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This is SO typical of PD, Dennis! (I know YOU know that, tho) <smile> But wouldja believe that IF I take my first meds-of-the-day with breakfast, or with any food other than a full 8 oz. glass of a sweet beverage (sugar-sweetened ice tea, Coke, or naturally sweetened orange juice), the drugs not only take MUCH longer to kick-in, but when they DO finally begin to work, it's not anywhere near as well or as long as when they're taken only with the beverage. (errrrrr.... did I tell ya I'm a world champion at creating run-on sentences?) <giggle> Not only that.... I feel MUCH better - PD-wise - if I just plain DON'T eat at all! Unfortunately, after several hours of not eating I'd get a miserable migraine, so I DO eat a light lunch, but not till about 2 p.m.-ish usually. When I finally eat something, it's a given that within a short while, I tend to feel slightly more "PD-ish." %@$# DISEASE!!! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] ---------- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Dennis Greene Sent: Monday, December 15, 1997 3:17 PM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: SUGAR/Metabilism I am following with interest the sugar thread which became for a time entwined with the dropping Nutrasweet thread. These are in fact seperate issues. I did not replace nutrasweet with sugar, nor do I use sugar in tea or coffee. Sugar ,of course, occurs naturally in many foods but I have not changed my diet other than to drop anything containing Nutrasweet. I have noticed, however, that my first dose of medication in the morning, will often not "kick in" until shortly after eating breakfast. (This is a pattern that predates my Nutrasweet experiment by many years). I have often wondered if this is associated with the increase in metabolic rate which I believe occurs when we eat our first meal of the day. Is it possible that improvements brought on by suger intake are also related to changes in metabolic rate. Perhaps some of the medical professionals on the list might confirm or deny or otherwise comment on this possibility. Dennis. ************************************************* Dennis Greene 48/10 [log in to unmask] http://members.networx.net.au/~dennisg/ **************************************************