Diane (Idaho)

[Guest guest]

Just be sure to run it by your ortho. I had a lot of crowns, and

they had to use some special cement to hold my brackets in place. I

was warned that any baking soda product would weaken the cement.

Hoping you have none of those troubles....

C.

> Hi Diane,

> Been thinking about you and hope things are coming along OK with

the

> braces so far. I know it seemed for awhile there that the day

would

> never come. I just wanted to say thanks for mentioning the Super

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> toothpaste from QVC. I myself am an admitted QVC-aholic, and I

have to

> say that, while I would never make a habit of buying $15.00

> toothpaste , it really did get rid of a lot of that yellowish

> staining on some of my teeth. Thanks for the recommendation!

> See ya on the board,

> ~Joanne

[Guest guest]

Hi Diane, Glad to hear you are getting the lab tests repeated. The

lab tests the doctor is ordering is for what the metabolic syndrome

and insulin resistance. (Dr. tested me for it as father had heart

disease and type 2 diabetes). I take a minimal dose of statin

(Zocor 10mg) which has brought the cholesterol down to 154. But I

have too many of the LDL particles, so now they want me on Niacin.

Always something.

But definitely repeat the tests. The hemoglobin A1C is a measure of

long term blood surgery control (about 3 mos). It isn't an actual

blood sugar number, but is a reported in % if I remember correctly

and one wants it to be about 6 or less.

Make sure they check your thyroid, too, as it can cause the

cholesterol to go up.

Have fun a the conference. Try to get out of LA before the work

traffic!! Otherwise what would take an hour and half can take

double that time.

Shirley