Diabetes Symptoms Weblog

Rockabye baby, in the treetop.<br
a treetop<br
put you up there,<br
think someone down here’s <br
you.<br

With the click of a mouse, you can now step into
an e-clinic, a virtual medical office on the
internet. There, doctors and nurses review your vital signs
on a regular basis — usually for a fee — and
respond with personalized medical advice.<br
with chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma, heart
disease, hypertension, and depression may benefit the most
from these new internet sites, says Edward Shortliffe,
MD, PhD, an internist and professor of medical
informatics at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New
York City. “By investing a few minutes a day at home,
you can track your health, thereby avoiding
complications, frequent medical emergencies, and excessive
doctor visits,” he says.<br
substitute for face-to-face doctor visits or emergency
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My doctor said I look like a million dollars –
green and wrinkled. (RED SKELTON)<br
the age when I need my false teeth and my hearing aid
before I can ask where I’ve left my glasses. (STUART
TURNER)<br
eyesight, arthritis, and the habit of telling the same
story three times to the same person.<br
of 50 is very thin, she can pass for years younger.
(AUDREY HEPBURN)<br
high and I’ll show you a man who is having trouble
adjusting his bifocals.<br
are thick and tired of it all.<br
working out. My philosophy: No pain, no pain. (CAROL
LEIFER)<br
like a cello. (B.L.)<br
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Eight balloons no one was buyin’<br
loose one afternoon.<br
a-flyin’,<br
touch the sun - POP!<br
fun - POP!<br
POP!<br
POP!<br
fell in love with a porcupine - POP!<br
close in a crocodile’s mouth - POP!<br
’til his air ran out - WHOOSH!<br
one way buyin’ - <br
flew,<br
they wanted to.<br
Silverstein<br

If I eat one more piece of pie, I’ll die!<br
can’t have one more piece of pie, I’ll die!<br
it’s all decided I must die,<br
one more piece of
pie.<br
Shel
Silverstein<br

If you are superstitious you’ll never step on
cracks. <br
beneath it.<br
throw some ‘cross your back.<br
rabbit’s foot just in case you need it.<br
any pin that you find lying on the ground,<br
never, never ever throw your hat upon the bed,<br
open an umbrella when you are in the house.<br
bite your tongue each time you say<br
shouldn’t have said.<br
your fingers<br
thirteen’s never gonna do you any good.<br
all look vicious, if you’re superstitious,<br
not superstitious (knock on wood).<br
Silverstein<br

Take an eel,<br
Hoop.<br
ankles, round your chin.<br
yet,<br
to you –<br
blue.<br

There’s a Polar Bear<br
likes it ’cause it’s cold in there.<br
the meat<br
hairy paws<br
noodles,<br
soda,<br
you open the door.<br
know he’s in there -<br
Fridgitydaire.<br
ME, I’M A FANATIC WHEN IT COMES TO SHEL SILVERSTEIN’S
POEMS.)<br

Taty: Thank you for inviting me back to the club.
I am going to make a confession here. In April, I
flew back to Illinois and stayed through Easter. The
reason I had left Illinois was because of the stress
there (ex-husband, mother, brother, daughter, so-called
friends); since moving to Maryland, my health has improved
at least 80%. Well, the stress is still in Illinois
and after being there only a few days, I just quit
taking any meds (including the insulin) at all — I was
right back to Point A and couldn’t handle it. My sugar
levels rose to an alarming rate of 484, and I didn’t
care. After stopping the insulin, I started to lose
weight which I really need to do. And I was eating twice
as much as before, and all the “bad things”. Well, I
now have my sugars down to 235 (sometimes below), but
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Making angel cookies for Easter, I broke one
while transferring it to the cooling rack. A crack ran
the length of the wing. I quickly moved the rest of
the cookies, then scanned the batch for the broken
one. NO POINT IN FROSTING THAT.<br
it? I checked over and over, but I couldn’t find it.
Every one was whole and perfect — and I frosted them
all.<br
Kansas<br