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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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