Re: hi all, just checking in

[Guest guest]

Glad to know you're on the mend, Sugar!

As far as going off the oral medication and taking insulin, I'd suggest a second

opinion. My instinct is that your doctor makes good sense, concerning the

negative affects on your kidney. It seems to me that in your case, with a

transplanted kidney, you need to do as much as possible to prolong its life.

But, do some more research, and hopefully, you'll hear from others on the list.

Dave

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hi all, just checking in

Hi everyone

First, I hope all of you had a happy Thanksgiving, and as Christmas is

comeing, I have had alot happen.

I've been hospitalized twice in a month, due to low blood pressure, and

weakness, fatigue, and just " not myself "

After several ultra sounds, tests on both my kidney and pancreas, all is well.

My kidney is very good, at a Kreatnum of 1.2, and my pancreas is at a Chronic

failure, rejecting slowly, but doing well.

I don't qualify for another one, yet, because A1C is at a 5.5, yet it is

rejecting, then I have had it for about 7 years now, and my kidney just turned

9, and that is very well, out of danger.

so, I've been on Metformin for about 3 years now, but I noticed that when I

was in the hospital they took me off it, and put me on a sliding scale of

insulin(which I never had to have some), and my Dr. said that because I have a

kidney transplant, metformin can actually harm it, so I should stop taking it.

now, here is my thing, it has helped me lower my a1c, and it has helped me

loos alot of weight, along with a helathy diet and excerise.

so he said as long as your kreatnum stays under 1.4, then it's ok, but as soon

as it goes up, you are off, and just wing it.

now for the past two weeks, I've been off it, and my sugars have never gone

over 130 the entire day, so I guess that's pretty good, with fasings of 100 and,

like I said nothing over 130 through out the day.

sorry this to long, but I did have alot to catch up on.

I am on the mend, jhowever due to the strong antibiotics that was given to me

every 6 hours, because I am allergic to Cypro, the antibioitc totally hardened

up one of my veins on my fore arm, where I had one of the IV's on.

Dr. said tit was gone, and it did soften up some, but just a little.

I've never had a blown vein like this, where it turns hard as a rock, any

suggestions?

turns out I had a internal viral bacterial infection, but they never found

from where, how, or why it happened, but it's all gone, and now I am feeling

better.

well folks, sorry for the long e mail, and forgive me, but I just wanted to

say ehllo and catch up

take care

sugar

Sugar Says:

People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun

is out,

But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there

is a light shining from within.

[Guest guest]

Sugar

I think it’s just routine for hospitals to place diabetic patients on a

sliding scale of insulin. Every time I’ve ended up in the hospital in the

past decade, that’s what they did to me even though I take oral meds and

even brought my meds to the hospital with me. The insulin actually sent my

sugar down too low a couple of times in the middle of the night, so I had

one of the nurses bring me some graham crackers and kept them in my room for

those times in the middle of the night.

Becky

_____

From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Sugar

Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 11:33 AM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: Re: hi all, just checking in

yep, well, as far as I know, usually hospitals don't give oral meds for

" diabetes " even thogh I am on border line as type II, and I do consider

myself a diabetic, because some people tend to believe that a pancreas

transplant is a " cure " it isn't, it is a form of treatment, and nobody knows

how long it will last.

hospitals just use a scaling system, but I am not on insulin at home.

maybe they only do that for transplant patients, who knows.

but yes, on a good mend,thanks

sugar

Sugar Says:

People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun

is out,

But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there

is a light shining from within.

hi all, just checking in

Hi everyone

First, I hope all of you had a happy Thanksgiving, and as Christmas is

comeing, I have had alot happen.

I've been hospitalized twice in a month, due to low blood pressure, and

weakness, fatigue, and just " not myself "

After several ultra sounds, tests on both my kidney and pancreas, all is

well. My kidney is very good, at a Kreatnum of 1.2, and my pancreas is at a

Chronic failure, rejecting slowly, but doing well.

I don't qualify for another one, yet, because A1C is at a 5.5, yet it is

rejecting, then I have had it for about 7 years now, and my kidney just

turned 9, and that is very well, out of danger.

so, I've been on Metformin for about 3 years now, but I noticed that when I

was in the hospital they took me off it, and put me on a sliding scale of

insulin(which I never had to have some), and my Dr. said that because I have

a kidney transplant, metformin can actually harm it, so I should stop taking

it.

now, here is my thing, it has helped me lower my a1c, and it has helped me

loos alot of weight, along with a helathy diet and excerise.

so he said as long as your kreatnum stays under 1.4, then it's ok, but as

soon as it goes up, you are off, and just wing it.

now for the past two weeks, I've been off it, and my sugars have never gone

over 130 the entire day, so I guess that's pretty good, with fasings of 100

and, like I said nothing over 130 through out the day.

sorry this to long, but I did have alot to catch up on.

I am on the mend, jhowever due to the strong antibiotics that was given to

me every 6 hours, because I am allergic to Cypro, the antibioitc totally

hardened up one of my veins on my fore arm, where I had one of the IV's on.

Dr. said tit was gone, and it did soften up some, but just a little.

I've never had a blown vein like this, where it turns hard as a rock, any

suggestions?

turns out I had a internal viral bacterial infection, but they never found

from where, how, or why it happened, but it's all gone, and now I am feeling

better.

well folks, sorry for the long e mail, and forgive me, but I just wanted to

say ehllo and catch up

take care

sugar

Sugar Says:

People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun

is out,

But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there

is a light shining from within.

[Guest guest]

Sugar

I think it’s just routine for hospitals to place diabetic patients on a

sliding scale of insulin. Every time I’ve ended up in the hospital in the

past decade, that’s what they did to me even though I take oral meds and

even brought my meds to the hospital with me. The insulin actually sent my

sugar down too low a couple of times in the middle of the night, so I had

one of the nurses bring me some graham crackers and kept them in my room for

those times in the middle of the night.

Becky

_____

From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Sugar

Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 11:33 AM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: Re: hi all, just checking in

yep, well, as far as I know, usually hospitals don't give oral meds for

" diabetes " even thogh I am on border line as type II, and I do consider

myself a diabetic, because some people tend to believe that a pancreas

transplant is a " cure " it isn't, it is a form of treatment, and nobody knows

how long it will last.

hospitals just use a scaling system, but I am not on insulin at home.

maybe they only do that for transplant patients, who knows.

but yes, on a good mend,thanks

sugar

Sugar Says:

People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun

is out,

But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there

is a light shining from within.

hi all, just checking in

Hi everyone

First, I hope all of you had a happy Thanksgiving, and as Christmas is

comeing, I have had alot happen.

I've been hospitalized twice in a month, due to low blood pressure, and

weakness, fatigue, and just " not myself "

After several ultra sounds, tests on both my kidney and pancreas, all is

well. My kidney is very good, at a Kreatnum of 1.2, and my pancreas is at a

Chronic failure, rejecting slowly, but doing well.

I don't qualify for another one, yet, because A1C is at a 5.5, yet it is

rejecting, then I have had it for about 7 years now, and my kidney just

turned 9, and that is very well, out of danger.

so, I've been on Metformin for about 3 years now, but I noticed that when I

was in the hospital they took me off it, and put me on a sliding scale of

insulin(which I never had to have some), and my Dr. said that because I have

a kidney transplant, metformin can actually harm it, so I should stop taking

it.

now, here is my thing, it has helped me lower my a1c, and it has helped me

loos alot of weight, along with a helathy diet and excerise.

so he said as long as your kreatnum stays under 1.4, then it's ok, but as

soon as it goes up, you are off, and just wing it.

now for the past two weeks, I've been off it, and my sugars have never gone

over 130 the entire day, so I guess that's pretty good, with fasings of 100

and, like I said nothing over 130 through out the day.

sorry this to long, but I did have alot to catch up on.

I am on the mend, jhowever due to the strong antibiotics that was given to

me every 6 hours, because I am allergic to Cypro, the antibioitc totally

hardened up one of my veins on my fore arm, where I had one of the IV's on.

Dr. said tit was gone, and it did soften up some, but just a little.

I've never had a blown vein like this, where it turns hard as a rock, any

suggestions?

turns out I had a internal viral bacterial infection, but they never found

from where, how, or why it happened, but it's all gone, and now I am feeling

better.

well folks, sorry for the long e mail, and forgive me, but I just wanted to

say ehllo and catch up

take care

sugar

Sugar Says:

People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun

is out,

But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there

is a light shining from within.

[Guest guest]

hey!! Dave!! How did you do that? I can't even get one copy of my message!

Smile!

hi all, just checking in

Hi everyone

First, I hope all of you had a happy Thanksgiving, and as Christmas is

comeing, I have had alot happen.

I've been hospitalized twice in a month, due to low blood pressure, and

weakness, fatigue, and just " not myself "

After several ultra sounds, tests on both my kidney and pancreas, all is

well. My kidney is very good, at a Kreatnum of 1.2, and my pancreas is at a

Chronic failure, rejecting slowly, but doing well.

I don't qualify for another one, yet, because A1C is at a 5.5, yet it is

rejecting, then I have had it for about 7 years now, and my kidney just

turned 9, and that is very well, out of danger.

so, I've been on Metformin for about 3 years now, but I noticed that when

I was in the hospital they took me off it, and put me on a sliding scale of

insulin(which I never had to have some), and my Dr. said that because I have

a kidney transplant, metformin can actually harm it, so I should stop taking

it.

now, here is my thing, it has helped me lower my a1c, and it has helped me

loos alot of weight, along with a helathy diet and excerise.

so he said as long as your kreatnum stays under 1.4, then it's ok, but as

soon as it goes up, you are off, and just wing it.

now for the past two weeks, I've been off it, and my sugars have never

gone over 130 the entire day, so I guess that's pretty good, with fasings of

100 and, like I said nothing over 130 through out the day.

sorry this to long, but I did have alot to catch up on.

I am on the mend, jhowever due to the strong antibiotics that was given to

me every 6 hours, because I am allergic to Cypro, the antibioitc totally

hardened up one of my veins on my fore arm, where I had one of the IV's on.

Dr. said tit was gone, and it did soften up some, but just a little.

I've never had a blown vein like this, where it turns hard as a rock, any

suggestions?

turns out I had a internal viral bacterial infection, but they never found

from where, how, or why it happened, but it's all gone, and now I am feeling

better.

well folks, sorry for the long e mail, and forgive me, but I just wanted

to say ehllo and catch up

take care

sugar

Sugar Says:

People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun

is out,

But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there

is a light shining from within.

[Guest guest]

hey!! Dave!! How did you do that? I can't even get one copy of my message!

Smile!

hi all, just checking in

Hi everyone

First, I hope all of you had a happy Thanksgiving, and as Christmas is

comeing, I have had alot happen.

I've been hospitalized twice in a month, due to low blood pressure, and

weakness, fatigue, and just " not myself "

After several ultra sounds, tests on both my kidney and pancreas, all is

well. My kidney is very good, at a Kreatnum of 1.2, and my pancreas is at a

Chronic failure, rejecting slowly, but doing well.

I don't qualify for another one, yet, because A1C is at a 5.5, yet it is

rejecting, then I have had it for about 7 years now, and my kidney just

turned 9, and that is very well, out of danger.

so, I've been on Metformin for about 3 years now, but I noticed that when

I was in the hospital they took me off it, and put me on a sliding scale of

insulin(which I never had to have some), and my Dr. said that because I have

a kidney transplant, metformin can actually harm it, so I should stop taking

it.

now, here is my thing, it has helped me lower my a1c, and it has helped me

loos alot of weight, along with a helathy diet and excerise.

so he said as long as your kreatnum stays under 1.4, then it's ok, but as

soon as it goes up, you are off, and just wing it.

now for the past two weeks, I've been off it, and my sugars have never

gone over 130 the entire day, so I guess that's pretty good, with fasings of

100 and, like I said nothing over 130 through out the day.

sorry this to long, but I did have alot to catch up on.

I am on the mend, jhowever due to the strong antibiotics that was given to

me every 6 hours, because I am allergic to Cypro, the antibioitc totally

hardened up one of my veins on my fore arm, where I had one of the IV's on.

Dr. said tit was gone, and it did soften up some, but just a little.

I've never had a blown vein like this, where it turns hard as a rock, any

suggestions?

turns out I had a internal viral bacterial infection, but they never found

from where, how, or why it happened, but it's all gone, and now I am feeling

better.

well folks, sorry for the long e mail, and forgive me, but I just wanted

to say ehllo and catch up

take care

sugar

Sugar Says:

People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun

is out,

But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there

is a light shining from within.

[Guest guest]

hey!! Dave!! How did you do that? I can't even get one copy of my message!

Smile!

hi all, just checking in

Hi everyone

First, I hope all of you had a happy Thanksgiving, and as Christmas is

comeing, I have had alot happen.

I've been hospitalized twice in a month, due to low blood pressure, and

weakness, fatigue, and just " not myself "

After several ultra sounds, tests on both my kidney and pancreas, all is

well. My kidney is very good, at a Kreatnum of 1.2, and my pancreas is at a

Chronic failure, rejecting slowly, but doing well.

I don't qualify for another one, yet, because A1C is at a 5.5, yet it is

rejecting, then I have had it for about 7 years now, and my kidney just

turned 9, and that is very well, out of danger.

so, I've been on Metformin for about 3 years now, but I noticed that when

I was in the hospital they took me off it, and put me on a sliding scale of

insulin(which I never had to have some), and my Dr. said that because I have

a kidney transplant, metformin can actually harm it, so I should stop taking

it.

now, here is my thing, it has helped me lower my a1c, and it has helped me

loos alot of weight, along with a helathy diet and excerise.

so he said as long as your kreatnum stays under 1.4, then it's ok, but as

soon as it goes up, you are off, and just wing it.

now for the past two weeks, I've been off it, and my sugars have never

gone over 130 the entire day, so I guess that's pretty good, with fasings of

100 and, like I said nothing over 130 through out the day.

sorry this to long, but I did have alot to catch up on.

I am on the mend, jhowever due to the strong antibiotics that was given to

me every 6 hours, because I am allergic to Cypro, the antibioitc totally

hardened up one of my veins on my fore arm, where I had one of the IV's on.

Dr. said tit was gone, and it did soften up some, but just a little.

I've never had a blown vein like this, where it turns hard as a rock, any

suggestions?

turns out I had a internal viral bacterial infection, but they never found

from where, how, or why it happened, but it's all gone, and now I am feeling

better.

well folks, sorry for the long e mail, and forgive me, but I just wanted

to say ehllo and catch up

take care

sugar

Sugar Says:

People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun

is out,

But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there

is a light shining from within.

[Guest guest]

It's easy. If yu own a computer and use Yahoo Groups, all you have to do is sit

back and wait!! LOL

Dave

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hi all, just checking in

Hi everyone

First, I hope all of you had a happy Thanksgiving, and as Christmas is

comeing, I have had alot happen.

I've been hospitalized twice in a month, due to low blood pressure, and

weakness, fatigue, and just " not myself "

After several ultra sounds, tests on both my kidney and pancreas, all is

well. My kidney is very good, at a Kreatnum of 1.2, and my pancreas is at a

Chronic failure, rejecting slowly, but doing well.

I don't qualify for another one, yet, because A1C is at a 5.5, yet it is

rejecting, then I have had it for about 7 years now, and my kidney just

turned 9, and that is very well, out of danger.

so, I've been on Metformin for about 3 years now, but I noticed that when

I was in the hospital they took me off it, and put me on a sliding scale of

insulin(which I never had to have some), and my Dr. said that because I have

a kidney transplant, metformin can actually harm it, so I should stop taking

it.

now, here is my thing, it has helped me lower my a1c, and it has helped me

loos alot of weight, along with a helathy diet and excerise.

so he said as long as your kreatnum stays under 1.4, then it's ok, but as

soon as it goes up, you are off, and just wing it.

now for the past two weeks, I've been off it, and my sugars have never

gone over 130 the entire day, so I guess that's pretty good, with fasings of

100 and, like I said nothing over 130 through out the day.

sorry this to long, but I did have alot to catch up on.

I am on the mend, jhowever due to the strong antibiotics that was given to

me every 6 hours, because I am allergic to Cypro, the antibioitc totally

hardened up one of my veins on my fore arm, where I had one of the IV's on.

Dr. said tit was gone, and it did soften up some, but just a little.

I've never had a blown vein like this, where it turns hard as a rock, any

suggestions?

turns out I had a internal viral bacterial infection, but they never found

from where, how, or why it happened, but it's all gone, and now I am feeling

better.

well folks, sorry for the long e mail, and forgive me, but I just wanted

to say ehllo and catch up

take care

sugar

Sugar Says:

People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun

is out,

But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there

is a light shining from within.

[Guest guest]

So glad to hear you are feeling better, sugar. Also appreciate the diabetic

cookie recipes.

All my veins are shot. Between being " blown " from all the thousands of

blood tests and antibiotics I have had, they are very small and infiltrate

as soon as a needle goes in them. At least, now that I am on dialysis, the

doctors can oder a blood test from the dialysis and the technicians can draw

blood from the tubing while doing the dialysis-no more separate blood

tests!

_____

From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Sugar

Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 6:19 AM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: hi all, just checking in

Hi everyone

First, I hope all of you had a happy Thanksgiving, and as Christmas is

comeing, I have had alot happen.

I've been hospitalized twice in a month, due to low blood pressure, and

weakness, fatigue, and just " not myself "

After several ultra sounds, tests on both my kidney and pancreas, all is

well. My kidney is very good, at a Kreatnum of 1.2, and my pancreas is at a

Chronic failure, rejecting slowly, but doing well.

I don't qualify for another one, yet, because A1C is at a 5.5, yet it is

rejecting, then I have had it for about 7 years now, and my kidney just

turned 9, and that is very well, out of danger.

so, I've been on Metformin for about 3 years now, but I noticed that when I

was in the hospital they took me off it, and put me on a sliding scale of

insulin(which I never had to have some), and my Dr. said that because I have

a kidney transplant, metformin can actually harm it, so I should stop taking

it.

now, here is my thing, it has helped me lower my a1c, and it has helped me

loos alot of weight, along with a helathy diet and excerise.

so he said as long as your kreatnum stays under 1.4, then it's ok, but as

soon as it goes up, you are off, and just wing it.

now for the past two weeks, I've been off it, and my sugars have never gone

over 130 the entire day, so I guess that's pretty good, with fasings of 100

and, like I said nothing over 130 through out the day.

sorry this to long, but I did have alot to catch up on.

I am on the mend, jhowever due to the strong antibiotics that was given to

me every 6 hours, because I am allergic to Cypro, the antibioitc totally

hardened up one of my veins on my fore arm, where I had one of the IV's on.

Dr. said tit was gone, and it did soften up some, but just a little.

I've never had a blown vein like this, where it turns hard as a rock, any

suggestions?

turns out I had a internal viral bacterial infection, but they never found

from where, how, or why it happened, but it's all gone, and now I am feeling

better.

well folks, sorry for the long e mail, and forgive me, but I just wanted to

say ehllo and catch up

take care

sugar

Sugar Says:

People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun

is out,

But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there

is a light shining from within.

[Guest guest]

So glad to hear you are feeling better, sugar. Also appreciate the diabetic

cookie recipes.

All my veins are shot. Between being " blown " from all the thousands of

blood tests and antibiotics I have had, they are very small and infiltrate

as soon as a needle goes in them. At least, now that I am on dialysis, the

doctors can oder a blood test from the dialysis and the technicians can draw

blood from the tubing while doing the dialysis-no more separate blood

tests!

_____

From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Sugar

Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 6:19 AM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: hi all, just checking in

Hi everyone

First, I hope all of you had a happy Thanksgiving, and as Christmas is

comeing, I have had alot happen.

I've been hospitalized twice in a month, due to low blood pressure, and

weakness, fatigue, and just " not myself "

After several ultra sounds, tests on both my kidney and pancreas, all is

well. My kidney is very good, at a Kreatnum of 1.2, and my pancreas is at a

Chronic failure, rejecting slowly, but doing well.

I don't qualify for another one, yet, because A1C is at a 5.5, yet it is

rejecting, then I have had it for about 7 years now, and my kidney just

turned 9, and that is very well, out of danger.

so, I've been on Metformin for about 3 years now, but I noticed that when I

was in the hospital they took me off it, and put me on a sliding scale of

insulin(which I never had to have some), and my Dr. said that because I have

a kidney transplant, metformin can actually harm it, so I should stop taking

it.

now, here is my thing, it has helped me lower my a1c, and it has helped me

loos alot of weight, along with a helathy diet and excerise.

so he said as long as your kreatnum stays under 1.4, then it's ok, but as

soon as it goes up, you are off, and just wing it.

now for the past two weeks, I've been off it, and my sugars have never gone

over 130 the entire day, so I guess that's pretty good, with fasings of 100

and, like I said nothing over 130 through out the day.

sorry this to long, but I did have alot to catch up on.

I am on the mend, jhowever due to the strong antibiotics that was given to

me every 6 hours, because I am allergic to Cypro, the antibioitc totally

hardened up one of my veins on my fore arm, where I had one of the IV's on.

Dr. said tit was gone, and it did soften up some, but just a little.

I've never had a blown vein like this, where it turns hard as a rock, any

suggestions?

turns out I had a internal viral bacterial infection, but they never found

from where, how, or why it happened, but it's all gone, and now I am feeling

better.

well folks, sorry for the long e mail, and forgive me, but I just wanted to

say ehllo and catch up

take care

sugar

Sugar Says:

People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun

is out,

But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there

is a light shining from within.

[Guest guest]

So glad to hear you are feeling better, sugar. Also appreciate the diabetic

cookie recipes.

All my veins are shot. Between being " blown " from all the thousands of

blood tests and antibiotics I have had, they are very small and infiltrate

as soon as a needle goes in them. At least, now that I am on dialysis, the

doctors can oder a blood test from the dialysis and the technicians can draw

blood from the tubing while doing the dialysis-no more separate blood

tests!

_____

From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Sugar

Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 6:19 AM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: hi all, just checking in

Hi everyone

First, I hope all of you had a happy Thanksgiving, and as Christmas is

comeing, I have had alot happen.

I've been hospitalized twice in a month, due to low blood pressure, and

weakness, fatigue, and just " not myself "

After several ultra sounds, tests on both my kidney and pancreas, all is

well. My kidney is very good, at a Kreatnum of 1.2, and my pancreas is at a

Chronic failure, rejecting slowly, but doing well.

I don't qualify for another one, yet, because A1C is at a 5.5, yet it is

rejecting, then I have had it for about 7 years now, and my kidney just

turned 9, and that is very well, out of danger.

so, I've been on Metformin for about 3 years now, but I noticed that when I

was in the hospital they took me off it, and put me on a sliding scale of

insulin(which I never had to have some), and my Dr. said that because I have

a kidney transplant, metformin can actually harm it, so I should stop taking

it.

now, here is my thing, it has helped me lower my a1c, and it has helped me

loos alot of weight, along with a helathy diet and excerise.

so he said as long as your kreatnum stays under 1.4, then it's ok, but as

soon as it goes up, you are off, and just wing it.

now for the past two weeks, I've been off it, and my sugars have never gone

over 130 the entire day, so I guess that's pretty good, with fasings of 100

and, like I said nothing over 130 through out the day.

sorry this to long, but I did have alot to catch up on.

I am on the mend, jhowever due to the strong antibiotics that was given to

me every 6 hours, because I am allergic to Cypro, the antibioitc totally

hardened up one of my veins on my fore arm, where I had one of the IV's on.

Dr. said tit was gone, and it did soften up some, but just a little.

I've never had a blown vein like this, where it turns hard as a rock, any

suggestions?

turns out I had a internal viral bacterial infection, but they never found

from where, how, or why it happened, but it's all gone, and now I am feeling

better.

well folks, sorry for the long e mail, and forgive me, but I just wanted to

say ehllo and catch up

take care

sugar

Sugar Says:

People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun

is out,

But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there

is a light shining from within.