Category: In the News

ESPN.com – NCB – Katz: Morrison sending message about his diabetes

The trustee who came up with the illegal alien idea died last night.

… and I think I know why.

One of our trustees came up with the “bright” idea of investigating to see if there is a way to hire illegal immigrants to teach bilingual education.

In the same week….

We had a student die on campus of unknown causes.
We had a teacher leave sick on Friday and die on Saturday of bacterial menigitis
We had a teacher arrested because she was in a locked room with a student that she admitted to having a sexual relationship with.

Okay, we have 15 comprehensive high schools of 1000 – 5000 students each. Things like this happen, but all in one week?

I think it’s the illegal alien thoughts that sent everything else out of controll….

Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Sports

Kory Koontz can wrestle a rope around a steer’s hind legs in a few seconds. To compete against the best rodeo cowboys, he’s got a trusty horse, a two-gallon hat and dusty boots.

He also has an insulin pump, a blood glucose monitor, lancets, and a pocket full of test strips.

Good article on diabetic foot problems and their solutions.

New Priority: Saving Feet of Diabetics – New York Times

New Priority: Saving Feet of Diabetics

The Onion | New Pepsi Negative-220 Burns Twice The Calories It Contains

Blackwell Synergy: Diabet Med, Vol 22, Issue 8, pp. 1037-1046: Insulin pump therapy vs. multiple daily injections in obese Type 2 diabetic patients (Abstract)

Insulin pump therapy vs. multiple daily injections in obese Type 2 diabetic patients

I’ve been seeing this in the news, and finally, curiosity got the best of me.

Parkinson’s Treatment and the Urge to Gamble – New York Times

Mirapex is a common treatment for restless leg syndrome. I have taken it in the past, but haven’t noticed compulsive behavior. I believe, but don’t know that I took it at a much lower dose.

I’ve been seeing this in the news, and finally, curiosity got the best of me.

Parkinson’s Treatment and the Urge to Gamble – New York Times

Mirapex is a common treatment for restless leg syndrome. I have taken it in the past, but haven’t noticed compulsive behavior. I believe, but don’t know that I took it at a much lower dose.

I just thought of another reason not to like this pump.

Have they figured out a way to keep a hot tub from killing it or at least the insulin?

I do our hot tub at least 5 days a week, even in July and August, and right now, disconnecting is enough. However, the temperature of a hot tub is going to kill the insulin if it is kept on at the site.