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New here and I have a question. Type 2

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Glucerna shakes

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I need advice, Please?

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Vicki replied to Jose S's discussion 'New here and I have a question. Type 2'
I soooo wish that could be me! You're lucky ;-)
September 9
Vicki replied to Scott Davis's discussion 'Glucerna shakes'
OMG, makes me really glad I've never bought any!
September 9
Vicki replied to Suzanne Gunn's discussion 'I need advice, Please?'
You've probably barely been on the Met long enough for it to start having a solid, stable effect. It takes 4-6 weeks, as it builds up in your body. Most RDs and CDE's recommend the ADA number of carbs per meal and per day, and it's higher than alm...
September 9
Vicki replied to Rebecca M. Rodick's discussion 'The 2nd L.A. Meet-up!!! [;D' in the group US - Southern California Diabetes
Ah, so you probably know that area's parking issues well!
September 6
Vicki commented on Rebecca M. Rodick's event 'Next L.A. MEET-UP! [;-D'
Parking isn't free on Sunday as far as I know. Everyone feeds the parking lot meters. This page might shed more light: http://parking.smgov.net/overview.html They also don't say anything about Sundays free.
September 4
Vicki might attend Rebecca M. Rodick's event
Next L.A. MEET-UP! [;-D at Santa Monica, California!!
September 13, 2009 from 11:30am to 2pm
Hey, L.A.!! There must be a lot of diabetics out there and I would love to meet you, so our next meet-up is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 13 at The Omelet Parlor restaurant located 2732 Main St. at 11:30 a.m. Directions: If you take the 405 freewa...
September 4
Vicki replied to Rebecca M. Rodick's discussion 'The 2nd L.A. Meet-up!!! [;D' in the group US - Southern California Diabetes
Not sure where in SM you are, but the OP is on Main Street, closer to Venice than SM. I would recommend to anyone that whatever time we decide on, you might want to go early to check out the farmer's market down the block.
September 4
Vicki replied to Rebecca M. Rodick's discussion 'The 2nd L.A. Meet-up!!! [;D' in the group US - Southern California Diabetes
Here's the menu. Might be slightly out of date by a year or two. http://www.menuism.com/links/show/cFU55qlKGr3PGzaby-ekYc
September 4
Vicki replied to Rebecca M. Rodick's discussion 'The 2nd L.A. Meet-up!!! [;D' in the group US - Southern California Diabetes
Not sure whether you're aware that the Omelet Parlor is PACKED on Sundays due to the farmer's market a block away. Parking in that area is very difficult and limited all weekend & on the expensive side for some (bring a sack of quarters!). I had b...
September 4
Vicki replied to Rebecca M. Rodick's discussion 'Los Angeles Meet-up!! {;D' in the group US - Southern California Diabetes
The 16th in SM would be fine for me, thanks! Vicki
August 9
Vicki replied to Rebecca M. Rodick's discussion 'Los Angeles Meet-up!! {;D' in the group US - Southern California Diabetes
Arrrgh! Sorry, but I'll be in Ontario that day at a regular gathering I attend :-( Hopefully the next one.
August 9
Vicki and Rebecca M. Rodick are now friends
August 5
Vicki replied to Manny Hernandez's discussion 'How Many Carbs Do You Eat per Meal, per Day?'
Governments! Gotta love 'em....or not!
August 3
Vicki replied to Manny Hernandez's discussion 'How Many Carbs Do You Eat per Meal, per Day?'
I didn't realize that folks in the UK were that much aware of, or ate bagels that much. Ya learn something every day! There is a company that makes 5 kinds of low carb bagel, one only 10 carbs for the whole bagel. Very lucky for me they are based ...
August 3
Vicki replied to Cathy Jacobson's discussion 'Fruity question'
Pineapple, grapes, and watermelon. Cantaloupe and honeydew are 'medium' for me. Berries are good for me - strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries. Peaches, nectarines and plums are also medium - I can have one.
August 2
Vicki replied to Manny Hernandez's discussion 'How Many Carbs Do You Eat per Meal, per Day?'
You will get a variety of answers to this question, Cathy. Everyone has a different opinion as to what is ideal as far as carbs. Some people advocate eating very low carb indeed, others moderately low, but all of us would agree, I think, that we c...
August 2

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At 11:07am on June 21, 2009, Laura said…
Yep your right the P&J difference is pretty massive. I can give you a bit of a funny. We have 3 girls. Me, Hubby and youngest are all I's. 2 oldest girls are E's. They married I's and the youngest who is an I complains about I males. Haha!...aww except for daddy.
We are all made up if everything but the temp sorter sure has some spot on information
Be loved you are
At 8:20am on June 21, 2009, Mommy and the monkeys said…
You're very welcome. You should find Dino, he makes the cutest shirts. He did mine :)
At 8:52am on June 6, 2009, debb said…
hi vicki,
yeah i know what you mean. i just seem to briuse more easily now then i use to. you should see my stomach from after my surgery. it's real pretty. it's been almost three weeks and it's just starting to fade. where i use to work i would walk by this one table and always "bump" into it and right there on my thigh i would always sport a big ugly black and blue mark. my mom always had hugh black and blue marks and they told her it was just that she was getting older and her skin was more apt to show the bruises.
At 9:07am on June 4, 2009, Robyn said…
Yes, I would! Just so they may be a bit more careful.

Have a good day! More pictures??
At 5:56pm on May 31, 2009, Robyn said…
thanks for sharing your adventure, and pictures!!
At 1:52am on May 31, 2009, Diabetic_Iz_Me said…
Your invited to TuD SO Cal Meet-up:

When: June 27,2009
Time: 1:00 pm
Place: CoCo's
4360 Mills Circle
Ontario, CA

When: July 25, 2009
Time: 1:00 pm
Place: Chili's
30 Shoreline Drive West
Long Beach, CA 90802-4570

I will add these to the TuD calendar. Temecula and San Diego locations TBA
At 10:34pm on May 28, 2009, Diabetic_Iz_Me said…
Hello! Great A1C! Can't wait to meet you. I am getting dates and places together.
At 9:41am on May 26, 2009, Josephine said…
Celtophile, that's a good one. I like a lot of different music, there are some good musicians here. Do you know Enya, singer and a band called Clannad, they live 5 minutes from me. Their father owns a pub called Leo's, they had U2 there and other famous people. Imagine Bono in a wee pub down the road. I am a fluent Irish speaker, so if you need anything translated.
At 8:31am on May 26, 2009, Robyn said…
Cant wait to see the pictures, wish I could go on a vacation. I have 4 cats! We used to have 5 but had to put one down last year :( Have a wonderful time and keep me posted on your fun vacation!
At 9:36am on May 25, 2009, Robyn said…
Oh, sorry...well have fun and enjoy yourself..I am jealous HAHA....I was born in West Covina Calif.

Are you going to Santa Barbara? Beautiful too!

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Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
Los Angeles
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Date diagnosed
December 12, 2008
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
5.6
What glucose meter do you use?
Presto, Ultra-Mini
Type of treatment you use
Oral, Diet and Exercise
What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
information, camaraderie, others who "know what it's like"
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
diabetes forums
What do you do for a living?
Medical Secretary

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Vicki

My Evening With Andre

Last night, I went to an Andre Rieu concert, and had an absolutely wonderful evening. If you don't know who AR is, I can't really do him (or his and his orchestra's performances) justice by my own descriptions, so I direct you to his Wikipedia entry. I'll just say that the evenings are full of wonderful music, brilliant voices, and most of all, FUN, of the old-fashioned, sentimental and, yes, schmaltzy kind - but believe me, it's good schmaltz ;-) And about six encores, with the entire audience… Continue

Posted on June 21, 2009 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments

Vicki

RANT: I'm right and you're wrong is in the eye of the beholder

I've been met with some disturbing phenomena on another D-forum. To be honest, I don't know if the same situation exists on TuDiabetes (maybe it does), because I read its forums less often.

Rant #1:
First of all, we have the personality conflicts of those with posting styles such that everything they post has a "this is what I do/this is my answer, everyone should be doing this" vibe, which quickly turns into X's continuing, permanent agenda, vs. those who believe that there is no one… Continue

Posted on June 20, 2009 at 7:00pm — 7 Comments

Vicki

Mondays!

It was one of those Mondays where you're hit all day with pissy little things - nothing major, just one small annoyance after the other, which builds until you're just in a crappy mood generally. Interestingly, it seemed to be that way for many of my co-workers too, that things were going the same way for them (and their problems were different than mine). Sigh....

But I came home to find a message on my answering machine that the doctor's office has actually faxed the authorization for my test… Continue

Posted on June 8, 2009 at 6:12pm — 1 Comment

Vicki

A1c - Whoo Hooo! :-D

When I was diagnosed in December of 2008, my BG was in the mid 500s, and had probably been 300+ for close to a year. So when I had my first A1c in March I was expecting it to be something awful like 11-12, and I was flabbergasted when it came back 5.9.

I had my dose of met increased, which improved my a.m. numbers, but I've been eating more 'no-no' meals during that time, when I would spike to just under 200, although I'd come back down nicely at 2 to 2-1/2 hours - I never stay high. Still, eve… Continue

Posted on June 5, 2009 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Vicki

OWW!!

You think the phlebotomist at my doctor's office sucks? I do!



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