well..the "results" are in. One thing I know. The glucometer I purchased is pretty darn accurate!woot! Before I left for the full bloodwork that morning, I tested, after starving myself silly, 13...
My ex (who is insulin dependent diabetic and on an insulin pump) also had the same thing. He went for evals and they said the surgeries were pretty risky. If things are ok, functionally, better to...
well, after having multiple urinary tract infections (4 in a row, in 2 months,then using up 2 refills of Cipro in 2 more months again after THAT..) my Doc wants me in again for BLOODWORK.. It's the...
oh, my meds are:synthroid, prevacid(acid refux..hehe) lozol (mild diuretic/BP) topamax 100mgs 2x a day and phentermine 37.5 mg in the morning. Dr just started me on LASIX for fluid retention in my...
I'm not ALLOWED to get sick! 4 UTI's in 2 MONTHS? levaquin 1 week, levaquin 2 weeks, levaquin 5 days, then cipro (now,1 week..) since January,21st. this is ridiculous! I am so washed out, I can't...
my research...very troubling..because I have no family history, REALLY, of type 2's!! and I'm only 56, my weight is 194, 5'3, fairly well developed, used to exercise a LOT! never had a sick day...
:cry: I'm back. And I'm afraid I've been a bad girl. Not THAT bad. But bad enough to be in denial. breads, flatbreads, matzah, potatos, rolls, beans, bean soups, cheese...oh, how I love cheese!Too...
yeah, I know, I've been off carbs before.. I was ok...somehow I always manage to wander back on them again. How does that happen? Someone offers it? You go to a party? You get stuck somewhere with...
He is still wearing an insulin pump to this very day, we are still friendly, he has been through many makes and models. He trades them in, gets upgrades, has large stocks of tubing supplies, and gets...
My Ex-BF (who is a psych RN) (I'm a Nurse too, by the way) was one of the first to try the first insulin pumps available. Pumps are not "intalled" LOL! They are simply like a teeny weeny IV like in...
If I could have butter on green veggies I could eat them all day!...
ok, trying and trying with my diet. oh, this is going to be so nasty! just about everything in my house is carb-loaded! even the soy burgers in the freezer! You think you are a real health nut, and...
:smhair: I think I'd go crazy without my diet drinks! I've been drinkng diet drinks my whole life! Including splenda in my coffee every morning..(gasp!)...
people sometimes bring them with their kits in case they don't have anything else they can use, in that case, what can you do?lets say you are at the zoo with your kids, or at a movie?...
maybe the alcohol wipe hadn't quite dried yet when you stuck yourself the first time and diluted the first blood sample a little bit? (we nurses always think of all the reasons we were taught, lol!)...
:rolleyes: It was very odd shopping for a Glucometer, strips, lancets, etc, and thinking to myself, if I had to instruct another patient what to do, how would I teach them, and where would tell them...
I've been a yo-yo dieter for years, so drinking 0 calorie vitamin water is the fluid of choice. I know how to do this. I don't like doing this. I went on strike....( after teaching aerobics for 13...
I'm only 56! LOL! I do feel older than that! No really, I challenged it last night (why???) ate 2 big bagels. was sooo thirsty, drank and drank.. in the bathroom alllll night. VOlumes of fluid. Im...
I guess I should add I haven't shared any of these past and present symptoms with my Doctor. They are only here, and I've shared a few with my co-worker, who is also a Nurse. My grown kids (32 and...
Just wait till you are 78, have a spouse who runs circles around you, and have kids trying to prove you wrong about YOUR diet! Then you'll know how he feels! He's trying to remain independent in his...
I never thought in a million years.. I haven't been diagnosed yet. I got my blood work back (after 2 years of not having it done) 3 weeks ago, and fasting 12 hours... 105... it was H. I never saw...