***Official Vintage "Shoot the Breeze" Thread!***
03-08-2005 | 08:54 AM
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From: NW Chicago Burbs
Well, it seems things are getting better. No hospitalisation was needed (thank goodness). I've been off work since Tuesday the 22nd. I went to the Ear/Nose/Throat quack, and boy was he a quack. My wife and I were both ready to blow up and tear him a new a$$hole. The end result was he couldn't find anything wrong that would fall under his bailiwicke.
We went back to the regular doc the next day (Tuesday last week) and he agreed that the ENT's pronouncements were hogwash. On a previous blood test I had a somewhat elevated blood sugar count, so this time they did a quick finger stick using a blood glucose meter, which indicated quite high. The thinking then was maybe diabetes, so off for another blood test, this time for a full glucose scan.
Next day I got the call, turns out I have type II diabetes. The thinking is that all along I had a severe sinus infection, a bronchial infection, and the diabetes interfered with the antibiotics ability to deal with the infections.
End result is that I'm feeling a lot better now, the illness part seems to be over, I'm not as tired as I was, but I'm just incredibly weak. I wound up losing over 30lbs and I have a feeling I will need to lose a little more to help with the diabetes. Believe me, this is NOT how I wanted to lose weight!!!
I go in later this morning for an education on how to manage the diabetes, and I anticipate going back to work Thursday, at least for a little bit.
Thank you all for your kind words, support and advice. It means a lot to me!!!
We went back to the regular doc the next day (Tuesday last week) and he agreed that the ENT's pronouncements were hogwash. On a previous blood test I had a somewhat elevated blood sugar count, so this time they did a quick finger stick using a blood glucose meter, which indicated quite high. The thinking then was maybe diabetes, so off for another blood test, this time for a full glucose scan.
Next day I got the call, turns out I have type II diabetes. The thinking is that all along I had a severe sinus infection, a bronchial infection, and the diabetes interfered with the antibiotics ability to deal with the infections.
End result is that I'm feeling a lot better now, the illness part seems to be over, I'm not as tired as I was, but I'm just incredibly weak. I wound up losing over 30lbs and I have a feeling I will need to lose a little more to help with the diabetes. Believe me, this is NOT how I wanted to lose weight!!!
I go in later this morning for an education on how to manage the diabetes, and I anticipate going back to work Thursday, at least for a little bit.Thank you all for your kind words, support and advice. It means a lot to me!!!
03-08-2005 | 09:08 AM
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From: Bowie
[QUOTE=tomcatt,Mar 8 2005, 10:54 AM] Well, it seems things are getting better. No hospitalisation was needed (thank goodness). I've been off work since Tuesday the 22nd. I went to the Ear/Nose/Throat quack, and boy was he a quack. My wife and I were both ready to blow up and tear him a new a$$hole. The end result was he couldn't find anything wrong that would fall under his bailiwicke.
We went back to the regular doc the next day (Tuesday last week) and he agreed that the ENT's pronouncements were hogwash. On a previous blood test I had a somewhat elevated blood sugar count, so this time they did a quick finger stick using a blood glucose meter, which indicated quite high. The thinking then was maybe diabetes, so off for another blood test, this time for a full glucose scan.
Next day I got the call, turns out I have type II diabetes. The thinking is that all along I had a severe sinus infection, a bronchial infection, and the diabetes interfered with the antibiotics ability to deal with the infections.
End result is that I'm feeling a lot better now, the illness part seems to be over, I'm not as tired as I was, but I'm just incredibly weak. I wound up losing over 30lbs and I have a feeling I will need to lose a little more to help with the diabetes. Believe me, this is NOT how I wanted to lose weight!!!
We went back to the regular doc the next day (Tuesday last week) and he agreed that the ENT's pronouncements were hogwash. On a previous blood test I had a somewhat elevated blood sugar count, so this time they did a quick finger stick using a blood glucose meter, which indicated quite high. The thinking then was maybe diabetes, so off for another blood test, this time for a full glucose scan.
Next day I got the call, turns out I have type II diabetes. The thinking is that all along I had a severe sinus infection, a bronchial infection, and the diabetes interfered with the antibiotics ability to deal with the infections.
End result is that I'm feeling a lot better now, the illness part seems to be over, I'm not as tired as I was, but I'm just incredibly weak. I wound up losing over 30lbs and I have a feeling I will need to lose a little more to help with the diabetes. Believe me, this is NOT how I wanted to lose weight!!!
03-08-2005 | 09:17 AM
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From: Rockwall, TEXAS!
Originally Posted by grannyrod,Mar 8 2005, 11:08 AM
Dr. Josey, I know you know something about it. 
No grits for a while!
No grits for a while!
The Atkins Diet for all! All I've got to say about that is steak, steak, and more steak. Our local Albertsons recently had a sale on T-bones for $3.99/lb (they'd been running $5.99-6.99/lb). They were out when we got there, so we got a raincheck and ended up going in on Valentines Day to buy them (I think we picked up 15 steaks and froze most of them)....they were up to $9.99/lb!!!!! 
My husband was SO smug when all he had to pay was $3.99/lb.Oh, and you can have lettuce too, but watch the salad dressing!
03-08-2005 | 09:50 AM
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I'm so glad to hear you finally have a grip on this thing, Tom. It may not be good news but you, especially, know it could be worse. Now you can learn the course of action to take. You may not get to eat or drink what you want now, but at least you still get to 
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03-08-2005 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by rjosey8385,Mar 8 2005, 12:17 PM
The Atkins Diet for all! All I've got to say about that is steak, steak, and more steak. Our local Albertsons recently had a sale on T-bones for $3.99/lb (they'd been running $5.99-6.99/lb). They were out when we got there, so we got a raincheck and ended up going in on Valentines Day to buy them (I think we picked up 15 steaks and froze most of them)....they were up to $9.99/lb!!!!! My husband was SO smug when all he had to pay was $3.99/lb.Oh, and you can have lettuce too, but watch the salad dressing!
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03-08-2005 | 11:23 AM
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From: Bowie
I forgot to tell you, TC, that the good new is, it can be controlled to the point of not having to take a lot of medicine for too long after you get "edumacated." Hang tough, big guy (or should that be smaller guy?)!
Hang tough, big guy (or should that be smaller guy?)!
03-08-2005 | 11:40 AM
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From: Randolph, NJ
Originally Posted by tomcatt,Mar 8 2005, 11:54 AM
Well, it seems things are getting better. No hospitalisation was needed (thank goodness). I've been off work since Tuesday the 22nd. I went to the Ear/Nose/Throat quack, and boy was he a quack. My wife and I were both ready to blow up and tear him a new a$$hole. The end result was he couldn't find anything wrong that would fall under his bailiwicke.
We went back to the regular doc the next day (Tuesday last week) and he agreed that the ENT's pronouncements were hogwash. On a previous blood test I had a somewhat elevated blood sugar count, so this time they did a quick finger stick using a blood glucose meter, which indicated quite high. The thinking then was maybe diabetes, so off for another blood test, this time for a full glucose scan.
Next day I got the call, turns out I have type II diabetes. The thinking is that all along I had a severe sinus infection, a bronchial infection, and the diabetes interfered with the antibiotics ability to deal with the infections.
End result is that I'm feeling a lot better now, the illness part seems to be over, I'm not as tired as I was, but I'm just incredibly weak. I wound up losing over 30lbs and I have a feeling I will need to lose a little more to help with the diabetes. Believe me, this is NOT how I wanted to lose weight!!! I go in later this morning for an education on how to manage the diabetes, and I anticipate going back to work Thursday, at least for a little bit.
Thank you all for your kind words, support and advice. It means a lot to me!!!
We went back to the regular doc the next day (Tuesday last week) and he agreed that the ENT's pronouncements were hogwash. On a previous blood test I had a somewhat elevated blood sugar count, so this time they did a quick finger stick using a blood glucose meter, which indicated quite high. The thinking then was maybe diabetes, so off for another blood test, this time for a full glucose scan.
Next day I got the call, turns out I have type II diabetes. The thinking is that all along I had a severe sinus infection, a bronchial infection, and the diabetes interfered with the antibiotics ability to deal with the infections.
End result is that I'm feeling a lot better now, the illness part seems to be over, I'm not as tired as I was, but I'm just incredibly weak. I wound up losing over 30lbs and I have a feeling I will need to lose a little more to help with the diabetes. Believe me, this is NOT how I wanted to lose weight!!!
I go in later this morning for an education on how to manage the diabetes, and I anticipate going back to work Thursday, at least for a little bit.Thank you all for your kind words, support and advice. It means a lot to me!!!
