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Subject: Re: Sugar: The real scoop.
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The problem with discussions like these is that they consist of the blind
leading the partially sighted.  I have been ghostwriting for physicians for
many years and have learned that laypeople, even computer geniuses really
do not have the information they think they have. There is a great deal of
hideously erroneous information exchanged on this network.  I think anyone
who suspects diabetes or hypoglycemia should see a physician and have a proper
diagnosis made.  The issue is not simple.  It involves both heart and kidneys
and improper treatment could be disastrous.  It is easy to badmouth the
medical profession because they cannot work miracles on demand.  On the other
hand, I have been a writer long enough to know who really writes the self
help books you see scattered all over the bookstores. They appear definitive
and many are well written, but they are usually half-truths at best.  There
is NO general health diagnosis you can make from a book.  You need individual
diagnosis and if the diagnosis is serious you need a second and third
opinion.  Especially about diabetes and hypoglycemia.  I am not a physician!