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hi all At 16:18 1999/10/11 -0500, linda wrote: >Hi all, Linda here. I've been in here for a while, sopping >up information about P.D. .... gee linda, that sounds kind of damp [!} >Now I have a question for you - I was >started on Sinemet about 3 weeks ago, so I've been reading lots about >it. I came across a reference to the fact that I can have unrestricted >amts. of Non-diet soda. Why non-diet? Any insight is greatly appreciated. >Thank you. In faith that a cure will be found Linda Potter i'd love to know more about the reference where you found that comment "unrestricted amounts of non-diet soda" i believe that there is a [bio-chemical?] connection between sinemet [levodopa/carbidopa] and sugar sweet drinks seem to aid in absorption of sinemet a lot of parkies seem to develop sweet teeth i.e. sugar cravings there has been considerable discussion about this topic which should be findable in the list archives if you do a search on sugar, craving, sweet, ice-cream - like that i can't remember if there are formal clinical studies confirming this anecdotal evidence - i will look into it how is your intro to sinemet going? janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A 1A0 a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> <[log in to unmask]>