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The leading researcher in weight loss and diabetes is Professor Roy Taylor of Newcastle University, England.  He has demonstrated that

"Type 2 diabetes is simply caused by excess fat within the liver and pancreas. In the liver, this fat causes a poor response to insulin and it produces too much glucose. In the pancreas, the fat inhibits insulin secretion."  https://www.ncl.ac.uk/research/impact/casestudies/diabetes/

One of his key papers is  "Very Low-Calorie Diet and 6 Months of Weight Stability in Type 2 Diabetes: Pathophysiological Changes in Responders and Nonresponders", published in Diabetes Care in 2016.  Its conclusion:

"A robust and sustainable weight loss program achieved continuing remission of diabetes for at least 6 months in the 40% who responded to a VLCD by achieving fasting plasma glucose of <7 mmol/L. T2DM is a potentially reversible condition."

VLCD = Very Low Calorie Diet

T2DM = Type 2 Diabetes Melitus.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27002059/

10 hours ago, malt25 said:

Dogs can't do an MRI... but Catscan !

Some dogs, however, can do a lab report.

56 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

If the Vatican ever flooded the livestock would be the least of their problems.

If it were ever to happen I'm sure that God would notify the Pope in advance to build an ark.  Whether the Pope would choose to save the animals, or save the Church's vast wealth is perhaps debatable.

I wonder whether the Pope would allow livestock into St. Peter's should the Vatican ever flood.

Thanks for the contributions.

Definitely a bird, not a moth.

The olive-backed sunbird is an excellent fit in terms of size and shape (including the curved bill), so I suspect what I saw is a close relative (or possibly a juvenile?)  It didn't have the bright yellow breast, and the colour on the underside (a greeny yellow) was only in the lower half.

I know that hummingbirds aren't native to Thailand, however a few times over the last couple of weeks I've seen a small bird which hovers in flight and has a long, distinctly curved bill.  Its coat is mostly drab, but with a yellow/green belly.  Is it an escaped hummingbird? Or is there some local species that looks similar?

5 hours ago, Fairynuff said:

The UK press are speculating the red list will be cut from 54 countries to 9..... speculating being the operative word.

Not speculating.  That all the papers are saying the same thing, 9 is not a random number, is a clear sign that this has been deliberately leaked by the UK government.

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

How do Reuters calculate their mid market rate?

From FX Market Makers.

32 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Yep

 

https://wise.com/us/blog/interbank-exchange-rate-definition

Congratulations on using an inaccurate blog post that is over 3 years old.

4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Wise rates are interbank

Not quite right.  Wise rates are midmarket rates from Reuters.  

https://wise.com/help/articles/2932395/whats-the-real-exchange-rate?origin=search-exchange+rate

8 minutes ago, DPKANKAN said:

And the bar girls are 'wetting' themselves in anticipation!!!! 5555????????????????

The article is about Diwali, not Songkran, so they should be powdering themselves.

14 minutes ago, brobro2424 said:

So on this basis, a German living and working in Germany for a UK company pays income tax to HMRC? 

Yes.

However, usually the UK company would set up a German subsidiary, so the employee is paid by the German subsidiary.

3 minutes ago, brobro2424 said:

It won't because the work will have been performed whilst I was physically outside the UK

Sorry.  You're clearly poorly informed.  If you're working for a UK employer and paid by them, then your income is UK-taxable.  The fact that the work was performed elsewhere is immaterial.

1 hour ago, Chris.B said:

It is to him!! So why are you putting him down with a sarcastic remark? 

 

I'm not making a "sarcastic remark".  Banks handle transfers of millions and millions every day.  Stating that GBP 100K is a trivial amount to transfer is simply a fact, not a put down.

However, what proportion of those have been given Sinovac, largely ineffective against the delta variant? Overall about 2/3rds of the vaccines given to date have been that one.

9 hours ago, brobro2424 said:

I would have to be physically present in the UK for that to "arise" in the UK.

That is incorrect.  

On 9/16/2021 at 8:06 PM, brobro2424 said:

With regard to the first few months, I plan to continue working as a regular employee of my UK company.

And that income will be taxable in the UK.

6 hours ago, KannikaP said:

I put 2 heaped teaspoons in a small 25ml French press

Surely something wrong there, methinks.  25 ml is less than a fluid ounce.  Maybe 250 ml/25 cl?

17 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Contact the Council on Pharmacy Accreditation

The google translate link previously provided doesn't work properly once you select any option.  Better to use a direct link, then apply Google Translate if necessary.

https://papc.pharmacycouncil.org/index.php?option=drugstore&subpage=drugstore