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Ivan, My husband is a diabetic and has PD. The lower sugar does not hold true in his case. I wish this were true. The craving of sugar may not be because of low blood sugar. Many people crave sugar. I hope somebody advise us professionally. Emily ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ivan M Suzman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 8:20 AM Subject: Re: chocolete > Hi Jane, > > Is it the sugar in the chocolate?? > > After all, Parkinson's so often > brings about lowered sugar levels somehow.... > so that we PWP's in particular, among groups of > people with various diseases, are almost > like diabetics... nearly all of us seem to crave sugar.....and what > good would chocolate be if left unsweetened anyhow? > > And now, here is a Chemistry Story of the Day > > This could be a fact, but at this point let's call > it a guess) > > WHY PWP's HAVE A NEED FOR SUGAR > > Hmmm, low dopamine = low adrenaline > (made from dopamine building blocks) = > high insulin (usually inhibited by adrenaline) = > low sugar in bloodstream! > > Well what do you think, Jane( or anyone)? > > Ivan > :-) > 52/39/36 > > On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 23:33:05 EST Jane Ross <[log in to unmask]> writes: > > I have a dear friend who has had a thalomotomy several years ago. > > Since then > > her speech has been slurred and soft, certainly not distinct enough > > to be > > understood in front of a group, but she came to speak to my support > > group and > > a 1/2 hour after eating a chocolate bar her voice was near normal. > > (SNIPPED)..... > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn