<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Hello Pat<BR>
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Very happy to meet you and chat. I am very familiar with Cedar Grove. As a dental hygienist I worked as a temp in a periodontal office on Route 23 in Cedar Grove. I grew up in Bergen County in a small town Wallington (surrounded by Passaic, Garfield, E. Rutherford, WoodRidge). <BR>
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I am a single parent with a son, James, who is my landlord, lol. My only grandchildren is his dog, co owned with his fiance and a bunny named Bugs.<BR>
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I was first diagnosed with diabetes in 2001 - was on medication and after 2 years taken off and managed by diet and exercise. Well, times changed and without having insurance, etc, etc somehow my diabetes went out of control and I am back.<BR>
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Only on 2 pills a day but not controlling as well as it should. Boy after getting a chart from Vinny about a1c results -- makes me worry. My numbers with a result of 7.7 and what that stands for makes me worry.<BR>
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Do you see an endocrinologist or a regular physician? Right now I am in the process of trying to get an endocrinologist. How are you readings and how many times a day do you check?<BR>
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Are you also visually impaired or blind? Have a guide dog? I am visually impaired and just was blessed with my first guide dog, her name is Dorito - the worldest most spoiled dog, so I have been told.<BR>
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Well, I will close for now. And I am glad that I may have influenced you to listen in. It is amazing how much can be said over the telephone. The most amazing this though was, I never opened my mouth. You see my nickname is Chatty Kathy - so you can imagine how difficult or amazing this was. ,lol.<BR>
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I look forward to chatting again.<BR>
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Always<BR>
Kathy Rawa<BR>
aka Chatty Kathy</FONT></HTML>