Midnightmom

More fun with food. This has made the rounds online, but I didn't see it here, so................................... (It's more humerous if you can remember the commercial)

I've seen that vid too, but it seemed to me that it would only work with certain models of the vacuum sealer. ETA: It may be on this playlist. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=make+your+own+foodsaver+bags

I thought the recruiters took care of transportation for that?

Truth!

An A1C of 5.0 is the gold standard. You really don't need to aim for anything "lower." If you are on FB, may I suggest the following group to check out? Type 2 Diabetes Rebels

Just came across this idea today. I think it is an amazing idea, don't you? Idea came from Solace Farms (FB)

Just so you know, The Patriot Nurse (YT), has a "bookstore" on her dot-com site and sells what you are looking for. I am not sure of her prices though. The other thing is that she just finished a course of study and is now a "certified master herbalist." She has designed an online class for those who want to learn what you were talking about in your post. I am pretty sure it is an "at your own pace" class so there are no worries about falling behind or missing a session.

Additonal information on Insulin Resistance

Perhaps something to ask your new Endocrinologist about?? I just watched this vid on "Butter Bob" Brigg's YT channel. No, he's not a doctor, but I found this video to be very enlightening: "The Root of Modern Illness - High Insulin." His contention is that chronically high insulin is the cause/root of many illnesses, and that the keto diet is the "treatment" for reducing the amount of insulin circulating in the blood (and causing damage). His reasoning is this: EVERY time you eat (or drink a sweet beverage) your body releases insulin. So, if you are eating frequently you are constantly releasing insulin into your bloodstream. IF, however, you are eating low carb or keto, the diet keeps you satieted and you eat less frequently so you reduce the overall amount of insulin being released and in circulation. This is a very trunkated version - you should really watch the vid for yourself.

Is it available OTC? In a human formulation?

This brings up a very bad memory for me. We were renting a house where the homeowner (the wife) had done some repairs and finishing work by herself. The kitchen and the dining room were one long space "separated" by the sliding glass door and the step down into the family room across from it. The cabinets made an "L shape" which create the break for the room at the other end of the kitchen and terminated with a built in dishwasher near the sliding glass door. The flooring in this area consisted of 10" x "10 tiles. There was one rather small area where the tiles kept cracking and falling apart creating a bit of a "trip hazard" and she replaced those tiles with leftover pieces that had been stored in the entry way closet. For most of the time that we lived there we did not have a very large dining room table and so that area of flooring was not "covered" by it, and it was a high traffic area. Thing of it is, that one section of tile kept on breaking! It hadn't been "broken" when we moved in, and it broke a few times while we were living there. I was convinced that I was too heavy for the flooring and that is why it kept breaking. I finally decided to "just live with it" which was easier to do after my DH passed away and I used some of the insurance money to buy a larger table which covered it and necessited walking around it, thus blocking those tiles from being walked on. Well, one day I discovered that the dishwasher had been leaking and had soaked the floor under it and out into the dining room area. The full extent of the water damaged area wasn't revealed until the plumbers got there to remove it and noticed how much of the subfloor had gotten wet and needed to be replaced. The water damaged area extended into the part of the dining room that was closest to it - the section with the constantly breaking tile. You'll never guess what they discovered! Remember that the homeowner had laid the tiles for this whole area. It turn out there was no subfloor/supporting floor under the tiles, so when you walked on them the floor beneath them flexed! Had she used smaller tiles they may not have broken that way these larger tiles did. So it wasn't my (my weight) that was causing the breakage, it was the half-assed, money-saving, do-it-yourself homeowner's fault! All those years of thinking I had been the problem were finally resolved - but my "mental health/self-respect" had suffered all of those years for something that I thought was due to me, but it wasn't. I moved out of there not too long after as the kids had moved out and I was empty-nesting in a house that was waaaaaaaaaaay bigger than I needed.

This one came up in my FB "memories" today. It's a Math and Spelling teaser!

Once he gets out of basic training he can apply for a lower cost loan to refinance his car. He would also be eligible to get lower cost insurance for the vehicle.

Definitely do not delete this message! You may need proof/evidence in the future.

One place setting would take up all of the room in the dishwasher!

Time to get out your tuning fork. If you know, you know (and will probably starting singing, too.)

But such a GOOD one!!!

From a web collection called Humerous Librarians

Unfortunately, just washing or scrubbing the dirt off of the veggies isn't "good enough." You need to "kill" any surface germs to be safe. I am not sure if using a commercial veggie cleaner is necessary or if just putting baking SODA in the water would be good enough. May be something you could research a bit further.

My urogynecologist says this is a very common occurance. She said to just make sure you shower/wash your genitals daily as those buggers have a "tendency to migrate" to where they are not wanted. BTDT

The timing on this deadpan comedy routine is classic. You may have to turn the volume up though. And don't be eating or drinking anything near the computer while watching this! Johnny Carson & Jack Webb in a Dragnet Spoof (Copper Clappers).

From the Purposeful Pantry

I am in a program that requires an anual in-home visit. I got the same questions you did, but I had a bit of "fun" with her. I remember being asked, "What state are we in?" I replied, "A state of confusion" or something similar. Then I told her the name of my state. Then there was a "story" about 2 or 3 people with questions following. I had "fun" with those anwers too - before I gave her the "correct" answers. Yes, I had to draw the correct time on the face of a clock - though not the same time as you did. Maybe they don't want us old folk to share the correct answers with each other so we can "pass" this test??? There was also a square, a circle, and a triangle at the bottom of the page. I had to mark two of the them the way she told me, but I also drew something on the third one saying, "I don't want it to feel left out." I'm not sure I did myself any favors, although I did "pass" the "test."