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On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 19:07:31 GMT, "Julie Bove" >
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>"CATherine" > wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:16:29 GMT, "Julie Bove" >
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>> >Watch that you don't eat too much of it because it's goiterogenic!

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>> 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.
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>> 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?

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>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.


Thanks. I will be seeing her next Tuesday.