I am unable to post, and when I click on Group Discussion it tells me Sorry cannot find this, and you do not have permission to view???? It was fine when the social group first moved and I could see all the posts, and could post. But not any longer? I don't get it. It is the same way with a few other groups I belong to.

Best wishes to you. I hope everything turns out okay :grouphug:

Are you certain that he has hypoglycemia and not diabetes? Has he ever had his blood sugar tested? All of his symptoms sound like type 1 diabetes. The excessive hunger, the crashes, the "high metabolism"? (Which could really mean he is just not gaining weight due to blood sugar issues.). You are describing the same exact symptoms my SIL had at the age of 15. They thought (her parents) kept saying she just had low blood sugar. Turns out, that wasn't the case. She was DX with Type 1. Her parents figured she couldn't be diabetic due to the lack of excessive thirst and frequent urination. I would advise you to get a glucose monitor and test his blood sugar. When he wakes, and 2 hours after a meal. Best wishes to you.

BJ's. I hate Costco because of their hours. What store only stays open until 7 pm during the week and 6 pm on sat and only 4 on Sunday? I hate Costco's as well because they are pricier, things are not well organized, and the staff is awful(can't blame them). And a friend of mine worked for them for 10 years and was in management, and the big wigs treat their employees like garbage. She went over to BJ's and loves it. JMHO.

Well, I am eating low carb so I can lower my trigs and keep my blood sugar intact. So if I add in some carbs, not sure how that would effect my trigs or my blood sugars. FTR, I am not a diabetic and have had kind of good A1c numbers(5.8, 5.4)but I want them to improve and stay that way so I do not become a type 2. Because I have OCD, I am not allowed to check my blood sugars because it causes me to much anxiety. So unlike others who will "eat to their meters" I cannot do that. My Dr. is not even concerned about my trigs and BS. She just said to cut out sugar, lower carbs, exercise. Etc. She said there is nothing wrong with my BS. I had a 6 hour fast at 90. But when I tested the past two January's it was 105 and 107 after a 12 hour fast. When I was checking them at home(20 times a day ugh). My 2 hour PP were always below 120. It was my meter that gave me a meltdown. So I was told to stop. Most people can check the BS and be fine. But I can't do that without having a meltdown. Having OCD/Anxiety is hard to live with. My fingers were so sore. I am having an A1c test done in May, at my insistence though. So if I add in GOOD carbs, that is fine. But I do not want to go back to eating all those baked goods, mounds of sugar, and no exercise again. I am pleased with my progress, and hope it shows in my bloodwork. I have the Atkins book on hold at the library. And I have to say, the Atkins bars are REALLY good. I have one as a treat. Cures my sweet tooth for the day. :)

That is what most Dr's will do. I know that is not what you were implying at all. :)...I am very glad things worked out for you.

Congrats!!!!!! And I am getting close. Actually, I went to dance tonight and my teacher said "You lost weight". So even losing just 9 pounds apparently makes a big difference. I am only 5'3", and started at 143ish. I am about 134-135 now. First goal is 130. But I want to make it to 125. I have been Lcarbing since first week of January. It has been a slow weight loss, but it is coming off. Thanks for the tips. I didn't know how to stay at a goal weight. And I do not want to add in junk food or nasty carbs.

And FTR, identical twins are not hereditary unlike fraternal twins.

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No, there are not many of us around. I have been on CLIMB(Center for Loss in Multiple Births), and there are some great success stories. But unfortunately, it isn't usually due to medical intervention. It is just a matter of luck. There is nothing Dr's can do to stop cord entanglements. There has been *some* research into placing a dividing membrane into a sac. But so far, nothing has come of it. It is just so frustrating knowing you are carrying MoMo's, and praying everytime you walk into that U/S room. Even though my daughter had been alive the day before, and they delivered both of them. Kari would have never made it. And it would have been so much harder to have her die in my arms, and make a painful decision.She died peacefully, and I am grateful that she didn't suffer.

Exactly. MoMo's and conjoined are NOT the same. Mine shared the same sac, same placenta same everything. Basically, they were roomies. I have never heard of a set of fraternal MoMo twins. Not sure how that would be possible, being two eggs are dropped and fertilized separately. Unless you end up with TWO sets of identical MoMo twins. Which, BTW just happened not to long ago. I think it has only happened to less then 50 people.

I wonder how many MoMos he has actually seen. In the 30 years my Dr. had been in practice, he never had a case, and still has not in 14 years. No, generally speaking they usually do not have a good outcome. I was VERY lucky that I went in for that U/S that day, or my survivor would have died. They had me down in the OR in 15 minutes flat. My poor DH drove 80 mph to get there for the delivery. One born with silence, my other one who cried, and I cried with relief. Such an emotional roller coaster.

Dr's are very uninformed about twins. Specifically MoMos and Conjoined. I know my Dr's sent me to Boston to see if they could find a membrane. They could not. They sent me back to my GYN and then was referred out to a Peri. But all they could do was watch and wait. At 25 weeks, I was given steroids to boost the babies lungs. As my Dr's already knew they were going to deliver me at 30 weeks. I refused the selective reduction. As I said, I knew there was a reason for all of this. And in situations like this, where I am reading I am not alone, I can empathize with people who have been through this and help. I am blessed to have my daughter. She is nothing short of a miracle. And Kari, as sick as my little baby was, hung on long enough to my daughter could survive.Thank you for the condolences. It still hurts. Something like this never goes away. The pain just eases.

Thank goodness. I am happy things worked out for her.

I am very sorry for their loss. As I said, cord entanglement is the biggest risk. And the hardest part is that you are a mother, and there is not a darn thing you can do. Just keep the faith. My daughter talks about her sister all the time. When I look at her though, I know exactly what Kari would look like at this age. Please tell your friends I am very sorry for their loss.

Umm, sorry to interrupt. But I have kind of a silly question. I have been low carbing since January. I don't follow any specific plan. I just cut out all the sugar I was consuming, and if I eat bread, it is the WW kind or the Flax roll up tortillas. I know longer drink all that sweet tea, or eating chips, Reeses, potatoes, white bread, baked goods etc.... I have been exercising. I was 143 first week of January, I am now 134. Dr said 130 would be ideal weight for me. I had a borderline high trig count(197). And impaired FBS. My question is, how do you STOP losing weight if you are still LC? I have no idea how many calories I consume a day, nor how many I am burning. I do not want to go back and eat junk again obviously. Okay. I hope that is not a totally ridiculous question.

Thank you. When I was first told about this I was offered selective reduction. I said no way. This happened for a reason. It was a long, hard journey. It was my third pregnancy, thankfully. If it had been my first, I am not so sure how I would have reacted. The whole thing was very scary and overwhelming. I wouldn't wish it upon anyone.

That sounds yummy! Thank you!

I don't know what Dr's you are referring to. But if a Dr. says conjoined twins are not identical, they got their license out of a cracker jack box. BTW, conjoined twins and MOMO twins are almost always girls. It is usually 75% of all conjoined and MOMO twins. Nobody knows why.

I have first hand experience in this matter. Well, sort of. Conjoined twins are ALWAYS identical. I had a monoamnionic/monochorionic twin pregnancy. Very rare. My medical records showed that if my egg did not split when it did, it was a matter of hours and my girls would have been conjoined. MOMO twins(nickname) is extremely rare. My egg decided to split last second. My girls shared the same sac with no dividing membrane. So the biggest risk of course, was cord entanglement. The only thing my GYN could do was monitor me very closely. But I could walk in and have an ultrasound, and the girls would be fine. But could walk out and one could die and I wouldn't even know it. After MOMO twins get to be larger, the cord entanglement risk goes down somewhat. But one wrong move on one twins part and...............Unfortunately for me, one of my identical MOMO twins did not make it. In a MOMO twin pregnancy, you cannot go "longer". If one twin dies, the other one cannot stay in your uterus as toxins will pass through your survivor. So the goal is to at least get them to 27 weeks so if one passes away, the other one could be saved. I went in for my last and final ultrasound on September 8th as I was scheduled for a C-section on Sept 9th, 1998. My other twin had passed away in utero and I did not know it. I had an emergency C-section at 29 weeks 6 days. My other daughter died from hydrops and congestive heart failure. She had a very, small thin cord. Due to the fact that my egg had split so late. I truly believe that my twin, Kari that died hung on long enough for my other daughter to come into the world. If Kari had died in utero before 24 weeks, my survivor would have never made it. My surviving twin is now 14. She knows all about Kari, and the issues surrounding her birth. She now sees the same GYN who delivered her. My office has never seen a case of MOMO twins, and they still have not to this day. My survivor beat all the odds. She spent over 2 months in NICU, weighed 2lbs 14 oz at birth, came home at 4 pounds 7 oz. Spent two months on oxygen and a heart monitor. I was told she would never walk or talk. Well, after lots of PT as a baby, she walked at 2 years old, talked at 15 months. And today, she figure skates and sings professionally. If anyone know of someone who has experienced the loss of a MOMO twin, both twins, or is pregnant with MOMO's, please get in touch with me and I can give you the name of a very good support group.

If you have the chocolate version of the Amazing Grass Green Superfood, and are low carbing. Could you please tell me how you prepare yours? And do you make an 8 oz drink? Any digestion problems? Thank you.

:iagree: I take Vitron-C. Three a day for the past 3 years. They work well

Can someone link these videos?

I am going with Smarr. But I haven't used it yet. We are going to use Intro to Lit as well. I am using EIW(Essentials in Writing) for the writing instruction. I have used LL in middle school. But I really didn't like the looks of LL for high school. I can't tell you about Smarr as I haven't used it yet. Hoping we will like it though. Many on here recommend Windows to the World. I haven't looked at it closely yet, but might be an option before starting Smarr. I don't know yet. Will be watching this thread.

Unfortunately, our CC is pretty far away And I double checked the price it is actually $350 per semester. Plus an hour drive. There is another CC closer that my dd attends but they do not offer ASL.