SailAweigh has an unfortunately truncated new tag. If chocolate is the food of the gods, and Coke is the nectar of the gods, that explains why Snickers and Coke go so well together.

Oh, carp. Thanks for pointing that out P-C. I must have exceeded the word limit and not realized it. Why can't the box be only big enough to fit the number of characters allowed?

Dan, you know (probably better than I do) that the issue with scrapes/cuts/general flaying in diabetics is that the diabetes can slow or impair wound healing.

But it sounds to me like this particular scrape *is* healing as it should, AND you're keeping an eye on it now that you know what to look for. My feeling is keep it uncovered as long as, like you said, the area around the scab isn't all red and sore, and as long as clothes don't irritate it.

You're a good patient, and, unless you're faking us out, you've done a lot of reading on what you need to keep an eye out for with diabetes (and it's kinda hard to fake having knowledge -- faking being dumb is a LOT easier t /blonde ). It sounds like you're doing exactly the right thing for it.

Sometimes it just takes awhile to scab over, when it's a big scrape and in a flexible place--I know when I scraped the hell out of my hands falling down the stairs a few months ago, it took nearly a week for them to really start healing.

Yay for hot pancake date, Kate! And maybe some...pancake kisses? :)

I know you don't have insurance right now Daniel, but maybe you could call whomever was treating you for your diabetes, and ask their advice. Explain your insurance situation, and say the wound seems to be okay, but that you want to be as careful as possible.

Sadly, I've only seen my current doctor (well, nurse-practitioner) once. My previous doctor, who was treating me since discovery last february, left my clinic. Haven't found out where he went, yet.

You're a good patient, and, unless you're faking us out, you've done a lot of reading on what you need to keep an eye out for with diabetes

Munchausen-by-Internet sounds like too much work.

It sounds like you're doing exactly the right thing for it.

Yeah, I think I have acheived the right amount of paranoia to make it work.

Sadly, I've only seen my current doctor (well, nurse-practitioner) once. My previous doctor, who was treating me since discovery last february, left my clinic. Haven't found out where he went, yet.

Yes, but you can call either the n-p or the clinic. I mean, I don't think you have to, but if you want assurance or advice, most of the health care providers I have had to deal with, are decent about questions over the phone.

It sounds like you're doing exactly the right thing for it.

Yeah, I think I have acheived the right amount of paranoia to make it work.

Heh. I wouldn't call it paranoia. I'd call it vigilant self-care.

IOhealth-relatedN, does anyone know how to get rid of a sinus headache right quick? I woke up with it yesterday, and I've been pummeling it with sudafed and ibuprofen, and it just. won't. go. away.

I'm dealing blackjack at a casino night benefit-type thing tonight, and if this headache doesn't go away, I'm going to be miserable.

Any suggestions, up to and possibly including trepanning?

Take a shower, as hot as you can stand it Teppy, and let the hot water beat on your head, if you can take the heat on skin (rather than hair), try to focus it on the achy points.

Boil water in your kitchen, and get your place nice and steamy. Drink lots of orange juice and lots of water.

Sometimes, ibuprofen causes headaches--go figure. Try tag teaming the headache with Tylenol.

Avoid dairy and caffeine. Don't let your belly get too empty.

Steph, hot shower & wash your hair. Then eat something with lots of capsaicin; my husband swears by Thai seafood soup.

That's if it's really a sinus headache, not a migraine. If it's a migraine, make sure you get caffeine as well as pain relievers.

Avoid dairy and caffeine

Doesn't caffeine work for some people's headaches?