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[Mikey]

I'd be curious to see any "chicken or egg" research on damged Island cells in type-II diabetics. I do know of essential sugar production in the liver - it's one of the main reasons why I need to stay on a daily long-acting (lantus-type) insulin in addition to my mealtime short-acting one, rather than using the insulin pump.

Any word on caffeine studies, Ian? The last creditable one I know of was a Canadian study which showed that over approx. 400mg daily interferes with insulin absorption and stimulates essential glucose production - this seems to jibe with my own experience, but I was wondering if you had heard anything more recent.

[IanKennedy]

I'd be curious to see any "chicken or egg" research on damged Island cells in type-II diabetics. I do know of essential sugar production in the liver - it's one of the main reasons why I need to stay on a daily long-acting (lantus-type) insulin in addition to my mealtime short-acting one, rather than using the insulin pump.

Interesting my boss, Prof Rury Holman, was the first to suggest such a regimen. Here's a useful overview, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/disp ... ?id=147940 of the AMYLIN / IAPP. Cooper and Clarke both worked in our unit a the time it was discovered. Clarke still does, Cooper was the one the went to the US to form a company. Turner (also in the authors on the original paper) was the head of the unit at that time.

Any word on caffeine studies, Ian? The last creditable one I know of was a Canadian study which showed that over approx. 400mg daily interferes with insulin absorption and stimulates essential glucose production - this seems to jibe with my own experience, but I was wondering if you had heard anything more recent.

I've not seem anything specific here, sorry.

[Mikey]

If I went of the long-acting (I use levemir) even in favor of a constantly-updated short-acting bolus, as with the pump, my morning sugars would be in the 160-180 mg/dL range. If you're unfamiliar with the scale, "normal' is considered 80-120 mg/dL 4 hours after a meal.

[stitch626]

Hey, somthing else I've noticed with the new forum, no multi-posts.

[Tsukiyumi]

Hey, somthing else I've noticed with the new forum, no multi-posts.

I noticed that as well. I wonder if that was an unintentional side-effect of the new design, or whether Ian implemented some kind of anti double-post software.

[Mikey]

Nah. Rochey's just on vacation, is all.

[stitch626]

Yeah, in France... I wish I could go on vacation.

[Sionnach Glic]

I may be on vacation, but I'm still able to terrorize the forum, hindered only by these crazy French keyboards.

[stitch626]

So, what are the keyboards like?

[Mikey]

So, what are the keyboards like?

Just like normal ones, but with cheese and wine.

[Tsukiyumi]

They're also extra rude.

[stitch626]

Yeah. Not what I meant. But I do like cheese.

[stitch626]

New bot. Who's a Gigabot [bot]?

[edit] nevermind, just another search engine.

[Sionnach Glic]

What's the keyboard like? Put it this way: I canùt understand half the symbols on this thing, and they have the keys all ju,bled up.

[Mikey]

What's the keyboard like? Put it this way: I canùt understand half the symbols on this thing, and they have the keys all ju,bled up.

and hairy armpits.