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    On and off pain in my first big toe

    Its called gout. Edited by moderator
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    Newly diagnosed diabetic

    I used to be on Metformin (smallest dose) a couple of years ago. I stopped taking it and my glucose was still OK. Now I’m in the range of 6.8 - 7.6 pre pandial. I would make the comment that Metformin comes in four strengths. I was on the lowest one.
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    Yoga as medicine

    I am now reading the above book by Tim McCall MD where it has a section on using yoga to reduce glucose to treat diabetes. Seems this has been used for some time with back up info and studies in both USA an India. This not a rapid process but has shown to work over time if you continue practice.
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    Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

    Hello my name is Ian. I live in Hong Kong. (Retired) Can speak a wee bit of Cantonese. Lived in Sth Africa for 10 yrs then Australia for another 16. Now been in HK since 1995.