RE: [SPAM] Re: every diabetic is different

[Guest guest]

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Well, I have absolutely no light perception and I use a Guide Dog. There is

no reason you could not use a dog. I think that, particularly if you are

alone, a dog is a very sound choice as the dog will alert you to many things

which you may well need to know about. The only down side to a Guide Dog is

the care and time it takes to care for the animal. You *must* take the dog

out to potty regardless of the fact that it may be zero outside and a

blinding snow or it is raining hard enough to warrant an Ark or it is about

120F and you could cook an egg on the sidewalk.

You need to make sure your companion has adequate food and *fresh* water and

I hope you like to vacuum. (LOL)

I have used a dog for the better part of 4 decades and have never regretted

a minute of it.

When I lived in North Tulsa by myself my Guide was the only thing which kept

me from having some serious problems. Lots of folks are afraid of a black

dog and Grady is a Black Labrador. Grady is about as gentle as they come but

no one ever pushed the issue. One afternoon there was a small group of local

young thugs milling around my trailer so I took Grady out on leash and

simply told him *guard* in a calm quite voice. As we walked toward the

street the band of juvenile delinquents just sorta melted away and never

returned.

Grady had no idea what *guard* means but the thugs didn't know that. (LOL)

If you wish just email me privately at:

cyselfridge@...

HTH, Cy, The Anasazi...

[sPAM] Re: every diabetic is different

god bless you, i love to hear successful dog storeies. i dont have one but

my mobility is so limited i keep working at it. my husband has cancer and it

is not looking good so i know one day i will be on my own. a dog seems like

a good way to go. tell me do you get and shadows or get any light at all.

the reason i ask is because i get total blackness and wonder if a dog would

be possible under these circumstances. the world seems so big and so dark. i

just want to know if this is a possibility or am i just reaching for pie in

the sky, smile. please advise. thanks, karen

every diabetic is different

I bet you have heard that sentence a lot. It may be true. Then again, it may

not be true. Just like this one. Every person is a

unique individual just like every other person on the planet. While such

statements sound perfectly true, they are not helpful for

the individual person dealing with a problem or an issue. Just like this

one. Normal is different for every diabetic. If you

believe this one, you may be doomed to suffer in ignorance as to what normal

actually is. I urge you to strive toward the goals of

what normalcy actually is in the human population. If you know what the

normal body temperature of a human being is on this planet,

then you can bet on it and make a lot of money. For instance I would bet any

body here that you can pick 100 persons at random off

the sidewalks and I would be able to guess their correct body temperature

with in 2 degrees, and I would be right over 97% of the

time. The reason I would win is that I know what a normal body tempera

ture is. If you don't know what the normal range of a blood sugar is, then

how do you strive for it? If you have a blood sugar

that is too high, then what is too high. On the other hand if you have a

blood sugar that is too low, then what constitutes too

low. What can you do specifically to correct these readings? Happy hunting

on what normal actually is.