Do you have to tell the people at security if you are carrying lancets? I think I read that somewhere but I'm not sure! Does anyone know for sure? Starbrite /community/emoticons/turn.gif ...
Nothing helps. Tried all th otc pain meds. Can't take a bath because of abuse during childhood it terrifies me to be in the tub. my arm pain seems to start at the elbows and the knees sorry about the...
pain pain pain mostly in arms and legs so bad i can't stand it...
Does anyone else have a bladder problem if you know what I mean? I have to change at least once a day. Does it have anything to do with the diabeties? Star /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
Everyday around three o'clock i get very very hungry. i don't know what to eat. The problem is I hate vegtables. What can I eat? Woke up last night coughing so I went downstars and took a swig of...
I an still learning. Yesterday morning my meter read 189. I couldn't figure out why it was so high then I remembered that the night before I woke up coughing so I reached over to my dresser and...
Thank you Lanie. After I asked that question I thought "boy was that ever stupid I have a bag in my fridge I can just look at the ingrediance." I cooked them down and added Splenda the're good....
o.k. friends. You said there was no such thing as a stupid question but that's just because you didn't know me. Here's the questio? Are Cranberry's o.k. to eat or do you have to limit them. I have...
Thanks for the answers. I DID IT, I DID IT! I learned to use my meter the nurse helped me and she was was very nice and compassioate. I only used up five Lancets trying to get it right, but I fially...
I think the meds (Metformin XR) are making me sick. Every time I take one my stomach hurts. I bought three books on diabets one of them is a cook book so I am learning a lot more then I knew. Found...
I called my doctor and I am goin there tomorrow and the nurse is going to show me how to use it. I was getting my nails done today and I got very dizzy and for some reason I couldn't see straight. So...
Hi Everyone My meter is a One 'Touch Ultra. Were I go in trouble with the directions was when it talked about codeing the meter and using the meter's memory. Hubby and I are going out tonight to find...
Well I am kind of overwelmed. I got my meter and all the stuff that goes with it but I can't figure out how to use it. I asked the drugest to show me how to use it but he didn't know eather. I am...
What about cereals without sugar like Grape Nuts? Are they all right? Last night for supper I had cube steak and potatoes! I guess the potatoes have to go huh? I get my meter and meds today. Wish me...
Hi there. This is Starbrite. I have been on the depression board, the fibro board, and the asthma board. Found out today that I am diabetic. know absolutely nothing about it. Doctor said my sugar was...
I'm just glad that I remembered to flush it before I took my shower. My foot was actually stuck in the hole sideways....
O.K. now I want everyone to know that I don't especially think y ou should try this. Last night after I took a shower I put my foot up on the toilet seat so that I could dry off my leg. The toilet...
My ankle is still swollen up and very sore. I want to go out do something it's terrible just sitting on a chair with your food up. It is so boring I guess I should be grateful that it's not broken....
Bored bored bored...
I sprained my ankel and it hurts really bad. It is swollen and black and blue. Also the stupid fibro pain in my arms is back probably because I can't go to Curves and exercise because of my ankle....
Has anyone here ever been hospitalized in the Shapperd Pratt Hospital in Baltimore. Just want to know how the experience went. Starbrite /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
Just wanted to let you know what's been going on. I have been in and out of the psy. hospital twice since New Years. Depression doesn't seem to want to go awayl Father's Day didn't help that is a...
I was looking through a box of stuff I found in a back room and found an old picture of my dad. Why after all this time do I still let a picture of him send me into a black hole. He is dead he can't...
Hi glad you found this web site it is a great place, You are depressed and it sounds to me that you need help, and need it right away professional help. Does your school have anyone you can talk too?...
I am going for a emergency visit to my doctors tomorrow very early. I have bronchitis, and my asthma is completely out of control. One attach after another. I'll more than likely be back on steroids....
When does the sorrow of losing a loved one go away? What do you do when you are so angry your afraid to express it because it might get out of hand and you will go crazy? I'm afraid that I will do...
I found a solution I'm just going to cancel everything and sleep as much as possible....
I'm not going inpatient because I have a lot of people depending on me for different things. Last week I was canceling everything hope I can function this week....
Thanks for careing...
I'm back into a bad depression. Stayed in the hospital 3 days I think I got out too soon. Don't know what to do now!!! I'm taking so much meds I can't take anymore. It just never gets better, I'm...
Just want to know if anyone gets the shakes from Serequal? My hands are shaking so much it's hard to do anything. Just wondering if this is from the meds or if i'm just nervous. Star...
Thank you so much everyone. It's so hard to try and act o.k. for my friends and family, I know at least I can go on here and let my true feelings out. I am doing better but there is so much anxiety...
Thank you. I am seeing my psychiatrist every three weeks and my t twice a week. That's about all the support there is around here because I live in the boondocks. There is no day program. Trying...
I still feel kind of weird. Lots of anxiety also still feel quite depressed. Doctor said it will take 3-4 weeks for the Lexapro kicks in that's a long time. Not feeling like I want to hurt myself...
I am home from the hospital. I feel good both physically and mentally. But this is how my days went. Get up at 5:30 in the morning because that was the time my doctor got in. See him for ten minuets....
I am going inpatient. Not sure when probably tomorrow. My t said it is necessary because of the things I have done the last couple weeks. Please remember me as I try to stablize. Starbrite...
I use albuterol for a rescue med it works good I use the same thing in my big nebulizer. The prednisone has also taken all the pain out of my knee's and that's wonderful I am never pain free in...
Yes I would whine about prednisone. Mostly it puts weight on me and I can't affort to gain any more weight. Sometimes I think I use it as an excuse just to eat more and that's more of the weight...
Well just got back from the doctor's. He put me back on Prednisone. I hate this medicine so much it gives me all sorts of side effects. He also put me on Symbicort which I have never been on before...
I woke my husband up last night whezzing he had to go down of the couch and sleep. /community/emoticons/devil.gif I told him it was his pay back for all those years he woke me up snoring. Seriously I...
I have never written on the forum before, usually in the fibro or depression forum but I have a question. Does anyone know of any meds for arthritis that doesn't cause stomach aches? My knee's hurt...
I can feel the black cloud taking over my mind again. It's like something real like something tangible. I don't know if I can fight it again, if I can keep on fighting. I am so tired, I am exhausted...
Hi could someone tell me how accupuncture helps depression. I have used it for back ache and it worked but I can't figure out how it would help for depression. If it does work I would try it. Sophie...
O. K. I'm not a professional but I think one of the first things you should do is see a different psychiatrist and get your hubby on some kind of meds to help take the edge off the withdrawal. Also...
Hi Kathy CBT is cognitive behavior therapy or sometimes called talk therapy. You do it with a trained therapist and it is very effective when done right. It probably won't hurt for the two of you to...
It's the little things like this weekend I was in a store and saw some funny cards and I thought" I have to get some more cards for Glynis" then I remembered she wasn't around any more. Shy I am so...
Hi Just want to let you know that I had therapy yesterday and we are going to start two times a week instead of one. I am feeling a lot better, I was put on new meds about a month ago and I think...
Hey Old Lady I seem to have a little problem with a tight chest but not an all out attack. Did you know what marmite was? Starbrite...
O.K. Groovey I give up, what is marmite?...
T called me back already I am over the hump not feeling distrutive anymore. Calling her was one of the hardest things to do....