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"Fat and Lazy," or Type 2 Diabetes—Which Came First?
Jan Chait
June 5, 2007
One of my ongoing freelance projects is writing a monthly series for my local newspaper about the top 10 killers in our area. It pretty much follows national trends, and I've already done the top four: heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Next up is number five: diabetes.
Last week, I went to interview one of the local endocrinologists, and the first thing I said to him was: "I'm a new patient. What's the first thing you're going to tell me?"
Doc immediately began a long litany involving diet and exercise. I listened (and listened, and listened) and finally halted his dissertation. "Do you realize," I asked, "that you have yet to say anything about helping me get my blood glucose under control?"
But that's what he was saying, he insisted.
He may have thought so, but it wasn't what I was hearing.
"My A1C is 10.5%," I said. "I'm tired and hungry all the time. Besides, diets haven't worked for me in the past, so all you're doing is setting me up for failure."
Ah, wouldn't it be nice if the conversation went more like: "My, your sugars are high: You must feel terrible! We're going to get those down and you'll feel much better." And then maybe explain what helps lower blood glucose? And tell me that getting my blood glucose under control will alleviate the hunger and give me back some of that old zip?
I remember when I first began taking insulin and the lethargy went away. It was a miracle drug! Energy in a bottle! I couldn't wait to give myself the next injection! "Heh," said my boss, who had Type 2 diabetes and knew what was happening. "You just thought you were getting old, didn't you?"
The whole scenario made me think about Type 2 diabetes, attitude and reality. For example, I thought of a "chicken or egg" case: Which came first: "fat and lazy" or Type 2 diabetes?
For instance, when glucose isn't getting into your cells, your body thinks it needs more food. You're hungry. The higher levels of glucose in your blood are sapping your energy as well. You're tired. You're eating too much in an attempt to quell your hunger. You're too tired to exercise. You gain weight. It's a vicious circle.
About that point is when you're diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes—which you've already had for years.
As I write this, I'm on a cruise ship. I was sitting on the veranda earlier today, looking at the navy blue waters of the ocean. Just a flat blue. Then I looked down and the view became three-dimensional, with bubbles and water forming patterns together and pieces of seaweed under the water coming into view.
Had I not looked at the ocean from a different perspective, I would have missed seeing a deeper (so to speak) picture. Could it be that way with Type 2 diabetes? That people in the diabetes industry looked only at the surface for years, saw only "fat and lazy," and never looked beneath the surface for contributing factors?
I actually resent the immediate assumption that weight and exercise are the cause of my diabetes. I have always been within the recommended BMI and have exercised regualary all my life. My parents are exercise nuts. My diabetes is entirely genetic. But anytime I read an article, these are the only items of recommendation.
Posted by: Linda | Jun 06, 2007 01:08 PM
My husband was recently diagnosed with Type II. Since starting Metformin he indeed has more energy, feels more like 'the old days' and has lost 25lbs. The weight loss came from changing our eating habits and walking a few times a week. Before this diagnosis he barely made it through the day without a nap! It's a terrible injustice to make assumptions about how a person became overweight or out of shape. In our experience, many healthcare professionals are wonderful at stating the 'facts' but are lacking in the area of educating the patient about their disease. If one doesn't ask the right questions or has limited access to resources of information, they likely come away from the Doctor feeling worse about themselves than before they walked in. There is so much to re-learn after this diagnosis and sometimes we need more than just the facts.
Posted by: mylove4him | Jun 06, 2007 01:16 PM
I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in March of 1999. I was overweight but could not lose weight no matter what I did. I was and still am active bowling 3 times a week during Sept - April and playing softball weekly from April- Sept. I also ride bike, hike etc.
Posted by: Renee Thanig | Jun 06, 2007 02:18 PM
Frequently when I have a new diagnosis T2DM patient, they will be filled with guilt thinking that if they had not allowed themselves to become fat, they would not now have diabetes. Their families tell them that, medical professionals and the diet industry all do.
Posted by: Diana Baltodano RN.,C,C.D.E. | Jun 06, 2007 02:27 PM
Why do some folks always point that finger at something that has made their lives less than what it should be, but invaribly fail to look down that arm and see that there are three fingers pointing right back at the real cause.
Posted by: bncriss | Jun 06, 2007 06:05 PM
I'm still so confused about my Diabetes! I was diagnosed 11/05. I had lost roughly 25 lbs.,stayed tired most of the time(even though I fought through it), and had pretty much every other symptom there is. This seemed to start 5 months before I was diagnosed. I have never been overweight and have always been pretty active. As a matter of fact, I've ben trying to gain weight for as long as I can remember. Now I can't seem to gain a pound! I have not gained back any of my weight since. So, could "skinny" have come before Type 2????
Posted by: Y2rooster | Jun 06, 2007 09:31 PM
Posted by: Diane | Jun 07, 2007 09:42 AM
I loved the insight here. I've been officially diagnosed with Type II for about 6 months, went straight on Lantus and metphormin, but know I've had it for years. And yes, the fat and lazy thing is very accurate. Partly due to the fact that we, as a nation, are somewhat lazy... leading to being fat.
Posted by: jk | Jun 07, 2007 10:34 AM
My doctor sounds like yours. I so agree with you when you said having Type 2 diabetes means just fat and lazy.
Posted by: Debbie | Jun 14, 2007 06:05 AM
i was diagnosed 27 nov 2007 with type 2 diabetes i was clinically depressed for a day or two.im trying hard to accept ths new diagnoses as i had atrium and aorta valves replaced 2005.im on warfarin and also have chronic anaemia so i need lots info and emotional support.
Posted by: mow | Dec 01, 2007 08:56 AM
Hi...newly diagnosed and been told by lot of ppl that i brought it on myself for being overweight. I did have panreatitis after a gallbladder op 3 years ago ...cud that be a factor ? I mean not everyone who is overweight has dabetes right ??? or am i ?
Posted by: bmbr | Feb 20, 2008 06:58 PM
bmbr, I wrote a blog that ran May 29, 2007. Try reading that earlier entry and see if it answers some of your questions.
Posted by: Jan Chait | Feb 21, 2008 02:33 PM
thanks for the info...i am only 41...i have been overweight for a few years now.....so i prob didnt help myself....however i think now that the symptoms for diabetes have act been there for quite some time and i hadnt realised....i went to doc with extreme swelling of the ankles and he ran some bloods to rule out kidney disease ( act had many many kidney probs all thru my teenage yesars )and thats wen my high blood sugar showed up...so just a random test showed it...have been exhausted for years and running to toilet a lot for about a year so looks like it may have been there.
Posted by: bmbr | Feb 24, 2008 10:18 AM
Thank you all for your comments. It's nice to know there are places on the internet to go and see what others have experienced, or are experiencing. I'm 49 years old, officially diagnosed with Pre-Diabetes, or Insulin Resistant, but I'm certain mine has turned to full-blown type II diabetes. I have an appointment to see the doctor on Tuesday, 7/1/2008, but I wondered if anyone had any advice for me. My situation is... I am 6' tall and weigh 330lbs. I was first alarmed when I started having problems with my vision about 3 months ago and now I have ups and downs throughout the day, and they all seem to be related to before I eat, or after I eat, which leads me to believe these symptoms are glucose related.
Posted by: Mike in Phoenix | Jun 26, 2008 05:12 PM
Ok guys, here's some logic for you, because I want you to educate those around you as well.
Posted by: Dan | Mar 13, 2009 12:08 AM
I disagree with Dan, I think the pre-diabetes comes first. A lot of us here are women, and there seems to be a pattern. Healthy and active until something like the birth of a child. My second pregnancy I gained about 15 lbs. Soon after he was born, after I was done nursing I was sooo thirsty and famished all the time. I rode mt bikes, and i mean rode. Not the average jaunt. I some times raced, swam had a routine at the gym etc... I did not gain weight immediately but started having rediculous bouts with the toilet. I ate and within 1/2 i went. I would be driving home and have to pull over for fear I'd fall asleep at the wheel. My energy waned. My activity did decrease. But the fact that i was parched all the time, starving to death and frequently after eating fell asleep should have been an indicator. Over one Year I gained 110 lbs. Mind you I was tired, but my doc just said get exercise now your obese and could have complications. Well duh?
Posted by: Sara | May 13, 2009 05:43 PM
I also disagree with Dan. In fact, I think he's unable to think laterally. He is clearly blinkered as are many of the medical profession. My mother, who is not a diabetic, but I am sure is a carrier, is amazed at how little I eat and how much I have to exercise. She is 88 and I eat the same products she eats. I have diabetes and she doesn't?????? She was also amazed when I began to gain weight before being diagnosed because she didn't think I was eating enough to survive. So Dan, I say to you try to think outside the square. The experts weren't even aware of type 1.5 until recently. I noticed whenever I undertook heavy lifting of any kind instead of losing weight I gained it. Subsequently,some scientists found that diabetics carrying heavy backpacks up a hill actually increased their sugar levels because their bodies were under stress. I was pleased to learn that because it proved my theory right. Also I know from my own experience when I am working hard mentally in my profession my sugar levels rise and I gain weight. This is usually when I eat less than usual. So Dan, you are amazingly ill-informed. One of my doctors described it as a "bitch of a disease." And I agree.
Posted by: Christine M | Jun 13, 2009 02:42 PM
I am so very happy to read these comments. I have eaten very well all of my life, except when I have been dieting. I remained on the lower side of healthy for my height other than when I was pregnant and gained lots of weight because of a kidney malfunction. I have always been highly energetic. When I approached fifty I gained a lot of weight even though my lifestyle and eating habits hadn't changed. I found it quite difficult to lose the weight. I was then diagnosed with Type II diabetes and the medical profession assumed that I had poor eating habits. I couldn't convince them that I had eaten fresh, organic fruit and vegetables all of my life with only an occasional treat. My brother is Type I diabetic and we have so many type I and Type II throughout the family (not all of the type II are overweight either) clearly there is some kind of pancreatic malfunction. And yes, I hate being branded as a person with poor eating habits who doesn't exercise. I actually walk on the treadmill for 2 hours every day,which is very difficult when one is tired. I also study law and operate a successful business. No, I am not a lazy person. But I am often a very tired person. I agree with everyone who says pre-diabetes is not addressed properly. I did meet one doctor who was of the opinion that dieting as a young person could be a factor as glucose levels fluctuate. And it is clear that genes are a major contributor.
Posted by: Christine M | Jun 13, 2009 02:20 PM
My daughter (18) tells me that 90% of people with diabetes have chosen it because of their life style. I assume she gets her stats from 90% of diabetes is stage 2 as oppossed to stage 1...stats that I've seen. I don't support or believe that 90% chose this. I can't believe 1% would choose it. Just would like some stats or info from people that know what it really means. My father was type 2, and he was self inflicted by his life style...I also know thats probably not the norm. Would love to hear from those that have insight on the subject. I'm not trying to prove a point to my daughter...I want her to be able to open herself up to the world that really exists. Thanks if you can help.
Posted by: Linda | Oct 22, 2009 08:23 PM
The comment that Dan left earlier spoke to an important point; that Type 2 diabetes is becoming more prevelant in America because increasing weight is also becoming more prevelant. That in my opinion is an important correlation. It is obvious to me that the most likely the majority of adult these days that contract T2DM are because they are usually grossly overweight and out of shape. In the past, when America was healthier, lighter in the waistline and fitter, back when we worked physical jobs for a living, exercised more, moved around more out of necessity, and didn't spend countless hours in the chair at work at the computer, or on the couch watching TV, and driving to work, the adults who got T2DM were the ones who were genetically predisposed to diabetes, and children with T2DB were almost unheard of. The numbers of type 2 have exploded as the country has gotten fatter and out of shape. Therefore, I believe that most, but not all people who have T2DM are just lazy and inactive. I feel for the individuals who can't exercise, who have T2DM, and if your conditions and inability to exercise and eat right really aren't your fault, then I feel for you. But reality tells me that most people who don't exercise, are just making excuses. And I have heard all of them. I can list a few; I have bad knees, plantar fasciitis, I'm too tired, I work too much, I can't afford a gym membership, it's too cold, it's too hot, on and on and on, I have heard all of them. The truth is that the average person generally hates exercise, it is just that they don't want to admit it. Hey, I hate it too, I just don't like being fat and unhealthy. I'm willing to endure the pain; and the good news is after awhile, you seem to get used to the exercise, no matter what it is. Everybody has a predisposition to get sick, like getting diabetes, or other diseases. Exercise reduces the chances of getting T2DM, and reduces the effects and severity of people who have it. And I am talking about heavy exercise, not just walking for 30 minutes 3 times a week. Exercise as much as you can, and build up to increasing time and intensity. The problem of posting that your condition is genetic, whether it is or is not, is that you prepetuate the idea that obesity, Type 2 Diabetes are genetic, and that if you get it, you are stuck with it for life, is that other overweight people believe that they have genetic T2DM when they don't, and don't do anything about it. For Mike in Phoenix who can't exercise because of his bad back, invest in a recumbent bicycle! Look, there is always going to be unlucky people who are going to get T1DM and T2DM because of genetic reasons, whether fat or not; but most fat people with it have it because they are fat, and don't assume that if you have it, it is genetic. Try some serious exercise and diet control if you want to find out, and you want to live longer and thinner. Give it all you got, don't give up. Fight for your own life. Another point, there is no such thing as pre-diabetes. You either have diabetes or you don't. And health doesn't come in a pill.
Posted by: Daniel 2 | Jan 21, 2010 01:20 AM
HI I am Pat an Aferican American who has recently been diag. with diabetes. My diagnosis is so new I don't even know which type I have. I have all of the symptoms and my mom and several family members are diabetics. I go to the gym about three times a week. I ride the stationary bike about 40 min and I do sit-ups total work about 45 min to one hour. I am a little depressed about all of this, by the way I am overweight. I am a 50% service connected disabled vet. so running and all of that I cannot do. I go to the VA for care. I am waiting on more info and to put in classes.
Posted by: Pat | Mar 14, 2010 03:15 PM
Hello there, i have been diagnosed with Type 2 for 4 years now, the doctor tells me my metabolism is so bad it compares to an 80 yeard old woman. I have a bad thyroid problem and POS on top of that. FOr the life of me i can not loose weight. I eat amazingly healthy i workout and still dont loose. I am on victoza, metformin and symlin. I been changing my meds for years hoping for the best and still nothing. any suggestions?
Posted by: kelly | Nov 28, 2011 01:12 AM
I would check liver glucose leakage during day and dawn effect at am wakeup. I could not lose an ounce on 1200 tight diet watching carbs and 2 miles a day walking. My weight climbed to 330 lbs. A1c was 13.3 during this time and am BG was 238. Once liver stopped using mnetformin in timesd approach, A1c dropped to initially 6.9 and then 6.4 and morning BG was 100 to 140 same as at midnight. Weight dropped from 330 to under 250. Diet and exercise indentical to before and after adjusting metformin. Using CGMS proved best how to take metformin. Liver leakage stops on metformin up to strength in blood on current taken pill. Single large dose waste of drups and ineffective - does not work and residual in body has no impact on liver leakage shutoff. See Salk, John Hopkins etc.
Posted by: jim snell | Nov 28, 2011 12:28 PM
This is an excellent article and attacks the stupidity of certain "folks" trying to help type 2 diabetes. First off: a) medical conditions and leaky liver can override any benefits of diet and exercise. The human body's regulation system depends on a storage based approach where glucose is stored all over - liver, fat cells, skeletal muscle cells. As long as there is room to store more glucose in liver, fat cells, skeletal muscle cells, insulin releases by pancreas will cause regulation of blood bg by shifting blood glucose to the storage sites. Once storage sites filled, insulin rises as pancreas attempts to force more storage. A leaky liver can keep all the storage sites filled up and the storage cells turning off the local pancreas insulin to block any more loading of glucose and resulting body destruction. IE Insulin resistance. The leaky liver is so powerfull refilling all the other storage sites to point exercise and diet limtation, carb control are ineffective. Once the leaky liver, and medical conditions overwhealming the storage sites has stopped, tight diet - cab control, sufficient hearty exercise are then critical to keeping the storage sites from being overfilled all the time and getting/keeping insulin resistance shutdown and enabling/maintaining good BG regulation. I have lived this directly and have data, numbers and diet and exercise regimene over a 4 year period backing this up. The argument about fat and or lazy comes from the same crowd standing in the wrong dead end tunnel with the lights turned off who keep wanting to shove more insulin at the problem while at same time their flat earth societies ignore all data and research on cell physiology and operation. Unfortunately, the hunter gatherer gut/gene set was optimized 10,00 years ago in times of shortages, famine ans scrawny game to grab and save every carb eaten. It was not optimized in a day of 24/7 feast of plenty on grains, corn and rice, sugars from high tech farming and manufacturing to bypass extra carbs over the side to prevent overloading local body stores causing rotting of the body by constant exposure to excess glucose in the blood stream. Nature allowed external events to control energy input to body that now the human MUST do the energy eaten limitation and management and medical science needs to be there correcting internal body screwups that cause overloading of the glucose. Current Doctors need the latest 23third century Star Trek tools-computers, monitoring and analysis tools to quickly fight and manage this epidemic. The current single shot lab tests, horse and buggy whip, best educated guesses, and order of the wand and magic of Merlin are not up to the job today witnessed by the rate of growth and expansion of type 2 cases that is described as an explosion around the world and gains of 200% and 300% just waiting to bankrupt us all and the world,
Posted by: jim snell | Nov 28, 2011 01:00 PM
Thank you.
Posted by: Sue | Mar 17, 2013 09:52 PM
I'm a TYPE 1 (one) Diabetic and was diagnosed over 15 years at the age of 27. Type one is an autoimmune disease - Type 2 is a metabolic disorder THEY ARE completely 2 different diseases. Here is a link explaining what a metabolic disorder is: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/metabolicdisorders.html Chicken or the Egg, which came first? Fat then the diagnoses of type 2 diabetes? I think we are asking the wrong question. Do you eat processed, junk food? Have minimal fruits and veggies and lean meats in your diet? Do you consume diet soda, use artificial sweeteners? Well if you do and you have a history of Diabetes in your family it's not if but when you will be diagnosed a type 2 diabetic. Some people gain weight by eating the good'ol American Diet some remain the same. Yes, the majority of type 2 diabetics are over weight but I know quite a few who are "normal" size. We hear throughout our lives to eat right but really what does that mean? Remember food companies are pushing products and label accordingly to the newest fad, "all natural", "sugar-free" etc. They're goal is to make money. So we've been had, lied too, twisted in all different directions all to come out fat, tired and sick. Honestly, I am grateful for my diagnoses of Type 1 diabetic because it has opened my eyes. After many visits to Dietitian and Nutritionist I finally came to this conclusion. Eat only what comes from the earth, If it can sit on a shelf for years and not spoil, don't eat it. If the ingredients listed take up half the box and you can't pronounce some of the words, don't eat it. I truly believe if I had not been diagnosed with this disease my family would be very sick. In regards to your visit with the doctor, you have to be your own advocate. I know doctors can have terrible bedside manner, some not all but try to see things from their perspective. Day in a day out they see patients who basically say "just give me the pill". Many Patients don't want to hear what they have to do to fix it, they want the easy way out. Dr's get complacent in their explanation of what it means to be a diabetic so you have to ask the questions and do the research. It's your life don't you think you're worth it?
Posted by: Karin | Apr 21, 2013 04:58 PM
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Email2DB is an email parser and auto responder. It parses email messages and extracts field data to update back end databases and to send auto-response emails and SMS text messages. Email2DB is ideal for any form-based emails such as orders, payments and web site feedback forms etc. Email2DB can read emails from POP3, IMAP and Exchange Servers plus directly from Microsoft Outlook 2003 folders. It also has a built-in mail server allowing emails to be sent directly to it.
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JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Forty-eight environmental activists were arrested Wednesday in front of the White House as part of an ongoing protest calling on the Obama administration to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. The proposed 1,700-mile pipeline would deliver tar sands oil from Canada to refineries in Texas. The action came before a rally planned for Sunday on Washington's National Mall, which organizers have dubbed "the largest climate rally in history."
Among those arrested on Wednesday were two top leaders from the Sierra Club: the group's executive director, Michael Brune, and President Allison Chin.The protest marked the first time the Sierra Club has engaged in civil disobedience in its 120-year history.
Others arrested included civil rights leader Julian Bond, Bill McKibben of 350.org,NASA climate scientist James Hansen, lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and actress Daryl Hannah. They were charged with failure to disperse and obey lawful orders, and released on $100 bond each. This is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Julian Bond.
ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.: I think President Obama is going to kill the pipeline.
INTERVIEWER: Why do you say that?
ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.: Because I think it's the right thing to do, and I think he knows that. And I think he—you know, I think he has a strong moral core, and I think John Kerry does, too. And I think, ultimately, he would not do something that is—that is this catastrophic and irresponsible and reckless.
JULIAN BOND: This is a decision that affects all Americans, and we want to make sure he does the right thing, which is to say no to the pipeline. It's a great deal for Canada, great deal for Mexico; doesn't do much for the United States.
AMY GOODMAN: That was former chair of the NAACP, Julian Bond; before that, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The protest outside the White House came one day after President Obama addressed climate change during his State of the Union.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: But if Congress won't act soon to protect future generations, I will. I will direct—I will direct my Cabinet to come up with executive actions we can take, now and in the future, to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for the consequences of climate change, and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy.
AMY GOODMAN: For more, we go now to Washington, D.C., where we're joined by two of the protesters, now out of jail, who were arrested yesterday outside the White House. Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, his most recent book is called Coming Clean: Breaking America's Addiction to Oil and Coal. And we're joined by Daryl Hannah, the actress and activist, who was previously arrested in Texas in October for protesting the Keystone XL pipeline.
We welcome you both to Democracy Now! Let's begin with Michael Brune. This is historic for your organization, Michael. In its 120-year history, you are the first leader of the organization to get arrested in a civil disobedience. Why?
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And it might sound a little surprising that an organization like the Sierra Club, that's been around for so long and has been a part of so many important fights, that it's the first time we do civil disobedience. But we look at this project, the tar sands pipeline, and it's a boondoggle. It's such a—it would contribute to such a climate disaster that we realize we have to use every single tool of democracy in order to fight this thing. We'll fight it in the courts. We'll fight it in statehouses and here in the Beltway, in the streets. But we realize that we have to do every single thing that we can to make sure that instead of putting $7 billion into a dirty oil pipeline, that we're investing in clean energy instead.
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Why not make a collage of their favorite food?
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Kidney Stones
When should I call a doctor?
If you have a kidney stone, you may already know how painful it can be. Most kidney stones pass out of the body without help from a doctor. But sometimes a stone will not just go away. It may even get larger. Your doctor can help.
You should call a doctor when you have
• extreme pain in your back or side that will not go away
• blood in your urine
• fever and chills
• vomiting
• urine that smells bad or looks cloudy
• a burning feeling when you urinate
These may be signs of a kidney stone that needs a doctor's care.
What is a kidney stone?
A kidney stone is a solid piece of material that forms in the kidney out of substances in the urine.
A stone may stay in the kidney or break loose and travel down the urinary tract. A small stone may pass all the way out of the body without causing too much pain.
A larger stone may get stuck in a ureter, the bladder, or the urethra. A problem stone can block the flow of urine and cause great pain.
Are all kidney stones alike?
No. There are four major types of kidney stones.
• The most common type of stone contains calcium (KAL-see-um). Calcium is a normal part of a healthy diet.
Calcium that is not used by the bones and muscles goes to the kidneys. In most people, the kidneys flush out the extra calcium with the rest of the urine. People who have calcium stones keep the calcium in their kidneys.
The calcium that stays behind joins with other waste products to form a stone.
• A struvite (STROO-vite) stone may form after an infection in the urinary system. These stones contain the mineral magnesium (mag-NEE-zee-um) and the waste product ammonia (uh-MOH-nyuh).
• A uric (YOOR-ik) acid stone may form when there is too much acid in the urine. If you tend to form uric acid stones, you may need to cut back on the amount of meat you eat.
• Cystine (SIS-teen) stones are rare. Cystine is one of the building blocks that make up muscles, nerves, and other parts of the body. Cystine can build up in the urine to form a stone. The disease that causes cystine stones runs in families.
What do kidney stones look like?
Kidney stones may be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a pearl. Some stones are even as big as golf balls. Stones may be smooth or jagged. They are usually yellow or brown.
What can my doctor do about a problem stone?
If you have a stone that will not pass by itself, your doctor may need to take steps to get rid of it. In the past, the only way to remove a problem stone was through surgery.
Now, doctors have new ways to remove problem stones. The following sections describe a few of these methods.
Shock Waves
Your doctor can use a machine to send shock waves directly to the kidney stone. The shock waves break a large stone into small stones that will pass through your urinary system with your urine.
Two types of shock wave machines exist. With one machine, you sit in a tub of water. With the other type of machine, you lie on a table.
The full name for this method is extracorporeal (EKS-truh-kor-POR-ee-ul) shockwave lithotripsy (LITH-oh-TRIP-see). Doctors often call it ESWL for short. Lithotripsy is a Greek word that means stone crushing.
Tunnel Surgery
In this method, the doctor makes a small cut into the patient's back and makes a narrow tunnel through the skin to the stone inside the kidney. With a special instrument that goes through the tunnel, the doctor can find the stone and remove it. The technical name for this method is percutaneous (PER-kyoo-TAY-nee-us) nephrolithotomy (NEF-roh-lih-THAH-tuh-mee).
A ureteroscope (yoo-REE-ter-uh-scope) looks like a long wire. The doctor inserts it into the patient's urethra, passes it up through the bladder, and directs it to the ureter where the stone is located. The ureteroscope has a camera that allows the doctor to see the stone. A cage is used to catch the stone and pull it out, or the doctor may destroy it with a device inserted through the ureteroscope.
Ask your doctor which method is right for you.
How will my doctor find out what kind of stone I have?
Try to catch a stone in a strainer.
The best way for your doctor to find out what kind of stone you have is to test the stone itself. If you know that you are passing a stone, try to catch it in a strainer.
Your doctor may ask for a urine sample or take blood to find out what is causing your stones. You may need to collect your urine for a 24-hour period. These tests will help your doctor find ways for you to avoid stones in the future.
Why do I need to know the kind of stone?
The therapy your doctor gives you depends on the type of stone you have. For example, a medicine that helps prevent calcium stones will not work if you have a struvite stone. The diet changes that help prevent uric acid stones may have no effect on calcium stones. Therefore, careful analysis of the stone will help guide your treatment.
What can I do to avoid more stones?
Drink more water. Try to drink 12 full glasses of water a day. Drinking lots of water helps to flush away the substances that form stones in the kidneys.
You can also drink ginger ale, lemon-lime sodas, and fruit juices. But water is best. Limit your coffee, tea, and cola to one or two cups a day because the caffeine may cause you to lose fluid too quickly.
Your doctor may ask you to eat more of some foods and to cut back on other foods. For example, if you have a uric acid stone, your doctor may ask you to eat less meat, because meat breaks down to make uric acid.
The doctor may give you medicines to prevent calcium and uric acid stones.
Points to Remember
• Most stones will pass out of the body without a doctor's help.
• See your doctor if you have severe pain in your back or side that will not go away.
• See your doctor if you have blood in your urine (urine will appear pink).
• Drink lots of water to prevent more kidney stones from forming.
• When you pass a stone, try to catch it in a strainer to show to your doctor.
• Talk to your doctor about how to avoid more stones.
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Phone: 1–800–828–7866 or 410–689–3990
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Johann Friedrich Fasch was born in Buttelstedt near Weimar on 15
April and baptized in the local St. Nicolai Church on 17 April. J. F.
was the first child of school principal Friedrich Georg Fasch (died
1700) and Sophia Wegerig (also Wegerich), daughter of a Lutheran
pastor. Soon after J. F.'s birth, his father took a position as teacher
and Cantor at the Henneberg Secondary School in Schleusingen.
The Fasch family relocated to Suhl, where Fasch's father had been
appointed principal of the local Secondary School.
Fasch sang in the soprano (discant) section during performances of
sacred music in Suhl.
After his father's death, Fasch was raised by Gottfried Wegerig, one
of his mother's brothers. He was a chaplain in Teuchern, the birth
place of the Hamburg opera composer Reinhard Keiser. A relative of
Fasch's family, Andreas Scheele, chamber musician and tenor soloist at
the court of Weißenfels, arranged for J. F. to become a choral scholar
at the Weißenfels court, an important performance venue of early German
opera. Court Kapellmeister Johann Philipp Krieger (1649-1725), a
renowned composer of early German operas, most likely fostered Fasch's
musical talent.
Fasch attended St. Thomas's School in Leipzig during Cantor Johann
Kuhnau's (1660-1722) tenure as principal and became a member of the
Thomaner Choir. Fasch taught himself how to play the violin and
keyboard instruments, composed his first vocal works, setting to music
texts by Menantes (C. F. Hunold). Among other works, Fasch also
composed overture suites modelled after those of G. P. Telemann. These
were performed with much success by the Collegium musicum, an
orchestral force consisting of secondary school and university
Fasch began to study theology and law in Leipzig and founded the
"second ordinary Collegium musicum"; among its members were J. D.
Heinichen, G. H. Stölzel and J. G. Pisendel. Fasch also composed
numerous incidental works.
Fasch and his Collegium musicum were requested to perform regularly
at worship services at the Pauliner Kirche and for other festive
academic events of the University of Leipzig.
Fasch's application for the position of Cantor at St. Jakobi at
Chemnitz was not successful.
Fasch received commissions from Duke Moritz Wilhelm of Sachsen-Zeitz
to compose operas for the Peter and Paul Fair in Naumburg and later for
the Court of Zeitz ("Clomire", "Lucius Verus" and "Die getreue Dido").
Fasch also requested financial support for a study trip to Italy from
the Duke but received a recommendation to the Court of Gotha
After finishing his university studies in Leipzig, Fasch undertook a
musical study trip through the southern and western parts of Germany,
ending up in Kassel, having passed through Zeitz, Gera, Gotha, Eisenach
and Mühlhausen. He spent much of spring of 1714 in Kassel, eventually
travelling to Darmstadt via Marburg, Gießen and Frankfurt/Main. Fasch
received 14 weeks of complimentary composition lessons from his former
St. Thomas's School prefect, Court Kapellmeister Christoph Graupner at
Darmstadt, and from his concertmaster Gottfried Grünewald. Upon
returning to Saxony Fasch visited his mother in Suhl, before departing
for a second trip that leads him to the court of Oettingen via Bamberg,
Nürnberg and Ansbach. His hopes of going to Italy remained unfulfilled;
instead, he accepted employment as a violinist in Bayreuth during the
Carnival season; on that occasion he composed the opera "Die königliche
Schäferin Margeris".
Fasch accepted a position as "secretary and administrative
assistant" in Gera.
On 16 November, Fasch married Johanna Christiane Laurentius, a
pastor's daughter, in Roben near Gera.
Fasch's oldest daughter, Sophia Maria, was born in Roben on 23
January. As of May 1732 she attended the Fräuleinstift (a private
school for girls) in Coethen; she died on 13 May 1746.
On 7 May, Fasch took a position as town clerk (later also working as
organist) in Greiz, where his father-in-law Georg Michael Laurentius
served as archdeacon.
On 4 October, Fasch's wife passed away, after giving birth to their
son Christian Friedrich; the child died on 15 March 1721.
On 29 September, Fasch left Greiz for personal and professional
reasons. He accepted a position as "Componist" to Count Morzin in
Prague for whom he continued to compose works throughout his career. In
1725 Antonio Vivaldi dedicated his Four Seasons to Morzin's
Upon the recommendation of his friend and colleague in Gotha, G. H.
Stölzel, Fasch assumed the position of Court Kapellmeister of
Anhalt-Zerbst on 29 September (Michaelis); in December, he turned down
the vacant position of Cantor at the St. Thomas Church at Leipzig,
which Johann Sebastian Bach would eventually accept. Fasch's work load
at Zerbst was extremely heavy: he set to music a double cycle of church
cantatas, a passion, and secular vocal music (serenatas), and he also
composed instrumental works on the occasion of princely
"On account of musical matters" Fasch left Zerbst in October 1726 to
visit Dresden, which he had previously visited when passing through on
his way to Carlovy Vary, Teplice and Prague. He intended to stay only
until Easter 1727 but may have returned to Zerbst in the summer. During
his sabbatical in Dresden (financed by the Zerbst court) Fasch set to
music sacred Latin texts for the Catholic court chapel, on which a
friend from his youth, the Dresden court Kapellmeister Johann David
Heinichen, offered advice. Heinichen's successor as of late 1733 was
none other than the arguably most prolific composer of Italian operas
in Germany, Johann Adolf Hasse. Fasch supplied the Dresden court
Kapelle with his own instrumental music until at least 1755, the year
his close friend, concertmaster Johann Georg Pisendel, passed away.
Fasch attended undercover Bible studies disguised as Tafelmusiken,
led by Pietist Nikolaus Ludwig Count of Zinzendorf, with whom Fasch
regularly corresponded during the 1730s. Fasch met his future wife,
Johanna Helena Simers, a pastor's daughter from Kmehlen (died 1734) and
probably a member of Zinzendorf's Dresden circle, at these gatherings.
They married on 22 July 1728 in Groß-Kmehlen. As a practicing Pietist
Fasch continued to experience conflict with the Lutheran-Orthodox
clergy in Zerbst.
On 16 June, Fasch wrote to Johann Mattheson, editor of the music
periodical "Der musicalische Patriot" in Hamburg. Fasch requested to be
put in touch with colleagues who would be willing to exchange cycles of
cantatas. An "exchange of musical compositions" began, with Zerbst,
Dresden, Darmstadt and other cities participating.
Fasch's second daughter, Johanna Friedericka, was born on 3 October
in Groß-Kmehlen.
On 18 November 1736, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch was born. His
older brother August Friedrich Christian (born 1735) most likely died
as an infant. Fasch junior secured his rank in music history by
founding the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin.
In March Fasch specified the compositions of the Zerbst ducal music
library in an inventory ("Concert=Stube des Zerbster Schlosses"). It
includes numerous works of the Hamburg music director G. P. Telemann as
well as compositions of French and Italian masters, in particular works
by A. Vivaldi. After the death of his second wife, Fasch raised his son
as a single parent and, despite continuous financial worries, made sure
that Carl received a solid musical education.
Fasch composed a serenata on the occasion of the marriage of
princess Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst to Duke Peter of
Russia on 1 September. (In 1762 she ascends the Russian throne as
Catherine II.)
Fasch travelled to Dresden with his son Carl Friedrich Christian to
visit J. G. Pisendel. They attended a Catholic mass which deeply moved
and impressed Carl.
On 29 October Fasch applied for the position of music director and
Cantor of Freiberg, but was rejected due to his advanced age.
The reigning Prince Friedrich August of Anhalt-Zerbst and his mother
left the city. On the run from enemy troops which threatened Berlin
during the Seven Years War, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, second
harpsichordist to Frederick the Great of Prussia since 1756, and his
colleague Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and his family spent the summer and
the fall in Zerbst. During his stay, Bach composed works for
Fasch died on 5 December 1758 in Zerbst. His daughter Johanna
Friedericka arranged his "quiet" funeral.
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Cheap ski holidays in hundreds of ski resorts worldwide.
Okay so it might only be mid-March but the big tour operators are already preparing for next winter. For those who know exactly what they want there's never been a better time to book early.
Last winter my friends and I realised that after three trips in a row to Morzine it was time for a change of scenery. We knew that we wanted to go to Meribel and that we would go early March 2011, so we booked our holiday by the end of May 2010. On arriving to the chalet three weeks ago we discovered the late bookers had paid the same price as us, but we had our lift passes (including a 3 Valley upgrade) and ski carriage included in the deal.
If you are happy to follow the deals and take the lowest prices around, then last minute bookings have their place, but by booking an early deal we proved to get much better value than the guests who left it until the last minute. With this is mind I've started having a look into my New Year and March 2012 holidays and I've already to discovered that the offers are as good, if not better than last winter.
I must admit we usually go for the chalet holidays, but having had a couple of fantastic summer Club Med holidays, the French all-inclusive hotel chain are looking very appealing for next winter. For those unfamiliar with Club Med they offer all-inclusive ski holidays, mostly in Europe, where the price includes your transport, lift passes (3* local, 4* and above full area), group ski lessons and all the great food you can eat. Plus the bar is free as long as you stay away from the Champagne and luxury brandies and single malts.
Now, we bagged a cracking deal this winter with our lift passes and ski carriage included, but after a week of lunches on the mountain, chalet staff night off and a few après ski drinks, we ended up spending the same as we would in a 4* Club Med. Whereas the initial outlay of around £1000+ may seem a lot, if you are on a catered holiday to the big French resorts you can easily eclipse that by time you come home.
Our French friends are also offering us up to £180 per person discount based on the early booking prices, plus the brochure prices are as low as they will go for the whole season. Throw in the fact that resorts such as Val d'Isere and Tignes have enjoyed a bit of a facelift over recent years and the addition of a new property in a stunning, yet unobvious resort, Club Med Valmorel and the choice is incredible — there's even a Club Med in China these days.
Having taken a cheeky look at Val d'Isere for my 30th during Easter — the prices are still great value. £1149 per person for a 4* Club Med in one of the world's top resorts during a peak week (now tell me that's not great value). With ski carriage, lift pass, all your food and drink included and the option of lunching in Club Med in Tignes, it's the perfect holiday for a romantic week on the slopes.
For the same week a family of four (2 adults, 2 children) can book to go to the 3* Club Med Les Deux Alpes, with everything minus ski hire, staying in interconnecting rooms for only £3080. They could even head to the 4* resort of Club Med Tignes Val Claret for only £4548, again in interconnecting rooms. For all-inclusive, glacier resorts during the Easter holidays that is fantastic value.
With the prices due to go up in July and again in October, these great properties are worth a look. Whether you are looking for a family, group or romantic holiday there is a Club Med for everyone, from the luxurious Club Med Peisey-Vallandry and Club Med Meribel Le Chalet, to the great value of Club Med Arcs Extreme and Club Med Aime La Plagne.
Not Everyone likes the hustle and bustle of resorts like Val d'Isere, Meribel or St. Anton, some people prefer a more relaxed affair yet still want great skiing, so where to go?
With this is mind I had a word with a few of Igluski's resort experts to get the lowdown on how to avoid queues, packed out restaurants and crowded pistes. The team appear to have skied every major resort and many hidden gems, so after banging some heads together here are our Top Resorts To Avoid the Queues.
The French Resistance
France is by far the most popular destination for British skiers, with the big three ski areas — the Espace Killy, Three Valleys and Paradiski accounting for 41%* of British ski holidays. That at least gives us a starting point: for world class, vibrant resorts that cater for everyone then head to the Espace Killy, Three Valleys or Paradiski, but for a more relaxed, less hectic week on the slopes where jumps to mind?
Back in the '60s Megève was the height of chic winter holiday destinations, with a stunning village and a boutique feel. Today it still offers a fantastic ambience and great skiing and the crowds have moved on to the trendier Tarantaise resorts. So for chic, boutique elegance head to Megève.
Montgenèvre is a picturesque alpine village that sits on the French-Italian border. Accessing the Milky Way it offers a huge ski area, yet being among the southern French resorts it has become a forgotten gem. Think families, cheese and vin chaud on a calm sun terrace after a great day on the mountain.
Intimate Italy
Italy has long been home to some of the best value skiing in Europe, both the Milky Way and the Super Dolomiti ski domains offer huge ski areas, Cervinia is linked with the ever popular Zermatt and from La Thuile you can ski over to La Rosiere in France's Tarantaise Valley. But these resorts, are, well, very popular and therefore not what you are after.
There are some hidden gems in the Dolomites but if you head to the lesser known resorts of Gressoney & Champoluc you can enjoy the flattering skiing underneath Europe's second largest mountain, Monte Rosé. The resorts are in the beautiful Gressoney Valley and the former hot-spots now offer a more serene family experience than the espresso-fuelled fun of Passo Tonale.
The Jung Swiss
Switzerland is renowned for beautiful, charming, chocolate box resorts. It is known for great skiing, glaciers, cheese and chocolate. It is also offers some of the world's most exclusive and famous resorts, just think of St. Moritz, Davos, Klosters and Zermatt. But Switzerland also offers some stunning, quiet resorts with incredible skiing and minimal crowds.
The Jungfrau region must be one of the most stunning ski-able valleys in the world. From the resorts of Mürren & Grindelwald you can enjoy one of the most picturesque train rides to resort, taking in the Eiger, Mönch and the Jungfrau. Mürren is know for its steeps and the legendary 'Inferno' run, whereas Grindelwald offers great cruising and awe-inspiring views.
Angelic Austria
Austria is a place of split personality, on the one hand you have the famous raucous après ski — from St. Anton's Mooserwirt and Krazy Kanguruh, to the champagne bars of Ischgl & Lech, on the other hand you have the great family skiing on offer in Zell am See, Kaprun and Kitzbühel. Both these personalities offer great holidays, depending on your taste, though they are not far enough from the beaten track for some.
One of Austria's most enchanting resorts, Alpbach, is often forgotten, due to it's smaller ski area, but shouldn't be discounted. The beautiful, traditional village has 52km of piste with 1500m of vertical drop and there are plenty of resorts with less vertical, less pistes and are far less attractive that we visit each year (think Bulgarian resorts for a start). Alpbach offers a charming village, perfect for families on their first trip together or those who enjoy skiing in a more intimate resort.
Now Obergurgl may not be the most attractive of Austria's resorts, but the purpose built village sits at the bottom of a glacier and the combination of great intermediate skiing and a limited amount of accommodation means less lift queues than its surrounding resorts. Linked to Hochgurgl it offers a decent sized ski area and a calm family atmosphere.
British Canada
Well technically it's British Columbia, but the Canadian province offers some of the finest powder and most famous resorts in the world. You could head to Whistler for the holiday of a lifetime, but being one of the top resorts in the world draws in the crowds.
Head a little further north into Interior B.C. and visit the powder haven of Big White. The name says it all really, the resort regularly receives somewhere around 9m of snow a season, so powder skiing is part of everyday life there. The resort boasts (quietly of course) one of Canada's largest ski areas, fluffy, dry, powder and saloon-style, wooden-clad, gold-rush charm.
Heading inland toward Banff National Park you stumble across the resort of Revelstoke. This is one of Canada's newer resorts, where huge investment has been put into the area in recent years. Revelstoke boasts the status of being the only resort that offers piste, cat and heli-skiing all under one umbrella. This may be an escape for the more advanced skiers and snowboarders among us, but it oozes mountain charm without the queues — especially when you're being taken from spot-to-spot on the back of a snowcat.
Mid-West America
The American Mid-West is home to some of the United States' finest skiing, from the world class resorts of Aspen, Breckenridge and Vail to the deep, dry powder, and perfect pistes, parks & lifts. The celebrity filled resorts come at a price and are very popular, yet there are again some forgotten gems to discover.
Beaver Creek is the luxury resort on offer, much like Megève it offers a stunning setting, great hotels and a real feel of elegance. The resort could happily compete with its busier neighbours but chooses not to. This calmer mountain and luxury accommodation are the perfect escape for those looking for a great holiday away from the crowds and are happy to pay the price.
Heading a little further west into Utah is Park City, famous for the Sundance Film Festival and boasts three mountains — including the skier only Deer Valley. The resort has a real American-West feel to it, Park City also boasts its own distillery (which will banish those no alcohol rumours) and some superb skiing.
We all love something different about skiing, I swear by Meribel and Morzine, our Sales Manager is St. Anton through and through and of course there are the Val d'Isere, Whistler and Les Arcs fans among us. The great thing about skiing is there is a mountain, resort or even hotel/chalet to suit all of us. I love chalets, big mountains, fun atmosphere and après ski, others prefer charming villages, family run hotels and understated elegance. They key is to find your own spiritual home in the mountains.
* Stats taken from Igluski 2010/11 bookings
Back in the summer I wrote a piece about the festivals that were expected to hit the Alps this winter and with the season in full flow and most of the line-ups have been announced here is a update of what to look forward too.
Little World Festival
This Little World Festival debuted in Meribel last season and after a successful first attempt, festival organisers and performers The Feeling are back for more. The former Meribel après ski band have lined up some big acts and some great venues for the week. From 13th - 18th March Meribel will be the highlight of the Three Valleys.
Last years slope side gig next to the Ronnie.
As expected The Feeling are due to perform as is Sophie Ellis Bextor, who attended last year and also performed with them at the ski show. Freemason, Carl Barat and Ed Harcourt have all been confirmed among the headliners, with Squeeze, Fictionplane and Ben Howard among the other confirmed acts. With a free gig taking place outside the resorts biggest après bar, the Rond Point, on a huge stage and 40 other gigs in resort that week it will be awesome.
Snowbombing & The Altitude Festival
Snowbombing is renowned as the snowsports hedonists' festival and this year it becomes home to the Altitude Festival, a comedy festival that previously called Meribel home. Both festivals will bring some pretty big names into Mayrhofen and the biggest party of the winter season takes place from the 4th - 9th April.
This year Snowbombing has surpassed itself with the names on the line-up, so far The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Pendulum and 2manydjs are confirmed. The list goes on and on and on, other big names include Professor Green, Example, Chase and Status, DJ Yoda, Fake Blood, John Digweed, Ms Dynamite and the Cuban Brothers. The Altitude Festival, in its new home, boasts the likes of Marcus Brigstocke, Andrew Maxwell, Rufus Hound, Tony Woods, Craig Campbell, Mark Walker and Terry Alderton. So if a week of soft snow, hard partying and laughs are what you need then get yourself to Mayrhofen on 4th April for a week.
Andrew Maxwell at last year's Altitude Festival
The Big Snow Festival
The Big snow Festival is another newcomer, debuting in the Andorran resort of Arinsal in March 2010. This year they have upped their game in an attempt to complete with the infamous Snowbombing, boasting better snow (well you'd hope so in mid March) and an impressive line up.
With crowd pleasers Kissy Sell Out, Judge Jules, Westwood and Example + dj wire headlining, this year's festival should go off with a bang. Throw in a decent sized ski area, (hopefully) great mid March weather and pretty much duty free prices in resort and you are on to a winner.
The Brits
The Brits is the British Snowsports Championships, but as you would expect it is just as much a party-filled, music-fuelled festival as it is the country's top snowsports event. Held in the resort of Flims Laax in Switzerland from the 20th - 27th March this is a week of top end riders, music and fun. From the Red Bull downhill to a Pendulum DJ set the Brits always go off with a bang.
This year the likes of Aime Fuller and Jamie Nicholls will be on the slopes showing us why they are two of the most up and coming riders in Europe in the day time followed by some awesome entertainment in the evenings. As mentioned Pendulum will be throwing down a DJ set and the week also includes The Correspondents, an '80s Chalet Party and a not-so-secret movie premier (though the films are still a secret). Add in world class skiing, the glacier and end of march sunshine and it looks like a belting week is going to happen.
Taking a look around the Alps there are a few more events worth attending if you are in town. The European Winter X Games will be taking place in Tignes from the 16th - 18th March, where the world's biggest skiers and snowboarders will be in town — hopefully with Jenny Jones retaining her gold. And you can be sure there will be some serious parties going down throughout the resort celebrating the many competition winners medals. The last week of the season in Ischgl is always worth a mention. The resort is renowned for its opening and closing parties with the likes of Kylie and Katy Perry among recent headliners, well their end of season party doesn't disappoint with The Killers confirmed on the slope side stage on April 30th.
There is so much to going on this year I'm struggling to decide where to go, though I have my favourite, do you?
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by henrik
Model number translation/identification
I have a Samsung 3D LED HDTV, model UE46C7705. It seems this is a very specific model number, probably tailored to terrestrial transmission in my locale. How do I "translate" this number to a global "version" close enough for forums and support questions? For example I can't find that model in the gdgt database.