New to this board, Hello

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Registered: 08-28-2004
New to this board, Hello
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Sat, 08-28-2004 - 2:49pm
Hi, I'm Laura Lee, and I've just found this board, after having been kicked off the previous one I was on. I mentioned a book title and where it could be found and violated their Terms of Service for mentioning a web site. So I was permantly banned.

anywhoo... I'm 40, married w/ two kids, 5 pets (2 dogs, 3 cats), overweight, diabetic and have high blood pressure. I also suffer from migranes caused by a tumor behind my left eye, that my first ex graced me with in 1988. I am also bipolar and BPD (borderline personality disorder). I have a son who is almost 20, and a daughter, 17, who is Oppositional Defiant, and Bipolar, probably Schziophrenic also.

I was diagnosed diabetic in July, and immediately set out to find as much info as I could. My glucose (fasting) was 148 then, now is now around 126. My levels are on a roller coaster, but doing much better since my medication was switched. I am now on Avandamet, which is a combination of rosiglitazone maleate and metformin. I was previously only on the metformin. I am also on high blood pressure pills. My bp runs about 145/90 - 165/102.

I have a diet that seems to be working, I get lots of food, but it only has 1400 calories and I have lost 8 pounds since July 20. Not a lot, but every pound helps when you weigh more than 200 pounds on this 5 foot body.

Anyway, just wanted to say hi. I'm not shy, will talk about anything and everything.

Laura Lee

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Registered: 03-28-2003
Sat, 08-28-2004 - 4:39pm
Hello and welcome to the board! Not knowing if the other board you were a part of was within the iVillage networks - I'll just throw this out to you. It's against the terms of service at iVillage to mention a website in a post that directs someone to a site that offers what is available on iVillage. As iVillage doesn't sell books on Diabetes, listing the book here isn't offensive. However, if the site you direct people to also has a message board for Diabetics, listing the site is against the TOS, but you could list the book title and author.

Avatar for cl_maryfrances40
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Sun, 08-29-2004 - 11:10pm

Hi Laura Lee,


Welcome to this board. I am sorry for your experience on the other board. Here we talk about diabetes and occassionally refer to books and otherthings. We try hard not to breach the TOS and for the vast majority of the time we are successful. If you do something wrong either Denise and or I will ask you to remove it via an email. If it is to egregious iVillage will probably remove

Avatar for cl_d_minnick
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Mon, 08-30-2004 - 3:28am

Hi Laura Lee and welcome to the board. I am so sorry you have so much to deal with and just recently had to add diabetes to your plate. Your dealing so much already and to add another has to be rough on you.


Congratulations on the 8 pound loss, which is just fabulous! Remember that you did not put the weight on in a day and that loosing it takes time, but that the slower it is done te more likely you are to keep it off. Besides your doing great so far with weight loss so just keep doing what you have been since it seems to be working for you.


I so hope you enjoy the board since I just know you will make lots of new cyber friends here. Please join in on all the great conversations taking place and ask anything that you might have a question about, because I just know one of the members will be more than happy to help you out with an answer or a great web link to an answer to your question. I look forward getting to know you better and look forward to seeing more posts from you. Take care and do have a fabulous day!

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