Anne, I've been discovering the same sort of thing as you did, re what your dietician told you before the cruise.

I'm very low-end Type 2...my sugar level was 7.1 with 7.0 being the magic line in the sand, so to speak. The first week that I started monitoring my glucose gave me a good idea of what my body was and wasn't handling. Pasta spikes my glucose level like crazy, as does bread to a slightly lesser degree. Walking drops it dramatically. So it would seem that less carbs and more exercise is going to be the best regime for me.

It wasn't a surprise...both my Dad and Mom were Type 2 (Dad had to take insulin shots), and 2 of my brothers as well. So it runs in the family.

That was an interesting article about phthalates...I'm going to read more on the subject. It's very scary to find out how so many of the substances that surround us can be so dangerous to our health!
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