Category: Medical Issues

If you need a physical therapist, I can’t recommend him enough.

http://www.metrocrestchamber.com/html/members_alpha.cfm?Company=T

Closest thing I can find to a website.

My doctor’s office likes him too.

Shorter Dinner-To-Bed Time Linked to GERD

In addition to diabetes, I do have GERD (Gastric Reflux Disease). Before my diabetes diagnosis, I was careful not to eat after 6:00 pm and I found that my sympthoms were significanly reduced.

However, now if diabetes, the nuitrionist had me eating before I went to bed and yes, I saw an increase in GERD. In fact, just about everything they want you to do to manage your blood sugar makes GERD worse.

My GERD is best if I only eat three meals a day. Of course, that causes spikes.

I am working hard to avoid eating at night, but these higher blood sugar levels make it harder.

Certain Drugs May Be as Effective as Surgical Management for…

Certain Drugs May Be as Effective as Surgical Management for GERD

So maybe I did make the right decision by not doing the surgery thing this Xmas. Of course, I can always change my mind, but the GERD does seem better lately.

Certain Drugs May Be as Effective as Surgical Management for…

Certain Drugs May Be as Effective as Surgical Management for GERD

So maybe I did make the right decision by not doing the surgery thing this Xmas. Of course, I can always change my mind, but the GERD does seem better lately.

Diabetes In Control – Daily Weighing Helps People Lose Weight, Prevents Gain

Whenever I have successfully lost weight, I have been obsessive about weighing. I often weigh twice a day. I’m very realistic about it, and use it as a tool — if I am up a little, I think about what I did and how I could do differently. If I am down, I celebrate.

In order to lose weight, I have to actively think about it all the time, or I end up gainning weight.

Daily Weighing Helps People Lose Weight, Prevents Gain

at least if I am at home.

The Haversian Canal: Call an Ambulance, in the US

I live in Farmers Branch, and recently ourfire department won an award for having one of the fastest response times in the country. Also the fire station is so close, that it probably takes them longer to turn on the unit than it does to drive here.

I’ve had at least two doctors try to pressure me to have weight loss surgery. My endo has left it to my choice.

Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News

After reading this, I know I have been right to delay the surgery. Right now, things are working okay, but if they stop, I’ll consider it again.

National Sleep Foundation

Effective September 1, 2005, Missouri Medicaid will no longer cover many kinds of durable medical equipment (DME), including positive airway pressure (PAP or CPAP) devices which are the mainstay of treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

Obesity: Pain and Prejudice

Over the past 4.5 years, as Psychologist for the Bridges Surgical Weight Loss Program at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, I have been privileged to personally interview more than 2000 patients seeking bariatric surgery. This experience has obliged me to reflect on the treatment that many have received at the hands of the very people who these vulnerable individuals contact for help with this traumatic condition. It is not a secret that the base rate of abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual) in the obese population is higher than in the nonobese population.[2] The stories that have been shared with me about how these people have been treated by friends, family members, and yes, even medical professionals have revealed the cruel and inhumane conduct to which the obese patient is regularly exposed.[3,4] Why those trained under the principle of primum non nocere would engage in emotionally harming those who have come to them for help is a mystery and speaks more to the issues of the professional than to the physical status of the patient.

This is a really powerful article. I can’t tell you how many times a health care professional has made being overweight worse that it is.

I’ve been giving this a lot of thought and watching all the people who are cheering over the Atkins Nutritionals Bankruptcy.

One thing that people aren’t getting, is that the Atkins diet ISN’T Atkin Nutritionals. It’s the products with an “A” on them. Yes, the books are probably also a product of the company. But the biggest problem was the food. It really didn’t taste very good, I know I’ve tried it. Lots of companies who are good at making good tasting food have managed to come out with lower carb food and I think that’s why Atkins Nutritional is in trouble.

Plus they had a hard time getting shelf space. For example, Kraft is making South Beach diet stuff. The Kraft brand already owns shelf space in almost every grocery store — they can just tell the grocers to change their shelf space. Also, South Beach Diet foods are MUCH better tasting.

What really gets me, is that are a few Bernstein advocates cheering the Atkins demise and that REALLY doesn’t make sense. The difference between Bernstein and Atkins is that Bernstein limits ALL food components, not just carbs. Bernstein just limits carbs a lot more.

I know a lot of non-diabetics who have lost weight and kept it off with Atkins. I have personally tried Atkins. I don’t lose weight if I do Atkins, but I don’t gain it either.

In fact, the only way I do lose weight is if I count carbs AND calories AND exercise. And it is REAL slow.