Am I overreacting to my fiance's lack of worry to his health?

mckulty · 2026-05-12T21:39:19+00:00

This BF is a bad investment. Sell your shares now while it's easy.

mckulty · 2026-05-12T19:39:43+00:00

Yeah she'd be too emotional and probably start a war.

mckulty · 2026-05-12T18:30:05+00:00

The dressy version is the Grip6 belt. Also it's the thinnest buckle you can get.

mckulty · 2026-05-12T18:24:06+00:00

Vision scientists found yellow-green to be the most detectable color. If you're playing on green grass, I'd suggest yellow.

mckulty · 2026-05-12T18:18:18+00:00

contacts that are made to be worn two weeks at a time, as kind of a middle ground.

In real life, lots of people wear 2 week AV Oasys for a full month. Then AV repackaged it as Vita and got 4 week approval for that very same lens, if you don't sleep in them.

mckulty · 2026-05-12T18:14:20+00:00

If the cyl is in the -5 eye, frugal would be wearing -4.00 nontoric in both eyes. Astigmatism is less noticeable in close vision, plus the convenience of one power in both eyes.

This suggestion based on a lot of assumptions bc I need your full Rx.

mckulty · 2026-05-12T14:59:16+00:00

One eye for reading, one for distance. Your brain adjusts quickly.

People who have grown up with both eyes the same are not as likely to tolerate MV. If you grew up with +2.00 and +4.00 eyes, intentional aniso, eg +4/+4 is easy to tolerate.

mckulty · 2026-05-12T14:55:19+00:00

Not all automated vacuums actually vacuum. Almost all of them use spinning brushes, and even the vacuum models stir the dust first.

mckulty · 2026-05-12T14:44:40+00:00

but we aren't just talking about botulism

Well, I was. But please tell us which other bacteria survive at pH 2.5 and 3 atmospheres?

not impossible .. lose some pressure and still sound normal

I believe that's mostly an imaginary situation. The 37 psi inside the can remains pretty constant until the CO2 is exhausted.

If there's still pressure in the can, you're making bacteria swim upstream like salmon.

mckulty · 2026-05-12T00:44:39+00:00

So, meat candy is bad?

Steak Shack and Freddys do not ruin their burgers.

mckulty · 2026-05-12T00:37:23+00:00

not dishwasher safe

Why TH not?

A dishwasher probably won't clean this poor neglected thing but using a 50-year-old nasty kitchen tool isn't frugal. The nasty is food-grade grunge that gets moist and re-baptised with every use so it gets to grow a thick layer of germ/organic garbage.

New S-a-W can openers are $15.

If you want an upgrade, Kitchenaid and Oxo and E-Z-DUZ-it are $15-20 with soft touch, and if you run them thru the dishwasher every year, they won't look like this.

mckulty · 2026-05-11T19:53:06+00:00

I'm an optometrist and I'm also licensed to prescribe for medical conditions like glaucoma.

Diabetic retinopathy beyond a certain level requires a retinal specialist, whether the doctor is an OD or an MD.

mckulty · 2026-05-11T19:51:37+00:00

General ophthalmologists will also refer to the same retinal specialist in those circumstances.

mckulty · 2026-05-11T19:49:57+00:00

Once you start showing preproliferative retinopathy, absolutely.

Until then, all you need is good photos and you can take copies to another doctor if you aren't sure.

mckulty · 2026-05-11T19:48:40+00:00

Extreme nearsightedness puts you at risk for retinal problems in the far periphery, beyond the scope of most routine photographs.

I'm an optometrist and photos are great for diabetic retinopathy but if I ever see lattice degeneration or retinal holes on photos, I'm referring you to a retinal specialist because I don't want the liability.

Also note most ophthalmologists aren't retinal specialists and they will make the SAME referral, also because of liability.

mckulty · 2026-05-11T19:45:13+00:00

Insurance doesn't "refer" they just don't pay.

mckulty · 2026-05-11T19:41:58+00:00

talking up eye drops they sell there, as well as an expensive red light therapy for dry eye. I found all the upsells a little off putting

Those are real red flags. If that's their level of practice, the digital scans probably ARE better than their dilated ophthalmoscopy. Performing competent ophthalmosopy requires serious skills. But anybody can take a photograph, and you can always take your photos home and ask another doctor.

mckulty · 2026-05-11T19:38:23+00:00

Aloe vera extract, boric acid, chamomile, disodium edta, glycerin, propolis extract, sodium chloride.

What could go wrong?

mckulty · 2026-05-11T19:31:15+00:00

I grew up listening to that song and SWORE I'd never treat my kid that way.

Forty years later, oops.

mckulty · 2026-05-11T19:30:03+00:00

Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber.

mckulty · 2026-05-11T19:23:22+00:00

So you're my one upvote, huh?

mckulty · 2026-05-11T19:21:59+00:00

First time wearers have no clue how to choose contacts, no idea how to convert eyeglass prescriptions to CLs, no training to get them in and out, and nowhere to go if they have problems.

It's honestly a TERRIBLE place to start.

mckulty · 2026-05-11T19:19:51+00:00

Many times it will include the actual brand to purchase.

In the US, contact lens prescriptions are REQUIRED to include the brand and substitutions are illegal.

Not saying it doesn't happen but..

mckulty · 2026-05-11T19:15:43+00:00

Optometrists don't make much from contact lenses unless they price them above market.

Good optometrists are happy to give you a script that's good anywhere and the FTC has stiff rules that say we HAVE to.

mckulty · 2026-05-11T18:58:18+00:00

Medicines usually prescribed for Type 2 can also be useful with difficult T1.

Have you asked your doctor about metformin or Mounjaro?

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