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George,
GP> A1C is the blood sugar level?
I think it's 2 different terms, but related to a diabetic diagnosis.
GP> So you went from under 6.1 to a hundred and ten?! & that's a normal
GP> reading? I thought 7 was the maximum for healthy?
The threshold for type 2 is 6.4 on the A1C -- your blood sugar can be
elevated, especially after eating. There is a new way you get get your
blood sugar and A1C readings, via a smartphone app (DexGo, I think),
that doesn't require you to prick your finger. Obviously, you have to
have a presciption for it...but it saves money on lancets, alchohol
swabs, etc. Like so many other health issues, many with diabetes don't
even know they have it.
GP> Health is all we got, at times -- it's important to do our part to keep
GP> everuything going.
I just got out of the hospital for the 4th time since last summer...all
related to atrial fibrillation. Yet so far, I don't need any ablation
surgery. But, when you have sinus tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and
respiratory palpitations, it's time to call the ambulance (that was my
case this past Sunday).
GP> Yup, & they laugh, as they bring in 5 $600/hour lawyers against the
GP> country farmer's one volunteer(pro bono) lawyer, & a whacjk of
GP> scientific evidende thyat says, simply that there was Monsanto DNA
GP> found growing in his field -- the judges rarewly sdes beyond that &
GP> have to aghree, the man had patented product in his possession, & look
GP> at the nicve men from Monsanto,. not forcing it to become a criminal
GP> issue & arrest/imprisonment, so yes, we'll award Monsanto 50% of the
GP> man's shrinking acreage, all his remaining cash-on-hand, after legal
GP> feesfor the community lawyer to go beyond his mandates in a trial.
There are so many attorneys ads on TV offering for you call them to become
part of a class action suit.
GP> Too many pols are monetarily corrupted by this corporation to grow a
GP> set & stand up to this assault on decent farmers everywhere. Shut the
GP> /blanks/ down, outright!
GP> I can't afford pure organic stuff, but I try for healthiest as we can
GP> afford.
The young lady friend I know is a vegetarian (that from her parents).
Well, I can respect her view on that, but I think of this tagline:
How can you eat one of God's Creatures?? In a sandwich. :P
GP> The Japanees AYCE I like, has a rule: anything you can't eat will be
GP> packaged up for take out & charged at full alas carte prices (not
GP> cheap); when the former big boss was in, he'd waive it or charge me a
GP> token $2 for even $30 worth of leftovers to take home! I'm more
GP> careful now & able to plan my re- ordering to be within the limits of
GP> all at the table.(a few pieces of sashimi for the pets is okay,
GP> though)
I rarely go out to eat anymore...buffets or otherwise. I can't afford it.
I think my wallet and bank account will have the heart attack and stroke
for all the medical visits in the last 9 months.
GP> After one long power outage a couple years ago, I bought external
GP> battery charging packs, enough for every device & we keep these at
GP> 100% load, for emergencies -- as Hydro(electricity) tells you, while
GP> in their voicejail, to check info on outages at www. somewhere you
GP> can't get to if you have no electricity! &, to save hours on hold, I'm
GP> happy to go to the site (now bookmarked on my phone)
I forgot to take the plug in charger for my phone to the hospital, so
my phone was off most of the time.
Nature and a nightmare woke me, but I'm having a hard time staying awake
to finish this QWK packet before strong thunderstorms arrive later this
morning.
GP> I could always do up to 3 figure arithmetic, even some thing random
GP> like 482*93 in my head, often faster than someone else could put it
GP> into a calculator & get the answer, just to see the answer I called out
GP> was fully correct!
Peppermint Patty (from Peanuts) is asleep in the classroom, and as he
head lops back, she suddenly wakes up, and screams "I'M AWAKE!! THE ANSWER
IS 12!!"
GP> Saw a scene in a sitcom yesterday:
GP> Missy: Can I borrow your calculator? Sheldon: I'm using it
GP> Missy: No, you'rter jnotk you're playing a game. Sheldon: *points tyo
GP> head* Yes, & that's how I'm currently using it.
There was an episode of "The Big Bang Theory" one night (my brother
loves that show...I rarely watch TV anymore), where Sheldon is telling
this guy "you can't make me change my mind about my decision". Well, the
guy pulls out to beautiful large turquoise balls that Sheldon starts to
drool over.
GP> I prefer to have a bunch of people I actually know as "friends" on
GP> Facebook, as I can interact some with people I like, & usually their
GP> friends are not too far awry from their & my core values.. . It reduces
GP> the amount of garbage I see when I do go in & scroll through my
GP> timeline for a bit.
I can send them a quickie message if needed.
GP> Yup. & it does a fine job, usually, in that capacity -- I do the
GP> occasional audio test to confirm it's in working order.
Remember...July is National Baked Bean Month :P
> I told my wife one night that "my head was so far up my butt, that I
> could see my throat". Without missing a beat, and grinning wryly, she
> said "That's why your eyes are so brown!!".
GP> Nice one! *time-travel High-Five with Janice*
She put me in my place more than once...and got me fat on humble pie
and salted crow. :P
GP> I'm the same re sodas, but I do drink a lot of caoffee -- as a
GP> medicine, not as a simple beverage. I don't eat candy -- any I get,
GP> winnds up in my kids' mouths before I can blink!
They tried to give me coffee and breakfast Tuesday morning while I
was still in the hospital...and I declined it. The portion of tea was
much smaller, and I preferred that...I'm trying to avoid caffeine.
GP> I ti8hnk that's what I'm atrisk for -- mny doc said if I go into any
GP> tachycardia(fast fluttering pulse/heartbeat) I'm to call 911 without
GP> delay.
That's what I had this past Sunday...heart rate of 144. But, I have no
idea what set it off. That's why the BBS was down for 2 days.
> I wish I could afford one...but right now, finances are tighter than a
> frog's butt underwater.
GP> And that's water-tight!
What was your first clue??
Daryl
... Newspaper Headline: "Air Head Fired."
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