[Deejay14]

I was,up at 7 this morning got all chores and exercise done, ran a few errands and went to the hospital. Husband will come home tomorrow unless something happens tonight. I am relieved and now we just wait for the pathology at the end of next week at the latest. They found out at the hospital that my husband is diabetic but I am sure he needs to just do exercise and everything will be normal again.

[Gus1234U]

well, somehow i got back on my low-cal diet... didn't try, but i'm beginning to believe that salads are a big part of it...

do let us know how your hubby beats his high blood sugars, DJ ? ~

[Deejay14]

Originally Posted by Gus1234U

well, somehow i got back on my low-cal diet... didn't try, but i'm beginning to believe that salads are a big part of it...

do let us know how your hubby beats his high blood sugars, DJ ? ~

When he gets in the habit of walking he is great at that! 1-1.5 miles a day with hills. Can totally go without sweets. We are getting along well. He came home yesterday with no pain meds. Said he did not want them. Had a bad experience with them in the hospital. So it's ES Tylenol only a d he hasn't even taken that.

[possum220]

Good to hear that your hubby is home and things are okay. Even better that he doesn't need much in the way of pain killers.


At the moment I have an abcess in my mouth that just won't go away. Need to ring the dentist on Tuesday as it's a public holiday on Monday. I googled the possible reason for it. They grand 'they' decided that diabetes can affect your mouth health. This is news to me.

[Gus1234U]

i made the mistake of googling "diabetes and sores",,, now i know too much~~

tho, i must admit, that when i began taking metformin, oh 8 yrs ago (?), i stopped getting cold sores on my lip as often (quite rarely now, just when overly stressed).

white patches of missing skin inside the mouth are just like cold sores, a variety of the Herpes virus (source of acquisition, unknown). and with diabetes the healing time can be far longer ....

wishing you the best,, oh yah, ask your doc for Zovirax, it's an anti-viral med that is fairly effective on herpes.

[possum220]

Thanks for that Gus. A couple of years back the same thing happened. No known cause that the dentist could pin point but a couple of root canal treatments did the trick plus some antibiotics. Hmmm.

Just some dumb pimple near a tooth.

Originally Posted by Gus1234U

well, somehow i got back on my low-cal diet... didn't try, but i'm beginning to believe that salads are a big part of it...

That is awesome—salads are so healthy too

I like balsamic vinegar, no oil (avocado instead).

[Deejay14]

I got my exercises done today with husband being around and even talking to my sis who lives in FL for awhile. She just got back from a two week fun trip to Europe.

[Candy1955]

I'm glad everyone sounds so positive!

[possum220]

I was still dithering about seeing the dentist. Last night I had this horrid nightmare about being stuck at the dentist. So I called them today and have the appointment tomorrow at 4.45 pm.

Today I fell over and hurt nothing but my pride. Reminder to self to not talk and walk at the same time.

[Gus1234U]

[possum220]

Thanks fror that Gus.

Went to the dentist today. Got a referral to a prosthodontist due to the fact that my bone is growth in my mouth has deteriorated. Infection hasn't helped. Diabetes who knows. Decades of psych meds that dry the mouth out has to be a factor. I can't afford to be sick literally.

[Deejay14]

Possum, hope you don't need much dental work done. I can't afford to be sick. I ha e trouble paying my deductible which is only a thousand dollars. It's not even good care in the hospital as my husband found out last week.

On the good side got in my exercise today and I am happy about that.

[Gus1234U]

the dreaded dental work,, i've been putting off emergency repairs for a yr or more,,, and i even got over my severe phobia~! just can't find the willingness to endure.....

[possum220]

Must get the script filled out for the infection today. I have an appointment to see the specialist on the 19/7 in the afternoon. Not sure what he will say. I truly dont mind seeing a dentist it's more the costs involved. I had been putting off seeing a optometrist to get my eye sight checked next week - new set of glasses - as I bent my second set of reading ones. Other physical issues are there and that specialist has gone away for 2 months on holidays.

I dunno just feeling overwhelmed and anxious. Cant afford to be sick. Last night I had a dream that I was in a house and the windows were broken.

It is cold here and I want to hid in bed. Major effort will be required to get myself out of the house.

Good on you for getting your exercise in Deejay. Does anybody want to get a walk in to find the faeries with the pot of gold? We can share.

[Deejay14]

I would love to go for a walk to find the fairies. I love them, gold or no gold.

[Gus1234U]

[possum220]

Bless you for the picture Gus.

Okies we is all going for a walk to find the beautiful faeries that Gus found for us.

[Deejay14]

Possum got my exercises done. Ready for that fairies walk now. What forest shall we start in?

[Gus1234U]

we shall start in the Golden Grove, of course~!

(Pando (tree) Pando (Latin for "spread out"), also known as the Trembling Giant, is a clonal colony of an individual male quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) determined to be a single living organism by identical genetic markers and assumed to have one massive underground root system.)