Text 27312, 107 rader
Skriven 2012-07-18 17:10:41 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 27223 av DAVE DRUM (1:261/1381)
Ärende: not so sweet
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Hi Dave,

-=> Stephen Haffly wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> pancreas to shut down or diminish output of insulin. That is *usually*
 DD> a temporary thing - something to be fervently hoped for.

 SH> Apparantly, this is not temporary. The doctor said that this is
 SH> something that was probably building for about 10 years. Ruth has had
 SH> high triglycerides for some time. Turns out that high triglycerides is
 SH> a symptom of uncontrolled diabetes. We expect that the next set of
 SH> tests will show that they are down now that the diabetes is controlled.

 DD> I'm not a doctor (nor do I play one on TV) but, it sure sounded like
 DD> what my S-I-L went though with her younger daughter. Bummer that it's
 DD> not a temporary condition. And fortunate that it was caught before it
 DD> caused any further amage.

We're VERY (!) glad it was caught when it was. I knew I was feeling
lousy but didn't know just how bad off I was. And here I thought I just
wasn't getting over the bronchitis that well. (G)

 SH> At the hospital, the doctor said chemically induced from the change in
 SH> medications. Ruth's regular doctor said that pancreatitis can be
 SH> induced by high triglycerides. So, we don't know for sure what
 SH> triggered this. The bottom line is that we don't want to see it happen
 SH> again.

 DD> That almost sounds like one of those awful multiple guess test
 DD> questions ...

 DD> Who is right?

 DD> Doctor A
 DD> Doctor B
 DD> Neither Doctor A nor Doctor B
 DD> Both Doctors A & B

 DD> Which could be funny - but, we're talking about a life here.

Not very funny in this case but I'm glad I'm here to laugh about your
"quiz".


 SH> The doctor also said that Ruth will always be on insulin. She said that
 SH> they could try reducing the insulin and adding an oral medication, but
 SH> why do so if she is going to have to do the injection anyway? This way

 DD> Have they (or you) considered/mentioned a pump. I have an acquaintance
 DD> who is a type one diabetic (from childhood) who grew up on the spike.
 DD> He recently got a pump and really likes it. Mostly because now the

The pump is meant more for Type 1 folks. With the Lantis I inject only
once a day so I've a lot less fuss than the pump would entail.


 SH> she only has to keep track of (and have the co-pay for) only one
 SH> medication. Besides, insulin has been very effective in regulating her
 SH> blood sugar. I guess the "don't mess with success" rule comes in play
 SH> here.

 DD> Exactly. Another life-altering experience and we go on.

Yep!  We're going out to supper (Korean) with Nancy and Richard Backus
tonight. A month ago I wouldn't have wanted to but I'm going to enjoy it
now.

 DD>  Categories: Poultry, Cajun, Diabetic, Crockpot
 DD>       Yield: 4 Servings

 DD>       2 tb Margarine *
 DD>     1/2 lb Fresh or frozen okra 1" pcs
 DD>       2 c  Chopped celery
 DD>       1 md Onion, chopped
 DD>       1 sm Bell pepper; chopped
 DD>       2 cl Garlic; minced
 DD>       8 oz Can tomato paste
 DD>       4    Ripe tomatoes peeled
 DD>            +=OR=+
 DD>      16 oz Can peeled tomatoes
 DD>       2 c  Water
 DD>       2 c  Chopped cooked turkey
 DD>     3/4 ts Gumbo file powder
 DD>            Cooked rice

 DD>   * I used REAL butter and omitted the snot-pods, increasing
 DD>   the celery and bell pepper - UDD

I like okra; Steve is more of your persuasion. I'd maybe use olive oil
and butter.

 DD>   1/4 recipe = 255 calories, 3 lean meat, 1 bread, 1
 DD>   vegetable 19 grams carbohydrate, 25 grams protein, 10

Not bad on the carbs; I'd need the carbs from the rice to give me my
quota per meal tho.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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