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This is interesting. How does pouring acid on top of an acid problem alleviate anything ? Serious in wanting to learn.
The only explanation I've heard that makes sense is that the cardiac sphincter (the ring of muscle at the junction of the esophagus and stomach) closes in the presence of acid.
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Have any of you tried this with kids? I tried it for the first time with DS10 this morning. He has such a well-developed gag reflex that he had a hard time getting it down. I added a good bit of honey, but it didn't help much. He started gagging at the smell - before he even tasted it!
Any suggestions????
Thanks!
I tried it with my kids; it was a no-go. Ds would get nauseated and retch.
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I take apple cider vinegar for heartburn and reflux when symptoms are present, not before a meal. I get immediate results. Try it that way and see if it helps.
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I'm not diabetic, but my dd is. She has Type 1 diabetes, and produces no insulin at all. If she were to go 3 days or so without injected insulin, she would die. I'm kind of confused by your description of not producing much insulin. That would be more like Type 1, while for Type 2, insulin resistance is usually the problem. The pancreas has to produce much more insulin to try to keep blood sugar regulated.
I hope you get some medical help to figure out exactly what the problem is.
Oh and if you are in fact not producing much insulin, injecting insulin will not make you gain weight. If you are already producing lots of insulin, as with Type 2, weight gain may be an issue.
ETA: nothing against your naturopath, but a c-peptide test would indicate if you are actually producing very low levels of insulin
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When I was a kid we always got connecting rooms.
Kids in one, adults in the other.
If you do that, remember to close the connecting door when appropriate. Ask me how I know.
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For those that really love meat: Do you eat meat because of the taste, or do you think/believe that it is healthy?
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I'm seeing a lot of meatless posts around here lately, which is totally cool, but can I get a shout out from my fellow meat eaters?
Sorry, don't love meat here. Dh does, and eats a lot of it. But I surprised myself with realizing how little meat means to me. Even more surprising, in fact totally shocking, was the realization I could live without breakfast cereal!
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I am 50 and don't have outstanding stamina. When I really have to, like when company's coming, I can do vacuuming, dusting, bathroom cleaning, etc. for 2 hours or so without taking a break. I prefer to supervise the kids, however. I can do that for hours;).
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My dh isn't giving up his meat, but he is now willing to eat some meatless meals each week - he was recently forced to go on cholesterol meds!!!:glare:
Anne
My dh is also a die-hard meat eater, but will eat one or two meatless dinners a week. He was on a statin, but the side effects drove him off.
And I agree with those who say cook the way you want for your family, just add a meat for him.
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We live on a corner lot and have had people cut the corner through our yard, leaving long, deep tire marks. A railroad tie, while certainly not decorative, was highly effective in preventing any reccurences.
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And what they mean by their title would be, in American English, "Scalpel". The "sharp" used to prick a finger is a "blood lancet". I know fingersticks are crude and brutal, but I see the effects of good sugar control. It is miserable man trying to replace elegant nature, and we must praise it as we curse it.
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The thing is, dd doesn't even react to pricks anymore. Her fingers are so calloused, it doesn't hurt. I, on the otherhand, have been monitoring my blood sugar for the last few days, "just cause." Each prick hurts for a few hours.
And yes, frequent checks do lead to better control. I just wish we could get approval for the continuous glucose monitoring system, but insurance denied claim. One has to be over 25:confused:. And don't get me started about what is passing for an "artificial pancreas."
Sorry for the hijack.
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From their website:
When Thomas Wakley founded The Lancet in 1823, he announced "A lancet can be an arched window to let in the light or it can be a sharp surgical instrument to cut out the dross and I intend to use it in both senses". This philosophy remains at the heart of the journal today.
Laura
Thank you, Laura. Interesting.
When I posted, I was having a poor me pity party regarding the devil that is diabetes, and I reacted to the word "lancet."
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I grew up poor. I first became aware of it when I was about 10. I knew that we didn't do things that other families did. I was caught completely off guard when a neighbor asked me to help deliver "handbills" and the reward was a pizza meal. I had never had pizza before and had no idea what sausage was. I gave up my pizza slices that had sausage because I had no idea what those balls of meat were.
By the time I was 14, I had a job. The first restaurant meal I ever ate I paid for myself from my earnings as a 14 year old. By then, I knew that some people ate at restaurants, sometimes. I still remember eating by myself in a restaurant at age 14. On the other hand, I knew what work was, and how to do it. It wasn't as important to me how to have all the luxuries I saw around me, as how to be free from the prison I saw my family life to be.
My first opportunity to leave came from going away to college. I used my savings to pay my tuition and board and room fees. Although my parents had spoken about college and the expenses involved, I knew my ticket to freedom was financial independence. If I could pay for it myself, I could make my own decisions. What a revelation.
So even though we were poor, I learned the value of earning one own's way in life. Now, I spoil my kids, and they don't have a clue what it takes to make it on one's own.
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I'm so sorry. Nothing can be worse than seeing your child in distress when you know that you can't do anything about it.
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I'm sorry, but I just can't get past "Lancet." To us, lancet means just that: the device dd uses to puncture her finger to produce a blood sample with which to test blood glucose. Dd has Type 1 diabetes and tests blood sugar (glucose) an average of 8 times a day. Fortunately for her, it has become a relatively painless procedure. But every time I lance my finger, it hurts for hours. I cry for the callouses dd has developed that allows her to lance without pain.
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But maybe it should be just if alcohol is more important than relationships, then you are alcoholic.
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I don't know about the quality of the school systems, but one of the schools is the one where they taped the High School Musical movies. You know, that means they have to be good!
That would be East High, my high. It was a very academic high school way back when (I graduated '77). From what I hear, West High, the arch rival, is now an academic power house. Who would have guessed.
I don't know about Davis County. I lived there once, but it was a long time ago.
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Maybe "I'm doing my best to forget about it." Is that ungracious?
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That is very frustrating. Dd is also taking an online Latin class from a different source and the students are instructed to screen print the quiz results before exiting. Having a paper printout of the quiz results is the only way one can argue about on unregistered grade. Perhaps your dd can start doing this.
I was shocked to see the number students posting in the "Ask a teacher" forum requesting extensions on deadlines for quizes and even the midterm and complaining about incorrect results. Playing devils advocate for a moment, maybe the teacher had just had a rash of complaints/ requests for extensions etc. and this was a last straw. Maybe she didn't even check your dd's grades before replying. This may be a disadvantage of the online system where the teacher doesn't really get to know the students.
IMO, extend to her the grace she didn't extend to your dd, and move on .ETA( Move on with this class, not change classes.) I would not contact her again about this matter, but be prepared to substantiate any claim in the future, such as having a printout of the quiz/ homework results.
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I have had many cavaties filled with no anesthetic, including a gumline molar one. On a scale of 1-10, the worst pain or discomfort has been a 3 or 4, but mostly a 1 or 2. There is always a possibility of hitting a nerve, although even with deadening, that can still be felt.
The factors that help psychologically are 1) knowing that as soon as the drilling stops, the pain stops, so it is very temporary and 2) the element of control: knowing that if it gets bad, you can ask for deadening.
I had one dentist that disliked filling without Novacaine, because more saliva is produced when you can feel what is going on. And also, my tongue would get kind of jumpy, making it a little more difficult to work around, I suppose, when the dentist is used to everyone deadened, not producing extra saliva, and having still tongues. Other dentists have not complained about my desire to go drug free, though they are usually surprised.
Mostly, I think, it is a cultural expectation. We Americans think fillings and deadening automatically go together, without considering that most fillings can be filled with very minor discomfort. For comparison, my sister-in-law delivered a baby in Japan, where there is a cultural expectation of childbirth without pain medication. Her labor was induced with Pitocin, because her baby had water on the brain, and at 35 weeks gestation, the head was the size of a 1 month old. She labored for more than 24 hours, including pushing for 5 hours, but pain meds or epidural were not an option. (Here in the States, they would just have done a C-section). But the point being, she was just supposed to deal with the pain.
I think you can successfully do the filling by preparing for some discomfort, the actual intesity probably being less than an injection of Novacaine, but realizing it will be quite temporary, and that if, for some reason it gets bad, "crying uncle."
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I can't answer most of your questions, since our experience is limited to one online middle school Latin class from Memoria Press. The time commitment is about 45 min a day plus the chat session. I think it would be doable to add more classes if that suited a need. I can't imagine having a conflict with using more than one source at a time, as long as the logistics work out.
Dd is really enjoying the Latin class and has developed a comraderie with other students in her class through the forums. That has been an unexpected plus.
Good luck with your decisions.
ETA She also takes science from a coop, so that may be similar to taking more that one online source.
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Dd, 13, has had touble with reading. Despite seemingly early readiness (CVC words at 4), she stalled out and made little progress. I kept waiting for something to "click," expecting that there was just some kind of hurdle that she needed to get past and then things would fly. Not so. I just had her evaluated this past summer where she tested on the 4th grade level. (As a 7th grader). She was very disfluent. She has been receiving tutoring, and just retested at the 6th grade level.
If I did not have the money or inclination for outside tutoring, I would get Reading Relfex and use that. We had used it earlier, and while it did help, I failed to follow through enough. I let her sighs and mad expressions keep me from pushing her to do the work she needed. Her tutor doesn't care if she sighs or pouts (although she is much more mature now, and saves that kind of thing for Mom).
Reading Reflex provides explicit instruction and repetitive practice that some kids seem to need.
Good luck!
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Now - if you had more than two years left, I have other ideas. :) But those aren't Singapore... they're Art of Problem Solving.
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Do tell. Dd is doing NEM1 as a 7th grader, and I had planned on using NEM2 and 3, but still up in the air about grades 10-12. She's probably going to go towards a science degree, chemistry or biochem have her all atwitter right now.
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18/10 means 18% chromium and 10% nickel in the stainless steel. So 18/8 would mean the same chromium, but 8% nickel. I think generally the higher nickel is considered better, but I'm not sure it makes that much difference. Other than that I can't help.
Lawana
For those who don't have their children participate in church youth groups...
in General Education Discussion Board
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We left a church because of the youth leader. During the VBS in the summer between dd's 5th and 6th grade year, the youth leader led and participated in a "skit" as the closing session where parents were invited to attend. Said skit: Table on stage with 2 drinking glasses; one containing a small amount of water, the other a toothbrush. Each of 3 persons, 2 youth and the leader, came out on stage in turn and brushed his teeth then spit into a glass. The next person then used the same toothbrush and "recycled" water. There was not even a pretense of a "point" to the skit, other than to gross out the audience.
We said, "No thanks," and left the church.
We have yet to find a church that really suits us. Dd participates in the youth choir and handbell choir at a larger local church, but greatly dislikes the chaos that is present at the usual youth Wed. meetings. And, as a pp stated, the K-5 kids get more Biblical instruction. It seems that as soon as Youth starts, instruction ends and entertainment begins. And they call it good.