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Diabetes Medications, One Old and One New, Run into Trouble

by Dr. G. Pepper | Aug 24, 2011 | diabetes, diet, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, metabolism, misc, Uncategorized, weight loss

A potential new treatment for type 2 diabetes, dapagliflozin, recently failed to gain approval from the FDA. What makes this rejection noteworthy is that the new medication works by a completely new mechanism causing the kidney to excrete sugar from the blood into the...

More Toxic Thyroid Supplements

by Dr. G. Pepper | Mar 20, 2011 | diet and weight loss, fitness, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, misc, nutrition, thyroid

During 2 decades of practicing endocrinology I had not encountered an instance of an over the counter product containing enough active thyroid hormone to make a difference in thyroid levels. In the last month I consulted on two new patients who appear to have...

Beware the Zombie Thyroid!!

by Dr. G. Pepper | May 29, 2010 | general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, misc, thyroid, weight loss

Beware the Zombie Thyroid!! Periodically, I update metabolism.com with interesting problems from my medical practice. Last week I was reminded of a particular thyroid disease which is little known and deserves more attention. In my patient’s case, she had an...

Dr. Oz, What Exactly Don’t You Know?

by Dr. G. Pepper | Mar 7, 2010 | cancer, general health & nutrition, metabolism, misc

For a relatively small South Florida town, Jupiter has attracted a few national news stories. Recently there was the disturbed man who gunned down 4 members of his own family, and Tiger Woods is building his mother a house here. Bringing Dr. Oz to Jupiter is the...

Marion Touts New Adkins Diet for Weight Loss for Ex-Smokers

by Dr. G. Pepper | Feb 16, 2010 | diet, diet and weight loss, fitness, metabolism, misc, nutrition, weight gain, weight loss

Marion brings us up to date on her progress after stopping smoking, gaining and then losing weight. Thank you Marion for sharing your experience with metabolism.com members! Marion writes: Just wanted to give you an update, quit smoking 8 months ago and have gained...

LA Falls Through a Crack in Our Health Care System and Finds Armour Shortage Crisis

by Dr. G. Pepper | Nov 4, 2009 | general health & nutrition, health, metabolism, misc, thyroid

LA lives in rural America and has no health insurance. After 30 years of effective therapy with Armour Thyroid she is unable to obtain this medication any longer. Her story is a sad reminder of just how far we need to go to provide meaningful health care to the...
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