Very reluctantly, I accepted my husband’s proposal to go to a KC bloggers meet up today. I haven’t been feeling well in the last couple of days, and the idea of getting social with a bunch of people I know nothing about wasn’t too appealing. John is the one who reads KC weblogs, while I just keep mine for the sake of it. I don’t post much, I don’t read others, and I don’t comment. Long gone are the days of my sitting in front of the computer trying to find something to post about; and I don’t publicize the fact that I’ve been on this business almost since it all started. Google Reader is my friend, and I haven’t even checked it in more than a month. Go figure! I’m kind of a burnt-out weblogger. Anyhoo…
Just a few minutes before people started arriving to the 75th Brewery in KCMO, I was feeling faint and we almost left to come back home. But I told John I would wait. I’m a very social person and I wasn’t going to let an upset stomach ruin it for me. I’m glad we stayed. We got to meet a few local webloggers, had a great time, and drank really good beer. It all left me with the good intention to start posting more often and actually reading other weblogs and commenting. Let’s see how it goes. After almost 7 years, it’s like there is nothing to talk about anymore. LOL
Anyway, it was really nice to meet you all (in case you got curious and are reading this post now). There are a couple of photos that I took at the meeting. If anyone is interested, let me know, and I’ll send them to you. :-)
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This week’s Friday’s Feast brought to you by Memorex.
Appetizer
Name 2 things you would like to accomplish in 2008.
Apart from losing weight? LOL – I want to get a job so I can help my husband more. I also want to get my hormones in order to call the storks.
Soup
With which cartoon character do you share personality traits?
I have the same revolutionary ideas and concern about the world as Mafalda. She’s a cartoon character from Argentina, and I love her!
Salad
What time of day (or night) were you born?
I was born at 11:10 a.m.
Main Course
Tell us something special about your hometown.
My family lives there. That makes it VERY special. :-) Other than that… I guess I like Billo’s, a street restaurant where you can eat the best burgers in the world.
Dessert
If you could receive a letter from anyone in the world, who would you want to get one from? I have no idea. I thought George Bush, then the Dalai Lama… I really don’t know.
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Read on Diabetes Forecast:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an advisory concerning a possible association between Byetta use and acute pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas, which is potentially life-threatening), saying that doctors should be aware of the connection and “instruct patients taking Byetta to seek prompt medical care if they experience unexplained, persistent, severe abdominal pain, which may or may not be accompanied by vomiting.” The agency is NOT advising doctors to discontinue use of this product, and people should NOT stop taking it without consulting a health care provider.
Byetta is designed for use by people with type 2 diabetes who also take metformin, sulfonylureas, or thiazolidinediones, and who still need better blood glucose control. It enhances pancreatic insulin production, slows emptying of the stomach, and prevents the liver from making too much glucose, all of which act to lower post-meal glucose. It may also suppress appetite and result in weight loss.
There have been 30 reported cases on pancreatitis among the 70,000 people who have used Byetta; it is not clear if the drug was the direct cause. In the future, information about acute pancreatitis will be listed in the “precautions” section of Byetta’s product label.
