[acb-diabetics] how much does your liver love you?
Patricia LaFrance-Wolf
plawolf at earthlink.net
Sun Jan 29 17:07:39 EST 2012
When you see him, Nancy, ask him if any of those drugs promote weight gain.
I know some of the type 2 medications do that.
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From: acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org]
On Behalf Of Nancy Matulis
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 5:35 AM
To: Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues
Subject: Re: [acb-diabetics] how much does your liver love you?
I am over weight by 45 pounds. He did mention fatty liver disease . :(
Common in type 2 's.) I have gained 8 pounds this winter without any major
life changes but meds, Levemire,glimeperide, metformin. very frustrating. I
see him in a few weeks.
Nancy Matulis
Community Volunteer
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On Jan 28, 2012, at 7:40 PM, "Patricia LaFrance-Wolf"
<plawolf at earthlink.net> wrote:
Nancy,
Just because you have been diabetic that long doesn't mean it is normal to
have elevated liver enzymes. I have been diabetic for 67 years and do not
have elevated liver enzymes. Do you see an endocrinologist?
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From: acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org]
On Behalf Of Nancy Matulis
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 1:43 PM
To: Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues
Subject: Re: [acb-diabetics] how much does your liver love you?
Thanks I was told last year my liver enzymes are slightly elevated. My endo
says my diabetes of 18 years is why.
Nancy Matulis
Community Volunteer
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On Jan 27, 2012, at 10:31 PM, "Patricia LaFrance-Wolf" <
<mailto:plawolf at earthlink.net> plawolf at earthlink.net> wrote:
A friend transcribed the following from slides so that I could read it as
well and I am in turn forwarding FYI.
I have never known exactly what the Liver does.
This is very informative.
Some interesting facts about our Liver
Hi, I'm your liver. Let me tell you how much I love you - in 9 ways!
1. I store the iron reserves you need, as well as a lot of vitamins and
minerals. Without me, you wouldn't have the strength to carry on.
2. I make bile to help you digest food. Without me, you'd waste away to
nothing.
3. I detoxify poisonous chemicals you give me, and that includes
alcohol, beer, wine and drugs (prescribed and over the counter) as well as
illegal substances. Without me, your "bad" habits would kill you.
4. I store energy, like a battery, by stockpiling sugar (carbohydrates,
glucose and fat) until you need it. Without me, the sugar level in your
blood could fall dramatically and you'd go into a coma.
5. I make the blood that got your system going even before you were
born. Without me, you wouldn't be here.
6. I manufacture new proteins that your body needs to stay healthy and
grow. Without me, you wouldn't grow properly.
7. I remove poisons from the air, exhaust smoke and chemicals you
breathe. Without me, you'd be poisoned with pollutants.
8. I make clotting factors that stop bleeding when you accidentally
prick yourself. Without me, you'd bleed to death.
9. I help defend you against germs going into your body at all times. I
take those cold germs, flu bugs, and other germs you encounter, and knock
them dead - or at least weaken them. Without me, you'd be a sitting duck
for every injection known to man.
That's how much I love you . . . . but do you love me?
Let me tell you some ways to love me, your liver. Don't drown me in beer,
alcohol or wine. Even one drink is too much for some people and could scar
me for life. Watch those drugs! All drugs are chemicals, and when you mix
them up without a doctor's advice you could create something poisonous that
could damage me badly. I scar easily . . and those scars, called
"Cirrhosis" are permanent. Medicine is sometimes necessary. But taking
pills when they aren't necessary is a bad habit. All those chemicals really
hurt a liver.
Be careful with aerosol sprays. Remember, I have to detoxify what you
breathe in too. So when you are cleaning with aerosol cleaners, make sure
the room is well ventilated, or wear a mask. That goes double for bug
sprays, mildew sprays, paint sprays and all those chemical sprays you use.
Be careful what you breathe!
Watch what gets on your skin! Those insecticides you put on trees and
shrubs not only kill bugs they can get to me right through your skin and
destroy my cells too. Remember they're all chemicals. Cover your skin with
gloves, long sleeves, a hat and mask every time insecticides are in the air
or if you're handling them.
Warning! I can't and won't tell you I'm in trouble until I'm almost at the
end of my rope . . . and yours. Remember: I am a non-complainer.
Overloading me with drugs, alcohol and other junk can destroy me! This may
be the only warning you will ever get.
Take my advice, please! Check me out with your doctor. Blood screening
tests can identify some trouble. If If's soft and smooth, that's good. If
I'm
had an bumpy, that could mean trouble. If your doctor suspects trouble,
ULTRA SOUND and CT scans can look into it. My life, and yours, depends on
how you treat me.
Now you know how much I care for you. Please treat me with tender loving
care. Your silent partner, and ever-loving . . . . LIVER.
When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you
have a moral obligation to share it with others.
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