Diabetes Information

Loretta,
It can be frustrating to go in (any dr.) and have them ask you to ________
and it could have already been done. Therefore, I agree with Becki about
calling to have them order an HbA1c (and suggest a c-peptide) NOW so he’ll
have it in hand and not have you get it after the visit and require a return
for that. These other records will really expedite your care. I take 6-10
BGs a day, but being on the pump sometimes requires more due to
circumstances and perhaps a WANTED (as opposed to needed) snack. If you
actively do these things now - time will go much shorter and your visit will
be more fruitful.
And remember, an endocrinologist is just another dr. with a bit more
schooling - intensive training in the matter of endocrine glands of which
the pancreas (and thyroid) is one.
dr. Jan

Lisa,
You are posting just fine to the list. Funny how the list isn’t
acknowledging you. I got this from the list and personally.
Hang in there.
Jan

I’ll also post this to Iris and see if she comes up with something.

Is anyone out there? I’m lonely and may go back to bed, it’s only 10:30 a.m.
polecat

You know you’re in trouble when…..
A black cat crosses your path and drops dead.
All your modeling jobs are for cartoonists.
Nothing you own is actually paid for.
The bird singing outside your window is a vulture.
The bride’s family throws rocks instead of rice.
The candles on your cake set off your smoke alarm.
The health inspector condemns your office coffee maker.
You have to borrow from your Visa card to pay your MasterCard.
You have to take out a loan just to get money for the down payment.
You put both contacts into the same eye.
You take an assertiveness training course and you’re afraid to
tell your wife.
You wake up and your braces are stuck together.
You’re so lonely that you invite the peeping Tom in … and he says
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A New Yorker was forced to take a day off from work to appear
for a minor traffic summons. He grew increasingly restless as he
waited hour after endless hour for his case to be heard.
When his name was called late in the afternoon, he stood before
the
judge, only to hear that court would be adjourned for the rest of the
afternoon and he would have to return the next day.
“What for?!?!?” he snapped at the judge.
His honor, equally irked by a tedious day and sharp query,
roared out loud: “Twenty dollars contempt of court! That’s why!”
Then, noticing the man checking his wallet, the judge relented:
“That’s all right. You don’t have to pay now.”
The young man replied,
“I know. But I’m just seeing if I have enough for two more words.”
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Subject: groaner alert!!!!
Noah opens up the ark and let all the animals out, telling them to
“Go forth, be fruitful and multiply.” He’s closing the great doors of
the ark when he notices that there are two snakes sitting in a dark
corner. So he says to them, “Didn’t you hear me? You can go now.
Go forth and multiply.”
“We can’t,” said the snakes, “We’re adders.”
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P.U.S.H!
When everything seems to go wrong… just P.U.S.H.!
When the job gets you down… just P.U.S.H.!
When people don’t react the way you think they should… just P.U.S.H.!
When your money looks funny and the bills are due… just P.U.S.H.!
When you want to curse them out for whatever the reason… just P.U.S.H.!
When people just don’t understand you… Just P.U.S.H.!
P.U.S.H - Pray Until Something Happens!!!!!
B.I.O.N.I.C. - Believe It Or Not I Care

Christine,
Now, won’t that be lovely — spending more time with *john* than Wayne?? Get
it all out now. <VBG

Loretta,
Ahhhhh, the developments and tests they have come up with since the *olden
days.* If you are producing some natural c-peptide then you are a T-2
diabetic. I believe the cutoff is 4? Connie or someone should know more
about this. But if there is none, you are a T-1. It is the deciding factor.
T-2s do not show ketones. Since you did, I’m suspecting a possibility that
you are out of a honeymoon stage of naturally-produced insulin and are a
possible T-1. Connie gets a lot of mail and sometimes skims through. I
cc:’d her this message so it will catch her eye and possibly respond. She
was dx’d T-2 until showed large ketones and insisted on further testing. She
is now a T-1.
Jan