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When I was first diagnosed with diabetes, one of
the things I noticed is that while there’s been some
real inroads to recognizing the needs of people who
are physically handicapped–special parking places,
special ramps, etc.–there’s been no accomodation made
for people with diabetes. Minimally, you think there
would be a few restaurants that would publish the ADA
Exchanges associated with their menus. How hard could that
be? And given the statistics on how many of us of the
boomer generation can expect a diagnosis of diabetes in
the next ten years, whatever national restaurant
chain that makes that leap ought to find an increase in
patrons, big time. But, nope. I think they expect us to
stay home and shrivel up.

Cheryl,…. I think you need a trip to
Sugar<br
I. You do the cooking, set the sails, steer the ship
while the captain and I have something to drink and do
some singing. Or would this be too much like staying
home?????<br
and don’t eat them. For faster digestion I
recommended a race horse. And I never suggested<br
whole horse. Just a leg ortwo.<br
know for sure Cheryl,….in diabetes we don’t have
select groups, we are all in the same boat. Can’t have
first class, second class cabins on our
ship.<br

Hi everyone!<br
Diabetes and Your Emotions in a few days, and was so happy
to see so many new members. Welcome all! It’s good
to see you here!<br
everyone that has given Diabetes and Your Emotions so many
nice compliments. This club belongs to all of us, and
we appreciate all the contributions that have been
made with all the nice posts.<br
horrible when it comes to our emotions, but it can also
bring a group of people together to share the good and
the bad experiences together. If we can help just one
person, it’s all worthwhile.<br
everyone.<br

Help me out here. What does this drug do? How
quickly can I expect an impact (on average)? What’s up
with this?<br
diagnosed as having hypoglycemia. As we all know, that is
considered a form of diabetes now, but then it was
considered a borderline condition and merely an indicator
for adult onset diabetes. Thirty plus years later, I
was diagnosed with diabetes and for the past six
years have maintained with diet and exercise only.
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bad cold. The infection raised my blood sugar. My
elevated blood sugar made me susceptible to another
infection for which I had to take anti-biotics which raised
my blood sugar, which made me susceptible to an
infection which raised my blood sugar…etc., etc., etc. If
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I myself am not “Ashamed” of being Diabetic. I
was just giving my opinion as to why I thought that
Cheryl was ashamed. I do get embarrased by it though.
One of my main problems with this disease is the fact
that it won’t go away like a sore throat, a cold or
the flu. I have a hard time accepting the fact that I
will be Diabetic for the rest of my life. I know that
I still have alot of emotional issues to contend
with.<br

The injections were vitamin B12. For 6
months.<br
fatal disease. That took the last strenght out of me
and it was just luck that my doctor could obtain from
the Canadains who just got in, the stuff he needed to
stop the progress of it. It causes a big swelling in
the throat and you can choke on it. The total
collapse at age 15 was rather an unpleasant affair, my
mother had to hand feed me at first because I couldn’t
lift the spoon. The Vit. B12 were applied for 6
months, after which I got back to normal.<br
Johanna is or was Dutch also. We met at ages 15 and 17.
Left Holland in 1954, 47 years ago.<br
would say we are 90% Canadian and 10% Dutch. Would not
like to live there anymore.<br
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Read your posting about WWII in Holland with
great interest. I remember reading about how horribly
the Dutch suffered during the war. What kind of
injections were you getting from the Canadians? You weren’t
diabetic back then were you? If you don’t mind telling us,
how did you end up in Canada. Is Johanna also Dutch?
-Dona