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by pberry
Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:36 pm
Forum: Meet-Ups
Topic: Virtual Meet-up (formerly called Book Club: The End of Alzheimer's Program)
Replies: 245
Views: 44939

Re: Virtual Meet-up (formerly called Book Club: The End of Alzheimer's Program)

Huge thanks to JML for continuing to host our group! It was so lovely to see everyone yesterday. I'm always so inspired by each of you. Please keep the conversation going here in the forum. What a great discussion we had yesterday! I learned so much from hearing about others’ experiences. Many than...
by pberry
Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:36 pm
Forum: Meet-Ups
Topic: Virtual Meet-up (formerly called Book Club: The End of Alzheimer's Program)
Replies: 245
Views: 44939

Re: Virtual Meet-up (formerly called Book Club: The End of Alzheimer's Program)

Time flies...time for another Virtual Meet-up. We are going to try a Sunday afternoon (in the US) meeting this time. September 17 at 3:00-4:30 pm CDT. Bring your questions, discoveries, and curiosity. A calendar invitation with zoom link has been sent out to anyone who has expressed an interest in ...
by pberry
Mon Aug 14, 2023 6:36 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Pseudo-diabetes
Replies: 2
Views: 180

Re: Pseudo-diabetes

I am not familiar with those terms, but I have heard of Physiological Insulin Resistance aka Adaptive Glucose Sparing. Taken from our ApoE4.info wiki Blood Sugar under the heading Causes of high glucose measurements is this discussion on Physiological Insulin Resistance aka Adaptive Glucose Sparing...
by pberry
Mon Aug 14, 2023 4:48 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Pseudo-diabetes
Replies: 2
Views: 180

Pseudo-diabetes

Does anyone have information or experience with a phenomenon that might be called pseudo-diabetes or starvation diabetes, where one’s insulin resistance appears to increase dramatically on a ketogenic diet? I have never had elevated fasting glucose or Hba1c and have never been overweight. I started ...
by pberry
Tue May 02, 2023 6:16 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Cognitive Self Testing
Replies: 38
Views: 85466

Re: Cognitive Self Testing

Does anyone know of a site or provider that offers the CNS Vital Signs test on an ad hoc basis for a reasonable fee? The company itself will only provide the software to a licensed healthcare provider.
by pberry
Sun Apr 02, 2023 1:21 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: High ldl-p and apob
Replies: 17
Views: 2566

Re: High ldl-p and apob

My cardiologist included Lp-PLA2 activity in my blood panel as a measure of inflammation in the arteries. I’ve seen articles stating that this metric may have the potential to identify CVD risk in otherwise healthy individuals. The description from the Boston Heart lab report states: Lp-PLA2 Activit...
by pberry
Fri Feb 24, 2023 6:49 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: MTHFR & base pair basics
Replies: 4
Views: 345

Re: MTHFR & base pair basics

Susanj NF52 It's starting to make more sense now. Thanks for the very helpful quotes and links.
by pberry
Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:28 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: MTHFR & base pair basics
Replies: 4
Views: 345

MTHFR & base pair basics

Need some help clarifying MTHFR SNPs and understanding allele basics. SNPedia (and TEOA Program) say that MTHFR C677T has rsid rs1801133 and can take values C or T ( https://www.snpedia.com/index.php/MTHFR ); Ancestry and 23andme raw data say that my rs1801133 = AA. I am not sure if Ancestry and 23a...