I also take one tablet of PYCNOGENOL every day Roz. This is an extract from pine bark and is reckoned to be a strong anti- oxidant more potent than vitamin C, the usual one. It is reputed to re-enforce your blood vessels. Being a diabetic I suffer retinopathy which is rupture of the blood vessels in the retina and if left untreated can cause blindness. I have already had laser treatment on one eye so anything which offers possible preventive effects seems a good bet for me. Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. ----- Original Message ----- From: Roz <roz12345uk@yahoo.co.uk> To: Jim SHARPE <bigjim@britishlibrary.net>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] UGH! > Ah, I see Jim, but I'm surprised that they say that butter is the culprit. > I thought it was the carbohydrates that alter the blood sugar not fats but > I'm no expert. > > I'm glad that you have it sorted out though. > > Roz > > > Roz, I agree, I do and I eat home cooked food and abhor the rubbish in the > > supermarket freezer chests. BUT I also love freshly baked bread from the > > local baker ( I really miss my mother-in-law for her bread) and I was told > > nay advised that butter was doing my blood sugar count no good so I > changed > > to non animal fat spread and found that Benecol was tasty, also the new > > Flora + . > > my sugar count tonight is 6.3 compared with usually 11 or 12 before. > > Sometimes the instrument nearly had a coronary itself with 17 or 18. > > > > Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham.