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Dear Dr. Roach : My mother is a poster child for diabetes prevention. She was born in 1921. Her dad supposedly developed Type 1 diabetes about 20 years earlier. He had to use diet and exercise to survive, since insulin was not yet developed.

BIRTHDAY FRIDAY: A Venus-Mercury link on your birthday this year will make it easy for you to create things of beauty.

BIRTHDAY THURSDAY: You must insist on doing things your way over the coming year, even if - especially if - family and friends try to convince you that there are better alternatives.

COMEDY What : James & Jamesy’s O Christmas Tea Where : Royal Theatre When : Sunday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets : $34.75 ($24.75 for students) in person at the Royal Theatre box office, by phone at 250-386-6121, or online at rmts.bc.

When the 2018 edition of the Victoria Film Festival kicks off on Feb. 2, the dance moves at its opening gala will be more Highland fling than swing.

Dear Dr. Roach: You wrote recently that thyroid medication is regulated to within five per cent of the stated amount.

Dear Helen: My Brussels sprouts show no signs yet of swelling into plump rounds fit for harvesting. They remain tiny buttons, on otherwise healthy plants. I’m wondering what I did wrong. D.C.

Dear Tony: Our strata consists of four different strata corporations in Richmond that share a clubhouse, recreational facilities, parking and landscaping areas.

BIRTHDAY WEDNESDAY: You won't lack for good ideas this year but you need to be aware of the fact that not all ideas are equal. You also need to understand that the more ideas you work on the less power each of them is likely to have.

BIRTHDAY TUESDAY: Something that has been little more than a hobby to you in the past could become a vocation over the next 12 months. You could find yourself in the fortunate position of being able to earn money from doing something you love.