Hi Dave,

Your HbA1c change is truly amazing! I'm curious what your doc
thinks about Atkins now! I went from an 8.3% to 5.4% HbA1c,
so Atkins is somewhat right when he says a low-carb diet can
often "cure" Type 2 diabetes. My first doc got out of general
practice, moved from Alta Bates to Santa Rosa. He was pretty
close minded. The second doc was impressed -- he changed to
become an ER doc (more money per hr spent). Dr. Two suggested a
more Mediterranean diet (low carb, olive oil, nuts, fish, less
saturated fat, more "good" fats) but really liked my numbers on Atkins.
Now I'm doctor less, but just b/c I haven't picked a replacement.

I'm doing a on-going weight loss/maintence level of carbs, with
exceptions for long bike rides, holiday meals, moments of weakness.
I think it's actually good to alternate between a glycolysis based metabolism
and a ketosis based metabolism once in a while. Atkins would probably
disagree with me here. I'm pretty stable at 165 lbs, 25-26 BMI, 172-163 lbs
range over 2004, though I'd like to get to 160.

There's a guy at UC-Berkeley who wants to test cognitive function in
people on Atkins! I've talked to him some about quantitating ketosis,
etc. If anyone on the list is interested, he's looking for people starting
low-carb and it's a paid study. Contact Aubrey Gilbert mayfly@...

Happy New Year!
Peter Chu
San Francisco
197/165/160?