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Robert of St Louis > wrote:

> On May 28, 9:28*am, "Evelyn" > wrote:
> > "Robert of St Louis" > wrote in
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> > m...
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> > >I was officially diagnosed as diabetic yesterday and will be taking a
> > > pill for it soon.
> > > But I also have to watch my cholesterol. * So I not only have to watch
> > > all starches, which are the one substitute for folks cutting down on
> > > cholesterol. *So I feel like any real alternatives are zero. I went to
> > > a nutrition class for diabetes and was going to take all kind of notes
> > > to find out what I could eat...and right em down. *But they in the
> > > class ...all I remembered was all starches turn to sugar and all I
> > > could eat was celery.
> >
> > Just to let everyone know that Robert is a friend of mine from another
> > venue, and to introduce him here.
> >
> > Robert, you need to know that as a diabetic our worst enemy is starches and
> > that our best friends are fats. * If you get your blood glucose under
> > control and you take the right supplements and treat your diabetes right,
> > you can get your cholesterol under control too.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Evelyn
> >
> > "Since everything is but an apparition, perfect in being what it is, having
> > nothing to do with good or bad, acceptance or rejection, one may well burst
> > into laughter." * *-Longchenpa
>
> I did find out and googled..that I am going to be taking
> metafomin...the part I like it is suppose to protect your heart from
> the ravages of diabetes. That is comforting to know and somehow seems
> tied in with my cholesteral med

Robert, there have been some interesting discussions about metformin on
alt.support.diabetes which I think you should read. Metformin sounds
great on paper, but it does have some issues, and some people can't take
it. I had to go off it because of chronic diarrhea which I developed
even on the extended release.

BTW, welcome! And I agree with Evelyn: starches are your enemy and fat
is your friend, as are fiber and exercise.

PP, T2