It is possible to combine Lantus with Humalog.
I'm a type II diabetic, who just recently converted from the pills to insulin for controlling my glucose levels. I was diet controlled for 3 years, but after a significant move 2 years ago I started to lose control. I've been taking different combinations of pills (all three types of medication) to regain control to no avail.
I take Lantus every evening and then use the Humalog Pen for all meals. After only one week on the combination of Lantus and Humalog I'm in much better control and will probably be back in complete control within 6-8 weeks. My physician and I are trying to establish a good base level with the Lantus, and then ues the Humalog to control spikes resulting from eating. Once we establish how my body reacts to the different types of insulin I'll be able to track the carbs in my meals and use the Humalog appropriately.
It's unbelieveable how diabetes has effected my life. Anything that allows me to track what is happening with my body and control it better is a Good Thing.
As a diabetic I can say that I would definitely prefer a monthly tatoo over pricking my finger 4 or more times a day.
Also, insurance companies that take a long term view to their customers all want to track blood sugar better in diabetics. It's cheaper to provide supplies, education, etc., than it is to provide for the numerous health problems that can stem from ill-controlled blood sugar.
I have everything that is being discussed here. I have the lightning supressor on my home, APC ups and surge supression, all phone lines are supressed,... etc.
In the last seven years I've had to make two claims against my home insurance to get replacements. In one case I found out that all of this stuff doesn't protect the ground wire. There was a large power cable disruption right outside my house during a heavy thunderstorm. I lost power and at the same time there was plenty of power right next to the ground wires.:-) Confused the poor electic company trying to understand how so much stuff got smoked, until they checked where the break was in comparison to the lightning supressor and the grounding pipe.:-)
No matter what you do, you cannot 100% protect the electronics. Something can still go wrong and the rider that I've added to my home insurance has paid for itself easily. It even covered a surge wasting my Air Conditioner Compressor. Most plans allow adding a rider for this kind of protection and usually it isn't too bad. Some plans now include it as part of normal coverage because of the increase in electronics in home.
I originally got my insurance because it also covered fire. I thought that would be the only way that I would ever have a claim. I was very wrong on that one.
Ah, but all large american companies do this. It's part of the culture. Any given group can set rules for their area, and then they consistently break them because they know how to. If everyone actually followed all of the rules then nothing could ever get done.:-)
I think that the distinction between 'virtual' and 'real' is a problem. A community can stretch between 'virtual' and 'real', complementing the strengths of both arenas. When I attend a conference I see people I mostly only talk to online. The 'real' and 'virtual' interactions support each other.
The community isn't 'virtual' or 'real', only the medium being used to communicate. The community is the people, companies, any thing else, that is interacting together. The only difference is how they are interacting, carrier pidgeon, carrier signal, or carrier wave.
One of my favorite comics, an old Fifth Wave I think, has a person paying for software with a check that says that it is presented as is and that it's cashing functionality isn't guarenteed.:-)
There is a downside to the advertising income that pays for magazine publication, the data that they gather about their subscriber base and resell. The reason that publishers can charge so little for subscriptions for magazines is the amount of revenue that they gather about their subscribers and then sell to advertisers or anyone else willing to pay. When I worked for the largest magazine fulfillment company in the US I learned way too much about the sheer volumes of information that they have gathered and how well they can manipulate it.
The reason that you pay attention is because they know enough about you that they can tailor the ad to what you are interested in. Coupons, special deals, special phone numbers, addresses etc. are used to track the effectiveness of their ads and they have been tuned over time. Would you believe that the background color of one of those 3X5 cards in the magazine is traced for effectiveness? Each new piece of information that they gather is statisticaly analysed and used.
I would also warn you that the online magazines are worse, if they are run by traditional publishing houses. Their interactive sites tag you with a cookie and keep track of everything you do for dual purpose of giving you a better site and to be able to sell information about their users. The publishing houses like online sites even more than their traditional media because of how easily they can gather even more information about their subscribers. Every survey can be saved with your preferences, the emails that you ask for, the articles that you read, the pages that you skip by quickly and the ones that you spend extra time on, what OS you use, what browser you use, who is your primary provider, perhaps even who you work for if you help them make the connection. The well intergrated site will so completely map you that they could build a psychological profile.
I would warn that before we wish for a change in the traditional passive advertising on television, we remember how much junk mail we receive in our snail mail, and how irritating spam is in our email boxes. Also consider television taking on the ideas of banner ads in our shows. Will we start seeing the vertically split screen for more than just the credits of our shows, especially when HDTV renders most of the reruns that are currently on cable specialty networks into a format that leaves a good portion of the screen unused?
I don't think that the bleak picture that I'm painting will come to fruition completely in the television media. I do think that as the media merge, and these products are just another step, the things that bother us the most may come along from all of the different media. Some of the good things will come as well, and if we can make sure that we are informed, intelligent consumers, we can know what we want to change, and what trade-offs we are willing to make to keep the costs in the region that we are willing to pay. There could be some really nasty changes that we would have to deal with, both in front of and behind the scenes if we always insist on the cheapest price only. You get what you pay for.
I don't know about the Neilson (sp?) ratings, but a different rating system that I participated in in college counted vcr recorded shows as well as viewed. They even wanted to know if the tape was watched once or saved for later viewing.
I received a copy of the ratings for the timeframe that I participated and there were shows highlighted for larger number of recording viewers than actual viewers.
I was drawn to the linux world because of the community that exists around it. I haven't contributed yet, but it is my intention to, once I understand things better. I want to share with everyone else what I can, to become part of this greater whole.
The community is what makes linux strong. We supply a great deal of man hours and expertese that contributes to a solid system. The open competition that we engage in gives the users features that they want, and the cooperation on protocols and how systems interact give flexibilty unheard of in other systems.
I believe that any business that forgets this will flounder or fail. Traditional business models are incapable of dealing with the growing rate of change that is taking place in the world. Y2K is hiding this fact from many managers, but once next January is over, and all of the projects that have been on hold start being requested, there will be a flood of changes.
There are lots of oppurtunities for making money in the linux world, and the growth that is possible is amazing. As businesses start using linux there is large systems that need to be integrated and redeveloped. Support, training, development, are simply a few of the possible oppurtunities. What about changing business policies to fit the new international commerce arena? Best practices need to be modified, cultural understandings need to be developed, processes need to be completely rearranged.
The linux community, and the talent, passion, and dedication of that community is what makes linux great. We continue to scratch itches and grow. Once business managers, and any other PHBs out there, understand this, and allow us to take pride in what we do, the strength of the systems that we develop at work will start to match linux.
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It is possible to combine Lantus with Humalog. I'm a type II diabetic, who just recently converted from the pills to insulin for controlling my glucose levels. I was diet controlled for 3 years, but after a significant move 2 years ago I started to lose control. I've been taking different combinations of pills (all three types of medication) to regain control to no avail. I take Lantus every evening and then use the Humalog Pen for all meals. After only one week on the combination of Lantus and Humalog I'm in much better control and will probably be back in complete control within 6-8 weeks. My physician and I are trying to establish a good base level with the Lantus, and then ues the Humalog to control spikes resulting from eating. Once we establish how my body reacts to the different types of insulin I'll be able to track the carbs in my meals and use the Humalog appropriately. It's unbelieveable how diabetes has effected my life. Anything that allows me to track what is happening with my body and control it better is a Good Thing.
As a diabetic I can say that I would definitely prefer a monthly tatoo over pricking my finger 4 or more times a day.
Also, insurance companies that take a long term view to their customers all want to track blood sugar better in diabetics. It's cheaper to provide supplies, education, etc., than it is to provide for the numerous health problems that can stem from ill-controlled blood sugar.
I have everything that is being discussed here. I have the lightning supressor on my home, APC ups and surge supression, all phone lines are supressed,... etc. In the last seven years I've had to make two claims against my home insurance to get replacements. In one case I found out that all of this stuff doesn't protect the ground wire. There was a large power cable disruption right outside my house during a heavy thunderstorm. I lost power and at the same time there was plenty of power right next to the ground wires. :-) Confused the poor electic company trying to understand how so much stuff got smoked, until they checked where the break was in comparison to the lightning supressor and the grounding pipe. :-)
No matter what you do, you cannot 100% protect the electronics. Something can still go wrong and the rider that I've added to my home insurance has paid for itself easily. It even covered a surge wasting my Air Conditioner Compressor. Most plans allow adding a rider for this kind of protection and usually it isn't too bad. Some plans now include it as part of normal coverage because of the increase in electronics in home.
I originally got my insurance because it also covered fire. I thought that would be the only way that I would ever have a claim. I was very wrong on that one.
Ah, but all large american companies do this. It's part of the culture. Any given group can set rules for their area, and then they consistently break them because they know how to. If everyone actually followed all of the rules then nothing could ever get done. :-)
I think that the distinction between 'virtual' and 'real' is a problem. A community can stretch between 'virtual' and 'real', complementing the strengths of both arenas. When I attend a conference I see people I mostly only talk to online. The 'real' and 'virtual' interactions support each other. The community isn't 'virtual' or 'real', only the medium being used to communicate. The community is the people, companies, any thing else, that is interacting together. The only difference is how they are interacting, carrier pidgeon, carrier signal, or carrier wave.
One of my favorite comics, an old Fifth Wave I think, has a person paying for software with a check that says that it is presented as is and that it's cashing functionality isn't guarenteed. :-)
There is a downside to the advertising income that pays for magazine publication, the data that they gather about their subscriber base and resell. The reason that publishers can charge so little for subscriptions for magazines is the amount of revenue that they gather about their subscribers and then sell to advertisers or anyone else willing to pay. When I worked for the largest magazine fulfillment company in the US I learned way too much about the sheer volumes of information that they have gathered and how well they can manipulate it.
The reason that you pay attention is because they know enough about you that they can tailor the ad to what you are interested in. Coupons, special deals, special phone numbers, addresses etc. are used to track the effectiveness of their ads and they have been tuned over time. Would you believe that the background color of one of those 3X5 cards in the magazine is traced for effectiveness? Each new piece of information that they gather is statisticaly analysed and used.
I would also warn you that the online magazines are worse, if they are run by traditional publishing houses. Their interactive sites tag you with a cookie and keep track of everything you do for dual purpose of giving you a better site and to be able to sell information about their users. The publishing houses like online sites even more than their traditional media because of how easily they can gather even more information about their subscribers. Every survey can be saved with your preferences, the emails that you ask for, the articles that you read, the pages that you skip by quickly and the ones that you spend extra time on, what OS you use, what browser you use, who is your primary provider, perhaps even who you work for if you help them make the connection. The well intergrated site will so completely map you that they could build a psychological profile.
I would warn that before we wish for a change in the traditional passive advertising on television, we remember how much junk mail we receive in our snail mail, and how irritating spam is in our email boxes. Also consider television taking on the ideas of banner ads in our shows. Will we start seeing the vertically split screen for more than just the credits of our shows, especially when HDTV renders most of the reruns that are currently on cable specialty networks into a format that leaves a good portion of the screen unused?
I don't think that the bleak picture that I'm painting will come to fruition completely in the television media. I do think that as the media merge, and these products are just another step, the things that bother us the most may come along from all of the different media. Some of the good things will come as well, and if we can make sure that we are informed, intelligent consumers, we can know what we want to change, and what trade-offs we are willing to make to keep the costs in the region that we are willing to pay. There could be some really nasty changes that we would have to deal with, both in front of and behind the scenes if we always insist on the cheapest price only. You get what you pay for.
I don't know about the Neilson (sp?) ratings, but a different rating system that I participated in in college counted vcr recorded shows as well as viewed. They even wanted to know if the tape was watched once or saved for later viewing.
I received a copy of the ratings for the timeframe that I participated and there were shows highlighted for larger number of recording viewers than actual viewers.
I was drawn to the linux world because of the community that exists around it. I haven't contributed yet, but it is my intention to, once I understand things better. I want to share with everyone else what I can, to become part of this greater whole.
The community is what makes linux strong. We supply a great deal of man hours and expertese that contributes to a solid system. The open competition that we engage in gives the users features that they want, and the cooperation on protocols and how systems interact give flexibilty unheard of in other systems.
I believe that any business that forgets this will flounder or fail. Traditional business models are incapable of dealing with the growing rate of change that is taking place in the world. Y2K is hiding this fact from many managers, but once next January is over, and all of the projects that have been on hold start being requested, there will be a flood of changes.
There are lots of oppurtunities for making money in the linux world, and the growth that is possible is amazing. As businesses start using linux there is large systems that need to be integrated and redeveloped. Support, training, development, are simply a few of the possible oppurtunities. What about changing business policies to fit the new international commerce arena? Best practices need to be modified, cultural understandings need to be developed, processes need to be completely rearranged.
The linux community, and the talent, passion, and dedication of that community is what makes linux great. We continue to scratch itches and grow. Once business managers, and any other PHBs out there, understand this, and allow us to take pride in what we do, the strength of the systems that we develop at work will start to match linux.