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September 28th, 2003 at 6:07 am
My Name is Brandy L. Gebrys and I have recently accepted the
challenge of cycling 50 miles in the American Diabetes Association’s
Tour de Cure fundraising event. I am taking part in this event
because I believe in and support the Association’s mission to
prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people
affected by
diabetes.
Did you know that every year in
the United States:
* More people die from diabetes then from AIDS and breast cancer
combined
* Diabetes affects 17 million Americans - including my Grandma
* 19 people die of complications from diabetes every single hour
* There is no cure yet
These are some of the reasons why I have committed myself to riding
and why I’m coming to you to ask for your Sponsorship. You too can
help the ADA by supporting my fundraising efforts with a generous
contribution. Your tax-deductible gift will make a difference! My
goal is to be a Champion for Diabetes by raising $2,500. Please know
that any donation, no matter how great or how small, is tremendously
appreciated by the ADA and myself. All donations are an investment
into a future with no diabetes.
It is faster and easier then ever to support this great cause - you
can make your donation online by simply going to
www.diabetes.org/tour and select Sponsor a Rider & then type in my
name (Brandy L. Gebrys). The ride starts in Kent Lake Beach Area at
Island Lake Recreation Area, Sunday June 22, 2003 at 8am
I greatly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my
progress. Together we can find a cure!
Sincerely,
Brandy L. Gebrys
September 30th, 2003 at 7:25 am
Linda,
But this is for type 2 diabetes. Type 1 is insulin dependent only. Pills don’t help us.
Benita
There is one piece of information, which will save quite a penny. I am diabetic since the age of 32. Iwas prescribed to takeGlucophage (Metformin)
for my problem. I have to take this medicine twice a day and it was turning out
October 1st, 2003 at 7:44 pm
Yes, I do too! I hate that!!
Benita
I think we have been used. this looks like a sneaky way ro spam us.BOOO!!!!
October 2nd, 2003 at 1:53 pm
Thanks, Melissa!
Benita
June 13th, 2004 at 11:31 am
disposable needles when you were diagnosed?
No there were glass ones that had to be boiled. We used sandpaper to
sharpen the needle once in a while. Do you remember the clinitest?
When I was a teen I would use all water so it would turn blue and
impress my mom. Man…
Love&Hugs,Diana=^..^=
Ps- sorry the print is so small, I am posting from the group so I
cant adjust it. I know you told me before that you have trouble with
small print sometimes.
June 14th, 2004 at 11:14 am
Diana–
I used a glass syringe for the first 6 months or so after my
diagnosis in 1965, until my father’s insurance approved the
“new” disposables. We boiled it twice a day, and every week, my
dad took it down into his workroom and sharpened it up on his
whetstone, then used a special wire to clean out the inside of the
bore. It hurt a lot! The very first diasposables I got used a glass
syringe that had to be boiled each time, and disposable
needles, kind of like the pen needles we have today, but I can’t
remember how long I used them before I went to the one-piece
disposable needle-syringe combo. I DO recall using extra drops
of water and less drops of pee to get that nice blue color in the
test-tube with the clinitest! Was it supposed to be 10 drops of
urine and 5 of water?
Memories…
Michael
October 11th, 2005 at 5:36 pm
hello everyone how are you tonight. i am doing ok i guess i just got
home from the eye Dr. and found out that i have to have sergery on
my eye’s Feb 3rd and i am realy scared this is my frist surgery. and
on top of all of that i am fixing to lose my tenncare. so i amd
realy haveing a rought time. if you would like to talk you can email
me at bitt222002@… thank you bye
October 19th, 2005 at 7:13 pm
Hello and Welcome,
Tell us a little about yourself…
Thanks for caring and sharing,
Rhonda
Mom to Sydney, 7
type 1 since April 7, 2003
October 21st, 2005 at 7:33 am
Judith,
Thank you for the diabetic humor, no matter what time of day it is funny!
I make my daughter drink crystal light and water all day long to keep her kidneys healthy, but I don’t know if it is fact or fiction or left over form the hospital stay when they were forcing liquids to avoid ketones.
I do know that when we travel long distances if we don’t force feed liquids and stop to exercise every 90minutes or so. She is “high” with a trace of ketones when we arrive.
Would love to hear everyones opinions.
Thanks for caring and sharing,
Rhonda
Mom to Sydney, 7
type 1 since April 7, 2003
October 23rd, 2005 at 12:20 am
Hello Judith,
<<<grin
Ahhhhhhhhhhh diabetes comedy… diabetes humor…. a very funny thing….. apparently we’re thinking on the same page… my wife will be happy to hear I’m not alone in my sillyness <ggg
As for water… sure, dehydration occurs when we start spilling ketones. Basic care when sick, drink fluids to prevent dehydration, lesson some of the effects of ketones if/when they occur. It IS possible to drink excessive quantites of water in general and cause icky things to happen to the kidneys, etc., etc… but to get there I’d think the amounts would be pretty blessed extreme…. by any standard.
But drinking water in general… good idea….
Jeff
October 27th, 2005 at 1:17 am
See…I did it again. I didn’t mean that I thought that was your intent…..just that you may have sounded a bit more harsh than you may have intended……Guess I’m getting good at getting people’s dander up…..sorry…..I’ll quiet down now….
Stacy
Jennifer Armstrong <jen28jen28@…
i dont recall putting blame on anyone. i mentioned that after 22 years it has never happened to me.
Stacy Kolls <warbirdfan72@…
Hey, guys….slow down a sec……just cuz Michelle passed out & ended up in a coma with a BG of 29 doesn’t mean that she is necessisarily (sp?) doing anything wrong…..I’ve had my sugar suddenly drop a huge amount for no definite reason *and* we need to remember that we all react differently to diabetes. I know you guys probably didn’t mean it that way, but we don’t want Michelle to feel like we think she is to blame. As we are all too well aware….things happen. (OK, if I’ve PO’d anyone, I’m sorry….but we’re here to be supportive, not place blame.)
(Hopping off the soapbox…..)
Stacy
October 27th, 2005 at 12:54 pm
How low can you go???
I have seen Becky at 14, still running around on a playground. I told the group we were with to keep an eye on her, don’t let her slow down, I was going for OJ. I was gone just a few minutes, came back and made her drink it, and sit still for a while, she came back up fine.
Vicky
October 28th, 2005 at 7:04 am
My husband and I both drive a school bus. 99% of the time, Becky is with me, but both of us carry frosting gels, the little tubes. I of those is 15g of carbs, pure sugar. Her dietitian told me to keep those handy, they work real fast. So far, I haven’t had to open one yet. Knock on wood.
Vicky
October 30th, 2005 at 1:55 am
We better be careful, trouble tends to find me all on its own, no need for me to go looking!!! (hee hee hee) You handle the marketing & I’ll be glad to do the technical work!
Judith Ann <judith_ann59@…
OK!! You have the know-how and I write, so you give the technicals & I’ll put it into an acceptable form & we’ll be rich!!! It’s been 1000 years since ol’ what’s his name did his thing, so it’s time for some new blood!! Er, I mean thoughts!!
Stacy Kolls <warbirdfan72@…
Judith,
I’ve never really thought about renting out my services, but I’d be glad to give you a few pointers on how to win friends and influence people! <grin
Stacy
October 31st, 2005 at 6:12 am
As far as lows go…. I guess my sugar was dropping one day, and I missed my exit off the interstate. Somehow, we ended up at a Dairy Queen about 12 miles out of our way, and I could not, for any amount of money, figure out how much to pay. The low sugar woozies had hit. My 12 year old son ordered the counter person (he is usually EXTREMELY shy and quiet) to call 911. In the meantime, the people behind us were offering to pay for our dilly bars! : )
The squad came, along with a police officer, and they tried to get me to eat one of those glucose tabs. yuck. I would not eat it. Then they tried Mountain Dew. No way. Then pepsi. That was ok with me. The store gave me a cheeseburger and fries. By then, I knew I could not take in that many calories, so I asked the cop if I could just eat the fries. He said it was not negotiable, I had to eat all of it.
The meter the squad has registers down to 12. My sugar would not register. One thing my OB said to me was that if the sugar is usually well controlled and low, then really lows won’t effect us as much. Guess he was right.
Whatever thy hands find to do, do it with all thy might. Ecc. 9:10
Joan Geohegan
November 3rd, 2005 at 6:50 am
12 minutes?!?!
November 4th, 2005 at 7:09 pm
Not amazed nor stupified… just understanding the ‘ex’ part.
November 12th, 2005 at 5:41 pm
<grin
Now I’m wondering whether you are amazed at the number or stupified?!!!! hehe
Now, Carol, see where your thoughts have taken us?? hehe Judith
12 minutes!!!! I get 3, Man, am I lagging!
Joan Geohegan <smartblnde@…
12 minutes?!?!