> George,
>> A1C is the blood sugar level?
> I think it's 2 different terms, but related to a diabetic diagnosis.

Ok, I dno't understand it, but that's a good thing, I'm sure.

>> So you went from under 6.1 to a hundred and ten?! & that's a normal
>> reading? I  thought 7 was the maximum for healthy?
> The threshold for type 2 is 6.4 on the A1C -- your blood sugar can be
> elevated, especially after eating. There is a new way you get get your
> blood sugar and A1C readings, via a smartphone app (DexGo, I think),
> that doesn't require you to prick your finger. Obviously, you have to
> have a presciption for it...but it saves money on lancets, alchohol
> swabs, etc. Like so many other health issues, many with diabetes don't
> even know they have it.

I'm, I guess, "pre-Diabetic"; my doc mnitors my gl;ucose levels via a quarterly blood test I go for (non-fasting, as she's working with a baseline, rather than an absolute); Fasting is fine, but onyl if I can get the first appointments in  the morning (my lab merxtdoor used t open at 06h00 & take you on a first come , first served, but now it's appointment-only, beginning at 07h00. :P 

I seem to be dong well enough, on average, & since I'm an average type guy,  that works for me!  I've lost 60lbs in the past year, within my planned  schedule, now I'm doubling the rate of loss & going after the next 80 to my  final/preferred weight of 220. (I'm 6' tall, so me being 300 doesn't look  terrible right now, but Iu'm mnore concerned with health & ease of climbling  stairs than how my looks affects others--only my wife gets an opinion on that.)

Ooh, nice, Leonard Cohen just popped on the radio, singing the full  "Hallelujah"

>> Health is all we got, at times -- it's important to do our part to keep
>> everuything going.
> I just got out of the hospital for the 4th time since last summer...all
> related to atrial fibrillation. Yet so far, I don't need any ablation
> surgery. But, when you have sinus tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and
> respiratory palpitations, it's time to call the ambulance (that was my
> case this past Sunday).

No doubt! Glad you did -- don't want to lose you, mate!

> The young lady friend I know is a vegetarian (that from her parents).
> Well, I can respect her view on that, but I think of this tagline:
> How can you eat one of God's Creatures?? In a sandwich. :P

Or "right next to the mashed potatoes."; I'll takeeither -- a sandwich or a  meat & potatoes platter.

> I rarely go out to eat anymore...buffets or otherwise. I can't afford it.
> I think my wallet and bank account will have the heart attack and stroke
> for all the medical visits in the last 9 months.

I've cut back on my eating out, evemn though Im fortunate to never have medical costs, except for the odd medication not covered by our government health  insurance plan(GHIP).

> I forgot to take the plug in charger for my phone to the hospital, so
> my phone was off most of the time.

Happens to me all the time, unless my daughter accompanes me, t hen seh  rem,em,bers to grab a couple for us both, & if my phone is on charge, she can  updater my wife for me.

> Nature and a nightmare woke me, but I'm having a hard time staying awake
> to finish this QWK packet before strong thunderstorms arrive later this
> morning.

Don't fight sleep.
(unless you're driving)

>> I could always do up to 3 figure arithmetic, even some thing random
>> like 482*93 in my head, often faster than someone else could put it
>> into a calculator & get the answer, just to see the answer I called out
>> was fully correct!
> Peppermint Patty (from Peanuts) is asleep in the classroom, and as he
> head lops back, she suddenly wakes up, and screams "I'M AWAKE!! THE ANSWER
> IS 12!!" 

Was it 12?

> There was an episode of "The Big Bang Theory" one night (my brother
> loves that show...I rarely watch TV anymore), where Sheldon is telling
> this guy "you can't make me change my mind about my decision". Well, the
> guy pulls out to beautiful large turquoise balls that Sheldon starts to
> drool over. 

Sheldon loved anything of comic hero memorabilia.

> Remember...July is National Baked Bean Month  :P

Never had real baked neans, I'm suire -- just the rare can of some thing -- but not even those any more; I do buy refried black beans in the can, to make my  Saturday morning breakfast bean dip. (I keep it simple -- adding just a tad of  beef bouillion, & a tsp of habanero sauce)

>> Nice one! *time-travel High-Five with Janice*
> She put me in my place more than once...and got me fat on humble pie
> and salted crow. :P

My wife's been getting me fat on her homecooking!

> That's what I had this past Sunday...heart rate of 144. But, I have no
> idea what set it off. That's why the BBS was down for 2 days.

Not a problem -- you need to take care of yourself first, always!

> ... Newspaper Headline: "Air Head Fired."

I can sort of figure out thestory on this one, buit I'm still hoping the air in his head was mostly hydrogen & oxygen, instead of nitrogen, & there was a  beautiful & sudden kaboom moment! *LOL*

"My kaboom -- where's the kaboom?" --Marvin the Martian

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6