Re: Drivers and Guards food packages

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In article <39c5bdaa$0$26525$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>,
  "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote:
>
> <antstig@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> >   "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote:
> > > If they're paying $15, they're fools, $5 more likely. There's a
lot of
> > > diabetics on the job but they've been ignored. Overall, not too
bad.
> >
> > That's funny there are a lot of diabetics in London Underground Ltd.
> > (LUL). I wonder is this because the condition shows up in the
medicals we
> go
> > through.
>
> Quite possible. Probably caused by the sedantary job.

I just read a newspaper report that people who do night shifts are more
prone to heart attacks and diabetes. Apparently the blood glucose level
rises in the body during the night and when you eat at night especially
starchy foods (especially unrefined carbohydrates) this causes even
higher blood glucose levels which eventually wears down the pancreas as
it has to pump out extra insulin.

Maybe the company health departments should issue guidelines on what
foods night shift workers should eat, e.g. less carbohydrates, more
meat and greens.

Regards

Frank
>
> > If so then there may be far more diabetics in the world than we
realise.
>
> They reckon there's about 400,000 undiagnosed in Australia.
>
> > Or is there some aspect (environmental) that is causing this?
>
> Computers, cars, TVs.
>
>


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