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<blockquote data-quote="donnieboy" data-source="post: 2358937" data-attributes="member: 472665"><p>There will be many horrible, sad stories and frightening tales of ER visits in this thread, so I'll go to the good news:</p><p></p><p>We, who manage our blood sugars, are typically a tad healthier than the population at large who don't care for themselves in general.</p><p>We tend to watch our sugars on a very frequent basis, eat regularly, and don't over-indulge in things we shouldn't over-indulge in.</p><p>We go to the physician more often than most folks. Pro-active medicine is better for you.</p><p>We watch our weight as it's an indicator of other things like ketoacidosis.</p><p>We know a lot of impressive words like "Ketoacidosis" and "Glucosometer"</p><p>We can translate units from mL</p><p>We exercise as a means to manage our chemistry (blood sugar). I played racquetball, for example. It did almost kill me as I broke my neck playing (since fully recovered) however.</p><p>We tend to know more about food than others. We have a super power and can estimate the carbohydrates of everything from a cracker to a beef burrito from a roadside taco stand.</p><p>We deal with it. This is a manageable disease and much preferred to other ones.</p><p>Great luck to you all!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donnieboy, post: 2358937, member: 472665"] There will be many horrible, sad stories and frightening tales of ER visits in this thread, so I'll go to the good news: We, who manage our blood sugars, are typically a tad healthier than the population at large who don't care for themselves in general. We tend to watch our sugars on a very frequent basis, eat regularly, and don't over-indulge in things we shouldn't over-indulge in. We go to the physician more often than most folks. Pro-active medicine is better for you. We watch our weight as it's an indicator of other things like ketoacidosis. We know a lot of impressive words like "Ketoacidosis" and "Glucosometer" We can translate units from mL We exercise as a means to manage our chemistry (blood sugar). I played racquetball, for example. It did almost kill me as I broke my neck playing (since fully recovered) however. We tend to know more about food than others. We have a super power and can estimate the carbohydrates of everything from a cracker to a beef burrito from a roadside taco stand. We deal with it. This is a manageable disease and much preferred to other ones. Great luck to you all! [/QUOTE]
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