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Tanya (Baby Tee) replied to Kathy's discussion 'What food do you miss the most?'
Attn CORN LOVERS: Not the same as corn on the cob, but I found this great recipe. Super easy super good. You've gotta try it. Also really good left over and reheated. Hopefully it works for you. This totally satisfies my corn craving. Corn and s...
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Kathy and patti lopez are now friends
September 30
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Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
Barrington, Il
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Date diagnosed
August 15, 2005
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
6.9
What glucose meter do you use?
Accucheck Aviva
Type of treatment you use
Oral, Shots, Diet and Exercise
What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
To meet people that have a common bond with me
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
Found out about this at Diabetes Daily
What do you do for a living?
Mechanical calibration

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Kathy

My first low as a T2

I've read numerous stories about lows and how it affects people, but until yesterday I had never experienced one myself. Being Type 2 I usually get highs. Although for the last month or so I have not gone over 200 and I stay pretty much between 110 and 140. When I woke up yesterday morning my BS was 81. I know that's not considered a low for most people but for my body it is. It caused me to have a headache and nausea. I didn't eat much for breakfast but did have some vegetable crackers and some… Continue

Posted on September 28, 2009 at 6:09am — 7 Comments

Kathy

Frustrated with Doctors

Had my 3 month checkup last Saturday. A1C went down from 7.4 to 6.9. I was expecting to hear "good job, keep going, you're on the right track". Instead I got "you need to bring your A1C down below 6.5". I KNOW THAT! But awknoledgement for what I acomplished in the last 3 months would have been nice. Besides, my goal is to get my A1C down below 6.0. Then they tell me my blood pressure is too low and they are cutting my dosage of Lisinipril down to 10mg. Ok, but to be honest when they put me on bl… Continue

Posted on September 8, 2009 at 1:40pm — 10 Comments

Kathy

What has TuDiabetes done for you?

I figure since September is promotion month I'd throw this topic out to all of you. It's probably been covered before but it may be refreshing to hear some new stories.

So....What has TuDiabetes done for you?

By coming to this site on a daily basis, I've been able to focus more on my diabetes. When I first started coming here my BS was out of control all the time. (250-300). It has caused me to ask my doctor the right questions in order to receive the right treatment for me. By coming here dai… Continue

Posted on September 3, 2009 at 11:58am — 6 Comments

Kathy

Floating images in the eyes

Right now I am experiencing floating images in my right eye. Not sure how to explain this accuratly. The images are silver almost transparent but wherever they are I can't really see. They move around and are not in the same spot all the time. It's almost like a brightness. I checked my BS and right now it is 96. (last reading was about 3 hrs ago and it was 110, fasting sugar this morning was 83). This is the second time this has happened to me. Last time it took about 30 minutes to ga away and… Continue

Posted on September 3, 2009 at 9:17am — 10 Comments

Kathy

Aneurysm procedure was a success!!

First and formost I would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for thier concern, prayers and encouragement. Last Tuesday under general anesthesia my doctors went through the main artery in my groin and placed a coil made of platinum into the aneureysm in my brain. According to the doctors it was a success with 98% of the aneurysm filled thus considered a cure as far as they are concerned. Side effects were pretty severe as I had excrutiating headaches for about 3 days afterwards.… Continue

Posted on August 31, 2009 at 10:38am — 11 Comments

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At 4:59am on September 30, 2009, Rosalee Meade said…
I remember my first low.It was 63 and my son grabbed a Pepsi from the fridge and almost poured it down my throat.Then back in March it dropped again because of the flu and I struggled to get it to normal levels.Fortunately,after about a day or two,my levels were back to normal.
At 7:26pm on September 29, 2009, patti lopez said…
Hi, Kathy! Jboy is back! The flood waters have come down. Rejoicing. Thanks, Patti
At 9:39pm on September 9, 2009, Saya said…
hi kathy
thanks for accepting the add :)
At 12:50pm on September 4, 2009, Marie B said…
I forgot about your brain. I'll just tell you that when mine happened, it was from tiny blood vessels that had grown abnormally around the retina that had hemmorraged. I had my first laser treatment that afternoon. I had a whole series of laser; this was about 25 years ago. Thank God I can still see well enough to drive.
At 6:21am on September 4, 2009, Marie B said…
Kathy, did you call the eye doctor yet and explain that you have floaters? When that happened to me (years ago) they wanted me to come to the doctor right away. It's very very important that you call him today.
At 8:24pm on August 31, 2009, Robyn said…
Kathy,
I am so glad all went well for you. Hope that you have many many years of happiness and good health!

Robyn
At 7:54am on August 29, 2009, Brigitte said…
hi Kathy! I was in my country house, making a roof with my sister and internet is a very difficult task there! We need to use a 3G ( like the I phone in France) and it's bad. Thank you for your comment!
At 6:26am on August 25, 2009, Teena said…
http://my.homewithgod.com/lanell/PrayerPoemForFriends.html

This is for you Kathy...please copy and paste it in your browser. I hope youll like it.
At 3:25pm on August 22, 2009, Lise Van Delm said…
Be strong
Do what you have to do
and live a great and wonderfull life !
we can do this,
together we can win this fight.

Lots of love, Lise !

Hope is in a cure
At 6:31am on August 6, 2009, Debi McCallum said…
I'm so glad I found this site, yesterday I was on the verge of doing something terrible to myself, today I feel like i may just get thru this. Everyone is so supportive and easy to talk to:-)
At 6:37am on August 5, 2009, Debi McCallum said…
thanks Kathy, I'm trying to pick myself up
At 7:06am on July 22, 2009, Danny said…
Kathy! Thank you so much for the comment on my blog, blog #2 might take me a few more years to write,lol.

I see we have another huge thing in common (besides Diabetes).... The Cubs!

Hope you are having a wonderful day !

Danny
At 9:49am on July 9, 2009, MomsL8 said…
I highly recommend the book that a poster put on your blog thread about confusion regarding T1 and T2. Also, another great book is Know Your Numbers by Amy Tenderich. Great insight as to how to slow down the progression of our dear disease, T2 DM. Welcome to tudiabetes, Kathy! You'll learn VERY quickly and be grateful for all the members here - I know I've learned SO much! Jill
At 10:53am on July 6, 2009, Lise Van Delm said…
Thanks form writing a comment on my story.
It means much to me.
And together with all the other people we can win this fight ;)

Lots of love, Lise.
At 12:08pm on June 23, 2009, carolyn mcquis said…
kathy, are you T2? what can I do to lower my sugar #'s
At 8:30am on May 21, 2009, Clayton Bruster said…
Thanks for the kind words Kathy. I'm glad you like the diversity in my images. You would think after working with models for all these years, it would be easy to create a self portrait, but it's not. ;-) I don't have my bike anymore but I am hoping to get one again someday soon. I miss riding and feeling the open wind and the frreedom. ;-)

Clay
At 7:58pm on May 15, 2009, Misty said…
Kathy ... Thank You so much for the comment (about my son) ... we named him Kaiden ... we picked that name and then a few months later we found out that it is a pretty popular name ... not exactly what we wanted (the popular name) ... but with the way we spell it, it's still different :)
At 7:47am on April 23, 2009, Sylvia said…
Hi Kathy:

I started spreading the word to my real life and online friends over 2 days ago. You know... little hints here and there. I got the nicotine gome on Sunday, and then let it sit while I smoked up the last of the carton of cigarettes I had. So when I woke up yesterday.... I just didn't light up because there wasn't anything to light.... the nicorette really helps take that twitch one gets way. You know the one...it feels like you'll die if you don't smoke a ciggy right away.

Anyway... I've told so many now... that if I even thought about starting up again... they would raz the daylights outta me!

Good luck! I hope you can quit soon... Join me if you like.... the more the merrier
At 6:28pm on April 16, 2009, Gail L said…
Welcome to Tu D....I know how frustrating it can be...I'm having the same issues...I'm on Metformin 2/1000 twice daily and it doesn't seem to be doing much...So I am hoping extra exercise will improve my number...This is a great site with lots of information & support... Enjoy
At 2:57pm on April 7, 2009, Gerri said…
Hi Kathy,

Wanted to add my welcome! The Tu D is a wonderful community to share with & learn from. Don't be shy about joining in the discussions. Tons of info to search on almost any topic.

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