Something About Nothing.........#7

[ky07]

I agree with Mac - it's scary but controllable.

... type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes is the most common form of diabetes and it's easily controlled by diet and pills rather than injections.

Read up on it - as Mac said, a good place to start is the Mayo Clinic website.

Thanks and she is suppose to consult with he doctor tis thursday about her diet and what type of medicaton she will b on and I think wha scares her the most is her dad passed away in 2005 and he was a diabetic and was taking insulin shots but I told he they have caught hers in the early stages and more than likely she will be taing the pill and hopefully our trp to Universal next month will give her the break she needs
and thank you to Mac

 

[macraven]

i'm always here for you St Lawrence.

i'm sure others here will also lend an ear and offer a suggestion.


contact me if you want me to help search for info for you on dw.

 

[Tizzy_Meliss]

Hi everyone!

It's been a while since posting here, but I am looking for a little advice. I know a few of you live in FL so I hope someone may be able to help. I posted this here because I didn't know where else to post it. My DH may be getting a job in FL. So I may be relocating to Florida this summer.

We lived in FL 6 years ago on the east coast (Miami, Boca, Lauderdale) but this job will relocate us to Tampa/Orlando. We are still waiting for the specifics. So far what we know is he will be working in Tampa to start out, then he will be working in Orlando permanently. We have two DD's ages 9 and 10. Which areas should I look to rent in?

Can any red heads out there give me some tips?

 

[macraven]

Hi everyone!

It's been a while since posting here, but I am looking for a little advice. I know a few of you live in FL so I hope someone may be able to help. I posted this here because I didn't know where else to post it. My DH may be getting a job in FL. So I may be relocating to Florida this summer.

We lived in FL 6 years ago on the east coast (Miami, Boca, Lauderdale) but this job will relocate us to Tampa/Orlando. We are still waiting for the specifics. So far what we know is he will be working in Tampa to start out, then he will be working in Orlando permanently. We have two DD's ages 9 and 10. Which areas should I look to rent in?

Can any red heads out there give me some tips?

metro west lives nearby and when he sees your question, he is very helpful to others.

laurabearz is seeking out places in the orlando area also.
she is a homie from my stomping grounds in Chi town.

some pages back on this thread, she talked and asked about it.

metro west gave her the info on a RE agent that is working with laurabearz now.

i know he would be the man that would have great advice for you.

why don't you send him a pm?

there are a few more homies that also live in or near that area.
hopefully they will see your post.

weekends are kind of slow around these parts here....

 

[Laurabearz]

Hi everyone!

It's been a while since posting here, but I am looking for a little advice. I know a few of you live in FL so I hope someone may be able to help. I posted this here because I didn't know where else to post it. My DH may be getting a job in FL. So I may be relocating to Florida this summer.

We lived in FL 6 years ago on the east coast (Miami, Boca, Lauderdale) but this job will relocate us to Tampa/Orlando. We are still waiting for the specifics. So far what we know is he will be working in Tampa to start out, then he will be working in Orlando permanently. We have two DD's ages 9 and 10. Which areas should I look to rent in?

Can any red heads out there give me some tips?

Hi hi!!!

As Mac said, I have been poking around the Central Florida house/schools for a while now and have learned quite a bit.

Two of the areas I have researched .....

The best schools in Orlando are in the Dr Phillips area, which is just to the West of Universal. There are nicer and less nice subdivisions in Dr. Phillips, houses range from $250,000 to a million. Rentals... not sure.

The Lake Mary Area is north east of Orlando and about 40 minutes from Universal and 50 minutes from MK. This area is in Seminole County and it's thought that, that is the best county for schools. The closer to Sanford you get the ickier is gets though and from what i read, Lake Mary is the preferred high school over Sanford. Heathrow is also up there just West of Lake Mary and is higher end.... those kids attend Lake Mary High.



http://www.city-data.com/forum/florida/ This board has a lot of poo pooers but if you poke around there is a lot of good information to point you in the right direction, and if you have any questions fire away.

 

[Metro West]

We lived in FL 6 years ago on the east coast (Miami, Boca, Lauderdale) but this job will relocate us to Tampa/Orlando. We are still waiting for the specifics. So far what we know is he will be working in Tampa to start out, then he will be working in Orlando permanently. We have two DD's ages 9 and 10. Which areas should I look to rent in?

Can any red heads out there give me some tips?

I'll try to help you out. First...how long is your husband going to be commuting from Orlando to Tampa? I would suggest sticking with an area south of downtown. Hunter's Creek has a lot of rental options...mainly apartments but in this housing market, you might be able to find some houses to rent. If you are fine with an apartment or townhouse, you might want to check Hunter's Creek out. It's convenient to I-4 and since he's going to be travelling a lot at first, you would want to make his commute a little easier.

Dr. Phillips is a very nice area of town and because of that, you won't find too many rental homes...if any...in that area.

Anywhere north of downtown (Lake Mary, Deltona, Deland, etc.) would be adding insult to injury as far as the commute goes. I-4 can be an absolute beast anytime of the day or night. It will easily add 30 minutes to well over an hour...if there's an accident or something...so I wouldn't look there until he knows what part of town he'll be working in permanently.

I've only lived here for five years so if you want to speak with my realtor, let me know and I'll put you in touch. She's very knowledgeable and will guide you in the right direction.

 

[minniejack]

Hi everyone!

It's been a while since posting here, but I am looking for a little advice. I know a few of you live in FL so I hope someone may be able to help. I posted this here because I didn't know where else to post it. My DH may be getting a job in FL. So I may be relocating to Florida this summer.

We lived in FL 6 years ago on the east coast (Miami, Boca, Lauderdale) but this job will relocate us to Tampa/Orlando. We are still waiting for the specifics. So far what we know is he will be working in Tampa to start out, then he will be working in Orlando permanently. We have two DD's ages 9 and 10. Which areas should I look to rent in?

Can any red heads out there give me some tips?

Now we know who else to visit for a free night's stay.

Wish I could say going great here but DW found out from her doctor that she may be diabetic now and she is taking it like a death sentence but I keep telling her its not
with the cancer scare and now this
Poor sweetheart has just went thru way too much this year.

My DH is hereditary prediabetic--meaning his numbers are up--nothing he can do about it even with exercise and proper nutrition so he has to take Actos to level out the numbers. There have been so many advances in diabetic care that she shouldn't have to worry. Just to tell her to take care and follow doctor's orders.

Now for me

DH and DS texted to tell me that the Dragster was "Ossum"

Then I picked up DD to get her ready for her ballet practice from her sleepover. We're about to leave the house and one of her friends mother's is calling to get the number of the girl's house where they were last night.
I'm chatting away about nothing and then asked her what's wrong...

And here is the morning that my daughter didn't want me to hear about.

About 1:30 am this morning boys showed up at the sleepover with ALCOHOL

My daughter and 2 other girls didn't drink, BUT DD's best friend was egged on and drank about a water bottle size of Vodka. All the boys, but one, took off as soon as they saw her starting to pass out. The other 2 girls got scared and went in another room and called an ADULT neighbor at 3:30 am to find out what to do. The woman tells them to make sure she vomits before letting her sleep. THIS WOMAN DOESN'T EVEN CALL ANYONE ELSE.
So DD and her friend prop up Tay and force her to vomit. DD learned in health how to lay her on her side and force the vomit out so she wouldn't choke. They did this until about 5 in the morning until they called the girl's 22 yr old sister. She came to the house and between the 3 of them, they couldn't get her up stairs (she's gotten beefy this yr.) So, the sister called the Dad--he's yelling at her sister because they can't get her off the porch.

She ended up in the ER and the doctor said she was near death with a lethal alcohol poisoning and that if wasn't for DD and her friend, she'd probably be dead.

And where was the homeowner during all of this??? Supposedly, slept through it all. She is the head of nursing for the hospital where they went and when she woke up this morning and checked the records of ER visits that's when she found out that Tay wasn't downstairs. And did this woman call Tay's mom today??? Or me??? She did have a parent meeting with the boys' parents after she got the phone call from Tay's mom. And the boy who did the egging was still trying to be a weasel and say that Taylor found the bottle and just chugged it. Truth did come out though.

Snaps to DD for keeping a level head and not drinking the alcohol. But smacks for trying to keep it a secret.

But for every cloud, there is a silver lining: She says she is never going to drink--ever. It was very, very scary.

I do not want her to end up MTV and Girls Gone Wild or like Natalee Holloway.

Heck, remember my story of being glutened at PBH on NYE? I had only 3 glasses of wine--gluten and alcohol do not mix for me. I do have pictures--lots and lots, I must've really been one busy bee. DD would be in the same boat and she could get raped or murdered.

I could go on and on, but the more I type, the angrier I get.

But hey on the happy front, DD said the movie Up was fantastic.

Isn't that ironic? Watching a Disney movie one hour and then saving your friend's life from alcohol the next?

Night all. Gotta go pick up the men folk from their trip at 1:30 am. Tomorrow is another day.

 

[Metro West]

Well...good night all! Have a pleasant evening!

 

[minniejack]

Oh and to top off this lovely day. I didn't want to cancel me and DD's shopping trip. So after ballet we went shopping for about 5 hrs and were just heading up the road to go to the outlets when my neighbor called to tell me my dog was outside and my front door was open.

So, we head back to the house, which is a half hour away thinking we must've been robbed or something. But when we got home there wasn't anything out of place.

I'm thinking that maybe my dog must've been out for the past 6 hrs in the middle of the mayhem that ensued after Tay's mom called. Which means my beagle must've been having one happy afternoon--just glad she's home.

And my little 17 yr old neighbor next door checked the house out for me before we got home and said, "You usually keep the dogs in the family room and Jack was running loose and the vacuum cleaner was sitting out with the cord plugged into the wall."

Yup, we must've got home in time to scare the cleaning burglar away.

 

[ky07]

Good night homies
Thank all of you for the kind words and thoughts about DW and she is starting to feel a little better about it all

 

[marciemi]

Minnie - so sorry to hear about your DD's friend. I'm sorry, but I don't think my kids would be hanging out at that house any more. With supervision like that, my kid wouldn't be leaving my house any time soon. I'm angry just reading about it. Hopefully the near tragedy will knock sense into the "adults" involved (neighbor sounds like a really winner as well). Sigh!

On a more positive note, my brother and his wife had their first baby early this morning! Name is Joseph, and here's the first pics i got of him:

And yes, I realize that all new babies look alike, but still!

 

[donaldduck352]

Lovely pic of the baby!!

 

[Tinker-tude]

Thanks and she is suppose to consult with he doctor tis thursday about her diet and what type of medicaton she will b on and I think wha scares her the most is her dad passed away in 2005 and he was a diabetic and was taking insulin shots but I told he they have caught hers in the early stages and more than likely she will be taing the pill and hopefully our trp to Universal next month will give her the break she needs
and thank you to Mac

It's always a very hard blow to hear news like that. Especially after the experience with her father, and the fact that her high blood glucose is going to make her feel depressed. Hopefully we can lessen the blow a little for her so she can think about it more positively and act optimistically on the things she'll be learning. I'm looking forward to talking to her tomorrow.

As you know, my son and I both have Type 1. My mom and DH's mom have both been diagnosed in the last few years with Type II. It hasn't slowed them down, they just deal with it proactively. As Mac and Bonny have said, there have been so many advances made in medications and treatments, as well as little discoveries about day-to-day things that make it much easier to manage. I think when she sees all of the options out there, she will feel much better and more empowered.

I can give you all kinds of stuff to talk to the Dr. about, things to request, and questions to ask him. If your family doctor isn't familiar enough with the options, you might want to request a referral to an Internalist. There are many treatment approaches now, and it will take a little time and trial to see what works best for your wife. The more she knows about it herself, the better she'll be able to work with the doctor to find the plan that is most effective for her.

There will probably be some days that will be very challenging, especially in the beginning while you're figuring everything out. But overall, you can have a very normal life with diabetes.

I'm looking forward to talking to her tomorrow. Tell her to hang in there, and she has a LOT of people here praying for her and thinking of her.

((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))

Tamie

 

[donaldduck352]

What a day.Thought my boat motor was running up to par.Had it in the shop for 2weeks and installed it on the boat this morning.So lets take it for a spin.I felt like Gillegan but look like the Skipper.The 3hr tour turned into alot of paddling and sunburn..What ever happeng to boaters ethics.We seen 30 boats flying bye and waving hellow while I was waving HELP!!

Needless to say the boat shop is gonna get ugly come Monday.I spent over $500 to get this motor right and break down 20miles in the middle of the swamp!!

Not a goodday in duck land at all........

Seems lately I cant hit the ground with my hat!!!

I think before I get too mad that the gas we get nowadays is full of ehtnol which is water.This better be the case!!

 

[Tinker-tude]

She ended up in the ER and the doctor said she was near death with a lethal alcohol poisoning and that if wasn't for DD and her friend, she'd probably be dead.

And where was the homeowner during all of this??? Supposedly, slept through it all. She is the head of nursing for the hospital where they went and when she woke up this morning and checked the records of ER visits that's when she found out that Tay wasn't downstairs. And did this woman call Tay's mom today??? Or me??? She did have a parent meeting with the boys' parents after she got the phone call from Tay's mom. And the boy who did the egging was still trying to be a weasel and say that Taylor found the bottle and just chugged it. Truth did come out though.
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WOW.

Kudos to the girls for recognizing she was in trouble and for getting her to the hospital in time.

I wonder if the girls were too scared of the mom/homeowner to have awakened her? Kids are weird that way. They recognize that someone may need to go to the hospital, but they're even more scared of getting another friend in trouble with her mom. Kinda like the kid who gets in a car wreck and is certain the parents are going to KILL them. The parents are just so relieved that the kid is alive that they wouldn't think of killing them - until the insurance rates go up.

Don't get me wrong, I'm shocked and horrified that she has so little interaction with her kids that she has NO idea who or what is happening in her house. I don't care how great kids are as individuals, you don't leave a group of them unsupervised. I can imagine she was really embarrassed by the whole thing, but that's certainly no excuse for blowing it off afterward.

Kids in general just do the dumbest things, are too dumb to know what they should really fear in the world, and then they're outraged that they don't get to make all the decisions in their lives. Gotta love 'em, glad I'm not one anymore.

 

[donaldduck352]

Wish I could say going great here but DW found out from her doctor that she may be diabetic now and she is taking it like a death sentence but I keep telling her its not
with the cancer scare and now this
Poor sweetheart has just went thru way too much this year.

Tell DW to stay strong.Its very treatable,yet scary.Alot of changes in the diet and such.Just be thankful it was caught early..

My mom has been on insulen shots for over 10yrs.I keep a close eye on myself cause of it.Have learned alot has got to do with your food and drink intake.The doc will tell her whats good and bad.I just dont like the idea of pricking my finger 10times a day to see what my glucose is.
I did notice the more rice and bread or any kinda of carbs can change it in minutes..
Case in point,I stopped at Checkers and got a simple burger.Within 10min my suger was 175!!So I cut out the fast food and eat alot of fruit now..
Hope everything comes out allwright.Please keep us posted..

 

[donaldduck352]

Well goodnight all.I going to play some computer chess.No poker tonight!!See'Ya in the morning..

And no 3hour tour on my boat tommorrow!!!!

 

[donaldduck352]

Now we know who else to visit for a free night's stay.



My DH is hereditary prediabetic--meaning his numbers are up--nothing he can do about it even with exercise and proper nutrition so he has to take Actos to level out the numbers. There have been so many advances in diabetic care that she shouldn't have to worry. Just to tell her to take care and follow doctor's orders.

Now for me

DH and DS texted to tell me that the Dragster was "Ossum"

Then I picked up DD to get her ready for her ballet practice from her sleepover. We're about to leave the house and one of her friends mother's is calling to get the number of the girl's house where they were last night.
I'm chatting away about nothing and then asked her what's wrong...

And here is the morning that my daughter didn't want me to hear about.

About 1:30 am this morning boys showed up at the sleepover with ALCOHOL

My daughter and 2 other girls didn't drink, BUT DD's best friend was egged on and drank about a water bottle size of Vodka. All the boys, but one, took off as soon as they saw her starting to pass out. The other 2 girls got scared and went in another room and called an ADULT neighbor at 3:30 am to find out what to do. The woman tells them to make sure she vomits before letting her sleep. THIS WOMAN DOESN'T EVEN CALL ANYONE ELSE.
So DD and her friend prop up Tay and force her to vomit. DD learned in health how to lay her on her side and force the vomit out so she wouldn't choke. They did this until about 5 in the morning until they called the girl's 22 yr old sister. She came to the house and between the 3 of them, they couldn't get her up stairs (she's gotten beefy this yr.) So, the sister called the Dad--he's yelling at her sister because they can't get her off the porch.

She ended up in the ER and the doctor said she was near death with a lethal alcohol poisoning and that if wasn't for DD and her friend, she'd probably be dead.

And where was the homeowner during all of this??? Supposedly, slept through it all. She is the head of nursing for the hospital where they went and when she woke up this morning and checked the records of ER visits that's when she found out that Tay wasn't downstairs. And did this woman call Tay's mom today??? Or me??? She did have a parent meeting with the boys' parents after she got the phone call from Tay's mom. And the boy who did the egging was still trying to be a weasel and say that Taylor found the bottle and just chugged it. Truth did come out though.

Snaps to DD for keeping a level head and not drinking the alcohol. But smacks for trying to keep it a secret.

But for every cloud, there is a silver lining: She says she is never going to drink--ever. It was very, very scary.

I do not want her to end up MTV and Girls Gone Wild or like Natalee Holloway.

Heck, remember my story of being glutened at PBH on NYE? I had only 3 glasses of wine--gluten and alcohol do not mix for me. I do have pictures--lots and lots, I must've really been one busy bee. DD would be in the same boat and she could get raped or murdered.

I could go on and on, but the more I type, the angrier I get.

But hey on the happy front, DD said the movie Up was fantastic.

Isn't that ironic? Watching a Disney movie one hour and then saving your friend's life from alcohol the next?

Night all. Gotta go pick up the men folk from their trip at 1:30 am. Tomorrow is another day.

A big WOW!!She is so lucky..
Someone should be responsible-the adult in that house!!
But I have nowhere to preach on this.My DD18 does it everyweek end seems.
My last weekend problem went over like a joke.DW took the cell away,but she still got the car(DW chioce not mine)When do we say this is the way it is!!

When we were there age I seen alot but not chugging a bottle of vodka.
I ask as a dad where does this end.I can picture my DD doing this in my worst nightmare!!

I'm just glad she pulled thru this..Your local duck caring!!

 

[donaldduck352]

I seen this on a movie or TV show.
If you feel like something does not settle on your tummy-or alchoul poisoning Get a big cup of COLD water and add alot of salt.This will clear the stomache!!

 

[macraven]

Now we know who else to visit for a free night's stay.



My DH is hereditary prediabetic--meaning his numbers are up--nothing he can do about it even with exercise and proper nutrition so he has to take Actos to level out the numbers. There have been so many advances in diabetic care that she shouldn't have to worry. Just to tell her to take care and follow doctor's orders.

Now for me


Then I picked up DD to get her ready for her ballet practice from her sleepover. We're about to leave the house and one of her friends mother's is calling to get the number of the girl's house where they were last night.
I'm chatting away about nothing and then asked her what's wrong...

And here is the morning that my daughter didn't want me to hear about.

About 1:30 am this morning boys showed up at the sleepover with ALCOHOL

My daughter and 2 other girls didn't drink, BUT DD's best friend was egged on and drank about a water bottle size of Vodka. All the boys, but one, took off as soon as they saw her starting to pass out. The other 2 girls got scared and went in another room and called an ADULT neighbor at 3:30 am to find out what to do. The woman tells them to make sure she vomits before letting her sleep. THIS WOMAN DOESN'T EVEN CALL ANYONE ELSE.
So DD and her friend prop up Tay and force her to vomit. DD learned in health how to lay her on her side and force the vomit out so she wouldn't choke. They did this until about 5 in the morning until they called the girl's 22 yr old sister. She came to the house and between the 3 of them, they couldn't get her up stairs (she's gotten beefy this yr.) So, the sister called the Dad--he's yelling at her sister because they can't get her off the porch.

She ended up in the ER and the doctor said she was near death with a lethal alcohol poisoning and that if wasn't for DD and her friend, she'd probably be dead.

And where was the homeowner during all of this??? Supposedly, slept through it all. She is the head of nursing for the hospital where they went and when she woke up this morning and checked the records of ER visits that's when she found out that Tay wasn't downstairs. And did this woman call Tay's mom today??? Or me??? She did have a parent meeting with the boys' parents after she got the phone call from Tay's mom. And the boy who did the egging was still trying to be a weasel and say that Taylor found the bottle and just chugged it. Truth did come out though.

Snaps to DD for keeping a level head and not drinking the alcohol. But smacks for trying to keep it a secret.

But for every cloud, there is a silver lining: She says she is never going to drink--ever. It was very, very scary.

I do not want her to end up MTV and on Girls Gone Wild or like Natalee Holloway.

Heck, remember my story of being glutened at PBH on NYE? I had only 3 glasses of wine--gluten and alcohol do not mix for me. I do have pictures--lots and lots, I must've really been one busy bee. DD would be in the same boat and she could get raped or murdered.

I could go on and on, but the more I type, the angrier I get.

But hey on the happy front, DD said the movie Up was fantastic.

Isn't that ironic? Watching a Disney movie one hour and then saving your friend's life from alcohol the next?

i'll have you know you are safe and she won't be on that tv show.....

they are filming Girls Gone Wild near my town again next month.
a small town on a lake with a well known bar is where it will take place.
it's too long of a drive from where you are to where i am for them to get there in a short time period. so, you're off the hook on that one......
(that should give you peace of mind)



my 3 sons are dying to go to the filming..........


i know you are upset. i would be also.
like tamie said, kids do dumb things and don't realize the consequences of their actions.
but, they do eventually grow up and then they cycle begins again for when they have kids.
some people call that payback..



all you can do is talk to them until you are blue in the face and hope and pray they make right decisions in their lives.
i'm sure your daughter has grown up over night from that incident she went through. it's a scary and hard way for her to understand why parents have rules for teens.

i wasn't as lucky as you. your daughter keep the info to herself.
all of my sons couldn't keep a secret and would tell me everything they did.
it kept me in a state of worry..........all the time........

sometimes when they would tell me what they did i would wish they would be like other teens and keep it to themselves.....

i'm glad you all got through this but i would definitely talk to the parent of the house where the sleep over took place.......and the other parents of the kids. if youse all could work together on this not happening again, it would give you peace of mind.