Diabetes Talking

Question:

Hi Wes, I have not seen a post from you for a while. I hope you are just busy. Check in when you can. BJ-Sk. Canada

Response:

"BJ" <B…@sk.nojunk.ca> wrote in message <news:10a1oom5ut4n4e0@corp.supernews.com>… > Hi Wes, > I have not seen a post from you for a while. I hope you are just busy. Check > in when you can. > BJ-Sk. Canada

Hi BJ, I just got out of the hospital yesterday.  I went to the local E.D. last Friday to get a chest X-ray.  I thought I might have pneumonia because I was coughing so much and felt so bad.  No pneumonia, but I was rushed by ambulance to my transplant center because my creatinine was 3.5, and my blood glucose was 480.  I am now diabetic.  Insulin 4 times a day.  I still don’t think that I have fully gotten my head around it.  My kidney recovered though, thank goodness, after intensive  I.V. hydration in the hospital.  This is almost more than I can handle.

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Wes I am so sorry you have to undergo even more problems! You obviously have a lot of courage and strength and I wish you a ton more so you can comfortably handle this new challenge! Sending you prayers and well wishes to get you back on top of your game again! About time and enough trials and tribulations you keep getting loaded down with! Hugs to you and your family from me, Shelagh – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"Wesley"  wrote in message > I just got out of the hospital yesterday.  I went to the local E.D. > last Friday to get a chest X-ray.  I thought I might have pneumonia > because I was coughing so much and felt so bad.  No pneumonia, but I > was rushed by ambulance to my transplant center because my creatinine > was 3.5, and my blood glucose was 480.  I am now diabetic. Insulin 4 > times a day.  I still don’t think that I have fully gotten my head > around it.  My kidney recovered though, thank goodness, after > intensive  I.V. hydration in the hospital.  This is almost more than I > can handle.

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Wes, What Shelagh said!!!!!!!! Hugs, sherry "Shelagh" <tidering…@shaw.ca> wrote in message

news:cPOoc.439239$Pk3.365993@pd7tw1no… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Wes I am so sorry you have to undergo even more problems! > You obviously have a lot of courage and strength and I wish you a > ton more so you can comfortably handle this new challenge! > Sending you prayers and well wishes to get you back on top of > your game again! About time and enough trials and tribulations > you keep getting loaded down with! > Hugs to you and your family from me, > Shelagh > "Wesley"  wrote in message > > I just got out of the hospital yesterday.  I went to the local > E.D. > > last Friday to get a chest X-ray.  I thought I might have > pneumonia > > because I was coughing so much and felt so bad.  No pneumonia, > but I > > was rushed by ambulance to my transplant center because my > creatinine > > was 3.5, and my blood glucose was 480.  I am now diabetic. > Insulin 4 > > times a day.  I still don’t think that I have fully gotten my > head > > around it.  My kidney recovered though, thank goodness, after > > intensive  I.V. hydration in the hospital.  This is almost more > than I > > can handle.

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Wesley wrote: > I just got out of the hospital yesterday.  I went to the local E.D. > last Friday to get a chest X-ray.  I thought I might have pneumonia > because I was coughing so much and felt so bad.  No pneumonia, but I > was rushed by ambulance to my transplant center because my creatinine > was 3.5, and my blood glucose was 480.  I am now diabetic.  Insulin 4 > times a day.  I still don’t think that I have fully gotten my head > around it.  My kidney recovered though, thank goodness, after > intensive  I.V. hydration in the hospital.  This is almost more than I > can handle.

Yikes, Wes, no wonder we haven’t heard from you for a while. So glad your kidney recovered. You seem to be going from crisis-crisis, it must be so discouraging…. Keep your chin up and hopefully things will smooth out for you. What was the coughing connection? (I don’t get it). –  dehydration? Hugs Wes, J

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Oh Wes, Here I was hoping that you weren’t posting because you were busy getting settled in your new place. I am so sorry to hear that you are faced with yet another challenge. Now wonder you feel that enough is enough. I am glad that your kidney is okay. It will take time to adjust to this new health problem. You will though. You have always managed to handle anything that is thrown you way. Take care. BJ-Sk. Canada "Wesley" <johnjohnston2…@msn.com> wrote in message

news:112adbed.0405130858.69fa8e4c@posting.google.com… > "BJ" <B…@sk.nojunk.ca> wrote in message

<news:10a1oom5ut4n4e0@corp.supernews.com>… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > Hi Wes, > > I have not seen a post from you for a while. I hope you are just busy. Check > > in when you can. > > BJ-Sk. Canada > Hi BJ, > I just got out of the hospital yesterday.  I went to the local E.D. > last Friday to get a chest X-ray.  I thought I might have pneumonia > because I was coughing so much and felt so bad.  No pneumonia, but I > was rushed by ambulance to my transplant center because my creatinine > was 3.5, and my blood glucose was 480.  I am now diabetic.  Insulin 4 > times a day.  I still don’t think that I have fully gotten my head > around it.  My kidney recovered though, thank goodness, after > intensive  I.V. hydration in the hospital.  This is almost more than I > can handle.

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I’m so sorry but so glad they caught it before you had greater damage done to your system. I know being diabetic sucks but it’s not really that hard. The folks who get in trouble do so because they do not follow the diet. Some are just lazy, others are stupid about what they eat but the folks who really manage their diabetes do it very meticulously. They don’t cheat or push the envelope. It doesn’t mean you can’t have a bite of your daughter’s birthday cake – you just have to plan to do it. Although I’m sure a year from now you’ll find that cake sickeningly sweet and wonder how anyone could eat it. If you need help with the diet just let me know. I’m not diabetic but just about everyone else in my maternal family is diabetic. Bev "Wesley" <johnjohnston2…@msn.com> wrote in message

news:112adbed.0405130858.69fa8e4c@posting.google.com… > "BJ" <B…@sk.nojunk.ca> wrote in message

<news:10a1oom5ut4n4e0@corp.supernews.com>… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > Hi Wes, > > I have not seen a post from you for a while. I hope you are just busy. Check > > in when you can. > > BJ-Sk. Canada > Hi BJ, > I just got out of the hospital yesterday.  I went to the local E.D. > last Friday to get a chest X-ray.  I thought I might have pneumonia > because I was coughing so much and felt so bad.  No pneumonia, but I > was rushed by ambulance to my transplant center because my creatinine > was 3.5, and my blood glucose was 480.  I am now diabetic.  Insulin 4 > times a day.  I still don’t think that I have fully gotten my head > around it.  My kidney recovered though, thank goodness, after > intensive  I.V. hydration in the hospital.  This is almost more than I > can handle.

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I’m so sorry, Wesley.  I could hardly believe my eyes when I read your post.  It’ll take some time for it to sink in, but like Bev said; it’s not the end of anything really.  I have a ton of recipes I used for my mom & also for my neighbor from time to time.  If you let me know your favorite things, I’ll look & see what I can come up with for you.  I will tell you one thing that I found so interesting….I ate the same things as my mom did & never missed the sugar or salt.  The market is so set up for diabetics now.  I am amazed at the changes I’ve seen in just the past two years alone.  It’s just gonna take some time to get used to.  I’ll keep you in my prayers, Wes.  Thank God your kidney is okay! Please keep us posted & let me know if you want some recipe’s, k? Hugs, Maggie

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