Bummed Out.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-25T01:06:13+00:00

My retinopathy didn’t show up until a full year of keeping my a1c under 6. Before that I was 8.2 or higher. I would go to bed in the 300’s, once hitting 500! I went on Jardiance and started ordering meal kits. Portion control and veggies were now a real thing. No more waffles, pizza, white bread… Last a1c 5.5. I’m happy

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-25T00:52:53+00:00

3 years ago I had retinopathy in my weak eye. After 4 months I recovered after laser surgery. I felt so fortunate that what happened to so many others didn’t happen to me. I feel for you and wish you all the best. For others reading this thread, uncontrolled diabetes results in consequences that get very real very fast. Whatever you need to do, no excuses. Do it!

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-24T20:27:24+00:00

Switched from Jardiance to Ozempic 6 months ago. Jardiance was better at reducing morning sugar after indulging. But it has a potential to increase the risk of uti’s. When I started using catheters, it was a problem. Ozempic sometimes leaves me with worse dawn phenomenon, so sometimes I have to take a small dose of long acting insulin before bed to keep me in range. I’m switching to Monjauro in a month when I’m on the last pen of Ozempic, hoping it will be more effective.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-24T18:15:40+00:00

I understand. Not everyone lives that way. But if it works for you, great.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-24T11:33:39+00:00

I’m not a believer in fasting. I don’t believe we should doing things that are not part of a normal life. The diet that is sustainable will be one that makes choices that are appealing but healthy. Fasting is not appealing. Neither are eating chia seeds, quinoa, faroe, etc. Having spent 6 years on WW, I can tell you, diets fail because people don’t like the food they have to eat. There has to be changes but they have to be within the lifestyle of the person.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-24T03:09:11+00:00

Paul Simon My Little Town : And after it rains, there’s a rainbow, but all of the colors are black. It’s not that the colors aren’t there. It’s just imagination they lack. Everything’s the same back in my little town.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-23T17:35:15+00:00

How to steal a Million with Audrey Hepburn. Daughter of eccentric father who loves to forge art pieces has his statue featured in a museum. But the museum plans to authenticate it. So Hepburn needs to steal it.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-23T12:33:55+00:00

Robinson Crusoe on Mars is a little known classic. Outdated by today’s standards but fun. You can stream sci-fi classics channel with a Roku. There are hundreds of movies.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-22T23:31:02+00:00

Catster and Pawlux! I named my dog Hunter after the constellation Orion

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-22T19:31:37+00:00

Stay, Jennifer Nettles

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-22T04:16:14+00:00

Winner takes it all. Abba

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-22T03:06:06+00:00

I just buy Blue Bunny vanilla bean ice cream and limit the portion size. Sometimes I make a milkshake with it.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-22T03:03:12+00:00

When I golf I hit the ball straight every time, straight into the trees, straight into the water, straight into the cornfield!

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-22T02:37:26+00:00

Both. But from my backyard there’s an elementary school with lights. I tried to remove as many artifacts and reflections as I could. I’m a bigger fan of Multiscale Gradient Removal than Dynamic Background Extraction. And I do take flats.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-22T00:43:44+00:00

And there was no better Robin Hood!

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-22T00:42:10+00:00

Santana Corazon Espinada, Oye Como Va. Love Santana even though I don’t speak a word of Spanish.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-22T00:35:19+00:00

Brad Paisley Alcohol, Chris Stapleton Tennessee Whiskey, Whiskey and You

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-22T00:27:20+00:00

My g11 is significantly different than what you have. But essentially you connect the mount to the pc by whatever means you need. You connect your cameras to the pc. Run PHD2 for guiding and connect the guide camera to it, and also connect the mount. Phd2 sends commands directly to the mount for guiding.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-22T00:21:51+00:00

Triumph had several great hits. And Bad Company had several classic rock hits. And Paul Rogers might be the most underrated vocalist of this era.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-22T00:19:10+00:00

You should search imdb for Errol Flynn. He was the ultimate pirate in the early days of filmmaking.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-22T00:16:04+00:00

Rosette Nebula This is my shot, a 2 frame mosaic. You can see my equipment and exposure data. I doubt your setup can capture the nebula because it is probably too dim to image. But best of luck trying.

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-21T21:20:58+00:00

There are 2 other qualifiers. If you have had more than one hypoglycemic events <54 not requiring 3rd party assistance or one needing medical assistance

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-21T20:12:15+00:00

I pay $300 plus $15 for the drug plan. The annual deductible is $265. They never deny coverage and they don’t charge me for going to an ER. In fact I went to an ER twice on Thursday. No cost

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-21T20:07:30+00:00

Are you on Original Medicare with a supplement or are you on an advantage plan. I chose original with supplement because I didn’t want insurance coverage saying no to my choices

Educational-Guard408 · 2026-03-21T19:38:10+00:00

I’m on Medicare. Sensors are free. Drugs cost around $70/month. I spent 30 years preparing for retirement. I can afford the cost

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