On Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:16:25 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Cheri"
> wrote:

>"Karen" > wrote in message
.. .
>> 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

Thank you.