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patti lopez
  • 40, Female
  • Austin, TX
  • United States
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Hometown (where you come from):
austin, texas
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Date diagnosed
February 1, 2006
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
7.1
What glucose meter do you use?
bayer contour
Type of treatment you use
Oral, Shots, Diet and Exercise
What pump model do you use, if any?
no
What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
now over a year has gone by and my expections has been met.
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
diabetes magazine on email.....a better life to live without complications
Who referred you? (if anyone)
na
What do you do for a living?
treatment specialist for the brain injured, cleaning business, and work my best friend's porter business, and care for this elderly couple, also volunteer for tudiabetes..my favorite job.

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The reason why I fight...life and all.

Feeling good tonight, feeling humbled these pass few weeks no matter how bad things get. Appreciating everything that I do have. Can't change the past, but I can make the future more meaningful. Been doing alot of preparing for the stuff to happen in our favor. At the same time making time for the family and having fun everyday as much as possible.

You never know when the last day will be. Stop being depressed, start looking at things that you can do. I don't care if you are homeless or just ou… Continue

Posted on November 6, 2009 at 7:22pm — 7 Comments

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Tonight, as I write...I'm thinking of all the members here

Tonight, as I write....I'm thinking of all the members here on the site. Thinking of all the experiences each one of us has gone thru. How people who are doing researches can learn from our writings how diabetes effects us and hoping that our words will encourage them to race for a cure. Not only that but when we do discussions or blogs about what our meds do for us and what it is that day or weeks at hand how we feel in our body or other stuff we had been doing....we are actually showing our ex… Continue

Posted on October 25, 2009 at 11:30pm — 4 Comments

patti lopez

Behind the fog...a life ( A tribute to Anthony)

Tonight, as I write, my soul is swollen with tears. A man, my brother in law....was diagnoised with liver cancer stage 4. He has a year to live. If the cancer hasn't spread to his spleen and back, he might be able to have a liver transplant. If it has spread, he has about a year to live.

This man never been to a doctor or hospital in 40 years. Till 3 months ago, he started having some pain that he couldn't handled. Went to the doctor, almost a month ago and today they give him the bad news of c… Continue

Posted on October 20, 2009 at 11:19pm — 1 Comment

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Behind the fog.....a life.

Tonight I write within my deepest thoughts, words only can subscribe the meaning of how fragile I really am. My fragilness is all based on the past and the future I hold on to so dear to make a better life. Not really knowing that I'm living a life right now, and it's not just the future to wait on but to live at this moment.

This diabetes has made me make decisions sometimes I ask why. Why didn't I just take off and explore another town or region for that matter. Why couldn't I leave and live… Continue

Posted on October 18, 2009 at 1:00am — 5 Comments

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Husband was back in hospital

Sunday morning at around 4am, my Jboy called to say that he was doing the laundry and cleaning when he got home from work. He cleaned about an hour when he had called me at my job said that the heavy cramping in his body was coming back on. Told him to eat a banana and take some meds. Told him to call me back if any worse.

By 6 o'clock, my son calls me to say that the ambulance was on the way to come for Jboy. Jboy was trying to wake up those in the house for help after going to the bathroom, h… Continue

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 2:05pm — 18 Comments

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At 10:16pm on November 27, 2009, John Doe said…
Thanks for the welcome message. I'm not big on blogs but I couldn't sit back and read about people who are afraid of drinking on metformin without commenting.

If I remember correctly, one person was worried if a couple of drinks would kill them. And another was an obvious alcoholic who was trying to find a way to balance that problem with having diabetes. IMHO, watching your BG bounce around isn't fun. There are lots of resources on the 'Net but I have to wonder if many of the posters on that thread have bothered to read them.

I tend to be pedantic and no one likes that. But I have accumulated a wealth of knowledge over the years. Do you think it wise that I share that knowledge or should I fade quietly into the background?
At 1:26pm on November 25, 2009, Sincere said…
Thanks for the welcome, Patti. I see we are neighbors, here in the Lone Star State :-) Have a great holiday weekend.
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Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving early because I dont know what craziness will be thrown my way this week lol. Hope you are doing well and keep your bg within range.
Take care
Christina
At 8:09pm on November 23, 2009, Jason Byers said…
yeah actually im in the band so thats like everyday it seems but its ending soon
im kinda worried though my nubers have been high lately and i can't seem to bring them down it seems im doubling my insulin intake compared to 3 weeks ago my doc says its just hormones but really how long do hormone effects last so i dont know about that but yeah freaking out here
At 8:14pm on November 21, 2009, Genus said…
Thanks for the welcome. Still wandering around the site & figuring out where everything is. Hopefully I can contribute something meaningful.
At 8:13pm on November 20, 2009, Joanne said…
Glad to hear ur insurance is going thru ..... ours went up too but we can't afford to be without it. Hope you're all doing well. Love as always..
xoxoxoxoxox
At 6:59pm on November 20, 2009, Laurel Maddren said…
Hello Patti thanks for the welcome. I joined tudiabetes because my son James (11) was diagnosed in January this year. We have excellent support here in New Zealand for young people with diabetes. It is a huge learning curve especially for James who has had to give up all those lovely treats he enjoyed beforehand, (not altogether) My Mum had type 2 diabetes which I think she didnt control very well, she had a series of strokes and her health deteriorated and she passed away 1st December last year. Being able to share these things is a blessing.
At 8:00am on November 20, 2009, Patricia Bad Wound said…
lol I think I am still I left a big ole long comment hehehe anyways wanted to say if u know what ur grandmother's name is and the tribe she is from it will make the search a lot easier finding some indian relatives is hard because simply the fact they did not keep records everything was oral for a long time my mom dad is part comache and from oklahoma although my cousin says he isn't lol it is all search search search and the best way is to look for people on facebook about finding relatives boy I did that and found a bunch.

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