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Yep, because their diet consists entirely of deep fried starches.. There's the root cause.. But remember, the more fats you eat the better adapted your body gets to handling them. You are at lowest risk for heart disease when you are low carb. Also, as I mentioned earlier, weight/body fat has little to do with diabetes. There are loads of skinny type-II diabetics out there.. "poke skins is good", "desserts is bad" (in redneck) Glad I could help! :grin: And fried shrimp, and stuffed jalepenos! (just remember the moderation part, ha ha ha) It's been done several times. What you find is that the eskimo/inuit are VERY healthy in their natural habitat but suffer tremendously when they are exposed to high-sugar western foods. The rates of obesity and diabetes are almost parallel to that experienced by American hispanics. (uncanny, no? :grin: ) Then consider yourself lucky! Your mom will be around for a long time :grin: It works for everyone willing to dedicate themselves to it and experiment to find out what variants work best for them. Keep trying, you'd be surprised how quickly someones mind can change when they are told they are facing a bypass, etc.. That's high, even after a meal. Check him when fasted. He may be pre-diabetic. Then I think you are sitting in good shape.. Smoking is much tougher to kick than sugar :grin: You got it.. If you start seeing 200's after fasting then you should get concerned.. Won't happen though, not with you being as strict with low-carb/high-fat as you have been.. Could have been beforehand. But remember, your lifestyle is the only real cure for Diabetes.. :grin: Everyone, to a degree, has difficulty with "sugar problems". We (humans) were simply never designed to consume as many of them as we do these days.. :cool: TJ :cool:

That's very typical of hispanics. My hispanic grandfather had been insulin dependent for 7 years before I put him on the low-carb/hi-fat diet. Why? It has nothing to do with genetics (which is what the medical industry would like you to believe). It's due to the fact that hispanic diets are LOADED with simple sugars served with very saturated fats. (refried beans, rice + mole, etc. etc.) Simple sugars send blood glucose levels through the roof, and saturated fats blunt the insulin response. In short, your pancreas has to work MUCH harder to drop blood glucose levels. After any significant length of time (30-40 years, for example) the pancreas becomes "tired" and fails to secrete good insulin. It pumps out insulin, but the stuff is "less sensitive" and doesn't lower glucose levels as much.. Soooo, the pancrease makes more, which leads to more pancreatic fatigue, which leads to even less sensitive insulin, etc. It's a viscious cycle. The net result is a pancreas which can no longer lower your blood glucose. (type II adult onset diabetes) This is another myth spread by the medical sector. The obesity doesn't cause the diabetes, it's another side-effect of the high sugar american diet. Eating too many starches/carbs not only makes you fat, but also causes diabetes (as described above). There are many type-II diabetics who are thin.. Obesity and diabetes are only mildy related. And it WILL go away forever. Like I said, the low-carb high fat diet took my grandfather off the needle in 6 months. And he had been using the syringe for about 7 years. If you stop the carbs long enough, the pancrease can actually recover. (YES, believe it..) His pancrease actually produces usable insulin again. However, if he goes off on a sugar binge, he can find himself with high glucose readings after about a week or so. Your concern is misplaced. 1) High blood sugar readings after a meal is to be expected. In fact, if you are ketogenic, your blood glucose usually has to rise to 110 or so before your body even begins to pump out insulin. 2) Testing yourself after a meal skews the result. To get an accurate reading, you are supposed to test your blood sugar in between meals (or after a few hour fast). If your fasted blood glucose is over 150 or so, then you should be concerned. Your best bet is to test yourself in the morning, after 8 hours of sleep and before a meal. If it reads high then (greater than about 120-150) you are pre-diabetic. 3) You're low-carb, which is a CURE for type-II diabetes. Even if you were a full-blown diabetic beforehand, you are using the only viable treatment that works as a lifestyle.. This is typical, and I've told you that just about every low-carber goes through this when they carb load. (has to do with a drastic shift in hormone makeup and a change to brain metabolism) Ice cream is a combination of sugars and saturated fats (cream). Your blood sugar won't rise as high as fast because of it.. Remember, sugars increase insulin, but saturated fats slow digestion. Eating fats lowers the "glycemic index" of the sugary foods. In fact, I ALWAYS make sure that my "cheat meal" has some kind of fats in it.. (usually do things like fried cheese, stuffed jalapenos with cheese, etc.) But of course! Mine is usally around 80.. Nope, in fact this invalid argument was one levied against Atkins when he first presented his diet.. You know "low carb _may_ cause the metabolic shutdown of the glucose pathways, blah blah blah.." No matter how many times the nay-sayers made this arguement, they were never able to get it to stick. The research always showed the other point.. Resting the pancrease only made it stronger! (and it produced MORE sensitive insulin..) Think about it this way, if staying low-carb could wreck your ability to handle sugars, then the first time an eskimo/inuit ate sugar he/she would croak! :shock: :grin: Nope, just normal response.. I never say doctor.. Why? they have no idea what they're doing when it comes to diabetes. All they are interested in is making money off of the cash-cow diabetic stuff.. Insulin, needles, etc. They want to send their kids to college too, so don't expect them to actually WANT to cure a diabetic.. My grandfather STILL receives needles in the mail from time to time, despite the fact that he has told his doctors that he hasn't needed a shot in YEARS! (he's a vet, so the hospital gets govt. money every time he receives diabetic supplies.) :roll: :roll: Convince your family to live like you.. It will be hard, my grandfather would have killed for a tortilla the first month or so, ha ha. However, as you know, you lose the cravings over time. After a few months, you can start cheating again occasionally. My grandmother had never attempted the diet until recently. She's Japanese (rice, rice, rice + rice). 3 months ago her cholesterol hit 330! Her doctor was going to biopsy her and was talking about bypass surgery, etc. etc. ($$$$ for them). She went into panic, then allowed me to help her.. In 3 months, she's lost 18 lbs. Her triglycerides are 67, HDL is 95 and total serum is 250. Half way there already!! :grin: It works.. :cool: TJ :cool:

GOOD JOB MY FRIEND!! We're proud of ya bud! :cool: TJ :cool:

Ditto! Spray it on, let it sit over night. It's ULTRA sticky and will dry on in one day.. (won't fly off) :cool: TJ :cool:

Time to clean the K&N on my CBR1000F. As it came with the bike, I'm unsure how to proceed. Can I just yank it out, wash it with soap and water, then coat it with PJ1 Filter Oil like I do with my CR 250R? Also, what was the final verdict on the reusable billet oil filter? Worth it, or not? Ahh sunday, time to wrench! Gotta adjust the shifter and put my carbon fiber yoke protector on the 1000F :cool: TJ :cool:

Go to the auto parts store and pick up some "3M Adhesive Remover". The stuff liquifies adhesive remnants and you can simply wipe it off. You'll just be left with a spotless and totally clean surface. I swear by the stuff. (and it's cheap) :cool: TJ :cool: PS: It's also good at removing boot scuffing from the number plates of your MX bike.. :grin:

Tire pressure? :cool: TJ :cool:

I love my CBR 1000F, but after riding the 'Bird for any amount of time you quickly see how much more it vibrates.. Face it, the 'Bird is just super smooth.. :cool: TJ :cool:

Yep, would be leaner in my opinion. Even worse if you've made some airbox mods or installed a custom filter. The PC is a good option though, after all, why not try to squeeze every bit of performance out of your bike that ya can? (cheaply, that is, ha ha) :cool: TJ :cool:

Did he use the lens tint method that Santiago mentioned, or something else? I'd prefer to not have to remove the lights unless I absolutely have to.. I won't be able to ride the bike with them dissasembled (In TX, if your bike has turn signals, they gotta be functional.. :???: ) Like the CR125R, needs a bath though.. :cool: TJ :cool:

I've heard about this option. Can you really get them super dark (and still have them visible when flashing), enough to match the black on da bird? How long does it take roughly? Cool, I'm interested in seeing what all my options are. I just wanna try to blend the lights into the bodywork and still have them be useable (and legal, ha ha) :cool: TJ :cool:

Did it come pre-cut for the RC, or do they just ship a sheet of it? (I haven't had a chance to completely research their website yet..) Cool! Let me know if you find the info.. :cool: TJ :cool:

Anyone on here got any of the tricktape products on their bike? I was thinking about getting some of the solid black "lightlidz" stuff to put on my headlight. Also thinking about tinting the turn signals and tail light. You know, wanna go for the "all black" look.. I remember there was a discussion on light tinting on the previous incarnation of the forum, but I can't remember what the concensus opinion was.. Anyone that's done this have any suggestions? Thanks! :cool: TJ :cool:

So are we talking 20% coolant, 80% water and then an additionl 4 ounces on top of the mix of WaterWetter? (I wanna make sure I am reading that sentence right..) We're about to start having some of those wonderful 130 degree (heat index) days in Houston and I wanna be prepared for my long hill country runs.. :grin: :cool: TJ :cool:

If you're mechanically inclined, go an buy the kit and a morgan carbtune II and put it in yourself. Then find a local dealer who will dyno you. You can make all of your adjustments in your spare time and tune it perfectly for exactly what you are looking for (power, or efficiency) I bought the kit for $40.0, the carbtune II for $80.0 and each dynorun at my local dealer is $28.0.. :cool: TJ :cool:

CONGRATS BUD!!! :cool: TJ :cool:

Hmm, everyone keeps raggin' on the '97 LBS. I think it's AWESOME! I love the fact that it's super strong and super touchey. Just one finger can haul the thing down from 170 no sweat! LOVE THAT! I also love the way the bird handles. Mabey it's my body type, but I can corner much better on it than the F3 I used to have. The whole thing feels like a laser guided weapon when I ride it --> very precise.. Must be my MX background, but I've come to expect really sharp, powerful, precise control. Hmmm.. :cool: TJ :cool:

It's an Al-Qaeda plot! :cool: TJ :cool:

Sounds like you developed a harmonic during break in. You should have revved it out more.. Run the thing at much higher RPMs for a while and hope it fixes it.. (I'm skeptical, but it may work..) When I'm cruising, I never drop below 5K-5.5K RPM. :cool: TJ :cool:

Yep, and the best thing is that afterwards your body hits your fat stores REALLY hard. (it has no choice, you've depleted blood glucose and muscle glycogen with the intervals). Yep, go to your local drugstore and ask for "ketostix" or "ketodiastix". The latter includes a glucose test if I am not mistaken. Just go for the lowest price. How much excess ketone you are excreting in the urine stream. As long as you are showing trace, you are running on ketone metabolism (which indicates the best state for fat loss) No sweat bud! :cool: TJ :cool:

Turn your head $0.00 (I never rely on mirrors :grin: ) :cool: TJ :cool:

Notice, he's having to yell a little? It's 'cause his hearing is damaged from the loud D&D's... :cool: TJ :cool:

Works well for my streetbikes, gnarls the hell out of the grips on my dirt bikes.. :cool: TJ :cool:

Got the fenda extenda too! (great for keeping crap off the pipes). Got both from Cork at SF by design as well. He's good, honest, and pretty quick. I've got a carbon fiber yoke protector for the 1000F on the way from him even as we speak ;-) :cool: TJ :cool:

Hmmm, funny.. I've got a box of 4 in my hand right now that I bought from clubplug 2 months ago.. (cr9ehvx-9) <scratches head> :cool: TJ :cool: