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Famous Diabetics

richard157 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:38:16 GMT

I'll trade you 5 Halle Berrys for one Mary Tyler Moore.

Tendjewberrymud...

richard157 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:05:10 GMT

Tendjewberrymud...

It's amazing, you will understand the above word by the end of the conversation...

Read aloud for best results. Be warned, you're going to find yourself talking "funny" for a while after reading this.

The following is a telephone exchange between a hotel guest and room-service at a hotel in Asia, which was recorded and published in the FarEast Economic Review...

Room Service (RS): "Morny. Ruin sorbees"

Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialled room-service"

RS: "Rye..Ruin sorbees..morny! Djewish to odor sunteen??"

G: "Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs"

RS: "Ow July den?"

G: "What??"

RS: "Ow July den?...pry, boy, pooch?

G : "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please."

RS: "Ow July dee bayhcem...crease?"

G: "Crisp will be fine."

RS : "Hokay. An San tos?"

G: "What?"

RS: "San tos. July San tos?"

G: "I don't think so"

RS: "No? Judo one toes??"

G: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo one toes' means."

RS: "Toes! toes!...why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow singlish mopping we bother?"

G: "English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine. Yes,an English muffin will be fine."

RS: "We bother?"

G: "No..just put the bother on the side."

RS: "Wad?"

G: "I mean butter...just put it on the side."

RS: "Copy?"

G: "Sorry?"

RS: "Copy...tea...mill?"

G: "Yes. Coffee please, and that's all."

RS: "One Minnie. Ass ruin torino fee, strangle ache, crease baychem, tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and copy....rye??"

G: "Whatever you say"

RS: "Tendjewberrymud"

G : "You're welcome."

I just don't understand...................

Kathy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:30:33 GMT

For the past 2 weeks I've been an outpatient at our local hospital receiving IV treatments for a chronic ear infection. I go to the hospital 3 times a day @ 7a.m., 3p.m. & 11 p.m. Last night at the ER (where they do the 11 p.m. treatment) I was sitting in the exam room alone, hooked up to the IV machine. I started feeling like my BG was low, so I check and it was 65. Looked in my purse for my glucose tabs and of course there were none, also looked for anything edible and nothing...

So I rang for the nurse and waited and waited. Finally she came and I asked if I could possibly have some crackers? She said "I will have to get permission before I give them to you." Do they want me to be passed out on the floor before they take action? She was gone a long time and my BG is dropping now to 50 and I'm really feeling awful. Finally she comes back with the crackers and I was never so grateful to see saltine crackers.

This morning at the 7 a.m. treatment, the nurse asked me "How many of these treatments have you had"? I told her how many I remember and she said, "Well, we don't have you down for the treatments received in the ER". Duh...................like who is supposed to be keeping track - me or the nurse???

Sorry for the rant, I just get so frustrated.

The Economy Is So Bad That......

richard157 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:54:04 GMT

The economy is so bad that a truck load of Americans were caught trying to sneak into Mexico.

(OK, it is your turn now.)

The economy is so bad that.......???

When there is no sunshine....

richard157 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:50:53 GMT

Happy Halloween

DAN — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:20:37 GMT

boo!

y'all

DAN

Halloween Cakes

richard157 — Thur, 29 Oct 2009 16:43:50 GMT

Fresh out of the oven!! Don't overindulge!

Funniest Cat Video I've Ever Seen

richard157 — Thur, 29 Oct 2009 01:01:44 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvo-g_JvURI&NR=1&feature=fvwp

My A1c's 1980-2009

richard157 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:32:21 GMT

As part of my preparation for my taking part in the Joslin Medalist Study I am supposed to have a listing of all my A1c's that have ever been done. My doctor has been very cooperative but there are several gaps in the list. The years 1990-1994 were not available. There are many other other gaps as well. I hope this incomplete list will be acceptable at Joslin on Nov 30.

A1c's became available in 1976. My doctor started having his diabetic patients get A1c tests in 1980. Below are the A1c's that he was able to retrieve from his files.

1980...10.6, 9.6, 9.0
1981...11.8
1983...9.2
1984...9.2, 9.7, 8.9
1986...11.1
1987...8.0, 9.8, 10.3
1988...10.5, 7.7, 7.7
1989...7.3

1995...6.8
1997...6.0, 5.4
1998...6.5
1999...6.8, 6.7, 6.5
2000...6.3, 6.1, 5.5
2001...5.8, 6.0, 5.6, 6.0
2002...6.0, 6.4, 6.2, 6.0
2003...5.6, 5.4, 5.9
2004...5.9, 5.7, 5.8, 5.6
2005...5.6, 5.8
2006...5.6, 5.7
2007...5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 6.1
2008...5.7, 5.9, 5.7, 5.6
2009...5.6, 5.8, 5.8

Notice the drop from the 10's to the 7's in early 1988. That is when I read an article in a magazine that diabetics should follow a low carb diet. My doctors never told me that. Then about the start of the new century I was permitted to use basal/bolus control. In 2007 I started pumping. My A1c's have been very good during the new century.

I was diagnosed in 1945. I took only one injection of beef/pork insulin per day. That continued for more than 40 years. Can you imagine what my A1c's would have been during those years? Those were the years before my doctor started having my A1c's done.

I feel so lucky to be alive and healthy, without complications. Is it good genes? Is it the C-peptide in the beef/pork insulins? Maybe the Joslin Study will help answer those questions.

Post your weekly JUMP START PLEDGE! 11.1.09

Janis — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:57:03 GMT

Hi Everyone,
Let's continue the thread! Post your JSP for this week! Remember a JSP is a small health behavior that you promise to do for one week. At the end of the week, you can renew your pledge, change it to fit you better, or add another to your list.

I'm going to repeat my pledge because I really need help getting to bed on time. I will turn off the computer by 10:30 and climb under the covers before 11:00pm Let's see how many JSP's we can do this week!

Post YOUR JSP now!!!!
Janis

I'm FREE

Cloudedbrains — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:28:49 GMT

I got out late on yesterday afternoon, 2 days short of 3wks in hospital

Will post more when upto it folks and thanks for the birthday wishes

Scary sugar drop

Yogiraj — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:42:49 GMT

When I got in to work 8 am Friday morning, I had about 1-1/2 cups of (pre-made) cream of wheat w/ a tiny bit of raisins, cinnamon and Splenda. I had taken my normal basal, and about 11 units of bolus. I figured this would cover everything including the raisins. At 12 pm lunch time, I checked my sugar tested 126 mg/dl. I decided to get some exercise and walked around for about 45 minutes. Then I started to feel funny. I thought it could be my blood pressure (some times when thats low it feels like a sugar low). when I finally got back to work, and at my desk, my blood sugar tested 56 mg/dl.... WOW........ I actually skipped my bolus and before I left for home, my sugar tested 140...

It must have been the extra walking i'm doing.. I must be getting really sensitive to insulin. A wonderful thing, but yet scary. because that was awfully quick that my blood sugar dropped.

Question For Janis, or Anyone

richard157 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:26:38 GMT

The following paragraph is a post on another site. I have seen this same kind of post dozens of times. Why would a dietitian recommend we increase our carbs and calories when it will result in weight gain, increased insulin usage and higher BG's?

"I'm new to the diabetic life, just diagnosed T1 less than 2 months ago. I met with a couple of dieticians in the hospital, and I thought that the amount of carbohydrates that I was being instructed to eat per meal, per day was a little much - 160g - 190g total per day on a 1800 calorie diet plan.
Just curious as to how many carbs per day other T1's consume. Maybe give me a better idea as to what I should be doing, and then I can revisit that conversation with my doctor. I don't think I even came close to consuming 160g a day before I was diagnosed. I'm a little confused about the whole thing."

The next paragraph is my reply:

Hello and welcome to _______! Many dietitians seem to advise people to eat too many carbs and calories. Many people have posted that on so many sites. Some dietitians know very little about diabetes and what it takes to have healthy blood sugar levels. I average 130g of carbs per day. When I was eating 150-180g I was gaining weight and I had more high blood sugar than now. Some diabetics find it necessary to eat less than 100g of cbs to have control over their weight and blood sugar. One of our members eats 80g per day and his control is the best of any diabetic I know. I have tried 100g per day but I lost a lot of my energy and could not take long walks like I want to do. My best level is 130g. I think you need to use trial and error and find what is comfortable for you. 190g of carbs is way too much and you should also not eat more calories than you are accustomed to eating. Good luck to you!

No offense intended Janis. You are an RD but you are also a CDE so I know you would not recommend that many carbs/calories to a diabetic.

Could use a prayer or two...

Kathy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:34:18 GMT

I learned today that I will need a PICC line inserted tomorrow because of my ear infection that has not responded to oral antibiotics. Needless to say I am really scared, not only because of the procedure but because the medication they will use can cause deafness. I am already deaf in one ear and I really don't want to be deaf in the other ear. Please say a prayer for me if you have time.

SIGN UP FOR HEALTHY OUTCOMES!

Janis — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:17:40 GMT

Hi Gang,
On the left side of the dearjanis.com homepage you will see a new link for "Healthy Outcomes." It is a terrific diabetes motivational program. When you complete healthly behaviors, you win prizes. YAHOO! (Of course, you can use your Jump Start Pledges to reach those goals!)

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Janis