Chatty Lady not well

I heard from Chatty Lady's friend tonight. She has been in the hospital. Is home, but still not well. Let's all pray for her a speedy recovery back to her usual saucy self.
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Any friend of Chatty's is a friend of ours! She has our prayers!

JJ

I'm covering her too.

I have her phone number from when she left a singing message on my recorder about the cicadas! I plan to call her as the day progresses. Will share more information later in the day.

I'm sorry to hear that. I've prayed for as well. Hope she's back to her chatty self ASAP!

Donna
www.devotionalsbydonna.blogspot.com

My prayers coming her way too. There is power in prayer!

I will include her in my prayers too.
Maggie

wait a minute...is it CHATTY who is sick? or a friend of hers? WHO is sick? I'm being blonde today...sorry

JJ

It's chatty. She's not well, but hopefully with all us praying for her, she'll be back here soon.
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Oh My Gosh! I didn't realize it was Chatty! I read the first post as it being her friend...

Well, that poor thing. Ms C if you are well enough to read this, da Queen here is sending you a fresh supply of hugs and xxx's from the group here at Boomer's...they are guaranteed to perk you right up!

Please let us know how you are when you can, and thanks Smiles for keeping us posted!

JJ

I just talked by phone to chatty. Imagine that! I told her I would share what's going on.

The doctors thought she may have had a mild stroke, but as it turns out she is having complications with her Diabetes. Her blood sugar was high and she was having some other complications too.

She now has a stronger medication which will bring her blood suagr down quickly. Her biggest problem is double-vision. What a yucky feling. Please pray for that to subside. As the blood sugar drops, her vision should return.

Her spirits are great and she appreicates all the thoughts and prayers being offered in her name.

You're such a good mom Dots! If you talk to her again tell her we all send our love. On occasion I go to Las Vegas, I'd love to stop and meet her the next time I go.

Kate

Here's more good thoughts for Chatty! GF get well soon!

Still missing chatty! Praying she's getting better each day. Hopefully her vision will clear soon. It must be so odd to see double. YUK...

I got a sweet email from Chatty last night. She is doing better, but not yet well. She is is being lovingly cared for by her precious Earl and plans to be back on the boards as soon as her vision returns to normal and she gets her strength back.
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Dots/Smiles,
If either one of you talk with Chatty again, please tell her we miss her and are sending prayers, hugs, blessings, and cyber Oreo's her way, won't you? Hurry Back CHATTY!

JJ

Thank you to all of you ladies who wished me well and prayed for me. I was terrified and spent a horrible time in the emergency room. Hopoefully I am on the mend and should see better soon. I notice I can see the computer much easier now so will post some. Your kind posts made me cry but then again my nerves are still frazzled and my emotions are sensitive. I love you all and thank God I am a Boomer with such wonderful, caring friends.

Chatty:
I'm glad to know you're back and feeling better . Take it easy and remember we are all here for you! God bless you and fully restore your health! We missed you.

YUHOOOOOO....girlsssssss

CHATTY'S BACK!!!!!!!

Welcome Home Ms C!

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JJ

Chatty, keep healing girlfriend! Remember not to over-do too soon. How's the blood sugar?

Chatty, so happy to see you back!! Looking forward to meeting you in August even if it is for a brief time. We will be there for 4 days, and will be as busy as long as the team wins. When we lose, we have the rest of the time to do our own thing.

Sherri

So good to see you back on here Chatty. Just further proof that Prayer WORKS and boomer women are on God's hotline!!
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Dotsie, my sugar was 177 last night which is the lowest its been in probably years. It was running in the upper 300's and even lower 400's. I was completely out of control. Heck, I felt fine so didn't watch then BAM all hell broke lose. I still am seeing double part of the time and am hoping it too shall clear up but if not, I have no one to blame but myself. I can promise you it'll never get out of control again if I have to eat sawdust....

Oh Chatty, it's so nice to see you back among the boomers. You were so missed. Don't blame yourself for being sick. It happens to us all.

Just look forward to taking care of yorself and to better days.

So glad to have you back
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Welcome back Chatty & congrats on the low blood sugar. Its hard to keep it down there but you can do it I am sure.
Maggie

Chatty:

there's no need for sawdust... We'll continue praying for you and your health... and that you make the right choices when it comes to eating . It's not easy for me to try to diet around here! I'm sure it's not easy for you! Take it one day at a time. "See" you around!

cahtty, since I live with two diabetics in the house (a Type I and a Type II) I'll be able to help you with your diet in the diet forum.

I recall your food being so healthy but you did eat lots of fruit. Even though it's healthy, it had lots of sugar.

Both the diabetics in my family can tell you exactly what raises their blood sugar the most because they test often.

How often do you test?

Dotsie I am testing 3/4 times a day now. You know what makes me crazy. At 4:00 pm you eat a very light dinner,1/2 boiled chicken breast with a half cup of mixed veges and nothing but water till bedtime when your sugar is 177. Then 8 hours later after a good sleep you wake and its 193. Where in the heck does the rise come from? I will never understand that, do you?

Chatty~

I think the rise after sleeping is just because of course, you're sedentary when sleeping. I wonder if you did some exercise before going to bed, like walking, if that would keep it stabilized.
I had gestational diabetes with my last child eleven years ago and I get tested periodically but haven't had it reoccur. But every once in a while I can eat something either too fatty or sweet and my eyes are not all together for a good part of the next day. And I've discussed it with my optometrist and he says there's nothing there and he's never heard of that. But I'm pretty in tune with what's normal for me and when I started figuring out why caused the blurriness, I quit eating ice cream at night, or sunflower seeds or soda...and a few other things.

You just hang in there and you'll find what the right balance is for you.

Kate

chatty and kate, I've heard my husband refer to the rise in blood sugar during the night. There's even a name for it. I'll ask him and let you know more.

Kate, Ross is an optometrist so I'll ask him about the eye thing too.

Because he's a Type I Diabetic, an eye doctor and has lots of patients with Diabetes, he's a wiz with some of this stuff.

I'll get back to you!

Hey Chatty!!! Love and prayers coming your way!

Looking forward to anythng Ross can tell me. Need all the help I can get.

Chatty, Ross said it's a well documented syndrome called Sunrise Syndrome. Ask your doctor about it. It has to do with being sedentary through the night and there is also a hormonal implication.

Let me know if you want to pick his brain after you talk to your doctor.

Are the numbers going down? I pray so!

Dotsie, thank Ross for me. Well my numbers are better than ever before last night at about 9:00 pm they were 163, and I was thrilled since 120 to 130 is considered okay. But then this morning after a nights rest they were 207, still not too bad but that drives me nuts. I'm contemplating taking my last pill closer to bedtime, maybe that'll help some. Thanks for your interest and help....it's so appreciated.

Chatty, my husband has Type I diabetis and it seems to me that it's a tough thing to control. He takes a different insulin at night to combat the sugar rise but then his blood sugar often drops too low at night and he has to eat something to raise it back up.

He, unfortunately, doesn't try to control his eating but figures he can balance whatever he eats with the insulin. Maybe that's okay but it doesn't make sense to me.

I'm just playing catch up on the postings and was sorry to hear that you're ill. I hope you're getting better every day.

Mary, I think type 1 is much harder to control than what I have which is type 2. Both are a real puzzle at times. I am doing my very best and hope it's not too little, too late. God bless him and hope he does well.

Chatty, that might work. Also, I think it depends on the individual. My daughter has a harder time controlling her's and she's type II. That's because she doesn't use any medicine. All of her control comes from diet and exercise which is much harder than covering with insulin as needed.

Agate, has your husband ever bottomed out in the middle of the night?

Dotsie, what do you mean by bottomed out?

IT's when the blood sugar level gets so low that they become unconscience. You need to give them sugar to get them to come.

This doesn't typically happen during the day because they feel themselves getting low and eat something. During the night they can't catch themselves because they're sleeping.

It's scary.

Hi Chatty,

Just wanted to put my 'two-cents' worth in and let you know that I'm keeping you in my prayers and hoping you're well soon. Sometimes an illness goes on for awhile; but don't give up. Wellness often takes time, effort, medication and a Dr's expertise.

Just know that we 'boomer' women care and want the best for you!

Your Diet Buddy,

Chatty,
After I came out of the hospital it was hard for me to get the blood sugars down. I tried to behave and do what I had been told. The doctor later told me part of the high blood sugar was because of the trauma of being in the hospital.
Hang in there and keep doing what your supposed to. They will come down. I know this is frustrating but like Toni said "it does take time"
Maggie

Toni, Maggie, Dotsie and all of you that have given me your help during this time in my life. I want to say thanks and that I am doing my very best. I am very stressed out due to my illness, the bills and lack of employment and money coming in BUT with Gods help I will make it.

chatty, you're welcome. Please e-mail me if you have any specific questions for Ross about your Diabetes. How's your vision?

chatty, so glad to see you were back in the forums yesterday. I'm gald to hear the dark cloud is moving. Praying your spirits stay lifted.

Yes I feel so much better and am ashamed of myself for not taking charge of my illiness sooner. I acted like I didn't have any problems for years and it didn't bother me until this last time, BAM, but it got my full attention. The loss of my sight was the scariest thing ever to me and now with perfect control it has returned to what it was before so long as I keep my sugar below 150. Today I applied for and got a new job I am so proud of. I start in 2 weeks. I will post the info under Working Women.

Chatty, I'm so glad you've seen this as a wake- up call. It's so important to take good care of yourself when you're a diabetic. There can be many complications, but if you take charge of your numbers you can be healthier than the rest of us because you'll be eating better and exercising too.

How's the exercising going? Still swimming laps and marching?

Can't wait to hear about your job. Will you still be doing the telephone work?

Oh, and I still think you should write a book about the sex phone calls. It would definitely sell if you came up with a clever title about men's loneliness and secret escapes. the stories you could tell!

[ July 22, 2004, 10:14 AM: Message edited by: Dotsie ]

Chatty: I am very pleased to hear that you are doing better. May God continue to bless you!!

I will be happy to be employed outside the home and not doing the sex calls anymore at all. I kind of promised the Lord God that if he helped me regain my sight I would no longer waste my talents or any of the God given attributes on doing smut. I have been offered a job that starts in 2 weeks, one to be proud of, one that helps others, sick kids and their parents. Please read my post under Professional Women, I think thats the name, Professional something or other to see about my new job and thanks for all the prayers. I still need some as I have one eye that wants to go nuts every now and again...

Chatty, thank you for your support. My prayers are with you. Keep us posted!

Chatty, some peple may think it's odd that I think you should write this book, but I think it would tell America so much about the loneliness in married men. It's time for America to wake up and focus on the intimacy between marriage partners. That could be your angle?

well I've heard tell that the Lord works in mysterious ways

does seem kinda interesting that first there was the telephone call job -- then blindness (and thank goodness recovery) -- then a new job helping people ---- hmmmmmmm -- you may have something there Dotsie --

and you just might want to think about that book "chatty lady"

we can start calling you "quill lady"

And Chatty, your book could also help people. There is an epidemic of loneliness in this country and it is the foundation of a lot of other problems. It's something that seems to scare people and is not being addressed. I guess no one knows where to start.
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