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Thyroid stimulating hormone aggravates diabetic retinopathy through the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway
Interesting link. Really not sure what to make of it!
[i]J Cell Physiol . 2021 Aug 25.
doi: 10.1002/jcp.30563. Online ahead of print.
Thyroid stimulating hormone aggravates diabetic retinopathy through the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway
Dong Lin 1 2 3 , Ruijie Qin 1 2 , Lixin Guo 1
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A breakthrough-like effect of metformin reduces peripheral resistance to triiodothyronine in euthyroid, non-insulin-resistant, T2 diabetes
My main aim here is to identify to anyone interested that metformin appears to have an impact of T3 levels.
Whether the hypotheses of the paper make any sense of that observation is, I fear, rather more questionable. (Though I accept is was very much acknowledged to be a pilot study.)
[i]A breakthrough-like
My transition from LCHF to a whole plant based diet !
Please find attached my blood report during my LCHF journey in 2019.... All my lipid profile parameters were out of control..my hsCRP was very high indicating inflammation in my Arteries ..
My blood sugar was no good....fasting 122 PP144...HBA1c was 6.9 .. and my doctor put me on a statin for heart
Refined sugars - reduce them for your health
Good idea to review one's relationship with sugar. To reduce it. Physiologist and nutritionist John Yudkin wrote a book, 'Pure, white and deadly' in 1972. He was shunned by medical communities. Shame.
Sugar's highly addictive. Inflammatory. Wreaks havoc on insulin response. And impacts mood. Of course
Eating Fruits when you have Diabetes
I came across a very recent article on "How many servings of fruits a day can lower risk of type 2 diabetes?" written by Lakshita Jain, certified clinical dietician and a lecturer. The link is given at the bottom of the post.
While it was in my mind to make an exclusive post on fruits, but this article