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Why I’m Afraid to Go to My Pain Clinic - Article
http://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2016/1/17/why-im-afraid-to-go-to-my-pain-clinic Why I’m Afraid to Go to My Pain Clinic January 18, 2016 By Staci Dangerfield, Guest Columnist I have an appointment to see my pain management clinic today and I am afraid. I am always afraid before these appointments. I am afraid I'll…
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Petition: Tell the FDA that a less expensive option for insulin should be made available
I did check back a bunch of pages and did not find this one posted. Be Well . http://diabetes.greatergood.com/clickToGive/dbs/petition/InsulinCostHigh . Being a diabetic in America not only affects quality of life, but is also a heavy financial burden. The cost of insulin alone can be close to $5,000 a year. Medical…
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Hypoglycemia and Fear
http://www.dlife.com/diabetes/blood_sugar_management/blood_sugar_lows/scott_johnson/hypoglycemia_and_fear I did like this post, It is hard to control the reaction when my BS have dipped too far. I could eat everything in sight, but have learned that I can have a measured treat on those occasions. Sometimes I do mess this…
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New Clues to Fibromyalgia's Causes (preliminary study)
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/08/06/new-clues-to-fibromyalgias-causes New Clues to Fibromyalgia's Causes Condition called small-fiber polyneuropathy may lie behind many cases, research suggests August 6, 2013 TUESDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- About half of fibromyalgia patients have damage to…
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Neuropathic Pain
Topic: Overcoming The Challenges of Living With Chronic Pain Date: February 20th, 2013, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. ET Where: www.facebook.com/NeuropathyAssociation Dr. Deborah Barrett is a clinical associate professor in the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the author of Paintracking: Your…
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You Must Keep Going
You Must Keep Going ==================== Sometimes you must keep going. Life punches you in the stomach. It knocks your breath out and leaves you bowed and gasping. You lose a job. . . you must keep going. You find out you have a serious illness. . .you must keep going. You have a headache. . . you must keep going.…
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Insulin And Weight Gain
I have been sticking to my recommended calories and exercising as much as I can manage, but am not losing weight. Looks like medication is part of my problem. Still gotta keep trying Panda_1999 http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/insulin-and-weight-gain/DA00139.html Insulin and weight gain: Keep the pounds off…
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RIP Ravi Shankar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk60ObnbIOk http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ravi-shankar-grammy-winning-indian-sitar-virtuoso-dies-at-92/2012/12/12/3f4ae71a-c5dc-11df-94e1-c5afa35a9e59_story.html
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Introductions
Hi All :-) I am a 52 year old mom of 4 (all grown now). I was heavy for most of my life, then started losing for no reason and thought this is great until I was losing too much, that is when we discovered my diabetes. By an emergency room visit, with a BG over 700 and a hospital stay to start getting it in line. I am an…
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New to MFP, believer in moderation
Hi All :-) I am a 51 year old mom of 4 (all grown now). Was heavy for most of my life, then started losing for no reason and thought this is great until I was losing too much, that is when we discovered my diabetes. Even after my blood sugar was under control I continued to lose and was down to 85 lbs (scary for me) and…
