Name: Dr Frank
Designation: Qualified Medical Doctor
Areas of Interest: Wellness and Beauty

Designation: Medical officer UD48 Post graduate student

hmm......is the person a diabetic?

nice thread, do we have a nutritionist or dietician in here? want to ask about weight lost for bodybuilding

It's best to ask at the bodybuilding thread.

Not a diabetic patient.
Any comment?

Hello,


Are this is the only abnormalities and the rest is normal, or, he didn't perform any other investigation (Liver function test, Renal function test, etc etc), or, you don't have info about that?

How old is the patient? Any known disease that run down on family lines?

I believe your family member is an example that Barry Sears, Loren Cordain and
on the more extreme side, Robert Atkins and Michael/Mary Eades, are correct.

This is because he is following a high carbohydrate, low protein, low fat diet.

(All the following ratios are in the format carbohydrates:protein:fats.)

Such a diet is probably quite close to that recommended by the American Heart
Association in a 55:30:15 ratio, disastrous for diabetics.

To lower his blood sugar and cholesterol, he should start on Sear's Zone Diet,which
is basically a lower carbohydrate, moderate protein and higher fat in a 40:30:30 ratio,
or Cordain's Paleo Diet - low carbohydrate, moderate protein, high fat, typcally as 15:30:55.

Robert Atkins doesn't specifyl ratios for his diet, but his followers go on very low
carbohydrate, moderate protein, very high fat (typically 5:25:70) diet, while Michael
and Mary Eades' proponents go for very low carbohydrate, very high protein and
medium fat. Atkins' and Eades' diets are actually a weight loss diets.

Loren Cordain's hunter-gatherer Paleo Diet is also more moderate, feasible and
safer than Atkin's. He doesn't specifiy fixed ratios, but followers typically apportion
15:30:55 for carbs, protein and fats.



" A very low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet was the standard treatment for diabetes
throughout the 19th century. "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-carbohydrate_diet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic_diet



http://thepaleodiet.com

http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=54614



https://www.zonediet.com/


http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=374787


http://www.eatprotein.com/

http://www.proteinpower.com


Read their books -

Barry Sears - The Zone: A Dietary Road Map
Robert Atkins - Dr Atkins' New Diet Revolution
Michael and Mary Eades - Protein Power



The Atkins Diet is actually quite close to the ketogenic diet for controlling epilepsy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketogenic_diet#Modified_Atkins


Here's your proof. The diet closest to the one in this study (20:30:50)
would be Cordain's Paleo.

Effect of a High-Protein, Low-Carbohydrate Diet on Blood Glucose Control
in People With Type 2 Diabetes.

http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/53/9/2375.full



Very low carbohydrate, very high protein diet (8:69:23) prevents/fights cancer.
That closest to this would be Eades' Protein Power diet.

A Low Carbohydrate, High Protein Diet Slows Tumor Growth and
Prevents Cancer Initiation.

http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/71/13/4484.full

you got magic crystal ?
so awesome can guess the ratio of macro-nutrient......

do we have any urologist or andrologist?

These are macular rashes, as desribed by you. Does your friend have any form of allergies? Best way to go is to avoid those allergens, do not scratch as it releases histamines (causes more itch) and take some anti-histamines (eg. Piriton, Loratidine) if it happens.

It is quite difficult to determine what is the exact problem with just this statement: high glucose, high cholesterol, high lymphocyte, low calcium.

How high is high? Any values?

How about family history wise? Any high cholesterol or high sugar levels in your family?

Apart from that, how about the renal function test (kidney), thyroid function test and UFEME? Kidney function preserved? Any protein present in the urine?

High cholesterol present could be due to a lot of factors as well, apart from diet.

Thanks for the reply. The itching has subsided since my last post. However, what's left is some slight scarring.

Not a health professional myself, but looking at the indicated diet and lifestyle, Vitamin D deficiency seems likely.

- 1 cup of milk gives approx 7 mcg (23 IU)
- indication of indoor exercise as opposed to outdoor
- UV-B does not penetrate through glass

The above factors combined would undoubtedly yield Vitamin D levels far below the RDA of 600IU, or even much older benchmark of 200IU.
Whereas even the new RDA is already being widely criticised for being too low.

Vitamin D deficiency can also be linked to glucose, cholesterol, lymph, and calcium issues.

Additionally, the indicated diet of "oats and wholemeal bread+milk & lunch of rice+meat+vege. no beef, no red meat, no skin fat." in itself already suggests possible deficiencies in several essential vitamin and minerals.

This post has been edited by entryman: May 14 2012, 01:39 PM

take vitamin c e and fiber will help diabetic

......... since when do we use gamma-rays in routine imaging? And, pray tell, by what wondrous process, did X-rays magically become gamma rays?

We really need a thread cleaner here.

Could you provide more history of this family member..

ie. Age, previous test results (these results are abnormal only recently or already for a long time?), taking any medications, smoking, alcohol, family/genetic history of any diseases?

High lymphocytes are usually due to an infection. Did he recently had any flu/fever?

Of course all the better if you can provide the exact values of these high results.

Hi all, i want to know about electrocautery for syringoma. I'm a medical student and i was scheduled for electrocautery last month at my university hospital, but unfortunately the machine broke down and i have to wait another 6 weeks. By that time i won't be at my university hospital and i will be in Malaysia.

I'll undergo elective posting next month in Taiping Hospital and sadly they don't do electrocautery there.

My question is, can i ask for referral letter from Taiping Hospital or any GP and go to Penang GH for electrocautery? Then, how long, like how many weeks do i have to wait for it? And how much will it cost? How about electrocautery in private hospital, though i'm sure it'll be much more expensive.

It's not that urgent actually, i still can have it once i return to my university hospital in September, but it would be nice if these syringoma go away before raya. I have so many of them around my eye, it made me looks like Mystique in X-men. Ugly!

25 years old...previous test result (6 months ago) also almost similar. No medication. no smoking/drinking. No genetic/history disease. No flu/fever.

Guys, I dislocate my shoulder,already put back..

Now, should i go for physiotheraphy or do a surgery? What other details is, my tissue is broken but it will be fixed by it self, my bone is broad which dislocate can occur again in the future..
Any other information pls ask..
Btw,
Gleneagles's doc: Do a surgery
Ampang Putri's doc: physiotheraphy

my friend. always had ulcer on her mouth - 1 month 2 or 3 time, and is more than 5 , but all is small small.. and her shoulder also have some pimple... more than 10,,

is there any solution? pls adv

go and see a dermatologist...?