stuck in a lost civilization

[Guest guest]

In the U.S. you would find more information in a library than on the

Internet. Strangely there isn't a whole lot of good stuff on the Internet

for diabetes.

People ahve sent me about two good web sites over the weeks I've not had

time to check out - my browser can't open from e-mail - can people maybe

reproduce them for her?

If I find them I will repost; I probably saved both of them.

In Saudi Arabia, as a woman, diabetes is probably the least of your

problems. You're lucky you found a doctor who would see you! Not hard to

understand how you got to be obese, living in a country where a woman isn't

allowed outside unless wearing a tent and the temperature is always 110.

And you aren't allowed to drive.

My initial reaction was to think you ran into a typical American doctor,

before I saw teh Saudi Arabia part. Two years ago the medical wisdom that

was going around about diabetes was you didn't even have to worry about

diet. I think that may be swing back - but it is part of why it is hard

to find advice on diet on the Internet.

Books would be more helpful. Do you think your family can send you any?

Yours,

Dora

Austin, Texas

villandra@...

[Guest guest]

I'm finding that all kinds of books, many of them very basic, provide tons

of information that I haven't been able to find on the web.

I am a person who actually wants information - and that is what I understood

she is asking for. For instance, the ADA web site does not provide my

definition of information. It does not provide my idea of what one would

teach to a first grader with diabetes.

I don't know what advantage their being on tape would be ... did our poster

mention a visual handicap that I missed?

Yours,

Dora

Austin, Texas

villandra@...

Re: Stuck in a lost civilization

> Dora,

>

> Books are not always helpful to someone who is starting out with

> Diabetes, especially if they are already blind for another

> reason. And not all books are on tape.

>

[Guest guest]

>Dora,

>Books are not always helpful to someone who is starting out with

>Diabetes, especially if they are already blind for another

>reason. And not all books are on tape.

Gee! How did ya know? Actually, I can see fairly well now but am prone to

reoccurring bouts of optical neuritis. I feel like a living yo-yo...yo-yo

glucose, yoyo-vision...sigh. Dya think this will be aggravated by diabetes?

[Guest guest]

Nadia,

Is it easy for you to read print, or do you need information on tape?

Visual and mobility handicaps would limit anyone's search for information.

Dora

Re: stuck in a lost civilization

>>

> Doesn't make a diff...my vision won't allow it. As far as not

> allowing

> women to drive here-no country is absolutely perfect-if it was,

> we'd have

> nothing to argue about! . I'll shut up now.

>

> >My initial reaction was to think you ran into a typical American

> doctor, >before I saw the Saudi Arabia part. Two years ago the

> medical wisdom that

> >was going around about diabetes was you didn't even have to

> worry about

> >diet. I think that may be swing back - but it is part of why it

> is hard

> >to find advice on diet on the Internet.

> >Books would be more helpful. Do you think your family can send

> you any?

>

> Hehe, the mail system is too corrupt-I'd never get them! Mind you,

> I could

> have them scanned and emailed... I should look into that.

>

>

> Cheers,

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I developed floaters while preg with Dinah. This was when my

gestational was at its worse, and I'm almost certain I was mildly

type 2 prior to getting preg with her. I have wondered what impact,

if any, the diabetes might have with the floaters.

Debi

> Gee! How did ya know? Actually, I can see fairly well now but am

prone to

> reoccurring bouts of optical neuritis. I feel like a living yo-

yo...yo-yo

> glucose, yoyo-vision...sigh. Dya think this will be aggravated by

diabetes?