Sean Dennis wrote in a message to Thom LaCosta:

 SD> Mine spikes pretty strong when I mow my yard (takes about two hours
 SD> to get the job done), however, in an hour or so after I get done,
 SD> the BG level drops dramatically-sometimes 200+ points for me.  Plus
 SD> I get that wonderful "worked hard, tired but satisfied" feeling. 
 SD> The yard itself is hilly so holding the lawnmower on a 15% grade
 SD> can be tricky at times. :)

Gee, I used to fee that way after sex...which runs rings around mowing the grass!

 SD> I wish I could get the VA to allow me to see an endo; my nurse (I
 SD> don't even rate to see a doctor, I guess) refuses.  She's got some
 SD> really bizarre ideas on diabetes treatment.  

I participate in a lot of studies....the benefite to me is that I get tons
of lab work, MRI's,m etc. for free.  In the first visit with whatever
gatekeeper they have, I let them know that I am the one that manages my
diabetes...and if their study won't let me do that, I ain't gonna play.  

 SD> Combine that with the
 SD> financially niggardly director of the hospital, a rather lousy
 SD> formulary (know people in the pharmacy) and overall "rush-rush"
 SD> mentality and you get a lousy combo.

Sorry to hear you have to go through that....


 SD> I'd rather die trying to make things better than to be a slouch. 

Well, with diabete, if you don't try to make things better, you'll simply
die earleir than you should.

I was in a study on how diabetics are emotionally affected by the disease.
The interviewer, who was a real pain in the butt, asked my how I felt about
having diabetes.

I told her it didn;t bother me too mcuh...after all, it's just gonna make
you die earleir and wrech your body in the process....I saw her checking
off all sorts of things on the scoresheet.


cya,
thom
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