Kris Bliss on mon 9 feb 98
greetings to the list, i know that as many of us
there are there must be some that have this disease. I was
recently diagnosed, (type 1) 12/18/97 , and am having some
trouble with managing activity, ex. wedging , loading kilns
etc. and stuff like staying up to fire. There seems to be
so much to making the lifestyle change, not to mention the
insulin thing. is there someone out there that understands
how our work schedule, and various aspects of being a "potter"
relates to staying out of the hospital?
i would really appreciate any tips or info you could
give me. this is affecting my work !
please respond to my e-mail kbliss@customcpu.com
i'm sure the rest of the list isn't interested.
Thank you again. kris bliss
kbliss@customcpu.com
13781 Arne Erickson Cir.
Anchorage, Alaska 99515
Bob Wicks on tue 10 feb 98
In a message dated 98-02-09 09:02:47 EST, you write:
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Hi Kris:
My wife has type one diabetes and for a long time was not under good control.
I took her to Johns Holpkins Hospital in Baltimore and for onw week she
received instruction on how to be independent of her doctor. Now she has a
Mini-Med insulin pump, about the size of a pager and she is 99% normal. This
miracle apparatus administers insulin 24 hours a day and she never has to
shoot herself. You should look into it. As far as the studio work is
concerned, a given amount of exercise will give you better control.
Exercise needs to be controlled just like insulin.
Hope this gives you some new insight as the tighter your control that you have
now will decrease your chances of complications later on.
Bob
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