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DuchessAimee

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By the way, I'd like to correct one thing... the part about diabetes galloping through my family was not in fact facetious. That part is true. I just hope I don't get it. Unfortunately I really like chocolate, and I have been gaining weight lately... fortunately the chocolate I like is very dark chocolate, like 85% cocoa, so that's not TOO bad I guess.


It's sort of easy to avoid diabetes, type 2 that is. However, it's possible that your pancreas can just up and stop working whenever it pleases. The amount of sweets you eat won't lead to diabetes. Not directly. Sugar only leads to diabetes when someone gains weight, becomes insulin resistant, the A1C is elevated, etc.


I'll be your temporary physician. Lose weight, cut carbs, eat more green veggies, and exercise. Blah, blah, blah. Your chocolate intake is most likely fine.
 
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Tintin

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A little over two weeks until Arlene visits the land of Tintin - Yay! :D
 

Lynx

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It's sort of easy to avoid diabetes, type 2 that is. However, it's possible that your pancreas can just up and stop working whenever it pleases. The amount of sweets you eat won't lead to diabetes. Not directly. Sugar only leads to diabetes when someone gains weight, becomes insulin resistant, the A1C is elevated, etc.


I'll be your temporary physician. Lose weight, cut carbs, eat more green veggies, and exercise. Blah, blah, blah. Your chocolate intake is most likely fine.
Good I sure am glad cause I don't think I could give up my chocolate I like really dark chocolate anyway which is supposed to be good for you and it gives you energy to exercise and exercise has to be good for you right and I think it does something to suppress appetite at least I hear caffeine is what is in a lot of diet pills so that's another way dark chocolate is good for me WOOHOO! :D :D
 

jogoldie

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Went to the beach today on the golf cart.'...alone.....this is the first time ive been able to be alone
at the beach....my youngest daughter works there so she came and we rode waves together....
the knee held up good...but I missed my beachbuddies...I was informed today that I dont share
the babies so good.....well....I was suprised ....they havent said it sooner....ok.....I confess I dont
want to share them and thats just to bad.....every man for himself when it comes to the babies..
And the way I look at it.....im winning.......
 

rachelsedge

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A little over two weeks until Arlene visits the land of Tintin - Yay! :D
Is it really that soon? I remember when you first posted about meeting and it seemed so long...wow how time flies!

On an unrelated note, I bathed my cats today. It was traumatic for everyone involved. They still love me, though, and that's what's important.
 

Lynx

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Don't give cats a bath... felines are self-cleaning.
 
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Tintin

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Is it really that soon? I remember when you first posted about meeting and it seemed so long...wow how time flies!

On an unrelated note, I bathed my cats today. It was traumatic for everyone involved. They still love me, though, and that's what's important.
Yes, it is! Arlene and I made it official back in June (on the 19th). We're very eager. Not long to go now. :)

Rachel, you have patience of a saint. Make sure that those cats of yours give you some loving. God knows you sacrifice for them. I'm continuing to pray for you. God bless you, my dear sister.
 
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JustAnotherUser

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A bit random, but I found this and thought that it was really cool... Yeah, it doesn't take much for me to be amused.

 

Lynx

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Nice. I saw Albert... then I took off my glasses and immediately saw Marilyn. ^.^
 

rachelsedge

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Don't give cats a bath... felines are self-cleaning.
They had gotten fleas and I wanted to make sure they and all their dirt and eggs and whatnot was washed out before I put the flea meds on them. I doubt I'll ever bathe them again unless they get into something nasty, for the sake of my own sanity.

Thank you Tintin. Sometimes I am very very patient and other times...I have none at all. :)
 

lil_christian

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They had gotten fleas and I wanted to make sure they and all their dirt and eggs and whatnot was washed out before I put the flea meds on them. I doubt I'll ever bathe them again unless they get into something nasty, for the sake of my own sanity.

Thank you Tintin. Sometimes I am very very patient and other times...I have none at all. :)
Fleas are the worst...my kitten had gotten them real bad and I bathed him 5 different times. Ouch. Then we put a different flea medicine on him and it worked out great. Haven't seen a flea since.
 

Lynx

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Oh... fleas are different. And you can't use the same thing that is effective on dogs, because permethrin will kill a cat. I can see giving a cat a bath then.

You are very brave. Or you have welder's gloves. Or both.
 

jogoldie

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Some one once told me....if you rub orange peels on your pet it gets rid of fleas...
Sounds crazy to me......but its worth a try....
 

Roh_Chris

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Some one once told me....if you rub orange peels on your pet it gets rid of fleas...
Sounds crazy to me......but its worth a try....
Someone once told me that if you get rid of the cat you get rid of the fleas. It's worth a try. But apparently it wouldn't work on dogs. Dogs are too good to be thrown out.
 

jogoldie

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Step away from the keyboard.....you are about to set off a cat reaction.......
Wouldnt want to be you right now.......lol
 

Pipp

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Georgia
My last night here. Please pray for safe traveling on our way home.

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PopClick

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Pipp, at first I thought you meant it was your last night on cc, and I was like...