mdee16

@mdee16 (36)

United States • Age 75

Joined myLot 19 years ago

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Reactions to Glucophage/Metformin

myfanwy65 @myfanwy65 (1030) • United States 12 Jun 07

Do you take Glucophage or the generic form, Metformin? If so, what have your reactions been? It took this medication about 3 years ago and it made me terribly nauseous. I stopped taking it for about 2 years. I started taking it...

upset stomach

diabetes

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mdee16 Hi there- I take Metaformin and aside from one incident of an upset stomach, I have had no trouble with it. I have only been taking it for about 3 months now. MDee

13 Jun 07

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Calories or carbohydrates

dbhattji @dbhattji (2506) • India 13 Jun 07

What is more harmful for the diabetics, more overall calories or more carbohydrate in diet? we all know that pure sugar should be avoided but can one take carbohydrate in the form of potatoes, rice etc. if one is careful about...

calories or carbohydrate

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mdee16 Hi There- To answer your question, I can only speak for myself. Everything with diabetes is a balance and carbs can be very bad for blood sugar, especially pasta and potatoes and rice. I eliminated pasta and rice from my diet because I found it too...

13 Jun 07

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At last a NO carb Pasta

Kowgirl @Kowgirl (3489) • United States 5 May 07

Thank God, at last there is a no carb Pasta. All of us who have diabetes can now have Mac and cheese, Lasagna, or use it in our soup or any way we want. And by the way it has a proper name ...Miracle Noodles...You can find it...

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mdee16 HI Kowgirl- Thanks for the tip on non-carb pasta! I never heard of it. The whole wheat kind stinks. I have had diabetes 2 for 4 years and have discovered that I can eat those egg noodles "without the yolks" once in a while in soup or as a side dish...

14 May 07

Books on Lincoln...

Mitraa @Mitraa (3183) • India 5 May 07

Will you kindly refer me the names of some books to study on Abraham Lincoln?

books

lincoln

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mdee16 Hi Mitraa- While there are many fine books about Abraham Lincoln, Carl Sandburg's "Lincoln" is a remarkable study of a great man. It has many volumes, but you could start as we do all journeys, one step (book) at a time. Good luck, Marjorie

5 May 07

The Trust that is Built...

cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 27 Apr 07

Building trust between yourself and a horse is not easy. As a matter of fact, it is like any friendship. Since the death of my horse, I have never really connected with another in the exact same way. What happens when that trust...

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mdee16 Hi Cyclone, I know how you feel. My horse, Sadie Mae, died a few years ago and I haven't ridden since. I miss her terribly and can't bear riding another horse. I may get over that. Still, her shadow lingers and I will always miss her. Your pain will...

28 Apr 07

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Lucille Ball memories

bgerig @bgerig (1258) • United States 15 Mar 07

What are your greatest Lucy moments? from which show or movie? Do you still watch I Love Lucy? Are any of today's comedies in the same class of I Love Lucy?

i love lucy

lucille ball

tv shows

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mdee16 Hello out there in "I Love Lucy" Land. (And it is a very specific place in television history.) There can be no doubt that the zany and lovable redhead married to the Cuban bandleader can not and will not ever die! Everywhere in the world re-runs are shown...

16 Apr 07