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Under new management
186. 93 mg/dL. That represents, respectively, my weight when I got up this morning, & my fasting blood glucose (overnight fast since my last meal last night). By the weight measure, that means I’ve lost four pounds since beginning the … Continue reading
Posted in Fat loss, Insulin resistance
Tagged blood glucose, cinnamon
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Rocks in clear water
This is how I’m feeling today: clear & clean. A cool breeze feeling (though it’s cold water in the picture). Among many things I’m reminded of by these rocks and the water over them, I am reminded of my mom, … Continue reading
Low Glycemic Eating Yahoo group
Low Glycemic Eating is a discussion list at Yahoo for people attending to the glycemic index (GI) and/or glycemic load (GL) in their food planning. Many of the people there are following diets that are out there in the big … Continue reading
Blogging health
The timeline goes something like this: On an unspecified date in the late 1950s (I won’t get more specific to evade identity theft), I was born in a hospital in small-town Montana at 11 pounds, 12 and 1/4 ounces. Two … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance
Tagged death, diabetes, How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes with Natural Medicine, Michael R. Lyon, Michael T. Murray, Mom
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On a health road
There’ll be a lot more to say about this. Suffice it for now to say that just over a week ago, one of my responses to Mom’s death became to take some pretty active steps to take care of my … Continue reading
Cut apple
For our Thanksgiving apple pies. Anchorage, Alaska. 24 Nov 2005. A very tasty (& might I say very sexual) Fuji. Now that I’m watching my low vs. high glycemic index carbohydrates, these sweet beings are becoming a regular part of … Continue reading
Legacy
Arrived back in Anchorage late Saturday night. Last night with my partner I watched a documentary about Ram Dass, “Fierce Grace,” which title refers to his 1997 stroke which has led him to experiences & realizations he otherwise could not … Continue reading
Green family
With Dad and Mom, Mer, Mark, and Dave. Columbia Falls, Montana. Abt. 1964. I’ve heard stories of families that, when a parent died, had all kinds of resentment or anger between family members over past wrongs and hurts. Well, we … Continue reading
My mom
Rauha Elizabeth Siukola Green, 23 Oct 1928 – 29 Nov 2005 Please light a candle for her.
Beaver dam on McDonald Creek
Glacier National Park, Montana. 13 Nov 2003. Just a little over two years ago, I was in northwest Montana visiting my family, & one day took off with my brother Dave & sister-in-law Linda to Glacier Park. We didn’t go … Continue reading