Question and Answer – with Dr. Jerilynn Prior
Question: I have just been reading all the BCERF information and have found it very Interesting. Do you have information on menstrual migraines? I am 51 and have had this problem for about 8 – 10 years. Thank goodness they seem to be diminishing in strength at least some of the time. They usually last […]
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What is Known: Extended Schedule Oral Contraceptives
Introduction The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug called Seasonale® on September 5, 2003. Media coverage before approval was already significant, and is expected to increase over the next few months. Seasonale® is a repackaging of oral contraceptive pills in a new schedule: 84 days of active pills and a seven day […]
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Wanted: Women Past Menopause to Evaluate Progresterone Therapy for Hot Flushes
We are looking for women to participate in a 4 month research study on hot flushes and blood vessel function. We are comparing natural progesterone (Prometrium®) with a placebo (dummy pill). You will keep a daily record of hot flushes during these four months. The study includes four office visits, with two assessments of your […]
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Fluid Retention During the Menstrual Cycle
Introduction I recently received a scholarship from The BC Endocrine Research Foundation (BCERF( to work as a student intern. I just graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland and this was an excellent opportunity for me to get some research experience before I started medical school in September. I spent six weeks working with the Centre […]
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From the Editor
Welcome to another issue of the BC Endocrine Research Foundation’s Quarterly Newsletter. With the upcoming women’s health symposium the focus of this issue is women’s health. Leading off Dr. Chris Hitchcock provides some much needed balance to the discussion of the recently released extended cycle oral contraceptive. Media hype has been prolific yet little mention […]
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Wishin’ For Nutrition
This is a simple and healthy combination that I enjoy when I feel like a healing meal. Lima Bean Soup Ingredients: 1 cup dried baby lima beans 1 onion, chopped fine 2 medium carrots, sliced 2 celery stalks and leaves, chopped 1 yam, diced 1 cup green beans 1 cup chopped kale (can substitute chard […]
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Exercise and Blood Sugar Management In Type 2 Diabetes
This is the continuation of an article started in the last issue discussing type 2 diabetes and how to manage blood sugars during and after exercise. A number of key ideas regarding the fundamentals of fuel metabolism in conjunction with exercise were discussed in the first article in Fall Equinox, Vol. 4, No. 2. I […]
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ACCORD Study
ACCORD stands for Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes. In people with diabetes good control of blood sugars, blood pressure and blood fats (cholesterol) has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes as well as the long-term complications of kidney and eye damage. With that in mind the question has […]
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From the Editor
Here we are again with the warm weather upon us and all the flowers in bloom. Perhaps you should get a nice cold ice tea, take this issue and find a nice place outside to sit and read it. For starters you’ll find the second half of the type 2 diabetes and exercise article begun […]
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Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
Defining Diabetes It is often said that you either have type 2 diabetes or you don’t. Your physician may tell you that you can’t have just a touch of diabetes or be a little bit diabetic. Why is this? The main reason is that there is a definition of diabetes based on several strict criteria […]
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