jumping to conclusions

[Guest guest]

Hi...I had to get labs drawn today, so I went to the closest place to

me, not the lab I usually use connected with my Dr's office. One side

of the office leads to a Physical Therapy area, the other side to the

lab. A few minutes after I checked in, a woman, maybe 35, came in.

She was blond, slender, tan, very fit, and I immediately pegged her as

a snooty physical therapist who probably was repulsed at the sight of

me.

About 2 mnutes later I heard my name called to come to the lab....yes,

it was HER. She was the sweetest, kindest, most respectful lady...we

talked about a lot of things, mostly about losing weight & getting

healthier. She shared some of her own struggles. She was SO encouraging

to me. So genuinely encouraging.

Lord, forgive me for being judgemental and snooty in my own way Yikes.

You're never to old to learn!

Sheepishly....

Tess

[Guest guest]

Tess, I think we're all guilty of doing that on occasion. And many times

our conclusions are fairly accurate. I'm glad your conclusion was off, and

she was such a sweet lady.

Thanks for reminding us to be careful in our conclusions.

Much love,

Carol

[ ] jumping to conclusions

Hi...I had to get labs drawn today, so I went to the closest place to

me, not the lab I usually use connected with my Dr's office. One side

of the office leads to a Physical Therapy area, the other side to the

lab. A few minutes after I checked in, a woman, maybe 35, came in.

She was blond, slender, tan, very fit, and I immediately pegged her as

a snooty physical therapist who probably was repulsed at the sight of

me.

About 2 mnutes later I heard my name called to come to the lab....yes,

it was HER. She was the sweetest, kindest, most respectful lady...we

talked about a lot of things, mostly about losing weight & getting

healthier. She shared some of her own struggles. She was SO encouraging

to me. So genuinely encouraging.

Lord, forgive me for being judgemental and snooty in my own way Yikes.

You're never to old to learn!

Sheepishly....

Tess

[Guest guest]

<PRE>ok here i sit and fester. i have been waiting on those urine test results

all

week. the dr called and left a message for me to call him back. now that

can't be good!! ok well he just called me back. something about normal is 150

i'm at 283. he is going to give me some anti-biotic samples and blood

pressure medicine to protect my kidneys. he is going to call me rheumi and

see if i can get off prednisone. (sure, no problem) nothing for my

cholestrol, i guess i just don't get it. kathy in il

[Guest guest]

<PRE>no 'm sorry 150 is the number i should be at 283 is the amount of protein

in

the blood. he is thinking the prednisone is sending me into diabetes. he

hopes we can control it with diet and the bloop pressure meds to help protect

the kidneys. kathy in il

[Guest guest]

Kathy, the 150/283 is that your cholesterol? Or is that in relation to the

urinary infection? I'm sorry the doctor isn't really explaining himself

very well, and that he thinks you can just do without the prednisone no

problem. Doctors don't realize just how much pain we are in.

Sending love and hugs,

Carol

Re: [ ] jumping to conclusions

<PRE>ok here i sit and fester. i have been waiting on those urine test

results all

week. the dr called and left a message for me to call him back. now that

can't be good!! ok well he just called me back. something about normal is

150

i'm at 283. he is going to give me some anti-biotic samples and blood

pressure medicine to protect my kidneys. he is going to call me rheumi and

see if i can get off prednisone. (sure, no problem) nothing for my

cholestrol, i guess i just don't get it. kathy in il

[Guest guest]

<PRE>i just don't get it. is this how it will always be. try new meds until

something else pops up. then you have to rethink your plan all over. it's

almost to the point where you have to stop and think...is this how i want to

die? side effects are awful. or just quit and what will be will be. i am

really thinking of waiting to talk to dr c in a couple weeks before i add

this drug. i have taken the antibiotic and feel kinda woosy.gonna walk the

dog again. i need the exercise. supposed to stay out of the sun and it has

been georgeous. another nice weekend. stay out of the sun. don't go out

between dawn and dusk for fear of west nile virus. what a life. i'm ok. just

not looking forward to decide what road i want to take yet. bewildered!!!

kathy in il

[Guest guest]

Oh no, Kathy. Diabetes isn't good. I think there are others in the group

who have experience with the diet for diabetes, in case you have questions

later on. Hopefully you'll be able to control it through diet alone.

Much love,

Carol

Re: [ ] jumping to conclusions

<PRE>no 'm sorry 150 is the number i should be at 283 is the amount of

protein in

the blood. he is thinking the prednisone is sending me into diabetes. he

hopes we can control it with diet and the bloop pressure meds to help

protect

the kidneys. kathy in il

[Guest guest]

Kathy...I so sorry that you have another disease to

try and control and live your life with. Both my

husband and my mother have Diabetes. So far they have

been able to control it with diet and medicine. There

are so many things that diabetes can effect. Please

listen to your dr and get it under control now because

if you don't, it can suddenly get worse and you will

have to use insulin. It really is an issue of

balance...watching what you consume on a daily basis.

I know that it is something that you have to be ever

vigilant about but there is a lot of good info out

there that can help point you in the right direction

and then after a while you will develop what works for

you. Sometimes life just isn't fair! Let us know how

you do and I wish you the best as you try to cope with

another disease. Iris

-- Carol <carol@...> wrote:

> Oh no, Kathy. Diabetes isn't good. I think there

> are others in the group

> who have experience with the diet for diabetes, in

> case you have questions

> later on. Hopefully you'll be able to control it

> through diet alone.

>

> Much love,

> Carol

>

> Re: [ ] jumping to conclusions

>

> <PRE>no 'm sorry 150 is the number i should be at

> 283 is the amount of

> protein in

> the blood. he is thinking the prednisone is sending

> me into diabetes. he

> hopes we can control it with diet and the bloop

> pressure meds to help

> protect

> the kidneys. kathy in il

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

<PRE>i am trying, it is very hard. i was raised on th menu carol has planned.

but

i have added more fruits and veggies in the past couple years. it is also

hard since my son is more of a picky eater than i am and we are broke, so one

meal is cooked and eaten. i can't afford both. usually ground beef or

chicken. kathy in il

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

As a type 2 diabetic, I know that prednisone can cause the blood sugar to

skyrocket. I was on a low dose for a few months, but managed to control my

diabetes by adding another medication and also eating as few carbohydrates

as possible. I don't know how it works, but the prednisone knows when you

eat carbs, and raises the blood sugar as a result.

Try cutting back on not only sugary things, but also starches such as bread,

rice, pasta, cereal, and fruit. Yeah, all the good stuff. But try this and

see if it helps.

Sue in NC

on 8/30/02 2:21 PM, kringlemom@... at kringlemom@... wrote:

> <PRE>no 'm sorry 150 is the number i should be at 283 is the amount of protein

> in

> the blood. he is thinking the prednisone is sending me into diabetes. he

> hopes we can control it with diet and the bloop pressure meds to help protect

> the kidneys. kathy in il