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  1. penguin
    I smell a lawsuit...celiac disease is a protected disability... If they were accomodating other disabilities (wheelchairs and the like), they're in trouble.
  2. penguin
    Oh, I assure you, I know exactly how bad you feel with impared cognitive function, because I'm really hypoglycemic as well. I've been hypoglycemic since I was 13, and it does suck. I've blacked out more than once. I guess it's a matter of opinion then, I'm more likely to be able to find something to eat when I'm crashing than a shot of insulin as I go into...
  3. penguin
    Glad I could help
  4. penguin
    I hope to one day volunteer for hospice, I'm just not ready yet I'm still a bit green in the gills to be able to do that I took a whole class on death and dying taught by a hospice social worker...it was fascinating...
  5. penguin
    HAHA! Alright, who's read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy??? Between the mice and the dolphins, we're beat...especially since the answer is 42
  6. penguin
    I have a girl scout troop....but with me going to school in Jan, I don't know what'll happen I'll work something out!!! I have to!!!! Scouting of any kind is always fun, then there are your head starts, blood banks, food banks, hospices, services for the blind & deaf, tutoring...the possibilies are endless
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    ARCHIVED Bloodwork

    penguin replied to sweetp's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    Nope Make sure you don't take any allergy medicine, though
  8. penguin
    I'm sorry, was that comment really necessary?
  9. penguin
    IMO, red skinned potatoes should not be skinned, not to mention they're the nutritious part of the potato.
  10. penguin
    Hmm, I always cube the potatoes first Anyway, waiting until they are cooler will help the skin adhere more to the potato, but I say leave all potato parts in! You aren't going to have any more skin in the potatoes than what came with them Those potatoes are all going to fall partially apart anyway when you mix it up, so don't worry about it
  11. penguin
    You need protein and carbs and fat to be able to not be hypoglycemic. All tons of carbs are going to do is cause peaks and crashes, which is terrible for your system. Actually, I also believe hyperglycemia is more dangerous than hypoglycemia, and is harder to control.
  12. penguin
    Let's make sure we're clear on something - celiac disease is NOT an allergy. It's an autoimmune disease like diabetes in which the body attacks itself. The body recognizes gluten as poison, and creates antibodies to attack the gluten. The body then gets confused and thinks the villi are gluten, and therefore poison, and attacks those cells. It takes ...
  13. penguin
    It might be that your eating habits didn't change, and since you can absorb more nutrients, you might be gaining weight because of that. Other than that, I don't know! I'm 5'6" also and my "normal" weight is 175, and I had to go back on gluten for a biopsy, and I've gained 25 lbs in 2 months, the first 20 the first month, so I'm with you there. So if...
  14. penguin
    Do we not teach nursery rhymes anymore? No little red hen? With the picking, and the thrushing, and the grinding.... Seriously, what do people think white bread is made out of? I always read labels too, but that may be because of my chef-y tendancies. Screw catering, when I'm done with school, I'm going to make it my personal mission to teach kids...
  15. penguin
    Personally, I'm just glad that there are doctors out there like Dr. Green that are researching celiac disease. At least he doesn't say it's rare, and medical opinions don't change overnight. Things are turning around in the celiac disease field, but we aren't there yet. If it weren't for Dr. Green, my doctor wouldn't know to take 8 random biopsies and that...
  16. penguin
    Because in second grade there is a unit on grains and where they are grown... And, you know, those handy dandy ingredient statements...
  17. penguin
    I could go either way. For me, it's great to have a dx because now the culinary school I will be attending will accomodate me since it'll be a documented disability. This is obviously hugely important. For me, the dx is worth it for that reason alone, because when I was dx'ed, I NEVER THOUGHT I'd ever be able to attend. Now I can They've had people...
  18. penguin
    Kraft's modfied food starch is corn unless otherwise stated. They never hide gluten in things like natural flavors, they don't hide gluten at all! So if wheat, barley, rye, or oats aren't on the label, they're not in the product. Based on that, it's safe
  19. penguin
    OK, you have your opinion. I don't think anyone on here was actually rude to the servers, and we come here to vent because, yeah, it's frustrating to eat out as a celiac. I don't think anyone expects anyone at your average resaurant to know a thing about celiac. It's a common bond we share, that frustration. Personally, I think it's a sad state of affairs...
  20. penguin
    No, can't skip the section. You know what though? It's only 6 weeks, and screw it, I'll do it for six weeks. It's not worth throwing away the rest of it just because of that. I'm already comprimising huge, pre-dx I wanted to do the pastry program
  21. penguin
    Sorry for all your trouble When it rains, it pours!!! Might I suggest a skateboard? Or perhaps a razor scooter Infinite hugs!!! This won't help, but at my wedding, I was walked down the aisle by my mother who had had both knees replaced in December, and my 88 year old grandfather with a hip problem. I, of course, was on 4" stillettos...
  22. penguin
    How were you diagnosed?
  23. penguin
    Amen! As for glutening, I have a red bull as soon as I know it happens for brain fog, and then I ease off the starches, since I find those make the fog worse when I'm glutened. I guess I eat a lot of peanut butter and yogurt when that happens.
  24. penguin
    We don't skin either. We use red-skinned potatoes, and follow the same procedure as carla. I smash a clove of garlic or two and put that in while mashing, along with butter, milk, sometimes cheese or sour cream, whatever I feel like at the time. Just mash and add stuff until it tastes right.
  25. penguin
    Get out of my head!!! On the first account, I have had that conversation with DH, almost to the letter. There's nothing like having to reshop everything all over again because you had to abandon your cart And there are few things in this world worse than a wal-mart bathroom. And there's nothing like going commando after an accident And DH thought...
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