Ophelia wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>> Many people lead normal lives without meds who have diabetes. Sounds
>>>> like you're doing the right thing Wayne. My list A1c was 4, fairly
>>>> good for an old fat guy.
>>> You are an old fat guy? Then who was that handsome dude you passed
>>> off as your photo before????
>>>
>>>
>> Jeez Ophelia, in 2004 I weighed 272 lbs. I was down to 170 when I
>> damned near died due to bacterial infection. Since the end of March
>> 2007 I have gained 40 lbs back. The handsome dude was still me, or at
>> least that's what Miz Anne tells me.
>
> She is right of course
>
> I like to think I'm
>> distinguished looking at 68 with a full head of gray hair. You should
>> have seen me when I was 30 and jumped out of airplanes with 250 lbs
>> of equipment strapped to me. Weighed about 160 back then and it was
>> mostly muscle. I'm really lucky in that my wife still loves me, gray
>> hair, pot belly and all. Of course I'm a very good cook too. <BSEG>
>
> Hey, that is what my David did Jumping out of airplanes with huge
> amounts of equipment strapped on that is) You and he ought to have plenty
> to discuss He isn't a good cook though <G>
>
> btw a couple of years ago, I nearly died with an infection. Scary stuff eh??
>
>
I didn't know I was dying, just couldn't breathe. Evidently the
bacterium shut down my kidneys and body fluids backed up into my lungs
causing the breathing problem. EMS folks said they have found many older
males dead on the floor with the phone in their hands. My phones have
the EMS number on speed dial. <G> Not knowing what it was I didn't have
sense enough to be frightened. The frightening part is the particular
bacterium I was infected with is antibiotic resistant and generally
found in hospital environments. Doctors said I probably had it four or
five years before it ran amok and tried to do me in. Sometimes I think
we modern people are to dependent on antibiotics when rest and chicken
soup would do the job.

George