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On Sat Apr 30 11:28:59 2005 the sad fact in this country (is that) said:
the
majority of the population is now urban and most of them live within 50 miles of
a coastline. And most of those people think farmers are people who grow their
own food and have animals. They think their food comes from the store. In my
state the average cost of Medical Insurance for a farm family of 4 is over $2400
PER MONTH so many of them have no health coverage at all. So there are a lot of
diabetics out there farming and getting no help with their test supplies and
insulin or their pills. And a young farmer working hard all day needs at least
2400 calories per day.
On Fri Apr 29 22:38:50 2005 Sam () said:
I "seen" that...lots of N.D.
Farmers don't know the english translation for that, but are hard
workers...confused about what the latest "farm bill" puts on them..they are our
farmers! Because of what you term to be bad english...think of who grows your
food! Who is fighting with the Government to keep our foods on your tables! Look
at the farmers in the USA! Our crops are being outsourced, the farmers are
scared..you should be too! Look beyond the english..to our food in the U.S.
which is lame to say the least! Chemically produced, ADA Approved, genetically
altered, and we don't pay attention. ADM...whoopie!!! What you eat..is what you
are.
On Fri Apr 29 19:56:48 2005 () said:
My husband eats that many calories in a
day just munching, let alone working hard
On Fri Apr 29 19:56:04 2005 () said:
there is no way a man working a hard 12
hour day could get by with that many calories, 1100 isn't enough
On Thu Apr 28 22:44:19 2005 Squats () said:
To Frightened (), what "diet of
death"? The need to individualize does not equal "diet of death." My needs are
not the same as yours. BTW, are you saying 1100 calories for a farmer working 12
hours.day makes sense?
On Thu Apr 28 14:06:16 2005 human organ donors (are nice but...) said:
unfortunatley you have to be dead to donate many organs. And the publicity
on donations never includes the information that if you are on medication you
may not be eligible to be a donor at all.
On Thu Apr 28 11:09:45 2005 . (.) said:
I "seen" that? Good Lord.
On Wed Apr 27 20:11:22 2005 () said:
I seen that about the sheep on the
news. What they where aiming at is liver transplants. Taking your stem cells and
injecting them into the fetus, and then giving you the liver. I think that if it
works why not. I didn't hear anything about transplanting a pancreas though. If
more people would be organ donars they wouldn't have to do things like
thise.
On Wed Apr 27 16:03:57 2005 so what do you think of (FRANKENSHEEP????) said:
A veterinary school in Nevada is injecting human stem cells into sheep
fetuses. When the lambs are born every cell in their bodies have human genes
including the brain which set off a round of silliness in this house about
remaking the old movie and filming "Planet of the Sheep" SERIOUSLY, they are
attempting to create a supply of organs for transplants. IF a partially human
pancreas could be transplanted and function there would be a cure for Diabetes.
I just am not certain where I stand on the morality of the issue. Islet
transplants are still not working long enough to justify them. And actual
pancreas transplants are still experimental so far as we know therefor not paid
for by insurance.
On Wed Apr 27 15:57:33 2005 yeah it's stupid (and untrue) said:
the person
obviously is unfamiliar with the disease or they could spell it correctly.
Leaking bloodvessels can be repaired. It is very important to see an
OPTHAMOLOGIST on a regular basis, not an optometrist or optician. The
opthamologist is a medical doctor and knows what to look for to catch the damage
early on and how to intervene to prevent it getting worse.
On Wed Apr 27 12:23:34 2005 () said:
What is scary is going to the eye
doctor and don't expect anything is wrong and to find out that you have leaking
blood vessels. Gee, I guess if your penis fell off that might freak you out to,
That is the stupidest thing I ever heard.
On Wed Apr 27 11:23:50 2005 () said:
I had a friend who's penis fell off
when he got the sugar diabeadies
On Wed Apr 27 10:23:29 2005 Shelly Mitchell () said:
The Thought of losing
eyesight and limbs to this disease is devastating
On Wed Apr 27 07:54:31 2005 () said:
PEOPLE!!!!! PLEASE SEE A REGISTERED
DIABETIC DIETICIAN!!!! DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT FOLLOW SQUAT'S DIET OF
DEATH!!!!@!!!
On Tue Apr 26 19:11:02 2005 it is important to do your own research (because)
said:
in our experience some of the younger inexperienced diabetic
dieticians are confused and think everyone should be at the same point. We had a
young dietition prescribe an 1100 calorie per day diet for a normal weight 24
year old man working 12 hour days of hard labor on a farm! She figured if
end-stage kidney cases were eating this way she may just as well move everyone
ahead to start with since that was where they were going. Yeah and she was being
paid to be this dumb! It was the same diet he was given when he was 11 and just
going to school. That was the last dietician he ever saw! We did our own
research, changed clinics and started over.
On Tue Apr 26 19:00:25 2005 Squats () said:
Thanks ()! What the charts say
regarding calorie needs, body weight, etc, must be taken in view of individual
needs and lifestyle. Not all professionals do this. Experiences here can help.
On Tue Apr 26 11:01:07 2005 () said:
Nothing like first hand info from some
one that knows what it's like
On Sat Apr 23 00:16:53 2005 Squats () said:
Wrong people? Please read in
context of my last post. While everybody is different, yours truly has had
Diabetes over 50 years. Others here have also had it a long time. No, we asre
not necessarily CDEs or MDs, but our experiences can be helpful.
On Sat Apr 23 00:13:21 2005 Squats () said:
I agree with BOTH the last
poster and Amy. Support for Diabetes must be multifaceted. I have found personal
trainers at my gym, in addition to medical professionals, to be helpful. It is
true that many do not know what it is like to try to control this from day to
day. Also, the person with Diabetes must become as knowledgable as possible,
especially in the area of nutrition.
On Fri Apr 22 16:28:42 2005 to last poster (I beg to disagree with you -
respectfully of course) said:
I wrote a private email to Amy and of course
recommended she deal with the professionals but THEY DO NOT LIVE THE DISEASE DAY
TO DAY. The BEST source of information on the psychosocial needs of children
with diabetes is from the FAMILIES.
On Thu Apr 21 13:58:06 2005 . (.) said:
Amy: perhaps you should first seek
out a Certified Diabetes Educator and/or check with some pediatric
endocrinologists. Any large teaching hospital within your area is a good place
to start. In my opinion, it's clearly more responsible to start such an endeavor
with medical professionals than a internet chat board search. Please don't
misunderstand, I certainly commend what you are trying to do - just think you
may be looking for answers from the wrong people to start out.
On Wed Apr 20 20:00:40 2005 () said:
if anyone has any input on the below
message about the specialty clinic for kids with diabetes, please email me at
alc_lasalle@hotmail.com
On Wed Apr 20 19:59:35 2005 Amy (alc_lasalle@hotmail.com) said:
Hi - I am a
graduate student in clinical psychology and am in the process of trying to set
up a specialty clinic at my University's mental health clinic for children with
diabetes to help them adjust to their diabetes. Does any have any thoughts on
what services these kids need and who to talk to for a referral source?
On Wed Apr 20 14:33:35 2005 . (.) said:
Please recognize that the inhaled
insulin DOES NOT eliminate injections - but possibly reduces the number for
those who take multiple injections.
On Wed Apr 20 13:33:56 2005 mandy (mandi7218@yahoo.co.uk) said:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4464571.stm........................................
Inhaled insulin 'within a year'
On Mon Apr 18 13:53:12 2005 on taking extra insulin (I hope that your
doctor....) said:
has given you a sliding scale that will tell you how many
extra units to take based on your reading, or how many fewer units as the case
may be. Again, it is dependent on your insulin. With a sliding scale it isn't
necessary to call the doctor or diabetic nurse for every decision but you have
to have one approved by your doctor to be safe.
On Mon Apr 18 13:51:21 2005 on checking too soon.... (you need to....) said:
check out the insulin the person is taking for peak times. Except for rapid
acting like Humalog most take 2-4 hours to peak so you won't get accurate
readings depending on what you are taking. One of the problems with this disease
is that not only is it different for every person, within any given day it may
be different for each person. Long acting insulins can take 8 hours or more to
peak. The peak times should be available online probably at the website of the
insulin manufacturer.
On Mon Apr 18 09:34:15 2005 () said:
When I check my sugars and they are
high, I will take a little insulin to bring then back down and I will check in
about an hour or so to make sure they are coming down. I think a person does
becaome compulsive about taken bs's. I was 28 when I started to take insulin and
I'm 49 now, and I have alot of complications. Mostly in the feet, nerve damage,
and some nerve eye damage. So a person does need to take care of themselves.
On Mon Apr 18 05:44:06 2005 Kevin Murr (kmurr@shaw.ca) said:
To Squats...
Thanks for your reply, No her sugars are not that great she actualy has been
running higher than she used to.She is more worried about having the lows. She
is worried about complications of high b,s and she has had a few very low b,s in
her time but it seems to be more of a compulsive action. She will check her
sugars and even if they are high and she knows that she won't go low, she will
still check her blood again within 30 min.Then she will be upset because her
sugars are still high. She doesnt like to run high either.
On Sun Apr 17 17:17:55 2005 sam () said:
I was 49, began losing weight,
drinking a lot of water, very hungry, started shrivelling up. My roomie was an
E.R. Physician, said I had the "wrong body type" to be diabetic. I was a "pear".
The apple & pear analogy doesn't apply to type 1 diabetes. She was wrong. My
sugar was over 600+, and I had quit making insulin altogether. Large keytones,
and only an I.V. pulled me out of the coma...with insulin. That was 12 years
ago. I'm 63.
On Sat Apr 16 17:06:14 2005 () said:
I became insulin dependant at the age
of 25, I had an idea I was diabetic, but it took me about 6 weeks to go to the
doctors to find out. I guees I was too scared.
On Sat Apr 16 10:16:40 2005 Sarah () said:
I became type 1 at the age of 28,
and I don't make any insulin on my own either. I guess it can hit you at any
age, I had alot of medical problems when I was younger, don't know if that had
anything to do with it or not.
On Sat Apr 16 08:01:27 2005 Sam () said:
Gary..I got type 1 diabetes at 49.
I had an auto-immune process going on, as I had been exposed to a toxic chemical
as a kid. I use an insulin pump. I make no insulin..there is a test called a "C
peptide" that shows if you make any...mine was zero. I excercise, eat right, but
still have major neuropathy. What are your concerns? You must use insulin, if a
type 1. Good to see so many posters here!
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