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Entries from January 2007

glucose readings.

January 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Ahhh. I think I understand by what you were talking about with the “7″. When they do the A1c blood test, the results of that are in the low number range. Six is like border line, and when you are getting up to like 8 and above you are considered in bad ranges. In […]

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measuring glucose

January 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

Hi, Rowdy. The numbers for the readings are different in the US, Canada and other parts of the country. I know Canada has the lower numbers for their reading (hence the “7″ you mentioned), while the US has it’s readings higher. 90-100 is normal for our readings. Below 70 is getting too low and the […]

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tingling hands, welcome rowdy, and about emails

January 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Wow, that sounds like an awful lot of work! They have a list for
telemarketers, why not one for spam? It’s the same thing! Is there no
way you can block them?
Rowdy

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some breaking news for type 1 diabetics.

January 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Hi, I got this in my regular information emails today about a new therapy for type 1 diabetics. Am sending the link, it is pretty loaded with information and a bit long, but well worth checking out.
Sue

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tingling hands

January 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Ok, here is something to pick your brains about. I have not had real sugar for some time, and yesterday (and yes, today) gave in and had some dissert with real sugar. My hands are tingling. Does anyone else’s to this? I had it happen about a month ago, when I […]

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Notice, please don’t be offended.

January 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Hi. I hope no one is offended by what I am going to say, but am sending this let everyone know I will not be opening anything that is sent that has attachment on it or going to any web sites (that anyone may send me) to look at things. I spent at least […]

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Fly the Flag on Sept.11

January 13th, 2007 · No Comments

This came to me today.
I thought this was a great idea. We must never forget what happened…
Subject: FLY THE FLAG
Please join us in this FLY THE FLAG campaign and PLEASE forward this
email immediately to everyone in your address book asking them to also
[…]

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Tuesday morning, afer an “exciting” Monday night for me…….

January 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Good morning. Well, things are going so so. Bill is doing better. Less
talking about the accident, not as obsessed with it. So he is calming down
some from it. That is a good sign, that he is starting to adjust to it. (I
say “adjust” and get over it, cause you never really “get […]

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what a night!

January 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Went into Wal-mart after 10:00 to pick up a few things, and on way back home just after 11:00 the onstar phone rang. It was Bill. Letting me know I needed to come pick him up. Not at work. He had been on his way home from work, thought he saw a kid in the […]

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Back

January 6th, 2007 · No Comments

As you guys probably have guessed by now, we are back from Illinois. Got back late yesterday, but was too tired to mess with the computer. Very tired, but then when isn’t dealing with a death and funeral process not exhausting. Didn’t help that the motel we stayed at had 3/4 of it full of […]

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