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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 10:26 pm
To add to that, I work in a very large dept store, and we have really large swamp coolers as main cooling.....they do have chillers to cool the water first, but just large swamp coolers at heart.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 10:29 pm
*is MORE than willing to send some of IA's current humidity to AZ or any other state that wants some*
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 10:46 pm
No thanks, Serate, keep your humidity, lol! Christy, thank you! I've been trying to explain swamp coolers for years and have never come up with such a simple explanation! Yeah, I had a duh moment...finally realized I could go out and spray the pads with the hose and oh wow, cold air! Doesn't matter if the water line is hooked up or not as long as you manually spray them. A lot of people out here will freeze a container of water and then put the block of ice in the swamp cooler for even colder air. Aunt's blood sugar went up to 271 after dropping to 43 and finally settled at 172. Still high, but closer to normal than it has been all day.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 1:44 am
Thursday's Mission Nightstands are a good one for me, I always drop stuff there. I think tomorrow I'll just do a little cleaning around the house and some laundry. Also need to go pay a bill. I hate paying bills. I don't have to be at my aunts til 3, her appt is at 4:15 so that should give me plenty of time. I'd thought about giving her a shower, but the way her blood sugar is going up and down I don't think that's a good idea. She'd be absolutely horrified if I had to get bil in to help me get her out of the shower (sis wouldn't be able to help!) On the plus side, sis is going with us to the dr tomorrow. Since she's the one who gave aunt her meds and did the tests all day, she's better talking to the dr about it than I am. She's also a bit more medically inclined that I am and thinks of questions that'd never occur to me. Also means I can get aunt out of the car and headed to the drs office while sis parks the car and I won't have to leave her standing alone when she's feeling so lousy.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 10:02 am
Good luck at the docs, that is really weird how the BS is fluctuating so much. I forgot I had condo meeting last night, but I forced myself to do the laundry, got two loads done. Tonight I will change the sheets (they were in the laundry) and wash the comforter. I ran the Roomba and for some strange reason it turned itself off under the bed, LOL. I think it had a nervous breakdown, or the kitties killed it. Anyway, got it redocked, I must remember to empty it, LOL. I swept the dining room and took out the rest of the recycling and went to the condo meeting.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 12:05 am
Friday's Mission Got a bit done today, but not a bunch. Took my aunt to the dr, dr thinks we need to change her insulin and see if that works in regulating her blood sugar. They also want her to have an ultrasound done of her legs to check the circulation in her feet (swollen feet/ankles,) and she put aunt on an antibiotic for a sore on her toe that she's concerned about. Oh and blood tests and going back in 2-3 weeks to check everything out. I need to do some grocery shopping tomorrow and some cleaning around the house. The girls have practice, but at the batting cages tomorrow so I'm thinking I'll take middle niece and go watch them.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 11:42 am
Ok, I thought insulin was insulin, how do you change it? Last night I changed the sheets and washed the comforter, took out the trash and just neatened up for my sister to come clean today! Can't wait to see what she has to say about the floors after today.
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 11:59 am
Dipo they can change the amount of insulin you get give you more or less depending if your blood sugar level is high or low. and it all depends on how much you put in the needle.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 12:04 pm
LOL, I hope someone more knowledgable about insulin comes along to correct what I'm wrong about, cuz I don't really deal with that when it comes to aunt. She was taking one type of regular insulin that worked on a sliding scale...she'd check her blood sugar, then take more or less insulin depending on what her blood sugar was, twice a day. She has another one she only takes when her blood sugar is super high or won't go down, though I'm not sure if she takes that after the regular stuff or without the regular stuff (she doesn't use it that often.) The doctor now has her on insulin (lancet?) that she'll take once a day, before dinner, and she'll take a set amount starting at 15 (I'm not sure of the measurment, maybe 15 units?) and they'll increase by 2 every day until her blood sugar stays level at 89 before a meal. That's my understanding of it and hopefully if I have it all mixed up someone else can clarify it! My aunt is perfectly fine taking her own meds (which is why I have the most basic knowledge of it) but sis did take over giving her the injections because aunt was shaking too bad to do it herself. Sis has some medical training and understands it perfectly, my understanding is limited to if her blood sugar goes to high, she needs insulin, if it goes too low, give her honey, and if it doesn't come back up pretty quickly, call 911. I can't even watch her poke her finger to test her blood sugar, lol! Oh, I'll take part of that back, I do understand and know her diet pretty well because I had to do that for years at the retirement home and that's the one area sis will call me and ask questions. So far this morning, I've scheduled 5 dr appts for my aunt and confirmed three I had for the kids (Caleb's bloodwork tomorrow, derm appt Monday, and check up for both on Tuesday.) And I've written a grocery list. Need to leave in a while to drop some prescriptions off at the pharmacy and go to Vons and then later on Walmart and take the girls to the batting cages. I'm kinda lagging though, need a kick in the pants, lol.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 1:25 pm
Ok, so its the dosage, I get it now. Thanks!
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 1:33 pm
exactly Dipo, I used to fill my mothers needles
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 1:44 pm
Yeah, but this dr actually changed the brand of insulin...the regular she was taking is I believe Humulin? and now it's Lancet (or something that sounds similar.) Aunt swears up and down she's taken this before and it didn't work, but I'm not sure if that's right or not...at the same time she was saying she'd never had a circulation test and sis had to tell her yes she had, she'd gone with her to have that one done 4 years ago!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 1:51 pm
Humolog and Lantus? I'm on both of those. The Lantus I take at night when I go to bed and the Humolog I take 3 times a day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I've changed types of insulin a couple of times and dosage has been changed many times.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 2:18 pm
Lantus! I know the other isn't humolog, it's humilin/humilon/humilan (not sure of the exact spelling.) We had to go round and round with the pharmacy last month over the humilin/an/on. Is humilin/an/on a generic of humolog? Though come to think of it considering how much they want to charge for it, I hope there isn't a non-generic type out there, couldn't imagine how outrageous that would be. She's not changed types, but has had the dosage changed many times. I will say she's never been normal, always all over the place, though not as low as she has been the last couple days. So it probably is time for a change to see if that'll work. Sis and I cook for her, I do all the shopping, and I know the only thing she eats on a regular basis that she really shouldn't is peanut butter sandwiches.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 2:21 pm
there are many kinds of insulin and makers. as there are many types of diabetes. There are: Long acting insulins - acting about 24 hours Levemir and Lantus, Regular Insulin - acting a few hours - Humulin, NovolinR Slower Acting Insulins - acting about 12 hours - NovolinN Rapic Acting Insulin - within 15 minutes - Humolog, Novolog, Apidra The regimen that Twinkie is on is called MDI or Muliple Daily Injections, which sounds about the same as Wargod's aunt. This is for Type1 and Type2 PWD (people with Diabetes). My regimen is with an insulin pump and Novolog which gives me rapid acting insulin 24 hours a day and for which everything that is put in my mouth is counted for by insulin. My regimen is the same as a Type1, although my diabetes was caused by Acute Pancreatitis.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 5:26 pm
Landi, Twinks, Dfennessey, or anyone who might know...have ya'll used the insulin that comes already loaded in the thingamajig? I guess all you have to do is adjust a little dial to the dosage you need, no syringe needed. Reminds me of Caleb's epi-pen and I have no idea what the thingamajig is called. Pharmacy delivered the meds earlier and sis mentioned it, though I didn't go in to see them yet. We're wondering how easy they are to use? Her tremors have gotten so bad that sis started giving her her injections about six months ago, aunt was shaking so bad that she was losing half the insulin before she got the needle anywhere near herself and sis was worried that she'd break the needle off if she did manage to stick it in. I know with the epi-pen (though we haven't ever used it) all you do is jab the thing down and it's done. I'm thinking if the insulin thing is the same way she should be able to do it herself? Since we didn't know when the pharmacy would deliver the meds, aunt is taking her regular insulin today and will start the lantus tomorrow night. Sis has no problem doing the injections, but she does have to plan her days around it or have Darren or someone else go over to do it for aunt, I can't, I mean, if it was an emergency and no thinking involved I probably could, but under normal circumstances I just can't do that. Would be much easier if aunt could do it herself when needed though.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 7:17 pm
War, that's the only kind of insulins I have used. You just dial the number on the pen, alcohol swab where the needle goes and screw on the needle, take the cap off the needle and shoot. Have to use the other hand to pinch the skin where I am going to shoot.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 10:31 pm
That's different than the epi pen one then, no needle to screw on. Can you reuse the part that has the insulin in it? Say you only need a little of it and have enough left over for another shot? Or do you have to throw it away, no matter how much you use? Heh, I may have to hang around tomorrow to see how it works and if she can do it herself. At least til she gets stuck, I'm too big of a baby to watch that.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, June 26, 2009 - 11:28 pm
i used pens, you either use a refillable pen with a 200ml cartridge or a disposable pen. you put a pen needle on it each time, dial the insulin you need, and dispose of the needle until the next time. then you keep using the pen until you have used up the insulin.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 12:18 am
Thank you both! From what sis says, aunts are the disposable pens. I'm getting anxious to see how she likes the new insulin and if it works better than the humulin. I did some grocery shopping today, still need to do Costco shopping. Vons was having some pretty good sales today, I saved $88.42 on Vons club items! The girls practice was cancelled at the last minute. Coach showed up at the batting cages to pay and get the 2 cages and they were shut for today. Luckily he caught me before I'd left..was actually sitting at sis' waiting for niece to get her gear together to go. We decided we're going to take the girls this weekend to the batting cages...their first game is next week. Tomorrow I need to do laundry, a little cleaning, and Caleb has a blood test at 8am. Fingers crossed it'll be the last one, if the dr thinks he's doing well enough on Monday this will be his last month on accutane.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 12:05 pm
I'm done for today! I was up at 7:30 to take Caleb for his blood test. I'd scheduled an appt 3 weeks ago and glad I did when we got there there was like 15 people waiting for lab work, but since Caleb was one of only two that had an appt we were in and out in no time. I scrubbed the kitchen top to bottom and then decided to keep going...cleaned the living room and cleaned the carpets. Looks pretty good if I say so myself. Dakota spent the night at my sisters last night and called this morning to see if we wanted them to take both kids to a birthday party today. Sounds good to me! Darren just drove Caleb over to drop him off and stop by the store for sandwich stuff. We don't have anything planned except Darren needs to do a bunch of homework so we probably won't be going anywhere, but at least it'll be quiet for him to get his stuff done. I have no idea what I'm going to do except a whole lot of nothing. Maybe some beading or catching up on tivo.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 3:19 pm
Wow, you sure got a lot done quickly! I haven't done anything, it is going over 100 here today, so I got up early and closed up the house. Got the AC going, had some breakfast and that's it. My sister cleaned yesterday so there isn't much I need to do. Guess I could re-org the closets but there is no ac in there, it may be too hot, LOL. I will probably just do "office" stuff, I need to open some mail and go through some stuff that seems to have been in my in box for a while. Watch my tapes, lifetime movie channel, and Wimbledon. Plan on making some salad and ranch salad dressing so I have some cool food to eat. Have a Safeway delivery tomorrow, they send me a promotion for free delivery.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 11:13 pm
I was trying to beat the heat, don't think I was all that successful though cuz I ended up with a monster headache. Took a nap for a couple hours, then vegged, cooked dinner, picked the kids up (they had fun at the party,) then watched Harper's Island. I don't think I'll be up all that late tonight cuz I'm still feeling kinda lousy. Man, I wish Vons would deliver!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 1:23 pm
Its even hotter here than yesterday, I have cleaned out some old food from the fridge, cleaned the shelves of my medicine cabinet, and gotten through a bunch of stuff in my in box. I had two big catalogs from JCPenney, I need to call them and tell them to stop the big book! It is too hot in my master bedroom closet to do anything so I guess I will clean out my email, LOL.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 11:07 pm
Okay, I posted this in the Don't know where to put thread, but it's so pretty. You can look at it to get your minds off the heat: I loved kaleidoscopes as a kid, still own some in fact. But this site is so BEAUTIFUL! When you move the mouse even a smidgeon it changes the venue. http://lsdex.ru/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/acid.swf
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