Kwaibill

Has anyone experience/knowledge about the use of CBD oil for control of chronic pain? I am 72 years old and diagnosed with Tpe 2 Diabetes over thirty years ago. This year I had to have two toes (#4&5) amputated due to complications of the condition. I also have asthma and COPD so smoking is out. I would like to get a few hours of decent sleep now and again. Most NSAIDS seem to not be working well and I am trying to stay away from narcotics; morphine was great when I fell and broke my hip and after open heart surgery, but not appropriate for long term use! Gautama said “Life is pain”, but not that it SHOULD be.

Asking advice. 71 YO with long time diabetes ( thirty + years). Thinking about getting my ganja card. Three known strokes, couple heart attacks, big time neuropathy, and now pain from amputation of two toes and some diabetic ulcers. Can I get a card from Bumrumgrad Airport Hospital? They used to advertise on the walls of the waiting room but haven’t seen them last couple of visits. Concerned about opiod use and seems Tramadol is not OTC at the local pharmacy any longer.

A former girlfriend used to infuse butter with trim from her plants and bake really nice Alice B. cookies. Got me through a bad rotator cuff injury in a time of no insurance and little money. She even sent me a batch after a nasty breakup.🥰

My two baht… sticking mostly to a diabetic diet ( mostly under dear wife’s supervision) has brought me down about thirty kilos over six years. Not usually feeling hungry. Almost every day starts with a good helping of oatmeal with a spoon each of peanut butter and raisins.

Three strokes and thirty years neuropathy have me up three or four times every night. A bother sometimes in daylight, but sleep interruption is not enjoyed.

Perhaps make it easier for people whose first language is English to teach it in Thailand. I got a chuckle during a hospital visit today. Nurses had jackets proclaiming “ nurse”, et alia. Orderlies were emblazoned “ Moving the patient.” 🙂

My doc in the US used to prescribe 90 tabs/ month for diabetic peripheral neuropathy. I rarely used them all because, absent pain on any given day, I did not care for the “ fuzziness” it brings. Lately it seems more available as “Ultracet” ( sp?) which is a combo with Paracetamol and more effective at pain relief. Glad to have it after fractured pelvis, then broken humerus, etc. Thai doctors seem reluctant to prescribe much in the pain relief department. Sometimes it is interpretation of Buddha’s “ life is pain” as “life should be pain”, perhaps? Glad my doc at the regional hospital set me up with some to take home until I learn what the current policy in the US is.

Been working with my diabetes for thirty years. Fruit is a valuable adjunct to your diabetic diet, but as with EVERYTHING you eat moderation is the key and only you and your medical team can know what is working for you. .Half a kilo sounds like a lot, but an A1c of 6.2 is pretty good. Mine just this week had advanced by 0.1% to 6.7. My doc noted it but is pleased if I stay under 7.0. I am given some latitude because of age and co-morbidities. Consult with your health care team on this, please.

Lol. You looked it up where, exactly? No body mentioned IQ or education levels that I saw until you did. Coming from an apparent Trumpian I would imagine it as a default position.

Well, I am 71 now and must admit not as sharp as I once was. Is US social security direct deposited in Bkk Bank likely to be considered an assessable remittance? The rest of my income is likewise direct deposited on a quarterly basis and is largely from “qualified dividends” or some such and non-taxable US sources. At any rate I have gotten a no tax liability result since at least 1999 using both professional tax preparers and the FreeTax app. Worried that the frequent tax forays in either/both countries are going to bite my marginal retired ass.

COPD and asthma, here. Gave me some trouble at 6,000+ altitude back home, and headed back there soon.🙏🏽 Here at close to sea level not much problem. We have an air cleaner machine that we keep running full time, and of course the air conditioners help when it gets over 30C, which is our comfort zone “turn on” level. I otherwise “ hack up” a lot of mucous crap every day, but that has been pretty much life long.

I have had a few emergencies since living here. The first was on the occasion of my first stroke in Bang Sare. I did manage to hobble out of my condo room to the lift, and some very kind neighbors took over as soon as they spotted me, calling an ambulance that took me to Queen SiriKit Hospital, where I had great care. The ambulance driver came back into the ER on his next “ delivery” to see how I was doing. I don’t recall how much, but it was within my means though I had to borrow a little from my fan at discharge because of timing. My ( now) wife got me set up with an accident policy at least as I am apparently uninsurable for a health policy in Thailand. That took care of matters when I fell in the shower and fractured my pelvis.

Interested in this one as we are preparing to move to AZ for at least three months/year and I have a goodly supply of spices and dried herbs which will otherwise probably get binned. I loathe that kind of waste. Thinking about repacking in heat seal bags and sending maybe one kilo worth. Probably better to put in checked baggage? Just wondering if that would perturb the customs folks. Any experiences appreciated. I was excited about the above “aphis” link, but unable to connect.🥴

After my thirty+ years of diabetes which brought along four heart attacks, three strokes, and removal of my gall bladder, I wake with a smile and love the company of my dear wife and dote on my newborn grandson born to my adorable stepdaughter. Probably the happiest time of my life, so far.

I have been dealing with it for thirty years. When I first suspected I might be diabetic ( due to a near psychotic outburst of completely abnormal behavior) I went to the local pharmacy and got some urine diagnostic strips for sugar. Cheap and easy to use. Getting a positive result the next stop was a walk-in medical clinic. The medic was bemused when I told him why I was there but he did a quick blood test and came back out concerned as it indicated in the six hundred range. Next stop my GP who sent me for a glucose tolerance test at the local lab. “Yep, you are a full on diabetic.” In the thirty years I have done almost everything… oral meds, insulin, diet, etc. These days I have my blood formally checked at least quarterly at my provincial hospital, and the doc has been okay with my A1C results , which is the three month average that shows in your blood sample. Diet wise I am not the best example. I fight a continual battle against my love of high carbohydrate foods. One problem is that almost every Thai cook puts sugar in whatever they cook. I cook as much of my own as my wife lets me get away with. A bit of a struggle as like many she is a take out fan. I do try to have my biggest carb load at breakfast in the form of minimally processed oatmeal, etc. The other day my darling brought home pizza which I helplessly ate too much of. That for some reason is synergistically bad for blood sugar. Threw my readings off for two days. My best advice on what to eat is use the “ plate method”. One half of your 8” diameter plate covered in non-starchy vegetables, 1/4 lean protein, and 1/4 healthy carbs, for example brown rice or air fried potatoes, etc. I sometimes have a slice of my homemade multi grains bread which I make using the minimum of sugar for feeding the yeast and a minuscule amount of salt ( high BP). I eat a fair amount of fruit; apples and pears are good in the sugar department. Popcorn is a good snack so long as it is not drenched in butter… good to limit your fat consumption as well, since if you ARE diabetic you are also at higher risk of all cardiac trouble. I have had four known heart attacks and three strokes. I would for sure, from your description, get that checked by a doctor. In spite of my less than perfect adherence I will make it to 71 in a couple of weeks and hope to keep irritating my wife for another ten or fifteen years.😃