INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Wren44

Spookie, It's worth doing, too. I was dx with higher than normal blood sugar (what some call pre-diabetes) and lost 40 lbs some years ago. I've managed to keep it off and lost another 10 after dx with BC. It's been in normal range ever since. DD has diabetes and has finally started taking it seriously. She keeps track of what ups her levels and what brings them down. One discovery was that artificial sugars raise her levels just like real sugars. And exercise helps bring them back down.

Wren44

Sas, Have you seen the new guidelines for blood pressure in older people? Sometimes I wonder if they're trying to kill us off.

Rosevalley

I just looked at the guidelines. 140/90 and just leaving it there because someone is aged 60 and might fall if a BP pill lowered it, seems not helpful. Like a recipe for heart failure since many women live to be 80 and would incur 20 years of high BP! Hopefully they will iron it out to somethings more reasonable. It's just like that idiotic recommendation to forget self breast exams. Why would anyone say that?They are free and I can't count the number of women who found their breast cancer through self exams! Myself included, especially younger women who aren't even of the age for mammograms. The young early 30s woman who sat next t me in chemo 2007 found her aggressive BC after getting hit in the chest by a baseball at one of her son's games. It hurt and she rubbed the area and felt small hard lumps! Talk about lucky.

Loveroflife

Sas, I could hear you all the way from the other forum. Thank you for the invite. Went back and read the first paragraph of the original post and realized now that you ladies post 24/7/365. I am not very good at paying attention. It was a miracle that I graduated from HS and college. Just want to pop in and say hi to everyone. Thank you for starting this and the W&F forum. It is very kind and compassionate of you.Ok, I am done with the flattering. Need to go to bed now or I will have to hit the snooze a bazillion times.

mel147

Spookie - good point about living like you have it...I've been dodging the bullet for years. Had gestational diabetes with both pregnancies and so far have managed to stay below the diabetic range, so I am pleased with that. My biggest difficulty is trying to balance my carbs and proteins without being able to eat dairy or soy. Meat and sunbutter with everything gets BORING. Also had my gallbladder out so have to be careful with eggs and nuts. I bought one of the protein powders some of the ladies were talking about on another post - think it is called Plant Fusion. First try with it was kind of blechy. Have two more packs and need to do something different with them

Back in a few...off to take DD2 to school

Spookiesmom

Ummmmm, what's sunbutter?

SAS found it! Was in a cabinet, safe and sound.

sas-schatzi

Oh good you found us, Loverly, We also, change names here LOL. Glad your hearing is good : ) that's me with my new purse Spencer.

mel147

Spookie - Sunbutter is a peanut butter like food made with sunflower seeds. It's really good! Thanks for the tip about the Am Diabetes site and the helpful blogs. I will check it out. I bought a copy of Diabetic Living a month or so ago and think I'm going to subscribe.

Wrenn - I've noticed Stevia in the health food stores and been wondering about that one. I tend to stay away from all artificial sugars, but finally bought some agave syrup to try that in a recipe for my DD2. That's a bummer that your DD's blood sugar reacts to those, too. Is she Type 1 or 2? Congrats on your weight loss and keeping your blood sugar numbers down - that's great!

Loveroflive - howdy! I'm very new here, too...it's a nice place to hang out and chat - enjoy!

sas-schatzi

Spookie what was in the cabinet safe and sound?

Wren, I saw the new guidelines last year. Just checked to see if there was something new right now. There's supposed to be a new announcement this year, but it didn't say when. Did something come out? Google didn't pull anything recent since 2014.

This is an AARP link discussing the 2013-2014 changes in layperson speak.

http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2014/new-blood-pressure-guidelines-raise-controversy.html

The problem I had with the 2003 guidelines was they were pushing to have folks @ 110-120 systolic. The complications from overshooting the target with low blood pressure. The falls b/c of Bp dropping with positional change and all the blood pressure medication side effects.

Let me know  if there's a new announcement.

 

Chevyboy

Okay WAIT!!!!!!!! Welcome HERE Loverly! You heard Sass all a-yellin' and everything! Yes, we are here ALL the time... You don't have to pay attention to nothing'... we don't usually...

And you guys are all talking about WHAT? Sunflower butter? I have never heard of it... I love Crunchy Peanut Butter in halves of pickled jalapeno-peppers! You cut them in half, take out the seeds, and stack peanut-butter in them, as a delicious hors-doover!

Sam Arnold, of the Fort, here in Morrison served those to his special guests... And included that recipe in the cook-book he and Coors came out with.

Honest! So that's all I know about peanut butter.

Jazzy, that video was EXCELLENT! I LOVE that kind of music! Okay, I'm sending it to Cammi, for Joey.... That little turd.... I mean Cammi. She is laying pretty low lately.... I mean she is always laying somewhere, but more-so now than usual.... Maybe she will hear us talking about her?

Have you heard of my little Brother? In Nashville? He obviously got the talent in our family... I just got the looks... I'm just KIDDING! I'll try and send a link, if I don't screw it up....

sas-schatzi

Mel, Eggs and nuts cause you problems since GB out? Just them? Walnuts are a superfood and eggs are now back in favor. Be real careful with protein supplements they can be serious trouble.

Spookie What I disagree with on the glucose range is the inclusion of 101-110 as being high. The range has been pushed so low with treatments that low glucose has been a problem. 70 can quickly drop out. This will make you crazy, I tried to bring a box that had glucose ranges throughout the day. It has HBA1c at "Less than or around 7%".  Okaay , I'll cover my ears now.

http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/normal-blood-sugar-levels-chart-adults

Chevyboy

Kenny Malone.... my Brother...

http://www.cowboyjackclement.com/news/niles/120315...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjEiMyJmZM

sas-schatzi

THIS IS SPENCER

Hi1, I knew you were talking to me yesterday. It helped. I threw caution out the window

Chevy are you sick deary? Come on we are all waiting for our morning fix.

OOPS Spencer was cheaper on EBAY. Lesson learned. Link has lot's of pic's if you scroll down

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Brighton-Spencer-Zip-Tote-Black-Microfiber-amp-Chocolate-Crocco-Leather-H52859-NWT-/221376822512

I know it's out there to be talking about a purse and extravagant, but I'm in the mood to treat myself. Kind of done being careful.

Brighton purses come with a Warranty for two years. Of, course I keep bags for 5-6.

 

Chevyboy

Sass! I'm HERE! It's snowing and cold.... and not looking good out there!

I LOVE Betsy Johnson purses, luggage, etc! They are light weight, and just "fun"! I get them from Ross, it's like a mark-down store.... And then they mark them down even FURTHER! A lot of them are made of silky material.... not just plastic.... And I like that they can adjust over your body.... not only handles.

Am I supposed to NAME my purses? I used to make my own.... out of toddler pants, etc...... Or cute silky ruffled bags, that fit over your body....

I EVEN made cigar-box hand-bags....! But they weren't exactly practical....

Jazzygirl

Chevy- I love Betsy Johnson things. I got a cool muffler/neck thingy last winter at Ross. Many good bargins there!

Spookiesmom

Sas, the piece of glass you gave me.

That link sounds like the damned Accord study from several years ago. Had the whole diabetes community in an uproar, still sends my BP up.

Put in this perspective. My MO says I could be around another 20 years. If I relaxed my control like that study, and my FORMER PCP suggest, 20 years is plenty of time to develop all the complications none of us want. For those that may not know, that could be: heart attack. Blindness. Amputation of limbs. Neuropathy. Dialysis. A feeding tube for gastroparesis. Impotence if male. Not a disease to be ignored.

I'm no doc, and I don't play one on TV. But I do live with it. That wasn't TOO bad, was it

sas-schatzi

Spookie, I knew that'd get you going LOL. Is the steam stopped coming off your scalp?

Yes, Chevy name all those bags and repost. Entertain me I can't say Lovey anymore b/c we have a Lovey. I'll say Dovey.

sas-schatzi

Spookiesmom

Gonna have to go to Chevys house to cool off. It's gonna SNOW on her!!!

Besides, what I said was true. Who'd make that stuff up???

Teka

Loveroflife, Welcome!

Sassy, this bird lover does enjoy the interesting story about the eagles.

*Good Morning Owlettes*

Loveroflife

Aww...I feel the love.Thank you for the welcomes. Good morning. I am still trying to stay awake. Oh shoot work starts in like 1 minute. Got to go.

M0mmyof3

Cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

sas-schatzi

Hey Teka, Me too.

  Why are the called “bald” eagles?
Bald eagles are sometimes thought to actually be bald. This is not true; their head, neck and tail are covered by white feathers. The word bald is derived from balde, an old English word that means white.
  

I didn't know that

 

Rosevalley

Welcome. Gorgeous day today and for the next 5!! We will hit the 70's yay. I saved and dried some zina seeds last year and planted them in little pots. They are sprouting! Thrilled since they were hot pink and very hearty. Most of the time when I save seeds they don't do anything.

Chevyboy

COLORADO BREAKING NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER, TRAFFIC, JOBS Study: Many Medicare cataract patients given needless tests By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press POSTED: 04/16/2015 12:01:00 AM MDTADD A COMMENT Millions of older people are getting tests they don't need to prove they are healthy enough to have cataracts removed, a new study finds. The excess testing before this quick, ultra-safe eye procedure is costing them and Medicare a bundle, and many patients don't know they can question it, doctors say. "They should ask, 'Is it really necessary?' " and how much it will cost them in co-insurance — usually 20 percent under Medicare, said one study leader, Dr. R. Adams Dudley of the University of California-San Francisco. It's amazing "how much harm a doctor can do with the wiggle of their pen or a check in a box" to order these tests, he said. "In just seconds, they can spend tons of people's time and money." Removing cataracts that cloud vision is the most common elective operation for older adults, done 1.7 million times each year in the United States. It's an outpatient procedure that takes about 18 minutes and requires only numbing eye drops, not general anesthesia. "This is one of the lowest-risk surgery procedures you can have," with less than a 1 percent risk of major heart problems or death, said Dr. Catherine Lee Chen, a UCSF anesthesiologist who led the study. Yet many doctors order preoperative tests such as blood work, chest X-rays, electrocardiograms and even advanced heart and lung tests to ensure a patient can withstand the procedure. Major studies found that about half of Medicare recipients were getting such tests before cataract removal and that routine testing did not improve outcomes or safety. In 2002, several medical groups issued guidelines advising against it. Chen did the study to see whether the situation had improved since then and found it had not. Looking at Medicare records on more than 440,000 patients who had cataracts removed in 2011, researchers found that 53 percent had at least one test in the month before surgery. About 13 percent of patients were given one test; 11 percent had two, 10 percent had three; 7 percent had four; and a whopping 13 percent had five or more tests. The study was published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Just to be serious for a moment!

And YES! Lots of snow coming down! Brought my house-plants in yet again.... supposed to be down to 30 for the next few mornings....

Loverly! So cute!.... What names Sass? You mean the ones I made? I don't have pictures! I don't even have most of the little bags anymore.... I gave them away.... They would have been DAHling for teen-age girls.... Ha!

Chevyboy

magdalene51

Did you guys see this? I was reminded of Blondie's problems getting her meds. I've taken myself off them, just living with the pain. Not like I have something I need to be doing. But I sure don't want to be treated like that.

Walgreen's policy on pain meds

sas-schatzi

Hrmphh! Seems to me that Wakgreen's needs to be sued by a consumer. Then maybe they'll work it out. Explains why all over these boards BCO sisters are having problems.

Wren44

My Mom was in hospice and didn't need heavy pain meds until the final week of her life. When they were prescribed, no one wanted to fill the prescription. Finally her hospice nurse got them from a hospital pharmacy where she knew the pharmacist. It was ridiculous. She had lived in the same town and used the same pharmacy for 60 years. They said they didn't carry them because they were afraid of being robbed. Using that logic, banks wouldn't have money.

mel147

Chevy - yes, you read it right - Sunflower Seed Butter! Same consistency as peanut butter and their "chunky" version has sunflower seed in it. Great video link - how amazing to be able to play the drums and make all those different sounds with them with your hands. I kept thinking I'm too uncoordinated...I would never be able to keep up the beat!

Sas - I can eat eggs if I only eat them occasionally...same with the nuts. The egg thing started after I had my second DD. When I was pregnant I ate eggs every day for breakfast because they were the one thing that didn't make my blood sugar go up. Then after I had her every time I ate eggs I had a horrible stomach ache and broke out in a sweat. Avoided them for years, and that was one of the things I was told to be careful with after I had my gb out but now I can eat them every once in a while. It's fine if they are cooked in something - never noticed trouble with that, I just can't eat a scrambled egg every day. I love them with bacon!!! I will definitely be careful with the protein powder...don't plan on using much of that. Your Spencer is beautiful!! Gotta treat yourself sometimes!!

Spookie - you're right - the complications of diabetes can be very serious for sure!

Loveroflife - that is the funniest dog picture!! Love it!

Mags - Wacky article about Walgreens - my insurance does not allow us to go there so we use CVS most of the time.