Eve's Page

I've been rather conspicuous by my absence around here lately. Many things on my mind and much taking up my time. I'll try to be better about checking in regularly. Thanks to those who expressed concern and support when I talked about my daughter's marital problems. Her divorce is now final and we are all trying to move on and create a new life. We have some cleaning and purging to do on this house and then we will be listing it for sale. We want to move closer to friends and family.

After reading the article that Diana posted on hemp oil, I got some and started taking it. I just recently got lab results showing my total cholesterol has dropped from 296 to 181 and triglycerides have decreased from 880 to 194. My total cholesterol to HDL ratio has gone from 8.2 to 4.1. These are all dramatic improvements. I have not made any other significant changes in diet or medication.

I saw the diabetic educator today and got started on Humalog and Lantus. I use a pen for both. Hooray!! This should bring my blood sugars back down into the normal range and let me feel a whole lot better very soon.

She explained to me that I got the insulin resistance (and the whole Syndrome X cluster) from one ancestor and the Type 1 beta cell damage from another. I commented that I was a combination of the two types. She grinned and told me, "We call that Type 3." So I guess I'm a Type 3. I… Continue

I failed one of the screening tests to become a lab rat. It seems as though there is a small problem with me taking part in a study of Type 2 Diabetics. I'm a Type 1. Man you could have knocked me over with a very small feather. I've been a Type 2 (At least that's what they told me) for over 15 years. I asked the educator if it's possible to switch Types. She said I'm more likely a "Slow 1" (not to be confused with Sloe gin). It seems that Slow 1's have very gradual pancreatic damage. But one of… Continue

In reading a few new blogs this morning I stumbled upon an interesting, informative article. Boobs on Ice talks about a book, The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth, by Dr. Jonny Bowen. She then gives a list of his 11 favorite, easy-to-find foods from the 150.