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Permalink Reply by Doris D on July 20, 2007 at 10:13am

Welcome! I love this place I can gripe and learn at the sametime. I'n pretty good at griping though. Flustration runs amuck! I know how you feel about supplies running out. Have you tried Medicade? That might help you.

Doris

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Permalink Reply by MeadowLark on July 20, 2007 at 10:54am

Hey Thankyou Doris:)
We make just enough money to not qualify for me or my hubby; just the kids. We had been getting some food stamps; but recently had to requalify. We might lose that too; I just dont know yet. We're going thru alot of other financial mess too. sigh.... It's alot of emotional and mental health mess. I could write a "lifestory" only it would look more like a soap tv show. Yuck!

Hi Alison! Nice to "meet" you too:)
umm... insurance? I"m more than a bit of a scaredy cat about that and seeing a dr. I've read so many not reassuring things about the medicine out there for diabetes.
I know that for me; any medication would have to be so carefully tracked. ( with my family history and what I've been able to figure out. heart problems, cancer, diabetes,alzehiemer I cant believe everything that just my personal family members have died from!
:) See ya round:)
MeadowLark

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Permalink Reply by Doris D on July 20, 2007 at 2:33pm

Hi MedowLark,

I know how you feel when going through all the financial stuff We're doing that too. It can get really depressing. I hope you guys get to keep on getting the foodstamps. when we got them they helped to keep food in the house. Keep on holding your head up it has to get better. Or atleaet thats the way I look at it. Hey and at least your kids have insurance that's a great help they can really cost money when their sick. I know mine did!

Doris

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Permalink Reply by Alison on July 20, 2007 at 10:25am

Hi, nice to "meet" you! I hope you can get some insurance, that's pretty scary!

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Permalink Reply by Connie Ivey on July 20, 2007 at 5:26pm

Welcome! I enjoy coming here and reading & learning all I can about diabetes. I was diagnosed in Feb. with type 2. We have very good insurance through my husband's work plus I'm already on medicare from previous diseases, so that's not a problem for me... reglular finaces is a painful problem, though! Seems we make barely enough to pay bills/buy groceries/gas... never nothing extra! But, I feel thankful we do as well as we do!
Just hang in there and read & learn all you can to help yourself! There's lots of info out there, and there's lots of great people in the same shape that are there to talk to!
hugs...
connie

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Permalink Reply by Libby on July 20, 2007 at 6:55pm

HI, Meadowlark,
Welcome! I'm a newbie too and this place has given me answers to a lot of my questions. How is it going with figuring out how many carbs to eat? My experience is that a very low carb diet is the best way for me to keep my blood sugar in a normal range. I eat lots of small meals or snacks rather than having 3 big meals and that helps also. Congratulations on your weight loss. You have a beautiful family.

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