JE>SD>On 17 Nov 04 at 18:16, Thom LaCosta wrote to Sean Dennis:

JE>SD> TL> I just got my Blood pressure results from
Hopkins....116/60 .... whi
JE>SD> TL> is a new low.

JE>SD>That's great!  I have a pressure meter here, but I haven't checked it in
JE>SD>ages... I should.  I'm wanting to get a newer meter that I can plug into
JE>SD>computer to help me graph my readings, but I'm not making enough to do so
JE>.

JE>SD> TL> Gawd...maybe we can get cured and turn off this echo(g).

JE>SD>I doubt it... doc said even if I dropped the weight right now and got off
JE>SD>pills, I'd still have diabetes... *sigh*  But hey, it looks like the advi
JE>s
JE>SD>working... my friend has Type 2 and just controls it w/diet and exercise.
JE>,
JE>SD>I can do it too.

JE>I've been controlling my type 2 since 2000 by diet and exercise -
JE>keeping the readings quite low. Here in the last few months they have
JE>been going up and now are 120-130 in the morning. Dropped 30 lbs the
JE>first year and holding: 195 to 165. Sure get hungry however. Now I am
JE>afflicted with neuropathy in my feet. Can't win for losing. :-(

You might find it usefull to ask your doctors about Cymbalta;
recently approved by the FDA for treating peripheral neuropathy.

I have found Lidocaine 5% patchs can also help when on my feet
for a long time in constrictive footwear.

Ciao, Ack.

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