INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

As if we didn't have enough to worry about, I wanted to share yet another warning.

Mag, you silly you hahahahaha

Ms. Spookie, could I send my mom to you so that you can talk some sense into her? I told her she is a ticking bomb. Stroke or heart attack and amputation waiting to happen. You see Ms. CHEVY, I have a few stubborn people in my life to deal with too.

Yeah and if they are 76 with dementia you can't make them care or understand how important it is to keep the numbers tight. Pity my poor brother he has to keep any sweets locked in the trunk of his car or buy just enough for one night. My Mom will sneak mounds of ice cream and pudding.. eat a 6 pack in one night. crazy. Her attitude - "I am old and I don't care." She smokes like a stove too.

Do you mean like this? The poor gerbil would not last very long with the cat. Oops, just realized I didn't attach the pic

Chit Spookie. You need a break for sure. Hope BS is good tonight. You get your pump tomorrow? Same kind I hope or maybe an upgrade? Hey girl at least you got a new one under your old insurance b4 the merger could affect you. One good thing that has come of it.

Went turkey lurkey shopping today. Albertsons had BOGO Honeysuckle turkey breasts. Bought one and took one to the church for Thanksgiving baskets.

Goats, the merge is the least of my worries with this. Because I had it before I got Medicare, I was grandfathered. Legally they have to pay for it. So when the warrenty runs out next year, I may be screwed. Medicare will pay for the pods, but not the PDM. The pods won't work without the PDM. They run about $500. If I were to change to a conventional tubed pump, no problem. Uh no, I like the freedom with the pods.

Uh, no. Haven't seen an endo in many years. PCP says you're doing fine, see you in 3 months.

I did manage a restart on the PDM today, Insulet said to keep batteries in it so all info isn't lost. But I don't trust it not to die again.

I've been dealing with this since about 1998 or so. My a1c is always around 6.5 I'd like that to be a tad bit lower, but I'm lazy and like to eat.

Gads Spookie you for sure know more about insulin pumps than I ever, ever knew. I worked for an endo years ago but pumps were just coming in. Not sure what pods and PDM are but surely hope you're doing good tonight. Will DH check on you during the night? (That's coming from me since DH and I sleep apart). Or do you need to set an alarm part way thru the night? Whatever makes you feel comfortable - I'm just brainstorming.

working,, no TV,, what is going on in Paris??

Pretty bad Glennie. Bombs, shootings, hostages. Lots of people killed.

Looks very yummy Loverly minus those mollusks lol. What did you use for a liquid base? We had frozen egg rolls, hungry from shopping. Tomorrow is white chicken chile, have some new chile seasoning. I have dry navy beans to make from scratch but shhh don't tell I also have canned if I get lazy.

Spookie, hope your new PDM gets there as planned. Can you get your numbers off the old one now that you have been able to reset it? It's really interesting to see the photo of one up close - I've only seen one from a distance, and don't know a whole lot about them, other than the basic concept. It's just amazing what they can do with technology nowadays - so different from when my niece's friend was diagnosed 15 years ago.

Jazzy, that e-card is so, so true. Sometimes we're paranoid for good reason!

LOL, Mags. I'll keep an eye out for the tick inspectors.

Queenie, I am planning to find some way to work the phrase "eager gerbil" into a conversation in the next week.

I've been feeling a mix of guilt and sadness tonight. I'm involved with a junior theater, and I had to drop out of my position this fall due to my surgery and the uncertainty of my treatment. I chose not to return after my surgery, because I already feel like I'm dealing with all I can handle, and it seemed better for continuity to not have someone leave and come back to the production. They have their first show tonight, and I'm feeling sad because this is the first time in years I haven't been involved. Folks wanted me to come to the performances, but I just can't do it - I think I'd cry through the whole thing, and it's a comedy, not a drama! Plus, people were talking about the difficulties they were having covering all the work when they are short one person - one person getting extra work put on her, another person having to bring her small children in and try to watch them at the same time while she covers for a person who is covering for me, another person running into some technical difficulties, and I'm not there to help...I guess I should feel good that it apparently takes two people to replace me, but I feel bad for not returning. But I would have been useless if I had returned, I'd just cry over the soundboard non-stop. Probably short it out.