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WHAT HAVE YOU HAD TO EAT TODAY??

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rick phillips replied to Anthony's discussion 'Contemplating Surgery' in the group Diabetes and Sexuality (Men)
Hi Anthony: I had a penile prosthetic installed in 1992. It has benefits and some drawbacks. First you need to understand that the ED drugs were not available. I used the injections for several years before I choose to have the surgery. The end ...
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San Francisco Ferry Building going blue for World Diabetes Day at Park between Ferry Building and Embarcadero
November 14, 2009 from 5pm to 7pm
Thanks to the generous sponsorship by Johnson & Johnson, San Francisco's Ferry Building will go BLUE THIS WORLD DIABETES DAY!! We invite you to join at least a hundred other people with diabetes at this very special event as we celebrate together...
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Manny, count me in as well.
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Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
Plymouth, MA
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Date diagnosed
December 18, 1989
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
11
What glucose meter do you use?
One-Touch
Type of treatment you use
Shots
What is the address for your Twitter profile or other web site, if any?
http://www.anthonyfagen.com
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
Found out at ADA Diabetes Expo
Who referred you? (if anyone)
Renee
What do you do for a living?
Consultant for a medical malpractice insurer and a notary public in the State of California

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Anthony

My Medical History...Updated

Ok, this post is not a boring one-sided governmental entry to remind you of HIPAA act. After nearly 11 years in insurance, everytime I get the prequisite handout or have to sign something I am asked "Do you understand...?" I usually cut the person off and say, "Yes I know about HIPAA, so don't worry."

This is actually about asking questions when seeing your doctors. And how important it is.

I've recently gone through a series of medical problems that have taken quite a toll on my body. After 2… Continue

Posted on June 20, 2009 at 9:37am — 1 Comment

Anthony

Complications Return

Well I got some numbers back that threw me for a loop, a BIG loop. I am not surprised given my history of trying to be compliant. But my ALB/creatinine ratio was over 1,000. And my concentrated creatinine was over 800. That's got to be well around 800-900% post normal. So what's it all mean? CKD likely. CKD for those who don't known the acronym is chronic kidney disease. It's just another add-on to the list of complications I have from this disease:

- ED
- GERD
- CKD?
- Bad eyes

So suffice to… Continue

Posted on June 15, 2008 at 10:45am — 3 Comments

Anthony

The Perils of Healthcare - Part 1

We've all seen the growing and frightening statistics regarding diabetes here in America. No matter what age, race, gender, or orientation we are, diabetes is affecting all of us in form or another. For what seems like the millionth time in my life I have to face a new doctor and describe ad nauseum my history, my symptoms, and my FEARS. Yet IMHO (in my humble opinion in net speak) we also face a challenge of having to find quality healthcare, particularly here in the area I reside.

Having come… Continue

Posted on April 28, 2008 at 12:46pm —

Anthony

A New Mouth

After some 30 years of bad home care, personal problems, and bad dentists, I finally have met a dental saviour who agrees with me as a patient of what I want. Half jokingly he asked me what sort of smile do I want. I replied, "After 30 plus years, I just want A smile!"

But now comes the fun of a year on soft foods. Great way to lose weight eh? It's still difficult, a week after my procedure (2 root canals and 2 extractions) to eat with sutures, although those come out today. But it is an opport… Continue

Posted on March 20, 2008 at 1:04pm — 3 Comments

Anthony

Are My Legs Too Fat?

Ok, please don't take this personally but I have some rather LARGE legs right now. No it isn't from pumping iron or doing more leg squats than a catcher in baseball. Now that I am back in trying to be compliant with my care, I've been noticing the weight gain that insulin brings (at least for me). When you are injecting as much as 60 units of N and 5-24 units of R, I had to wonder if I was just getting the edema from that. Then I did some fact checking about the other medicines I am taking (Avap… Continue

Posted on February 13, 2008 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

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