-
2009
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
I student taught. I did a lot in terms of developing as a weaver. I had my first surgery.
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
The only resolution I remember was to be on top of my health- I think I did a good job. No, I'm not making any for next ( Read more... ) -
Adult Nonfiction Book Favorites
This is not really a diabetes post. Here are some favorite nonfiction books I've read over the last few years. These are the books that came to mind as my favorites today; if I were to compile the list tomorow it would look different. All of these books are favorites both because they are well written and compelling reads as well as because they ( Read more... ) -
Hope This Survey Does Not Totally Bore You
1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
When I was in 8th grade, I got knocked down while playing football, and my glasses cut into my face, and there's a very faint scar left, probably only noticable to me and my optometrist.
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
A poster of mathematicians given to me by a friend; a mizrach sign on the east wall ( ( Read more... ) -
August Availability
August's schedule is still a bit murky, but here's about what it looks like ( Read more... ) -
Chicago Area Persons- Play With Me? Chess, Frisbee, etc
How unusual for me, a second LiveJournal Post within a week. This post is primarily to say that if you are somebody in the Chicago are who I have in the past met with or expressed an interest in meeting (or even if you're not, although in that case you should explain who you are), now would be a good a time to schedule me for meeting sometime in ( Read more... ) -
Unexpected Uses Of Three Body Parts
Note: Most people with my issues don't think of their body parts the way I do. This is a one man experience.
Hair Shave it off and feel the way it grows in. Does it grow fast, soft, thick? Healthy. Is it more brittle, slower growing, or sparse? Not so healthy. For me, hair works as a barometer of my health and nutrition; when I'm doing poorly, I ( Read more... ) -
If I'd Known Then What I Know Now
1. People respect solid medical diagnoses, especially accompanied by syringes, a heck of a lot more than they do lists of symptoms or psychiatric diagnoses. When I say that I that I have almost anything else, people say, "you're not like that guy on TV." But when I say I have diabetes, I have instant credibility. Except from schizophrenics and ( Read more... ) -
Thyroid
It is horribly ironic that it appears that the only two academic periods in which I was a full time student and got major medical diagnoses will also be the only two in which my GPA is 4.0 ( Read more... ) -
A Slight Oversight
I attend a large university (24000 students) in a large city. At my university, a student with a problem has a lot of places to go. You can talk to an assisstant dean, the office of students with disabilites, the office of students with learning disabilities, the university ministry (with a guy who'll advocate for you in religious issues), ID ( Read more... ) -
Glycosolated Hemoglobin, or the HbA1c
What It IsHemoglobin is a protein found in blood cells, particularly red blood cells. During the life of a blood cell, sometimes the hemoglobin gets attached (or bound) to sugar. In a person whose blood cells and blood sugar levels are utterly average, just over 5% of the hemoglobin will be attached to sugar at any given time. The percentage of ( Read more... )