Diabetes rate in Scotland continues to increase

[Arthur Little]

Blueberries...

"Volunteers are being sought to see if the extract of blaeberries could treat diabetes.

Experts from the University of Aberdeen are exploring if a concentrated capsule form of the fruit, which is part of the blueberry family, could help.

They are looking for 60 overweight men, aged 40 to 70 with type 2 diabetes, to take part in the three-week study.

The volunteers, from the Aberdeen or Aberdeenshire area, would take the capsule three times a day".

Worth a try, certainly ... EXCEPT - I neither live in the Aberdeenshire Health Board Area - nor (at 6ft tall and 141/2 st.) could I be considered as being particularly overweight!

[lastlid]

Worth a try, certainly ... EXCEPT - I neither live in the Aberdeenshire Health Board Area - nor (at 6ft tall and 141/2 st.) could I be considered as being particularly overweight!

I see. Not a bad weight for your height, Arthur....

[Arthur Little]

I see. Not a bad weight for your height, Arthur ....

... ... it isn't really. And, actually, at my last appointment recently, it'd dropped by 1lb.

[lastlid]

And you probably don't like blueberries anyway?

[Arthur Little]

And you probably don't like blueberries anyway?

... they're okay.

[Arthur Little]

Here's ANOTHER thing:

You'll possibly recall that I underwent surgery for the removal of a 'Granulosa Tumour' in ... ... a sensitive part of my anatomy, last November. Although [thank God!] the tumour proved to be benign - as well as being exceedingly rare - I was, in turn, referred to an oncologist and given a CT scan which revealed the presence of a small gallstone in my bile duct. Again ... nothing serious. But ... as an extra precaution ... it's since been recommended that I continue to attend the Oncology Outpatients Clinic every three or four months for an indefinite period.

Take Care.

[lastlid]

Here's ANOTHER thing:

You'll possibly recall that I underwent surgery for the removal of a 'Granulosa Tumour' in ... ... a sensitive part of my anatomy, last November. Although [thank God!] the tumour proved to be benign - as well as being exceedingly rare - I was, in turn, referred to an oncologist and given a CT scan which revealed the presence of a small gallstone in my bile duct. Again ... nothing serious. But - as a precaution - it's since been recommended that I continue to attend the Oncology Outpatients Clinic every three or four months for an indefinite period.

Take Care.

Oh. I see. Yes. know what you mean. They took about 3 baked bean sized stones out of me.... Nasty little bu66ers eh....