Bonds is accused of taking the anabolic pancreatic endocrine hormone
insulin. Insulin taken in non-diabetics is potentially more damaging than
anabolic steroids. In a non-diabetic, even after a heavy calorie intake,
insulin can induce hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia and coma. Coma and even
death. Insulin also drives potassium and phosphorus into the cell, and out
of the extracellular and vascular space. It can cause acute hypokalemia,
(decreased serum potassium) and hypophosphatemia. (both of witch are
dangerous, can cause acute cardiac arrhythmias, and death) Is Bonds a
diabetic or not? If he is than insulin is appropriate? If he is not, than
non-medically supervised use of insulin is extremely dangerous. Insulin
induced weight gain, is not only gain in muscle tissue, but also gain in fat
tissue. However, if Barry is innoncent, or only guilty of unknowingly
taking the clear and the cream thinking they were something else, then he
should have a massive law suit against these guys for slander, libel. One
other part of the story which I find hard to believe, is that Barry was
jealous of McGuire and Sosa. Seems to me that is very unlikely and very
un-Barry. Again I do not know if Barry took steroids or not, but the
article and the onslaught of the press to attack this guy does seem to be a
bit of a modern day lynching. Accusations, and circumstantial evidence may
be enough for most sports writers, and non-giants fans, but so not see that
as positive proof. If baseball has positive tests from Barry, they need to
come out with it now. If he has tested negative consistently, they need to
come out with that now. Now more than before, I hope Barry takes the
homerun record and leads his team to a world series victory. I hope these
attacks give him more resolve.

Dr. Wayne Simon wrote:


Ladies and gentlemen -- what we have here is a textbook modern day
example of "playing the race card."


W

"Wretch" <wretch1@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I'm not sure where you reside, but i live in a very liberal county in a very
red state and section of the country. The south. Rascism to me is not the
race card, it is current, it is there, and it is palpable. If you think
folks don't want to see Bonds go down before he breaks Ruths record, because
he is black, you have to be a bit naive. Maybe in SanFrancisco, a modern
cosmopolitan city, rascism does not exist. In the U.S. in the South, the
area of the country who still thinks they won the civil war, it is not the
race card, it is rascism, and it is real. At times larger than life. Good
day!

Dr. Wayne Simon wrote:

Nope, racism exists in San Francisco and the Bay Area too. It's
usually just more subtle here.

- Peter

Dr. Wayne Simon wrote:
"I'm not sure where you reside, but i live in a very liberal county in
a very
red state and section of the country. The south. Rascism to me is not
the
race card, it is current, it is there, and it is palpable. If you
think
folks don't want to see Bonds go down before he breaks Ruths record,
because
he is black, you have to be a bit naive. Maybe in SanFrancisco, a
modern
cosmopolitan city, rascism does not exist. In the U.S. in the South,
the
area of the country who still thinks they won the civil war, it is not
the
race card, it is rascism, and it is real. At times larger than life.
Good
day!"
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My point is...in what sense is the exposing of an obvious cheat and
liar remotely analogous to a "lynching?" This word was obviously
chosen with malice of forethought to dredge up images of an American
black man having a rope hung around his neck and having the life choked
out of him. Whatever the motives of the embittered souls out there who
are hounding poor Barry Bonds, it's a disgrace to hint that there's any
"modern day equivalence" of a lynching being foisted upon him.

Do you have any evidence, circumstantial even, that Bonds's primary
attackers are racists??? Hell, Bonds himself has proudly revealed
thoughts that would brand any caucasian who uttered similar remarks a
racist in our day and age. You think he's most eager to pass Babe Ruth
because he likes white people or something?

So, let's hear the evidence that Bonds's arch-enemies are all racists.

W

I also heard some body builder saying if Bonds took all the stuff he's
rumored to have taken in the way he took it (ie; "handfulls of up to 20
pills") he'd be dead. No one with any pull like a reporter or radio
host will act to prove this so I'll remain apathetic and let the trolls
reign.

"Wretch" <wretch1@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"Dr. Wayne Simon" wrote:

We also use insulin to drive the potassium back into cells when there's
a
sudden and near fatal rise in potassium levels.

"John Walsh" <j1walsh@lava.net> wrote in message
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"Dr. Wayne Simon" wrote:

This more related to on-pump bypasses. Anesthesia usually resolves the
problem
quickly.