If all this is true... what are we doing to ourselves???

nearly everything these days seems to have added calcium.. and now vitamin D as it is said to assist calcium absorption.....

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Here we report a case of an asymptomatic patient with diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease undergoing maintenance hemodialysis, who was found to have extremely elevated coronary artery calcium scores on electron beam computed tomography, but varied degrees of atherosclerotic plaque in her coronary arteries on coronary angiography. This suggests that in addition to the calcification anticipated in a remodeled intima, a proportion of the calcification is also likely to be in the arterial media. Thus, this case demonstrates that even an extremely high coronary calcium score may not be a satisfactory surrogate marker for obstructive atherosclerosis in elderly diabetic dialysis patients.

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Pancreas

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The pancreas lies at the level of T9-T12 vertebrae. Calcification of the pancreas is usually found in chronic pancreatitis, although there are some rarer causes. If calcification is extensive, the full outline of the pancreas may be observed, mostly on the left side, but may cross over the midline. This "speckled" calcification occurs on the network of ducts within the pancreatic tissue where most of the calcium is deposited (fig 3).

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calciumlie

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New information contained in The Calcium LIE reveals just how dangerously wrong the conventional wisdom of the medical profession is on a wide range of life-and-death issues.

For example, bones are made of minerals, not calcium. Osteoporosis is a loss of minerals from the bones, not just calcium. Calcium hardens concrete!

Find out more about how excess calcium in the body's cells negatively impacts your health.

Now The Calcium Lie reveals:
Excess calcium in the body and an imbalance of other essential minerals leads to calcification and a hardening of the arteries (calcific plaque), increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease and hypertension. This condition often leads doctors to prescribe statins and other drugs which very often have dangerous side effects.- Excess calcium and mineral deficiencies in the body result in an inability of cells to get the essential amino acids and glucose needed for full health. (Fat cells are the exception, as they are still able to obtain glucose.) The result is an escalating craving for sugary foods and further resistance to the insulin needed for proper functioning of the cells.

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The information reported was that arterial plaque caused by excess calcium could lead to heart attack and stroke. Although this is true, the problem does not lie in how much calcium is ingested but rather with the body itself. As we age, our bodies become less able to absorb calcium properly. Most of it is excreted, but a small amount can be carried to other areas of the body, such as the arteries, where it is deposited. Over time, this can lead to large patches of hardened arterial lining, which can become cracked or break off, leading to clot formation. If the clot breaks off, it can be carried to the heart, brain or lungs, leading to an emergency situation.

Calcium is necessary for many bodily functions, such as bone health, heart action, normal blood clotting, muscle contraction and nervous-system maintenance.

Antacids and calcium supplements can also reduce iron absorption.


calcified cyst of the pancreas in a diabetic

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Thank you very much for the article

My wife is a diabetic and would like to read this that is posted. I did not know that it is minerlas not calcium that was new to me and would be new to my wife. Great info!!

Regards

william

Thank you so much Crystalsage

.....you're just such a star

...you're dedication to give awareness to this issue and the other health information are all great, makes me re-evaluate my knowledge to these things...

My father became diabetic some years now, so will have to take any info for him and me and my sisters for further helping our limitations to this situation...

Ta for being unselfish of you're effort and time

see ya around

..there is this too... Diabetes



Then there is...

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Diabetes problems 'vitamin link'

A simple vitamin deficiency may be the cause of many of the side effects of diabetes, a study suggests.

Researchers found people with the disease expelled thiamine - vitamin B1 - from their bodies at 15 times the normal rate in a study of 94 people.

The Warwick University team said thiamine helped ward off complications such as heart disease and eye problems, the Diabetologia journal said.

Experts said diet supplements could potentially help people with diabetes.
It has been missed in the past because of the way thiamine levels were measured.

Traditionally, the activity of an enzyme called transketolase in red blood cells has been used to indicate thiamine levels.

But the researchers found that increased activity - usually a sign of high thiamine levels - was also associated with the body's response to deficiency.

Instead, the team measured thiamine levels in blood plasma and found concentrations were 76% lower in people with type 1 diabetes and 75% lower in people with type 2.

Thiamine is key to warding off vascular problems such as kidney, retina and nerve damage as well as heart disease and stroke.

It works by helping protect cells against the effect of high glucose levels.

I wonder if there is a calcium link there???


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EFFECTS OF CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY ON THIAMINE DISTRIBUTION IN RAT BRAIN AND LIVER

interscience

cat.inist

Calcium:
Oral administration may cause gastro-intestinal irritation and constipation. Excessive doses lead to hypercalcaemia. Calcium salts should be given with care to patients with impaired renal function, cardiac disease or sarcoidosis. Calcium enhances the effects of digitalis on the heart and may precipitate digitalis intoxication; calcium salts inhibit absorption of tetracyclines.

Calcium:
Excessive use leads to hypercalcaemia. Symptoms may include: Weakness, nausea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain, muscle weakness, thirst, polyuria, drowsiness, confusion, bone pain, renal calculi, and in severe cases, cardiac arrhythmia, coma and cardiac arrest. Calcium therapy must be withdrawn immediately, serum electrolytes and kidney function determined, and intravenous infusion of sodium chloride given, to expand the extracellular fluid. If unsuccessful, calcitonin, the biphosphonates and corticosteroids may be employed.

31. Vitamin D: Excessive intake may cause hypercalcemia, due to increased intestinal absorption of calcium, leading to calcium phosphate deposition in the kidney with nephrocalcinosis and decreased kidney function. Soft tissue calcification in the joints, blood vessels, stomach, lungs and heart may occur.

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Thiamine is key to warding off vascular problems such as kidney, retina and nerve damage as well as heart disease and stroke.

which are the same conditions excess Calcium causes...

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Research at Warwick University has shown that a deficiency in the vitamin B thiamine may be a major factor in diabetes.

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