On Christmas I shared a gingerbread man w/ three people to avoid eating the entire cookie. Then I ate a lot of non-starchy veggies and mingled to avoid over eating.

diabeticlive posted:

For some reason when Christmas rolls around it can be easy to begin naming all the things you love. Your emotions are tied to tastes, scents and sights of the holiday. When you have diabetes you may find your emotional wants in conflict with what your body needs.

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I fractured my ankle in 2006, and had nine pins and two plates inserted to hold the bone together. Periodically I can't feel my foot if I lean on it to much. My orthopedic surgeon advised me ti do foot exercises (make the letters a thru z in lower case cursive with your foot once a day). In addition, take aqua therapy. Warm water does wonders for the entire body. If your on disability, most medicare plans pay for this service. In PA it's call Silver Sneakers.  The name is deceiving because I thought that you had to be 65. Silver Sneakers is for anyone on Medicare.

Elivator posted:

Hi.  I broke my ankle in 3 places on July 19, 2007.  I then aquired an ankle and bone infection in Nov. 2007.  I then had agressive IV Antibiotic therapy.  Then in the summer of 2008 they made a special boot for me to wear.  I was still having problem with pain and being to walk without being stiff.  So it was decided that I would fuse my ankle using a fixater.  In Jan. 2009 we put the fixater on my ankle/leg.    Now it is 6 months later and I still have lots of pain - it is hard for me to do things because the fixater is painful and it makes it hard to walk and do anyting.

We will be doing another catscan to see how much it has healed.  If it has been only 20% I need to look at my options.  One option is have the ankle amputated.  So I am looking for someone in a similiar situation that has chosen to amputate - how is the quality of your life now.  I need honest answers, so I can look at all my options.  Help is there anyone out there?  Thanks.

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PeasonEarth posted:

Without getting into a lot of detail (unless someone’s interested) I have a question about a legal matter and my diabetes. 

I was (and continue) to have problems managing my blood sugars, and am patiently waiting to see the endocrinologist in January.  However, over the summer I had two hypoglycemic episodes that caused me to be late for work.

My supervisor reported this to her supervisor – omitting the fact that I’m diabetic, and just reporting it as reasons why I should not be promoted.  Later that week, when I confronted her about it, she said to me “Your diabetes makes you a liability for the division.”

I felt that this was inappropriate, and reported it to my division VP.  While he spoke to her about it, I’ve not heard anything further, and HR wasn’t involved.

Do I have any recourse, or should I just let this whole thing go?

Visit http://www.sports-hoop.com/      This site has weighted hula hoops with ripples. The ripples cause the hoop to stay afloat as you hula hoop . It doesn't stop unless you stop it. You can burn several calories and trim the waist while having fun. I recommend playing music as you exercise.