Rachel Myr <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Maggie Payne posts an elaborate story related to her at a meeting, of a > mother whose breastmilk turned out on testing to have no sugar in it and was > therefore worthless. Her baby's blood sugar only went to 'normal' when fed > formula. > > This is a new twist for me, Maggie, and I'm sure we'll all be holding our > breaths waiting for the clinicians involved to write it up as a case study > for a professional journal, complete with documentation of the testing > methods and the results. > > Sounds like a more detailed version of the 'there was no nutrition in my > milk' legend to me. Sheesh. My guess on the "testing" part, if the story has more than a grain of truth, is that some ignorant numpty put the milk into a glucose meter intended to check the blood glucose level of people with diabetes. Lara Hopkins *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome