[NPInfo] 2 eye opening stories

[Jeffrey Hazzard]

   Dena,
      PROUD of you losing and maintaining a healthy weight.  Way to go.  
      Have you considered cycling/swimming (NOT IN SF BAY, please) as an alternative to marathoning?  I ride my mountain bike 4 times a week and my knee has been much happier now.
           Jeff

Dena <galdena at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  That certainly makes sense, Jeff. As a thin teenager (5'6", 118#) I was
perfectly proportioned. Even at my heaviest weight (252#), I was very curvy
with the same proportions. My hips and bust have always been the same
measurement and waist always 10 inches smaller-- perfect proportions,
according to the books -- just way too much of everything when I was fat!
Now that I've lost 120#, I maintain that exact same proportional ratio
(39-29-39), and have gone from a 42DD to 34C. Actually, that's pretty
amazing.... how did I gain so much weight and manage to get it so evenly
distributed??? And how did I lose it all and still stay proportional? 

Of course, when I was a 42DD I had a greater risk of DM-- I weighed 252# and
was FAT! I had borderline HTN, hyperlipidemia, asthma, arthralgias and
myalgias, sleep apnea, ALL the obesity related ailments EXCEPT DM... but I
knew that was undoubtedly going to happen eventually. Now, 110# lighter
(have gained back 10#), my BP is normal, my lipids are beautiful, and I
haven’t used my CPAP in over 2 1/2 yrs. I have pain in my hips and but think
that's aggravated by marathon training. I agree-- this article did not
address these women's BMI and general "fat accumulation" elsewhere in the
body. Are they talking about little petite stick figures with abnormally
humongous out-of-proportion breasts???
Dena Galler

-----Original Message-----
From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On Behalf
Of Jeffrey Hazzard
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 4:34 AM
To: NP Info
Subject: RE: [NPInfo] 2 eye opening stories

Dena,
Had to put down my morning coffee (decaf) and laugh aloud!

I'd like to know the hip to waist ratios of those same women. That
would be really more telling. A woman that is larged-breasted but slim may
not have the same risk. And it may be that young women with greater BMI
tend to concentrate their fat deposition in their breasts. Lastly, as
breast parenchymal tissue is replaced with adipose over time, and those
women with D sized breasts at age 20 may, indeed, owe their buxom-ness to
increased fat deposition, which will eventually lead them to insulin
resistance and DM.

Jeff -- Lakeland today

Dena wrote:
Are you picking on me here, Dave??? Funny that you should put these two
together-- is there a correlation? With three concussions on my medical
record and having previously been a 42DD (And, no, my prior top-heaviness
did NOT cause me to fall over and hit my head), I guess I have to be more
than a little concerned about both of these. LOL
Dena Galler
(much more balanced these days. Just wish I could remember where I put my
drink...)

-----Original Message-----
From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On Behalf
Of David Mittman
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 5:21 PM
To: ACC Circle Circle; NPinfo; PA Forum
Subject: [NPInfo] 2 eye opening stories

Researchers say past head trauma could explain social problems
Forgotten traumatic brain injury could explain cases of social 
problems, including alcoholism, learning disabilities and chronic 
homelessness, according to researchers. Some schools are trying to 
identify and provide special assistance for children with learning 
disabilities or behavior problems who have experienced a traumatic 
head injury, and some alcohol and addiction programs are working 
specifically with brain-injured adults. The Wall Street Journal (free 
content) (1/29)  

Study: Woman's breast size can help predict diabetes risk
Canadian researchers found women with a bra cup size D or larger at 
age 20 were nearly five times more likely to develop diabetes in 
middle age than women with a bra cup of size A. Researchers said the 
findings were preliminary, but they speculated that fat accumulation 
in the breast may influence insulin resistance. The Globe and Mail 
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