Comments on: LOW’s the Word: Contest Winners! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/10/lows-the-word-c.html A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:28:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Craig Williams http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/10/lows-the-word-c.html/comment-page-1#comment-38815 Craig Williams Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:52:21 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/10/02/lows-the-word-contest-winners/#comment-38815 I used to experience hypo's much more frequently than I do now. And I had this problem where friends would notice and ask, but I would deny it! I guess subconsciously I always wanted to be okay. So I had to train them to translate my response. When they ask if I'm having a low and I answer yes, then I'm okay. But if I answer no, they need to help me out. I couldn't control it, I would regularly deny it, and I knew I couldn't change what my brain was doing when it was low, but I could alter my response when I wasn't low. Hope this makes sense. I used to experience hypo’s much more frequently than I do now. And I had this problem where friends would notice and ask, but I would deny it! I guess subconsciously I always wanted to be okay.
So I had to train them to translate my response. When they ask if I’m having a low and I answer yes, then I’m okay. But if I answer no, they need to help me out.
I couldn’t control it, I would regularly deny it, and I knew I couldn’t change what my brain was doing when it was low, but I could alter my response when I wasn’t low. Hope this makes sense.

]]> By: Albert http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/10/lows-the-word-c.html/comment-page-1#comment-38814 Albert Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:28:36 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/10/02/lows-the-word-contest-winners/#comment-38814 Having the word 'Hinky' be effectively described and used in a Pop/Rap song would probably also work. Just think of all the rap songs that repeat the same phrase over and over again. Most of them don't make any sense and yet people still remember them! Having the word ‘Hinky’ be effectively described and used in a Pop/Rap song would probably also work.

Just think of all the rap songs that repeat the same phrase over and over again. Most of them don’t make any sense and yet people still remember them!

]]> By: CrazyACpumper http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/10/lows-the-word-c.html/comment-page-1#comment-38813 CrazyACpumper Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:52:30 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/10/02/lows-the-word-contest-winners/#comment-38813 Chris, To us "hinky" PWDs then!! Woo hoo and rock on when we are low and in need of assistance!! (not mocking you at all, just interesting the definition(s) of hinky then I think of what I am like when I am low....hmmmmm) Albert, Maybe the movie should be titled "Hinky" or "Getting Hinky". Chris,

To us “hinky” PWDs then!!

Woo hoo and rock on when we are low and in need of assistance!!

(not mocking you at all, just interesting the definition(s) of hinky then I think of what I am like when I am low….hmmmmm)

Albert,
Maybe the movie should be titled “Hinky” or “Getting Hinky”.

]]> By: Chris http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/10/lows-the-word-c.html/comment-page-1#comment-38812 Chris Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:55:15 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/10/02/lows-the-word-contest-winners/#comment-38812 "Hinky" is a term used by law enforcement for when "something doesn't feel right" or the facts don't add up or an individual is behaving suspiciously. I have also heard it defined as to act odd, insecure, jumpy, untrusting, and suspicious. “Hinky” is a term used by law enforcement for when “something doesn’t feel right” or the facts don’t add up or an individual is behaving suspiciously. I have also heard it defined as to act odd, insecure, jumpy, untrusting, and suspicious.

]]> By: Albert http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/10/lows-the-word-c.html/comment-page-1#comment-38811 Albert Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:04:16 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/10/02/lows-the-word-contest-winners/#comment-38811 Actually, I think all it'll take is some mainstream pop-culture movie to feature a person with diabetes yelling out the code word throughout the movie when he/she is having a low. It's amazing how people will remember references to movies. Actually, I think all it’ll take is some mainstream pop-culture movie to feature a person with diabetes yelling out the code word throughout the movie when he/she is having a low.

It’s amazing how people will remember references to movies.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/10/lows-the-word-c.html/comment-page-1#comment-38810 Michelle Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:55:20 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/10/02/lows-the-word-contest-winners/#comment-38810 HAHA! congrats to the winners! HAHA! congrats to the winners!

]]> By: maureen http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/10/lows-the-word-c.html/comment-page-1#comment-38809 maureen Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:32:49 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/10/02/lows-the-word-contest-winners/#comment-38809 My almost 12 year old son yells cracker time My almost 12 year old son yells cracker time

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