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At 9:35pm on September 21, 2009, wil v said…
have not checked with you in a while. Have you had the chance to drop the januvia? and if so how is it going. Anyway take care
At 6:21am on July 16, 2009, Cheri said…
Hi there - glad to be your friend - and I certainly understand about life challenges.

Take care and glad to help any time.
At 4:06am on July 16, 2009, Cheri said…
Hi Samantha - After seeing a few of your posts, I thought I'd see if you had accessed this site - http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/ - this information, and her book, I believe, saved my life.
At 11:34pm on July 4, 2009, wil v said…
I wanted to see how your januvia issues are going. Have you had a chance to resolve them.
At 4:48pm on June 2, 2009, Tim Green said…
Samantha,
Thanks for the response on my EMS Alert ICE post. It is good to hear that EMS accross the country is checking for this vital information. Your proof that it is working! Good luck!

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Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
Poolesville
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
I am not sure
Date diagnosed
December 3, 2008
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
7.9
What glucose meter do you use?
one touch ultra
Type of treatment you use
Oral, Shots, Diet and Exercise
What is the address for your Facebook profile, if any?
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=507293019&ref...
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
Found the Word in Your Hand Project on the One Touch website while looking into diet issues.
What do you do for a living?
Restaurant Manager

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Samantha

They would have called if...

After 3 months and seeing 4 different doctors that I will never go back to. I was able to get back to my 'old' primary care physician. I was so happy when his office called and said they just finished signing up to take my insurance and when would I like to make an appointment.

March 3rd. It was really nice to walk into an office and know what to expect. To know the doctor I was going to see would not think I was a total fruit loop when I told him what I thought and how I felt. I will re-phrase… Continue

Posted on March 11, 2009 at 11:16am — 4 Comments

Samantha

Stress does play a role in your BG's. And another doctor fired.

To start off with I am not going back to my Primary Care Physician mostly because she thinks 140 mg/dl is okay for a fasting blood sugar. Now, on to my next doctor visit...

Okay, so I just got back home from my first endo appt. Boy, was this rough. My appt. was at 12 Noon. All times are estimates but not that far off.

11:45 we arrive for paperwork.
12:10 received paperwork.
12:17 returned paperwork.
12:30 apology for the wait, (the copier is down)

At this point I think they are having a bad M… Continue

Posted on January 26, 2009 at 1:27pm — 1 Comment

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