People's Medical Society Fwd: RE: Your invitation -

[Guest guest]

Here is a reply I received back from the People's Medical Society last

week. I think It's a nice letter, and sounds encouraging.

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>Subject: RE: Your invitation -

>Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 15:45:27 -0500

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>Hi ;

>Thanks for your inquiry.

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>At the present time we don't anticipate publishing anything on low

>carbohydrate diets. We might mention something in the online newsletter,

> " Savvy Health Consumer " and post a link to a site that has more information.

>Our view is that if we don't do something, but someone else or organization

>has, we'd direct readers/viewers to those sites.

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>Same on hypoglycemia. We'd put links on our site but we plan no new

>publications in this area at this time. Doesn't mean we won't revisit the

>subject, but we have other priorities for the time being.

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>We are considering adding some interactive forum for members and others.

>Newsgroups are a possibility, but there's been no final decision made at

>this time. We try to use the " Savvy " column to alert members/readers to

>issues on which they can be proactive.

>

>Your comments are most appreciated and thanks for taking the time to share

>them with us. I'll see that they are forwarded to Inlander.

>

>Mike Donio

>Director of Projects

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>From: in Constable

>Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 2:44 PM

>To: mad1@...

>Subject: Your invitation -

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>On your web page, you invite us to send in our questions.

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>I have three comments to make at the moment.

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>You list one book on Diabetes, and several low-fat cookbooks. Are you

>anticipating publishing anything within the near future about the new

>low-carbohydrate alternative to diabetes treatment? (See

>Bernstein, and other low carbohydrate advocates.)

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>There is nothing available through your site on Hypoglycemia. (Or Insulin

>Resistance or " Syndrem X " or whatever you want to call it.) Do you

>anticipate covering tis topic on your site in the near future?

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>Further, there is no opportunity for a discussion group on your site. --

>Bulletin board - listserv, whatever you want to call it. Wouldn't the

>public be better served by your organization if there were such an

>opportunity? (As I am not a member, I may be making a wrong assumption

>here. However there is nothing on your site which indicates any sort of

>pro-active stance even for members -- be it a listserv or community

>chapters.)

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> in Constable

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in Constable

[Guest guest]

, that was a welcome post to receive from that group. Unlike the usual

boilerplate " thank you for your comments " we usually receive, this one

appears to have been written by someone who is actually taking your comments

to heart. Good job!

Susie