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Ok, I'm back. I found the site and got to listen to Robert Munsch read Love You Forever (you've got to love modern technology). I started getting teary at about when he was 9 years old. By the end I lost it. It was great and leaves you with a warm...
September 26
I haven't heard of it until now, but I am going to look it up. I will probably cry also, I did just reading your description. Thanks for the suggestion.
September 25
I lived with my Grandmother most of my life. When I was younger she took care of me since my mom didn't want to. Later things reversed and I took care of her for her last 20 years of her life. We had great times and I keep great memories. You don'...
September 25
I split the dosage and do half on each side of the belly, one after the other.
September 23

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Hometown (where you come from):
Los Angeles
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Date diagnosed
November 1, 2004
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
6.6
What glucose meter do you use?
accucheck compact
Type of treatment you use
Shots
What is the address for your MySpace page, if any?
http://I don't know
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
Surfing on you tube. For obvious reasons, this caught my eye. I am always trying to increase my knowledge, especially on diabetes.
What do you do for a living?
Box Office Asst.. Mgr-Excalibur Hotel

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Mike Greenblatt

Acupunture anyone?

Well, the Bells Palsy has subsided and my face is as back to normal as normal will allow my face to look. During the immediate concern from friends and family (since we all thought it was a stroke at first), a friend of my Fathers suggested acupuncture. In fact he recommended it so highly that he sent me $100 to try it. My first response was "why would a man who sticks himself all day with needles and finger pricks pay someone money to stick him some more?"
Now I never look a gift horse in the m… Continue

Posted on July 31, 2009 at 3:29pm — 6 Comments

Mike Greenblatt

Diet soda choices

I went to get a diet soda from our company pepsi machine ( they have the monopoly in our company). Last week I had gotten a regular pepsi for a guest with low sugars, so I knew it was only one dollar. Much to my surprise, Diet pepsi is $1.50. I looked back at regular pepsi, $1.00! So I thought, uh uh, I'll just get a bottled water. $1.50. Ok, how about ice tea-$1.50. Everything I could drink was more then the one I couldn't drink, especially when my numbers were in the 170's.
Now I know they did… Continue

Posted on February 25, 2009 at 12:57pm — 4 Comments

Mike Greenblatt

Where do you take your shots?

Everytime I go out to eat with my boss, which is alot since we are friends, she makes me go to the bathroom to take my insulin because she thinks it is "disgusting!" to do in the middle of a restaurant. I hate this! I feel like she is ashamed to be seen by me when I am taking a shot so I am getting banished to the , Ugh, bathroom. Hardly the most sanitized room in a restaurant. I have finally got my other friends to not care if I inject at the table. It took a while though, and I can be timid tr… Continue

Posted on September 26, 2008 at 9:53pm — 7 Comments

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At 10:33pm on November 1, 2009, Sohair Abdel-Rahman said…
Happy birthday to you my friend,glad you enjoyed your day with your friends and also enjoyed holloween day.My daughter enjoyed the day with her friends dressed up as a butter fly.
We have similar costoms in arab world especially during the fasting month of Ramadan,where children go nocking on doors to collect sweets and have masks on their faces.It is a small world and innocent fun is sweet.

Thanks for writing to me,I just love that...
At 10:22pm on October 17, 2009, Sohair Abdel-Rahman said…
Hello Mike,
I am glad that you try to get peace with your Dad,and that you understand that in our parents eyes we will always stay as kids and will be treated like one.
Do not get upset,and do not stay alone,poeple are nice,glad that you do help in charity work.Life is beautiful my friend and parents are so dear when they pass away we then realise how rootless we are.
Take care my friend,love when we do talk to each other so much.
At 10:27pm on July 21, 2009, Sohair Abdel-Rahman said…
Welcome back Mike,glad you fixed your window,glad to talk to you again.Work keep us busy,and that is a blessing.How is every thing.I had Bell's Palsy at 6 y old back in Cairo.Glad you are recovering my dear.I am going home to Egypt for 3 weeks from first of August,coming back by first of fasting month of Ramadan.
Take care my dear.
At 10:46am on June 1, 2009, Manny Hernandez said…
Mike,
I am glad you received the scale. Sohair is indeed a beautiful person that we all have learned to love and feel fortunate to know, at least online.
At 5:47am on May 14, 2009, Sohair Abdel-Rahman said…
Hello Mike,how are you?
How is every thing,hope all is well.For me,I am fine,just busy at work,come home tired and sleep early.
At 3:49am on April 19, 2009, Sohair Abdel-Rahman said…

Hello Mike,how are things,hope all is good.Miss talking to you.
At 10:07pm on March 7, 2009, Sohair Abdel-Rahman said…
Hello Mike,
Thanks for your message.Love that kind of movies.I am fine.Do you know any of my friends,debb,Marie,Robert,Lois?
Add them,they are fun,I like them as much I like you.
Have a great time.I am at work now,Sunday 9 am.
At 9:07pm on February 27, 2009, Sohair Abdel-Rahman said…
Hi,
How are you? how is your work and the weather?
For us dry wather,rained few days,and back to spring which is windy and dusty,but I love it.

Have a great time.
At 10:15pm on February 19, 2009, Sohair Abdel-Rahman said…
Hello my friend.How are you?
At 9:01am on February 15, 2009, Sohair Abdel-Rahman said…
I feel happy when we write to each other,I am sorry,due to my depression I keep away from all,so I do not depress my friend.You are very kind and decent.Cheer up my friend.
 
 

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