Wine, BG & BP-Dawn NC: was-Merlot Therapy Questions

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Dawn,

Wine (not just Merlot) " can " help with DP, but it's one of those YMMV

things. Some have reported that taking a glass of wine at bedtime lessens their

DP.

Give it a try.

It works to help DP (or bg's at any time) by the alcohol suppressing the

liver's ability to pump glucose into the blood.

The cardio-vascular benefits (helping BP, etc) are linked to the reservatrol

in wine, & the " reds " have the most reservatrol: Pinot Noir is one of the

highest (Merlot, not so much), but for me, it's an acquired taste that I'm

struggling with!!! Merlot has less red, so less reservatrol, hence less cardio

benefits, as I understand it, but will still help lowering bg's caused by a

" liver-dump " .

These explanations are brief & simplified about what's going on, " just the

basics " .

, T2, dx'ed 4/98, controlling up to now with LC & Supplements

Average Fasting bg 105mg/dl, Last HbA1c 6.0% (10/20/05)

Talked my Dr into prescribing Metformin & Glyburide to get HbA1c nearer 5.0%

No Medical Qualifications-Only Experience Living With & Controling my DM

I have been reading the thread about Merlot and I want to be sure I

understand. Is one of the ideas behind Merlot that it helps with DP?

Does it help with the liver releasing glucose? I saw the recent post

about how it can help the heart and blood pressure and I need help

with that as well so I thought maybe I should try the Merlot Therapy

for myself :-)

I know YMMV - I was curious as to how many ounces and when is the best

time...right before bed? with dinner?

Thanks

Dawn - NC - T2

D & E

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In a message dated 11/12/2005 10:22:12 AM Eastern Standard Time,

rogerhlmn@... writes:

> &the " reds " have the most reservatrol: Pinot Noir is one of the highest

> (Merlot, not so much

Hello, . I'd like to drink wine with the highest content of resveratrol.

Do you have any data showing the relative resveratrol content of different

wines, or the effect they have on HDL?

Cheers,