(02-22-2017 02:15 AM)ctipton Wrote:  I have Type 1 diabetes and drink full fledged coke. Also, some Stella Artois on occasion. Like everything.....moderation.

I have type 2. You control your with insulin right. Yeah the moderation thing is the key. Mine is always High so I have to try and bring it down always. I take Metformin.

I take Insulin (72 units in morning, 40 units at night) and diet. My blood glucose, when I am feeling good, normally runs about 120. It is recommended that Blood sugar should run between 70-100. If mine is in the 70s or 80s I feel weakened, and i feel really good in the 120-140 range.

I watch what I eat (a lot of fruit, but I have found oranges really shoot mine up so apples, pears and because I lose sodium when I take HCTZ, bananas). Then small breakfast, medium lunch and medium supper.

Here's an article I found on ESPN you may want to read.

Bob Huggins has no plans on changing, whether you like it or not

(03-03-2017 10:55 AM)cpawstoney Wrote:  Here's an article I found on ESPN you may want to read.

Bob Huggins has no plans on changing, whether you like it or not

I read it. I found it fascinating and very typical Huggs. He's living his life as he wants to live it. It's different than many of us would live and he knows the risk it comes with, but sometimes you have to keep being yourself.

(03-03-2017 10:59 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(03-03-2017 10:55 AM)cpawstoney Wrote:  Here's an article I found on ESPN you may want to read.

Bob Huggins has no plans on changing, whether you like it or not

I read it. I found it fascinating and very typical Huggs. He's living his life as he wants to live it. It's different than many of us would live and he knows the risk it comes with, but sometimes you have to keep being yourself.

Very interesting read, thanks. I'm not endorsing anything or telling anyone what to do but there's certainly a stress that comes with a lot of types of change for a lot of people too.

(02-21-2017 12:52 PM)Former Lurker Wrote:  

(02-21-2017 10:40 AM)WalterSobchak Wrote:  

(02-21-2017 05:42 AM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  Wow! Scary stuff. But, I can't really say I'm really surprised, and echo the disbelief express by OregonBearcat, that he refused to take care of himself. If nothing else, I was hoping he'd learn from one of my all-time favorite basketball personalities, the late Rick Majerus, who went far too soon

Come on Bob! Please, wake up!

Bob will never wake up. If you don't make major changes after nearly dying at an airport in Pittsburgh you never will.

Let me step out of character for a second. As a physician, I am quite surprised he has lasted this long. I don't just mean staying alive, I mean having the stamina to coach. Eventually, his heart will just die with the defibrillator firing away to no avail as the battery drains to zero. Bob destroyed his coronary arteries right before our very eyes. He made choices, in his words, not to exercise or eat right because of the rigors of travel and his somewhat singular focus on basketball. Perhaps. But many others in the same profession or other equally or more intense professions manage to maintain some balance. In the end, it was his choice to pursue stress relief in many unhealthy ways.

With that said, I continue to wish the best for Bobby and when he dies, as we all will, I hope it is not writhing on a basketball floor on national television.

What the hell, it beats dying in a nursing home after years of crapping on yourself, your brain turned to mush.

Being dragged down and eaten by a large wild animal*, according to Edward Abbey (in Desert Solitaire), is better than, as you say, "dying in a nursing home after years of crapping on yourself, your brain turned to mush." Huggins' habits and lifestyle are far more likely to lead to the latter outcome. A stroke or really damaging heart attack could turn him into an invalid in the blink of an eye.

* Frankly, I've always thought that being completely squashed by a huge boulder hurtling off a cliff would be the best way to go. No premonition, and no awareness of the actual impact. Just lights out, and a hell of a mess for someone else to clean up. I count myself fortunate to live in a part of the country where either the large wild animal or boulder scenario is at least a possibility, albeit a remote one.

Despite everything Bob still looks better than Thad Matta who still is in his forties.

(03-03-2017 02:04 PM)cincybb51 Wrote:  Despite everything Bob still looks better than Thad Matta who still is in his forties.

Meh- Bob looks like he is a cheeseburger away from a heart attack. Thad is just an ugly SOB (with a bad back).

(03-03-2017 01:56 PM)colohank Wrote:  

(02-21-2017 12:52 PM)Former Lurker Wrote:  

(02-21-2017 10:40 AM)WalterSobchak Wrote:  

(02-21-2017 05:42 AM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  Wow! Scary stuff. But, I can't really say I'm really surprised, and echo the disbelief express by OregonBearcat, that he refused to take care of himself. If nothing else, I was hoping he'd learn from one of my all-time favorite basketball personalities, the late Rick Majerus, who went far too soon

Come on Bob! Please, wake up!

Bob will never wake up. If you don't make major changes after nearly dying at an airport in Pittsburgh you never will.

Let me step out of character for a second. As a physician, I am quite surprised he has lasted this long. I don't just mean staying alive, I mean having the stamina to coach. Eventually, his heart will just die with the defibrillator firing away to no avail as the battery drains to zero. Bob destroyed his coronary arteries right before our very eyes. He made choices, in his words, not to exercise or eat right because of the rigors of travel and his somewhat singular focus on basketball. Perhaps. But many others in the same profession or other equally or more intense professions manage to maintain some balance. In the end, it was his choice to pursue stress relief in many unhealthy ways.

With that said, I continue to wish the best for Bobby and when he dies, as we all will, I hope it is not writhing on a basketball floor on national television.

What the hell, it beats dying in a nursing home after years of crapping on yourself, your brain turned to mush.

Being dragged down and eaten by a large wild animal*, according to Edward Abbey (in Desert Solitaire), is better than, as you say, "dying in a nursing home after years of crapping on yourself, your brain turned to mush." Huggins' habits and lifestyle are far more likely to lead to the latter outcome. A stroke or really damaging heart attack could turn him into an invalid in the blink of an eye.

* Frankly, I've always thought that being completely squashed by a huge boulder hurtling off a cliff would be the best way to go. No premonition, and no awareness of the actual impact. Just lights out, and a hell of a mess for someone else to clean up. I count myself fortunate to live in a part of the country where either the large wild animal or boulder scenario is at least a possibility, albeit a remote one.

Go to sleep....don't wake up.

Edward Abbey has it right. Although God is a comic...my suspicion is that even Edward Abbey would have a slow motion moment of clarity during that special moment where the thought of dying peacefully with ones boots under the bed would sound lovely.

(03-03-2017 01:56 PM)colohank Wrote:  

(02-21-2017 12:52 PM)Former Lurker Wrote:  

(02-21-2017 10:40 AM)WalterSobchak Wrote:  

(02-21-2017 05:42 AM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  Wow! Scary stuff. But, I can't really say I'm really surprised, and echo the disbelief express by OregonBearcat, that he refused to take care of himself. If nothing else, I was hoping he'd learn from one of my all-time favorite basketball personalities, the late Rick Majerus, who went far too soon

Come on Bob! Please, wake up!

Bob will never wake up. If you don't make major changes after nearly dying at an airport in Pittsburgh you never will.

Let me step out of character for a second. As a physician, I am quite surprised he has lasted this long. I don't just mean staying alive, I mean having the stamina to coach. Eventually, his heart will just die with the defibrillator firing away to no avail as the battery drains to zero. Bob destroyed his coronary arteries right before our very eyes. He made choices, in his words, not to exercise or eat right because of the rigors of travel and his somewhat singular focus on basketball. Perhaps. But many others in the same profession or other equally or more intense professions manage to maintain some balance. In the end, it was his choice to pursue stress relief in many unhealthy ways.

With that said, I continue to wish the best for Bobby and when he dies, as we all will, I hope it is not writhing on a basketball floor on national television.

What the hell, it beats dying in a nursing home after years of crapping on yourself, your brain turned to mush.

Being dragged down and eaten by a large wild animal*, according to Edward Abbey (in Desert Solitaire), is better than, as you say, "dying in a nursing home after years of crapping on yourself, your brain turned to mush." Huggins' habits and lifestyle are far more likely to lead to the latter outcome. A stroke or really damaging heart attack could turn him into an invalid in the blink of an eye.

* Frankly, I've always thought that being completely squashed by a huge boulder hurtling off a cliff would be the best way to go. No premonition, and no awareness of the actual impact. Just lights out, and a hell of a mess for someone else to clean up. I count myself fortunate to live in a part of the country where either the large wild animal or boulder scenario is at least a possibility, albeit a remote one.

Sounds similar to a former colleague who said he wanted to go by "blowing my syphilitic aneurysm while receiving head from a Haitian prostitute". I guess it beats boulders and wild animals...

(03-03-2017 06:00 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Edward Abbey has it right. Although God is a comic...my suspicion is that even Edward Abbey would have a slow motion moment of clarity during that special moment where the thought of dying peacefully with ones boots under the bed would sound lovely.

Most of us, excepting those who opt for suicide, don't get to choose. We'll never know what moment of clarity Abbey experienced toward the end of life, but his death, even though in bed, was anything but pleasant. Way too much booze and way too much tobacco will do that to a guy.

(03-03-2017 01:56 PM)colohank Wrote:  Frankly, I've always thought that being completely squashed by a huge boulder hurtling off a cliff would be the best way to go. No premonition, and no awareness of the actual impact. Just lights out, and a hell of a mess for someone else to clean up. I count myself fortunate to live in a part of the country where either the large wild animal or boulder scenario is at least a possibility, albeit a remote one.

Wile E. Coyote couldn't disagree more.

(03-03-2017 11:27 PM)colohank Wrote:  Most of us, excepting those who opt for suicide, don't get to choose. We'll never know what moment of clarity Abbey experienced toward the end of life, but his death, even though in bed, was anything but pleasant. Way too much booze and way too much tobacco will do that to a guy.

Others get to choose (sign-in required):

(03-03-2017 10:55 AM)cpawstoney Wrote:  Here's an article I found on ESPN you may want to read.

Bob Huggins has no plans on changing, whether you like it or not

Huggs is definately one of a kind.

(03-04-2017 08:45 AM)jarr Wrote:  

(03-03-2017 10:55 AM)cpawstoney Wrote:  Here's an article I found on ESPN you may want to read.

Bob Huggins has no plans on changing, whether you like it or not

Huggs is definately one of a kind.

While I wish he'd take better care of himself, I also appreciate his living his life on his terms with no apologies. He's an old school man's kind of man.

Hopefully he has a designated driver.

(03-04-2017 06:25 AM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  

(03-03-2017 01:56 PM)colohank Wrote:  Frankly, I've always thought that being completely squashed by a huge boulder hurtling off a cliff would be the best way to go. No premonition, and no awareness of the actual impact. Just lights out, and a hell of a mess for someone else to clean up. I count myself fortunate to live in a part of the country where either the large wild animal or boulder scenario is at least a possibility, albeit a remote one.

Wile E. Coyote couldn't disagree more.

In my part of the country (western Colorado), coyote populations ebb and flow on a several-year cycle. Coyote numbers grow, and we hear their frantic yipping every evening. Then their numbers suddenly dwindle as bunches of them are simultaneously crushed beneath falling boulders. Either that, or their numbers reflect changes in the local bunny population, which is also cyclical.