Me, I have had low sugar since I was a teen. I know how to handle it pretty well.

Luckily I can have some Nattys and be just fine, but...that one Krispy Kreme donut I always crave will just about put me in a coma.

There are so many foods that I crave but I can not have. Over 25 years into this, and I know what I can do, learned the hard way sometimes.

Dad was diagnosed with high sugar the same time I was diagnosed with low. I am so glad I never had to deal with all those shots all the time that he had to do. Probably another reason I will never get a tattoo, I had enough of the finger pricks testing blood sugar I hate needles.

And now my knees are getting so bad I am becoming more frugal to retire earlier to try not to have to go through a surgery.

And I love how Pinside gets off topic, so soon it will be fun to read something like:

1. you went out in public without a mask, what is wrong with you?

2. you bought nib with all the pooling going on, what is wrong with you?

3. just because Burrows had a good college career, you thought he would be awesome as a pro, what is wrong with you?

In the meantime I am looking for the copper knee braces, and all the stores around here are always sold out.

Can anyone here say whether or not the copper knee braces actually help?

(I can actually testify that the Nattys help my knees, but I can not use them all day).

Helps what?

I am 5'7" 150 pounds.

I used to do several gutter cleaning jobs in my spare time, it was good money. Now if I were to take on one I can not walk for 2 days, ladders kill my knees anymore.

Getting on and back off excavators and front end loaders too many times a day is killing my knees now.

Whatever I have going on with my knees it is mostly a climbing issue.

My 77 year old uncle keeps saying I need copper braces. I think I just need to find a knee doctor pretty soon.

Thanks for the link. I normally never click a link, but I clicked that one.

One thing: "If you have hip or foot pain, you may change the way you walk to spare these painful joints. But this altered gait can place more stress on your knee joint. In some cases, problems in the hip or foot can cause knee pain".

Reminded me how my back messes up also.

The good thing about the article it mainly just said to see a doctor if you have swelling and fever. I have none of that.

I think I will try a ice pack and then get in the jacuzzi. I did that for something in the past, I can not remember what it was. Guess I am having memory loss now also.

Damn I am just getting old and falling apart.

I have been doing that almost my whole life. But then for the next 5-6 hours I drink beer.

Does that count?

(I do stay away from bread, except for pizza one night a week).

The ice pack and then getting in the jacuzzi worked awesome!

It is just too hot and humid to use the jacuzzi much now.

And those darn moskeeters.

(and I know the word is mosquitos, but because I am from the south I was trying to be funny with that).

No need to. This is Pinside. The NFL thread will start talking about other sports, and other things.

The Deeproot thread goes all over the place.

Pretty much every thread here goes all over the place, and I love it!

I started it as saying what is wrong with me is I have low sugar, and now I am dealing with a lot of knee pain, so I started it as what is wrong with you physically or medically, but I left it open to go anywhere any member wants to take it.

I just hope it stays both serious and entertaining.

I am totally amazed so far about so many comments about fasting and avoiding dairy products.

I was just thinking outside the box, and it has worked well, because maybe I do need to stop drinking that glass of milk in the morning just to see if I feel any better. (which I have actually been doing for my low sugar, and has worked great with that).

The main thing though, is just serious and entertaining hopefully.

Kind of like the NFL's C'mon Man on one extreme, to maybe even members asking for a pm if anyone knows a awesome doctor, dentist, etc.

Not only advice, my uncle believes in that crap so much he went out and bought the knee braces, and a back brace for me.

He swears by that crap. I did the poll here just to verify what I thought, that he was full of crap.

I like my uncle, and I try to help him with things like operating his backhoe on his land moving stuff like trees that have fell or whatever. (he has a backhoe, but he does not know how to use it too well).

So, when he sees me limping, and says why are you limping, and I say I am having knee problems, here comes all the "oh, you have to have copper knee braces and blah, blah, blah".

Many years ago he started some shit like that about a woman I was dating, that he did not like (said she was too old for me), and we got into it and I did not talk to him or have anything to do with him for like 5 years.

The way he insisted on this knee brace crap made me want to just say no, leave me alone, BUT, I do not want to ever hurt his feelings again.

He is very helpful, tons of resources. I can tell him my ac went out, and he knows the best person for that. I can tell him any problem, and he knows someone that will do a awesome job for less than half what anyone else charges.

He always tries to pay me for running his backhoe, I never take a dime. His advice saves me tons of money.

Anyway, I have no clue what is wrong with me now, not sure if I just moved the wrong way or something, but I am having some pains in my lower area, that is ok when I am sitting down, but killing me when I walk. This just happened 30 minutes ago.

Hernia? I have no clue. All I know is I have never felt pain like this before when walking. And I am serious.

Seriously I have had a lot of gas tonight, but now I feel like I have pulled muscles or something down there, and a widespread area. Very bad pains when I walk now.

Very serious I am having my last beer tonight, and when I wake up if I am having this pain still I will call my uncle, and talk to my Mom, I do not know any local doctors, but I am sure they can give some advice.

If any doctors here I do have Ambetter insurance.. thankfully.

This getting old thing along with the new pains that hit out of the blue just sucks.

Sorry for the long rant, I just wanted to explain my uncle a tad, and also what I am having all of a sudden.

I guess she likes a relatively low cost of living, along with not as heavy traffic as other areas.

My poor knees.

I moved the right one the wrong way first thing at 5am getting off the toilet and it was messed up all day.

A big pine tree I was cutting with a chainsaw on a job hit my left one about 9am. (a little blood also).

About 1pm on a job I had to walk a 1/4 mile. I did not think I would make it.

For over a year now I have been trying to go try this frisbee golf course the county built 3 miles from here, I was going to do that tomorrow finally, but there is no way I can walk that far right now.

(and I am not into country music, but I just re-read this, and if someone comes up with a hit about moving the right one the wrong way...I need some royalties).

Anyone have extreme ear itching, and lots of dead skin coming out of the ears?

A ear doctor gave me a cream that helps, but this crap has been going on for 10 months now, and I wish it would go away.

(as far as my knees, I have not been working much lately, and they are a good bit better now that they have had some rest).

Always something.

I know what you mean. Sometimes I just roll my eyes and think really.

And I just remembered another problem I have had for about 20 years now.

About 20 times a year, normally if I am eating too fast it happens, but can happen anytime, and almost always while eating:

I have so much pain and pressure in my back and chest, and pepto or nothing else helps.

I almost always have to run to a bathroom, bang my back against a wall, and try to burp myself.

When I do that a very thick clear liquid comes up, and after doing that a while I am ok again.

And it does piss me off almost everytime this happens my girlfriend is like what is wrong with you? I just say my bad pains are back, don't stare at me, I will be fine shortly.

Back in 1987 I was hit head on in my truck. It was a mangled mess. I started having problems, but no tests ever found anything, and the problems would sometimes go away for a few years.

Last night I felt that crap was about to start, so I just stopped eating for a few minutes, caught it early enough to not have to go into private and cough up whatever that clear thick shit is.

When whatever that is hits, it is painful, and I burp a thick liquid I have to spit out. Once I can burp air again and no liquid, I am fine.

IF...I try to just use Pepto, or Tums, they come right back up, nothing helps when I have one of these episodes, except time, and sometimes trying to burp myself.

(and we are so great here trying to help each other with repairs on our games, I hope we can also help each other for repairs to us).

No way in hell would I even try to see a doctor right now with the virus stuff.

And it would not matter anyway, I have tried to get help in the past, and it is a joke. They have no clue and just start referring you to another doctor, and goes on and on because they make a lot of money off referral fees.