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You could float down a river on a decent-sized one.
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Bring some oranges. After you eat them, fold the chunks of orange peel so that the bitter "oil of orange" squeezes out and rub it on exposed skin. It's not perfect, but it cuts the bu...
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Cream of Pea Soup with Potatoes and Pancetta
Crema di Piselli, Patate e Pancetta
Creamed soups are part of alta cucina (refined cooking) and for the most part are found in chic northern Italian restaurants but that does not mean that they are difficult to make at home. Ths velvety pea soup is thickened with potato and served with crisp pancetta and fried bread triangles.
Serves 4
2 tablespoons butter
2 thin slices bread, crusts removed and cut diagonally into triangles
2 tablespoons Filippo Berio olive oil
1/4 pound pancetta, diced
1 large white onion, chopped
2 large potatoes, peeled and shredded
4 cups fresh or frozen peas
1 chicken boullion cube, crushed
4 cups hot water
2 sprigs thyme tied together
Salt to taste
Grinding black pepper
Melt the butter in a small saute pan and when it is bubbly, brown the bread slices on both sides. Transfer them to a small dish and set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a soup pot and brown the pancetta; when it is crispy, transfer it to a dish and set aside.
Stir in the onion and potatoes and cook until the onion begins to soften, but not brown. Stir in the peas and the crushed boullion and cover the mixture with hot water. Add the thyme, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and cook uncovered for about 20 minutes or until the potatoes are very soft.
Remove the thyme and discard it. Puree the soup in batches in a food processor or with an immersion blender.
Return the soup to the soup pot and reheat. Ladle the soup into individual soup bowls and sprinkle the tops with some of the pancetta. Serve hot with two bread triangles.
For a thinner soup, add more water or for a richer taste, add non-fat Half and Half or heavy cream.
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Open enrollment starts Nov. 15 and goes through Feb. 15, 2015.
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Medtronic MiniMed Implantable Insulin Pump
Recruitment status was Active, not recruiting
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This research is being done to find out whether subjects previously treated with the implantable insulin pump (IIP) therapy, and now taking insulin by injection, will benefit from re-implantation of IIP. We will see if IIP causes more stable control of blood sugar, with fewer highs and lows. People with type 1 diabetes previously implanted with the MiniMed Implantable Pump (MIP) model 2000 at Johns Hopkins may join this study.
Type 1 Diabetes
Device: Aventis U-400 Insulin
Phase 2
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Reimplantation of Subjects With Implantable Insulin Pump Therapy
|Study Start Date:
|February 2003
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2011
If you join the study and choose to have a new pump implanted, the study is expected to last 12-15 months for each person, and you will continue to be followed, with 3-monthly refills and research visits for as long as the pump lasts, until you choose to withdraw, until the FDA approves the pump for regular care, or until the company stops supporting the pump. During the first 12-15 months of the study, there will be an estimated 13 clinic visits and one hospital stay for 2-3 days. The data collection visits will take about 30 minutes, and a continuous glucose monitor will be started. You will have a brief visit 3-4 days later to drop off the monitor. After this phase of the research, you will still be cared for with the implanted pump, having visits for refills and tests every 3 months. This long-term follow up will last until you choose to withdraw, the pump malfunctions, the FDA approves the pump for regular care, or the company no longer supports the pump. If you are no longer taking part in the study, we will have the pump removed from your body.
|Genders Eligible for Study:
Inclusion Criteria:
- People with type 1 diabetes previously implanted with the MiniMed Implantable Pump model 2000 at Johns Hopkins may join this study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Anyone not previously implanted with the MiniMed Implantable Pump model 2000 at Johns Hopkins.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00298740
|United States, Maryland
|Johns Hopkins University
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|Principal Investigator:
|Christopher D Saudek, MD
|Johns Hopkins University
No publications provided
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00298740 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 1, 2006
|Last Updated:
|March 1, 2006
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypoglycemic Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 07, 2015


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So here I am again, starting over. I was here about a year ago, lost nearly three stone and then fell off the wagon.
I didn't want to start another diary because I've had several attempts to get back on the wagon in the last six months which have failed miserably but this time feels different.... So here I am!
Being brave, I'm 5 foot nothing and starting weight was 10st 8, (had got down to 9st4...) I have since lost 6lbs in the three weeks been on track. Aiming for 1300 calories a day, allowing a few more on days with exercise.
I have just joined a gym 10 days ago, and love it! I've gone every other day since joining for at least 45 minutes, but this has stalled my weight loss. I'm hoping it's because of muscle gain/water retention.
Anyway, I'm B, 24 and a staff nurse who lives in Norfolk. Live with my other half and our little girl who's 3 in September...
Very boring life but here I am, a diary to try and help me stay on track...x