On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:59:51 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Cheri"
> wrote:

>"Karen" > wrote in message
>news
>> On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:39:56 +0200, in alt.food.diabetic, Maya
>> Zuiderweg <$no_spam#ma_dot_zuiderweg_@_me_dot_com#maps_on$ > wrote:
>>
>>>Todd formuleerde de vraag :
>>>> On 10/23/2013 10:06 AM, Maya Zuiderweg wrote:
>>>>> Hi Todd,
>>>>> I dont know what to make of your post.
>>>>> I eat my own food and have to take care of a chronic pancreatitis and a
>>>>> dolichocolon. Not your everyday common diabetes diet (if there even
>>>>> *is*
>>>>> such an animal).
>>>>> My insulin injections are to cover my intake of food.
>>>>> For quite some years now I use little insulin each day.
>>>>> In total 14-18 units a day.
>>>>> I eat about 1800 kcal each day and am very careful.
>>>>> My BMI is in the normal range.
>>>>>
>>>>> M.
>>>>
>>>> Hi Maya,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for asking, instead of getting mad. I am
>>>> working on my writing skills. It sounds like you are
>>>> perfectly on track, doing exactly what you are suppose to
>>>> do. I am delighted that you have yours under control.
>>>>
>>>> This line of conversation started when someone erroneously
>>>> got on my case for saying not to take your drugs. (I never
>>>> said that.)
>>>>
>>>> I was carrying on about a man I know and care about
>>>> that does some really insane things and is going to kill
>>>> himself. He almost died once already.
>>>>
>>>> I do not presume for a second that ANYONE on these
>>>> groups would do something so insane for even a fraction
>>>> of a second, even the ones that argue that sugars are
>>>> not carbs.
>>>>
>>>> What I thought I was accomplishing was "speaking to
>>>> the choir". What it turned out as was "criticizing the
>>>> choir". Not good. Not my intention at all. I have some
>>>> fences to repair. :'(
>>>>
>>>> -T
>>>Hi Todd,
>>>Learning is what you are doing, and you are doing just fine.
>>>Never stop learning, and you'll be okay.
>>>>
>>>> There is an herb, which I can not vouch for yet
>>>> (I have only just started on it) that is "suppose"
>>>> (watch the weasel word) to help the pancreas.
>>>> Would you like a reference, or is this all old hat
>>>> to you?
>>>
>>>I wouldn't know, there are so very many herbs.
>>>I'm curious enough to want to know which one you mean.
>>>
>>>M.
>>>
>>
>> You've all been very chatty since I was offline later yesterday and
>> most of today. We had gone out of town for my mother being laid to
>> rest. Just got home. Will mostly be busy the next few days getting
>> the house ready for my brother's homecoming after 7 months in the
>> hospital, so may only have a few minutes here and there to read the
>> conversations here.
>
>I'm sorry to hear about your mother, it's never easy to lose a parent. Take
>care of yourself and happy for your brother to be coming home.
>
>Cheri

Thank you Cheri. We are happy for my brother, and weird as it sounds,
Mom too in a way. She suffered for a long time, and now she isn't. I
do think she is in a better place. We had a long time to prepare for
this inevitability. Sad as it is, we do all go at some point. It was
very difficult to see her suffer. We love her and mourn the loss, and
will always miss her, but didn't want her to suffer.