMY By Telegraph reporter 8:55AM GMT 16 Feb 2016 83 Comments A popular type of indigestion and heartburn pill taken by millions of Britons could increase the risk of dementia by 44 per cent, according to a study. Researchers found that people aged 75 or older who regularly take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a group of drugs that includes Pantoloc Control and Zanprol, had an increased risk of the disease. 'The avoidance of PPI medication may contribute to the prevention of dementia' German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases The drugs work by lowering the amount of acid produced by the stomach and are prescribed to millions of Britons every year for heartburn, acid reflux or peptic ulcers. The German study was based on the insurance data of 74,000 people over 75 from 2004 to 2011. • David Baddiel: 'I fear I have dementia at the age of 51' • Lifecoach: How to cope with acid reflux It identified 29,510 patients who developed dementia during the study period. But among the 2,950 of the total who regularly took PPIs, a greater proportion had dementia, giving them a 44 per cent increased risk compared with those who had not taken PPIs, the Daily Mail reported. The scientists, from the German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Bonn, acknowledged that they had been unable to identify different risk factors for dementia. They wrote in the journal JAMA Neurology: "The present study can only provide a statistical association between PPI use and risk of dementia. The possible underlying causal biological mechanism has to be explored in future studies. "The avoidance of PPI medication may contribute to the prevention of dementia." Separate US research by Stanford University last year found a possible link between PPIs and heart attacks. Dr Laura Phipps of Alzheimer's Research UK said: "This study doesn't tell us definitively that the drugs directly cause the condition. The next step will be to investigate the possible reasons for this link." John Smith, of the Proprietary Association of Great Britain, which represents firms making over-the-counter drugs, said: "All over-the-counter medicines have been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and are rigorously assessed for safety and efficacy. "Once on the market, their safety is continually monitored in light of any emerging evidence. Those who may be concerned should speak to their GP or pharmacist before taking any medicine."