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From: Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD on 12 Apr 2008 12:54
RodS wrote:
>
> We have all been warned that people with diabetes lose toes and legs all
> the time but no one actually tells you why.I was sitting in the waiting
> room of my podiatrist the other day and started chatting to 2 other guys
> there, I lost all the toes on one foot 2 years ago after standing on a
> sliver of glass from a broken drinking glass in my home. This piece of
> glass came up through my slippers an lacerated 3 of my toes but because
> of neuropathy I never felt a thing, I only became aware of the injury
> when I noticed blood in the shower and checked to see where it was
> coming from. The toes turned black within 24 hours .. yep that fast!
>
> Now all three of us in the waiting room had lost toes the same way, we
> are warned that it is important for your footwear to be well filling and
> not causing rubbing or abrasions but lately I have met a lot of people
> in my position where the cause of the problem is an injury caused by
> stepping on some sharp object usually within their own house. One guy
> trod on a darning needle another a thumb tack. My point is that besides
> being aware of well fitting shoes you *HAVE* to wear something *ALL* the
> time and even slippers *HAVE* to have a very solid sole. The number of
> people in just my small local area missing toes or legs that I have met
> is scary, consider how many there probably are in your local area, so if
> you have neuropathy in your feet take care, wear solid footwear all the
> time and do check your feet every day, the guy with the thumbtack had it
> in his foot for at least 3 days before he noticed it. Try to hang on to
> your toes. :-)

Thus, it remains much smarter to eat less, down to the right amount:

http://HeartMDPhD.com/BeSmart

A simple parable given in hopes of promoting greater understanding:

http://HeartMDPhD.com/Parable

Be hungry... be healthy... be hungrier... be euglycemic:

http://TheWellnessFoundation.com/BeHealthier

Prayerfully in the infinite power and might of the Holy Spirit,

Andrew <><
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Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Lawful steward of http://EmoryCardiology.com
A latter-day disciple of the KING of kings and LORD of lords.
http://HeartMDPhD.com/HolySpirit/DiscipleNow
From: Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD on 12 Apr 2008 13:33
http://HeartMDPhD.com/Valuelesssatan
From: Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD on 12 Apr 2008 17:19
http://HeartMDPhD.com/Wimpsatan
From: yamantaka on 12 Apr 2008 17:23
On Apr 12, 2:19 pm, "Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD"
<heartdo...(a)emorycardiology.com> wrote:
> http://HeartMDPhD.com/Chungturd

Chung, you are so twisted and addled that you aren't even able to have
a normal conversation about basic medical principles anymore.

From: Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD on 12 Apr 2008 17:25
http://HeartMDPhD.com/Flailingsatan
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