THE G.I. FACTOR: CARBOHYDRATE REQUIREMENTS FOR BIG EATERS
May 8th, 2009
Typical big eaters are:
• teenagers and young adults,
• people working as labourers,
• people doing regular strenuous exercise.
Big eaters need to eat:
• at least 8 slices of bread or the equivalent (crackers, rolls, muffins)
PLUS
• 3 pieces of fruit or the equivalent (juice, dried fruit) PLUS
• at least 2 cups of high carbohydrate vegetables (corn, legumes, potato, [...]
LIVING WITH DIABETES: PANCREAS AND ISLET CELL TRANSPLANTS
April 23rd, 2009
The best hope for a cure for people with diabetes who depend on insulin treatment is the replacement of the non-functioning pancreas cells with healthy ones. This could be done by Pancreas cell transplants. Pancreas transplantation has been carried out in a number of centers for many years, but unfortunately they have not been as [...]