"CATherine" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:16:29 GMT, "Julie Bove" >
> wrote:
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> >
> >Watch that you don't eat too much of it because it's goiterogenic!
>
> Hello. I have just found this group. I am a 60 yr old F. I was
> diagnosed just last week with Type II. I am taking 14 units Lantus and
> 500mg Metformin BID. My fasting bg is 157. I am also Hypothyroid,
> taking 50mcg, Levothyroxine.
>
> This cabbage thing was never mentioned to me. Does this goitergenic
> thing bother me while I am on Levothyroxine? I really like the cabbage
> family, especially brussels sprouts. What is a safe interval between
> days with cabbage on the menu?

This is something you need to talk to your Dr. about. For me, I would never
have cabbage on the menu, nor broccoli. I might add a bit of cabbage to a
soup a couple of times a year. I might have less than a serving of coleslaw
once a year. Other than that I don't eat it.

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