"Karen" > wrote in message
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> 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.


I totally understand. I still miss my mom every day and its been 33 years,
but so glad that the suffering didn't go on as you say. Take care.

Cheri