tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post6880995050583260212..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Diabetes for Dummiessagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1383939434610194842011-04-14T19:55:02.961-04:002011-04-14T19:55:02.961-04:00I would have skipped the 4 and 5th chapter...I would have skipped the 4 and 5th chapter...A Plain Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741520771592669741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-31419940613263925672011-04-14T11:27:18.011-04:002011-04-14T11:27:18.011-04:00"Hilary, thanks for sharing about your dad......"Hilary, thanks for sharing about your dad... but he must have had you very late in life..."<br /><br />Sure.. we'll go with that. ;)<br /><br />He was in his early 40s :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-60961229507363543592011-04-14T09:52:15.394-04:002011-04-14T09:52:15.394-04:00Charles, I'm trying not to let it slow me down...Charles, I'm trying not to let it slow me down, but I got to find a good source for insulin in Vietnam!<br /><br />Walking Guy, I keep going to a different finger (and use both hands). 200 units is a lot a day, I probably average 35-40<br /><br />Hilary, thanks for sharing about your dad... but he must have had you very late in life as he'd be at the century mark now.<br /><br />Karen, this is my first Dummy book (or at least the first with such a label) and I was impressed.<br /><br />John, Diabetic or not, I don't want YOU to sing that song to me for MANY REASONS! :)<br /><br />THanks Pia, I'll get through it and this is just another thing to learn more about...<br /><br />SleepyHead: I'd ask you to go running this afternoon but my ankle is sore from basketball last night! Listen to your doc!<br /><br />Michael, thanks for your positive words. I do hope someone will get some benefit from this review.Sagehttp://www.sagecoveredhills.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-86251123564478297492011-04-13T22:46:56.119-04:002011-04-13T22:46:56.119-04:00Sage: Your message is one of Hope and Healing and ...Sage: Your message is one of Hope and Healing and I commend you for your Courage and Caring for others who will stop by and read this post. Well done!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-10337185247295403912011-04-13T15:00:50.019-04:002011-04-13T15:00:50.019-04:00Thanks Sage ... i've got type II but will prob...Thanks Sage ... i've got type II but will probably still find it good to have a copy. if I exercised and ate like my cardiologist keeps insisting I'd be much better. You'll do well.Eutychus2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17857223796021466755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-77680418851709658822011-04-12T17:46:11.571-04:002011-04-12T17:46:11.571-04:00If anybody can learn to live with it and thrive it...If anybody can learn to live with it and thrive it's you Sage. I have total faith. Amazing how books we never would have looked at become compelling reading when we're diagnosed with something or wonder if we will be :0piahttp://courtingdestiny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-27391215032672369562011-04-12T10:36:38.027-04:002011-04-12T10:36:38.027-04:00Ahhhhh SUGAR-- Oh Honey Honey---you are my candy -...Ahhhhh SUGAR-- Oh Honey Honey---you are my candy ----wait--I shouldn't sing this to you!<br /><br />Great summary!!!<br /><br /><br />JFull-On-Forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964018803560952364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-12337302244882570722011-04-12T10:29:40.239-04:002011-04-12T10:29:40.239-04:00Welcome back! I have been kind of a fan on a few d...Welcome back! I have been kind of a fan on a few dummy books, really....they tell it straight as a rule. I'm thinking about you these days with this new part of life, and how it will effect your up coming worldly tour....but you are right about options..I work with a young girl 25 years old who has a form of diabetes herself, although you would never guess it, because she has a set program and sticks to it! This is such a great post and excellent learning source....take care of you, Sage!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-41673727471946561532011-04-12T08:02:18.803-04:002011-04-12T08:02:18.803-04:00My Dad was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he ...My Dad was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was in his 30s. He lived a decent, healthy life into his mid-70s and died of an unrelated cause 27 years ago, this month. Management of the condition is better understood and easier to put into practice, these days. Your take-charge attitude and healthy lifestyle will work for you.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-54786962742336943942011-04-12T07:11:32.763-04:002011-04-12T07:11:32.763-04:00Yep I am type two...tried the oral meds for 5 year...Yep I am type two...tried the oral meds for 5 years and it was always ever increasing doses and more and more pills...nothing worked for control until I got tested, the old pancreas was functioning fine but I still needed to inject. Some days up to 200 units a day.<br /><br />I will say this if you can afford it get the sticker where you can get blood from places other than your finger...it gets harder and herder to get a draw through the callouses that build up. I use one finger until I can't get blood from it any more then go to work on another by the time I have calloused the fourth finger the first is ready for use again.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-33206765979769814972011-04-11T17:39:49.487-04:002011-04-11T17:39:49.487-04:00I'm glad there are some good treatments for th...I'm glad there are some good treatments for the problem. I have a friend who has been controlling his very well for quite a few years now and it doesn't seem to have slowed him down.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-8072850666011939072011-04-11T16:27:28.934-04:002011-04-11T16:27:28.934-04:00Lynn, this is my first "dummy" book and ...Lynn, this is my first "dummy" book and I was impressed with how much information is packed in it.<br /><br />Dawn, yes times had changed... if this was before the 1920s and the develop of insulin, I'd be on my death bed.<br /><br />Randall, that sounds good--as I'm in my early 50s.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-67301950821892981302011-04-11T16:20:05.321-04:002011-04-11T16:20:05.321-04:00I happen to have a client who was diagnosed as ins...I happen to have a client who was diagnosed as insulin dependent some 30 years ago. He's now 80. You'll do fine. <br /><br />Cheers, my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-68685020066294127822011-04-11T15:45:02.156-04:002011-04-11T15:45:02.156-04:00It's wonderful how time and history has moved ...It's wonderful how time and history has moved us to this point of "self-help" and knowledge. <br />My kids and I are studying the History of Medicine by John Tiner at present, and the horror stories that brought us to where we are today....well....it's just nice to live in today;)<br />(And Nope....wouldn't be kissing my man after a day at the office:)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040738593336836064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-52734199099986659412011-04-11T15:13:49.386-04:002011-04-11T15:13:49.386-04:00I can only imagine how this has changed your life....I can only imagine how this has changed your life. I remember when my father-in-law was diagnosed with diabetes - tough times. It sounds as if you are dealing very well with it. <br /><br />p.s. The "dummies" books are usually pretty good - I have Public Relations for Dummies proudly displayed with my other PR books in my home office. :)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.com