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Found this abstract on the Children with Diabetes website.

First, remember that I have been raising and training dogs for over 20 years, and I generally know more about the dog diseases my breeds of choice have than human diseases….

Second, I’ve been accused of being a statistical voyarer.

Entrez PubMed

What’s fascinating is that cats get Type 2 with prevelance based on breed and diet. Dogs get Type 1 based on diet. And pancreatic damage from too much fat is very common. Back when I trained Police K9s, my biggest job was putting dogs on diets.

Heroes Update: Gary Hall, Jr. – JDRF Kids Online#
Here’s an interview with an Olympic Athlete who has Type 1 diabetes.

How Would Insulin Help Marion Jones? – Does it make athletes faster? By Brendan?I.?Koerner
Sadly it never seems to help me.

July 18, 2004

I’ve been holding off from posting this. I fit in the group that needs the lowest LDL, and I JUST got it under 100. I think I’m on the highest dose of Zocor, but not real sure.
But the last year or so has been a bit disappointing. Just I finally met a medical goal — that includes blood pressure — a few days, weeks, months later, they set a new lower one.
Oh well. I just try to be as healthy as possible while dealing with stress.
DB’s Medical Rants » More on the new cholesterol guidelines

July 12, 2004

Entrez PubMed

The effects of a combined strength and aerobic exercise program on glucose control and insulin action in women with type 2 diabetes.

Gastric bypass surgery has its risks, including divorce

Not a place I really want to go.

July 6, 2004

Although not related to diabetes, I’ve been thinking about this a lot in the past couple of days.

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How unlucky can you get?

First, why do we need to know how these people are? I don’t know how that serves anyone.

In case you are wondering, rabies is a serious problem in Texas. We are under a state wide quarentine, and theorically law enforcement can stop you and demand proof of rabies vaccine. I’ve never had it happen and haven’t met anyone who has had it happen.

I’ve never attended a class where I didn’t have to provide proof, and I always insisted on it when I taught obedience. I’ve known of obedience instructors who didn’t and had gotten bitten by dogs who had not ever been vacinated AND had no history — came from a shelter.

It is serious enough that back when I was teaching dog obedience I was seriously considering getting a rabies vacination. Main reason I didn’t, was that the rabies vaccine while available, is more of a problem getting access to it, then getting access to treatment.

We’ve had a lot of cases of rabies in the area. We’ve had whole litters of puppies given away “free to a good home” infected with rabies.

By the way, the only way to diagnose rabies is to remove the brain and do some testing. It does not happen overnight.

And hopefully none of the health care workers involved have rabies. Nasty stuff.