Comments on: Emergency Code Carts Now Contain Turkey Sandwiches and Ginger Ale

By: Rebecca Racioppo

Rebecca Racioppo — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 12:50:00 +0000

ACLS = Advanced Culinary Lifts Scores

By: Bill Moore

Bill Moore — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:31:00 +0000

In reply to Courtney Parker Fischer. PJ, you need a cheeseburger and a beer! ;-)

By: husaria

husaria — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:49:00 +0000

In reply to Courtney Parker Fischer.

The hospital gave me the diabetes!

I didn’t have it when I got here but now you people gave me diabetes!

Hey, has anyone seen my bag of snickers bars? I like to eat them when I’m drinking my double shot, triple chocolate, batter and deep fried latte.

By: husaria

husaria — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:47:00 +0000

In reply to Lynn Heilman Lawson. Well, leg bags would make any kind of break time not happen so....why not? ; )

By: Geoff Froehlich

Geoff Froehlich — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 06:46:18 +0000

My patients are allergic to ginger ale and can only mix cranberry juice with the bottle of vodka in their recently peed-in jacket

By: Mandee Livingston

Mandee Livingston — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 19:14:53 +0000

By: Lindsay Woody

Lindsay Woody — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 17:55:46 +0000

In reply to Carissa Typinski. Glad you saved some lives last night with those stat samdwiches

By: BeachyNurse

BeachyNurse — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 17:01:11 +0000

Killing me right now!

By: Carissa Typinski

Carissa Typinski — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 14:50:27 +0000

Thank goodness Lindsay Woody …

By: PJ Dew

PJ Dew — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 09:41:42 +0000

In reply to Courtney Parker Fischer. Says the non-diabetic who has never been in DKA. Guess what happens when your pancreas quits? Your blood sugar goes sky high b/c you don't make insulin anymore. If their blood sugar is 700 AFTER diagnosis, it's a matter of them not taking their insulin or pills, or their doc hasn't properly medicated them. It doesn't matter if they eat or not (even not eating, the liver pumps out sugar, and in fact will pump out MORE b/c it thinks you're starving yourself), your sugar goes up, and it's clear that they are not taking their meds. This is the thing you need to address-why are they not taking their meds? As a T1, who has been in DKA ONLY at diagnosis, it amazes me how medical people have no clue about diabetes. If I were to stop taking my insulin, I would be in the ER in 2 days with a blood sugar around 600-800 or higher and I would not have to eat to get it that high. Just miss a couple of shots. Pathophys lesson done for the day.