Yep, got here today, and just think I get to do this all over again NEXT year.
Author: kathleen
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The “next” generation of Continous Monitor
Implantable, Continuous Sensor Reduced Glucose Fluctuations in Type 1 Diabetes
Minimed almost has one out that doesn’t give feedback, only alarms.
Therasense is a step behind, with one that you change the sensor every three days — FYI, I like that idea better.
If doctors think testing 4 times a day is good, can you imagine what we can get with continous feedback? Though remember, that the readings will always be 2 hours behind the event in most cases — some liquid sugars will vary.
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New drug for weight loss
Rimonabant Helps for Smoking Cessation, Weight Loss
Interesting — you may need to register to read this. Wonder what hideous side effect it will have.
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This is something I need to remember next week
Next week I see the sleep specialist, do a stress test and see a cardiologist and see an endo for the first time.
My biggest, overriding question, is this:
If you had the medical history I had, is there anything else you would be doing that I am not.
I’m wondering if we need to increase the Zocor, right now.
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Losing Weight
I’ve lost weight with just about everything you’ve heard of.
I’ve lost weight with Weight Watchers, I’ve lost weight with Jenny Craig, I’ve lost weight with hypnosis.
What I have been unable to do, is keep the weight off. The minute something takes my attention off of losing weight, or keeping the weight off, I gain it all back.
I even lost 100 pounds once. That was with hypnosis, and it was easy. But then a life event came around (okay, a couple), took my focus off of losing weight, back it was on.
Even this year, I’ve managed to lose some weight — then my husband broke his hip, and back the weight came.
The sad part, is that I usually get MORE weight, not just what I lost.
It also gets harder to lose the weight each time.
And that is why I think it is a disease. I don’t think other people have to think about losing weight all day, every day — or keeping weight off, all day every day.
But then maybe they do.
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Medco Saga — or is it Zyrtec Saga
FYI: Zyrtec is the only drug I’ve had to deal with when it comes to managed care.
All the other scripts — insulin, Zocor, Altace, test strips etc. have not been a problem. They haven’t even bulked on the insulin even though they have a cheaper one in their formulary. But I do have a documented allergy to the formulary insulin.
Anyway, they shipped on Friday, after predicting a ship date of Monday. So it is on its way.
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Zyrtec Redux
Good news!
Medco received my script. They are processing it.
I was worried because the post office box was absolutely stuffed and I wasn’t sure it was going to get picked up. I kept thinking I should have taken it inside.
And since I mailed it yesterday at 5:00, this isn’t bad.
They claim they will ship on the 10th.