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 ML> I can see that this mechanism might be helpful for kids and the
 ML> extremely infirm, but otherwise this untrained eye doesn't
 ML> see the point.
 NB> I think there's now a version of the pump that checks the glucose
 NB> level more frequently, and adjusts the dosage accordingly on the fly...
 NB> It's still not something that I'd go for, I don't think...  ;)

Is there really a necessity for pinpoint accuracy,
anyway? Eventually the docs will figure out that
micromanaging the numbers doesn't work, plus it
annoys the pig.

 ML> For me, dietary solutions didn't work. Low-dose metformin
 ML> worked to my satisfaction but not that of the doc; doubling
 ML> the dose probably has helped the numbers but worsened my
 ML> quality of life and the atmosphere around me.
 NB> Numbers aren't everything....

Indeed. Those especially on the airplane who endure my
own emissions.

 NB> Natural meds take longer to show results.... and probably have more
 NB> than a little synergy associated with them..

I wonder why. Maybe dosage related?

 Nature's Way has a Blood
 NB> Sugar supplement that includes a lot more than cinnamon, though that is
 NB> one of the major components thereof...  

Fenugreek is also often cited.

 ML> It's a search that yields only a single result on Google.
 ML> Sometimes there's a restriction that the search itself
 ML> consist of a single word. I didn't know the name of the
 ML> phenomenon until Weller enlightened me a couple years ago.
 NB> That's what I thought you meant.  :)  After I asked you, Richard did a
 NB> search on it and came up with a slightly different restriction, that
 NB> the search consist of two words within quotes, and only yield a single
 NB> result on Google...  

Like rounders vs. baseball vs. softball, same basic game,
different rules.

 ML> Maybe also makes more market for the nurses.
 NB> Maybe, except there's still plenty for the nurses, both LPN and RN, to
 NB> do on their visits...

As one increases the number of things that require professional
nursing, the market for nurses increases, which makes the
agencies more commission.

 ML> At MGH it was mostly the aides who did this stuff. But
 ML> perhaps they are more rigorously trained than the ones
 ML> hired by the agencies.
 NB> Hospital patient techs do have a different training than the home
 NB> health aides... and probably different rules, too... :)

I suppose, but I had everyone and his grandma doing the
finger sticks and giving insulin, which I didn't need,
taking blood pressure and temperature, which I didn't
need, and changing my dressings, which I needed but
could do myself.

 ML> are okay, but meds designed to make you live longer are not.
 NB> Depends on the drugs and the situation... they still keep giving heart
 NB> meds, for example...

Only if the heart meds can be said to make the patient
more comfortable. In the hospice situations I've seen,
if the purpose of the med is to prolong life, it's
verboten. If it's for palliative purposes but has the
incidental effect of increasing lifespan, that may be ok.

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 ML> That was the issue with the young woman of whom I spoke;
 ML> she had to bootstrap herself and of course ended up doing
 ML> very well, but if the method had been refined then to the
 ML> degree that it later was, a lot of tsouris would have
 ML> been avoided.
 NB> Quite so.

It has been noted that a student with enough talent to
go pro is going to find a way of succeeding no matter what
the pedagogical framework. She had plenty of talent.

Out of curiosity I looked at tsuris vs. tsouris in Google.
As of today, 109000 vs. 107000.

 NB>> of the people I know who've taken them have had problems with them,
 NB>> and temporary or permanent damage from them.  
 ML> They're poison, but it'll take centuries for them to figure
 ML> that out.
 NB> Because at the moment, all they see are what they consider to be
 NB> success stories... 

And the perks that the drug companies give.

 ML> So I've heard. But studying women in the medical research
 ML> sense was a neglected field until very recently.
 NB> Indeed.
 
A lot more can be done to personalize medical care, especially
with all that computing power available. It'll take a while.

Dulce de leche
categories: Mexican, English, dessert, spread, ingredient
Yield: 2 jam jars

200 g butter
200 g soft light brown sugar
100 g golden syrup
400 ml double cream
1 vanilla pod, seeds of

1. Melt the butter, sugar, vanilla and golden syrup in a pan,
stirring until the sugar has dissolved.

2. Add the cream and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 min or
until thickened. (Mine took about 20-25 min to thicken to the
right consistency).

3. To check the consistency, pop some on a cold plate, chill
in the fridge for 10 min then push with a finger. It should
be thick but spreadable. Spoon into sterilized jars and allow
to cool completely.

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