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On Sun Dec 23 18:19:39 2001 () said:
Connie....whats PESTY mean..? could not find it...is that a made-up word..please explain..

On Sun Dec 23 17:56:36 2001 Gordo (gordom@earthlink.net) said:
Mary: No. 30 minutes properly timed will help to not add more fat if your diet is closely controlled but it will take more to remove excess body fat. I like to walk for about 30 minutes when I overeat like next Tuesday. This helps me from getting too high after my meal. I do not take medication so I don't have to factor that in, but I have to walk more to control it. Are you trying to lose weight or just not gain any? E-mail me if you want detailed information. Gordo

On Sun Dec 23 17:17:06 2001 Connie (cmart74@aol.com) said:
Hi All! Merry Christmas! I haven't posted for awhile, but have occassionally read posts. Been super busy with the usual pre-Christmas preparations. Also I had my cortisone shot 3 weeks ago for the tendonitis in my elbow. I had two shots accually, one in the elbow joint, theother on on top of my arm right over the tendon. I'm not sure I would ever do it again...but it sure did the trick. After suffering for 7 mos. I am pain free and have full mobility back. I still have to be careful and type left handed, till I get to physical therapy and get some strength and dexterity back. The part that makes me say I'ld never do it again, is how it screwed up my b/s. It's been so out of whack and my Dr. didn't prepare me for it even tho I asked her. She is no longer my Dr. She said it would be no big deal and would only have high b/s for 24-48 hrs. My new Dr. and the Diabetes educator said 2 weeks wasn't unusual. I'm now taking 30 MG of Actos and 1.25 MG of Glyburide, and after 48 hrs, it has brought things down in normal range. I have to be careful I don't go too low, but no problems so far. My first Dr. wanted to put me on insulin, didn't even remember I was taking Actos and she had my chart in front of her....My new Dr. after 1 visit took the time to check with the injection clinic about the cortisone and how it affects diabetes, and called me at work to give me more information. I was clearly impressed with her caring and asked her to be my new provider. She agreed and I'm quite happy to have an advocate finally. Mary: Definitly you need to watch the carbs...it pays to learn to carb count for your meal planning. You may even find out as time goes by that some things you've been eating affect you differently. I've been diagnosed 3 yrs. and have always been able to have pasta, potatoes, and rice in small amounts. Now I can't touch them without my b/s going thru the roof. Something that someone else has no problems with, you may not be able to have because each person is different in how their body reacts. And like I said, even that can change over time. Don't give up, just learn to be flexible and deal with it. If you don't, it'll drive you crazy, and there's enough in life do deal with already. Gordo: Thanks for your research and passing on what you;ve learned. You're a definite asset to this site. AP'S: I don't know why you think preying on this site like a nasty virus is so much fun. I pity the sad state your life has become. Everyone Else: If absolutly no one!!! answers or acknowledges these pesty AP'S they will eventually go away! Please don't let them have the upper hand. They only have power if we give it to them. I personally refuse to let them bother me. It's really easy to use the scroll bar to pass over their posts. Please don't let them win! Connie

On Sun Dec 23 15:31:22 2001 () said:
Depression, thoughts of suicide...call The Samaritans web site and phone numbers www.metanoia.org/suicide/

On Sun Dec 23 07:02:49 2001 Mary () said:
Thanks Gordo------I try to walk about 30 minutes a day but sometimes it is too cold outside. Is 30 minutes a day enough? Thanks, Mary

On Sun Dec 23 01:09:05 2001 Gordo (gordom@earthlink.net) said:
Mary: The term Carbs in diabetic communication should but many times does not equate to Carbohydrates or carbohydrate value. For example, a 91 gram portion (1/2 cup) of LA CHOY Stir Fry Vegetables has only 5.8 grams of carbohydrate in it plus mant other nutrients. A 100 gram portion of baked peeled sweet potato (1/2 cup) has 24.3 grams of carbohydrate. 82 gram portion of sweet corn (1/2 cup) has 18.4 grams of carbohydrate. An 88 gram portion of broccoli (1 cup) has 4.6 grams of carbohydrate. A 1 cup portion of Kelloggs Corn Flakes has 26 grams of Carbohydrate. An 84.9 gram portion of Asparagus has only 1.5 grams of Carbohydrate. One slice of wheat bread weighing 25 grams has 11.8 grams of carbohydrate. 1 tsp of sugar weighing 4 grams has 3.996 grams of Carbohydrate. You have to be careful choosing the carbhydrate value of a food portion. The type of carbohydrate is very important as this is what is converted into the glucose that we readily absorb into our blood. The glucose content of our blood is what we measure with our finger stick procedure. Many things affect this glucose reading. Some of these are: fiber in out meal, fat in our meal, protein in our meal, Stress in our life, glucose used by creation of useable form of energy in our billions of cells in our body. Pound for pound, our brain and our heart consume more glucose than many other body parts. Exercise is still the best way to use up our excess glucose from a meal before it is converted into fat stored in out many fat cells. Fat accumulation in the body of the diabetic make more difficult the job of our natural or artificially produced insulin. The principle role of this insulin is to transport the glucose in our blood into our cells for energy conversion. This transport is primarily by the process of Receptor-mediated endocytosis. Fat interferes or plugs many of the insulin receptors in the millions of cells in our muscles and fat cells. Some of our organs receive glucose by a different method. As you can see, our bodies are very complex structures that are influenced by many different factors. Two days of instruction is not sufficient to fully understand what diabetes does to your body. You will still be learning how it works and what not to do 10 years from now. The moral is to study and learn continually as science is constantly developing new discoveries and interpretations that affect your and my diabetes. Gordo

On Sat Dec 22 23:22:27 2001 () said:
you people scared Herb away...SHAME !

On Sat Dec 22 09:15:15 2001 () said:
PRAY FOR HERB

On Fri Dec 21 18:38:40 2001 () said:
HERB YOU MAY HAVE A CHAT DEVIL ON YOUR HEAD MAKING YOU TALK IN STRANGE NOISES ....

On Fri Dec 21 18:35:36 2001 () said:
HERB PLEASE EXPLAIN MORE

On Fri Dec 21 18:34:47 2001 () said:
"USURP" is eating soup I think....

On Fri Dec 21 17:59:15 2001 Herb (Bear) (hjs38@swbell.net) said:
C'MON a five letter word is a BIG word???? Herb (Bear)

On Fri Dec 21 16:58:14 2001 () said:
isnt "usurp" some kind of sex act????

On Fri Dec 21 15:27:09 2001 () said:
Herb...whats "usurp " mean....?? Lot of us do not understand your big words.....please explain better

On Fri Dec 21 14:19:27 2001 CB () said:
Mary: Consider amino acids to supplement incomplete protein if peanut butter is going to be eaten regularly. Plant proteins are lower quality than fish/meats/milk.

On Fri Dec 21 13:45:30 2001 Herb (Bear) (hjs38@swbell.net) said:
12:43:18 was not me. It is pretty bad when the cowardly AP'rs are not just content to hide behing anonymity but have to usurp some one else's identity!! Herb (Bear)

On Fri Dec 21 12:43:18 2001 Herb (Bear) ((hjs38@swbell.net)) said:
Cowards ! Get a life !

On Fri Dec 21 12:38:47 2001 () said:
Herb, please explain more......

On Fri Dec 21 12:00:21 2001 Herb (Bear) (hjs38@swbell.net) said:
TO: Cowardly () 10:40:03, You can not possibly be so ignorant of the English language. I was making reference to going back in history and using some alleged incident as an excuse for your cowardly actions now. It is very similar to your jab about religion. You know my comment had and has nothing to do with religion you just believe that you can get me stirred up by making some sort of religious slur out of it. Unfortunatyely for you and fortunately for me I have enough going on in my life right now that you cannot possibly raise my blood pressure or sugars. Herb (Bear)

On Fri Dec 21 11:07:24 2001 Mary () said:
yes, I have been taking writing lessons from Marc B.

On Fri Dec 21 10:40:03 2001 () said:
HERB...WHATS'S A HISTORICAL EXCUSE ? ,,,SOME RELIGIOUS TERM ?

On Fri Dec 21 09:01:31 2001 () said:
Doesnt Marys writing style look like Marc B's??????????

On Thu Dec 20 23:45:01 2001 () said:
Telemarketers use verified E-mail addresses to locate intrest areas to match to their products...

On Thu Dec 20 23:25:14 2001 () said:
On Wed Dec 19 00:30:55 2001 Another () said: Mary ..AP means ANONYMOUS POSTER ..many people on this site choose to keep they names and e-mail addresses anonymous as they would get hate mail and we had a person on here that collected e-mail addresses and sold them to telemarketers... Telemarketers don't use email addresses

On Thu Dec 20 20:34:18 2001 Mary () said:
I e-mailed Marc B. today and he said to tell Gordon Miller,Herb,Faith,C.B. and other friends Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. His eyes are better and he is doing good. He is staying off the board for awhile. He thinks that is better for his health. Mary

On Thu Dec 20 17:44:52 2001 () said:
RACE TRAITOR JOHN WALKER

On Thu Dec 20 16:30:51 2001 Larry Myles (info@buzzcomm.com) said:
Please read the latest press release on SugarTrac - Noninvasive Glucose Monitor: http://www.sugartrac.com/current_news.htm Much obliged... Larry

On Thu Dec 20 14:55:00 2001 Mary () said:
Thanks to everyone for the advice on peanut butter. I took 2 days of diabetes classes at the hospital in November but still have questions. Before I took the classes though I was afraid to eat any carbs---was mostly eating veggies and yogurt (has carbs. They taught me how to divide up the carbs throughout the day. So the classes really did help. Thanks again for the tips. Mary

On Thu Dec 20 14:01:53 2001 () said:
Herb = New Drama Queen

On Thu Dec 20 11:59:48 2001 Herb (Bear) (hjs38@swbell.net) said:
Hi y'all, I can't believe what has happened to this board. Of all the good posters we once had we are down to just a handful. This board seems to just disseminate (SP) hatred and venom. This board once was active in helping each other and especially the newbies that came here. I'm sorry but I don't believe that the operators of this board will ever do any thing about it. To many people have tried for far to long to get them to take some sort of action that would aid in helping this board. I have to ask myself if it is worth it for us who would like for it to be a positive influence once again to hang in here and do what we can. Should we just bail out and use some of the other boards that are available? I have real trouble dealling with all of the historical excuses that are offered for various actions. I have posted here for quite a while and have yet to see some of the things people are accused of as an excuse for someone's venom. I would think that we could all if not really love each other at least tolerate each other at this season of the year. I some how doubt that all of our AP's are even diabetics. If they were they would be a little bit more tolerant of others with the same affliction. To all of you please note that Jodi and I do love you and hope the best for you and all of yours all year long but especially at this time of the year. Herb (Bear)

On Thu Dec 20 10:38:35 2001 () said:
PRAY FOR DEATH FOR JOHN WALKER

On Thu Dec 20 10:22:58 2001 () said:
SUPPORT EXECUTION FOR TREASON FOR THE RACE TRAITOR JOHN WALKER

On Thu Dec 20 09:00:31 2001 () said:
purple,,,,,kamal is a salesman....he was on here a while back touting a cure by walking on pvc pipes........drrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!

On Thu Dec 20 08:19:16 2001 Purple Onion () said:
I'm not sure I understand all that you are saying, Kamal, but I have developed terrible hardening of the planter fashitis (sp?) the muscle that goes along the bottom of my foot. I finally saw a podiatrist this week who says that it is the equivalent of carpal tunnel but in my feet. So, now I've had to get ugly shoes and expensive ($80) custom insoles. And my feet still hurt. But, on the bright side, Dairy Queen orange-vanilla bars and fudge bars are sugar free and count as 1 diabetic starch exchange. This was a happy discovery!

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