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Corona Virus Daily Thread #42

Posted on 04/09/2020 9:49:35 AM PDT by Mariner

Yesterday's thread here:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3833043/posts?page=1


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: 42; chinavirus; livethread
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To: amorphous

Probably the peanut butter in the cafeteria.

Based on what I’ve seen since, probably salmonella.


621 posted on 04/10/2020 10:55:53 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: PA Engineer

You are disturbed. Seek professional help immediately.


622 posted on 04/10/2020 10:58:56 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: hal ogen
The fact that I choose to live freely somehow threatens others?

In a word....

YES!

You are not an island. Everything you do has the potential to affect someone somehow.

In this case, if you infect someone, it could result in their death., or the death of someone in their family.

Should we nickname you *Cain*?

623 posted on 04/10/2020 11:00:49 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: amorphous

High fructose corn syrup, for one thing.

And the high carb diet food pyramid that the government has been pushing for so long is another.


624 posted on 04/10/2020 11:02:07 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: metmom

Nickname me “amused”.


625 posted on 04/10/2020 11:07:31 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: amorphous
The DKA/seizures was point where my wife's doctor declared her a Type 1 diabetic. The Type 2 treatments were not working. She has a Dexcom G6 sensor and Tandem TSlim2 insulin pump now. Update of firmware to the new IQ release on the TSlim2 supports adaptive shutoff on the low boundary of blood glucose and ability to add extra insulin on the high end. She still has to input carbs at a meal to input an adjusting bolus. She has a meter that does both glucose and ketones as that is critical for a Type 1.

We thought the pump was going to keep her in the safe zone. It did for glucose and ketones, but she still had 2 more seizures on Feb 23. This time diagnosed epileptic. The anti-epileptic medication has kept that in check and her glucose levels are much better controlled. Aside from a restriction from driving, all it pretty normal.

626 posted on 04/10/2020 11:09:21 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Fury

“You made a point of tossing the FluBro moniker at me with comments such as:”

If you take the “FluBro moniker” as derisive, maybe it means that light is starting to dawn. But it is simply shorthand for people that believe CCP-19 “is just the Flu, Bro” and who resent the restrictions and sacrifices we all have to endure, typically showing it by spamming derision and ignorance...

It’s a description, just like psychopath, sociopath, solipsist, narcissist, megalomaniac, golfer, basketball player, driver, runner, soldier, politician, criminal, etc. It is distinct from comments such as “weak fearful sheep” and so forth that the FluBros often use to project their own fear and weakness onto others.

“yet provided no evidence, post, etc.”

As I said, it was easier to get you to do it again than to dig through months of your posts. So my “feeling” was confirmed by you explicitly.

You copied a comment made to another FReeper (or are you running multiple accounts?):

“But that’s not what you are doing, you are in fact spamming derision and ignorance. Which is what makes you a troll.”

And that person was calling the people here “weak” and “sheep” and so on, ignoring legitimate arguments and trolling. So you are again conflating different conversations to manufacture “evidence” for whatever agenda you are trying to forward.

I have noted your attempts to redeem yourself by posting good news stories, but then you couldn’t help yourself and relapsed to your former disruptive self.

Back to ignoring you. Have a safe and disease-free day.


627 posted on 04/10/2020 11:12:23 AM PDT by calenel (Don't panic. Prepare and be vigilant. Join the war effort. On the human side.)
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To: Myrddin
That’s interesting about your wife. My mom was diagnosed a Type 1 diabetic in her 50s. The doctors blew her off but she knew the signs because my brother is Type 1. Anyway, it took her nearly going into a coma to get anyone to listen to her! I’m glad your wife’s doctors are on top of it and that the meds are working for her 👍
628 posted on 04/10/2020 11:13:19 AM PDT by LilFarmer ("Everything we do before a pandemic will seem alarmist. Everything we do after will seem inadequate")
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To: Black Agnes; DEPcom

“Food supply is the one thing that’s still running actually.”

And major disruptions won’t be tolerated. We may not have access to the luxuries (sushi, I miss you), but we’ll have food. On the other hand, people were warned to stock up on the simplest of basics months before this. Next lull in the spread, people should add enough to their stockpiles to get through an extended quarantine - and the sooner we open up, the more likely we are to have rolling quarantines.

What I also miss is the gym. All I have at home is a stationary bike. I was doing great with my weight loss and getting back into shape. :(


629 posted on 04/10/2020 11:23:15 AM PDT by calenel (Don't panic. Prepare and be vigilant. Join the war effort. On the human side.)
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To: calenel

This is what I do:

Set up exercise bike such that you can play candy games easily (kindle/ipad/etc on a shelf or platform). Also read books or watch movies. That 45m will go by really fast too.

One meal a day is a good weight loss plan too. Saves on food. dietdoctor.com has a lot of info (not shilling for them, a lot of it is free)


630 posted on 04/10/2020 11:29:48 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: metmom

My thinking too. That’s went folks started piling on the weight, when those food items really came into their own, so stands to reason.


631 posted on 04/10/2020 11:36:36 AM PDT by amorphous
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To: Black Agnes

Thanks for the ping. The ataxia symptoms put my head on a swivel. Will pass this on to the wife. We have discussed the potential for long term neurological deficits.


632 posted on 04/10/2020 11:41:34 AM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: amorphous

Also, soda and breakfast cereals.

Mr. mm has switched to just carbonated flavored water, the sparkling water as it’s marketed. Like soda but without the sugar. He really likes them over plain water.


633 posted on 04/10/2020 11:44:45 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: calenel
If you take the “FluBro moniker” as derisive, maybe it means that light is starting to dawn.

LOL! No, not derisive. I said you tossed it - didn't say you could throw well. ;)

I have noted your attempts to redeem yourself by posting good news stories, but then you couldn’t help yourself and relapsed to your former disruptive self.

I post items that people may find useful - or not. Just contributing in my own way. The post calling your statements out is "for the record" so to speak.

634 posted on 04/10/2020 11:45:41 AM PDT by Fury
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To: Myrddin
I'm very glad to hear you were able to determine the cause of the seizures, and the medicine is working. My wife is a borderline type II. She controls her level with diet and exercise (she walks about 2-3 miles a day).

Every time I cut myself, or skin a knuckle, I rush in the house to get her to test my sugar - and it's amazingly perfect every time - go figure. One of my fav meals is pancakes with syrup, and pork linked sausage dipped in syrup!

Our niece, on my wife's side, who has had the CV, has two sons, both on the pump, and both admitted to the hospital on numerous occasions for high ketone levels. It's scary times, then.

God bless you and your wife.

635 posted on 04/10/2020 11:50:21 AM PDT by amorphous
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To: All

“This Vaccine Could Save Health Care Workers’ Lives Now”

- see https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/24/coronavirus-vaccine-health-care-workers-bcg/


636 posted on 04/10/2020 11:56:13 AM PDT by Fury
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To: metmom

I have a weakness for RC Cola. I limit myself to only a can or two per weak. I’ve also cut back on milk. Luckily there is now Michelob Ultra Organic, which is pretty low in just about everything, and what I mostly have with my evening meals - I’m also drinking more water. We installed a reverse osmosis system several years back, which reminds me I need to order filters.


637 posted on 04/10/2020 11:57:04 AM PDT by amorphous
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To: amorphous

Get them while the getting is good.


638 posted on 04/10/2020 12:07:29 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: LilFarmer

Caught a fisherman just about to get out of his boat and onto our property an hour ago. It happens all the time.
People have no common sense or respect these days.

I thought about coughing a few times.


639 posted on 04/10/2020 12:26:14 PM PDT by bgill (Idiots. CDC site doesn't recommend wearing a mask to protect from COVID-19)
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To: metmom
I drink tons of non sweetened carbonated water mixed with my wife’s homemade kambucha. She dehydrates the scobies as treats for a neighbors dog.

She also makes a very strong firecider, which all the grannies here in Appalachia swear by. It’ll cure just about anything, except the Wuhoo. It does kick the regular flu and colds good, but I can’t drink the stuff. Horseradish, onions, garlic, herbs, cayenne, ginger, turmeric root, lemon and who knows what else, seeped and shaken for six months upstairs where it is warmer.

640 posted on 04/10/2020 12:49:55 PM PDT by Badboo (Why it is important)
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