Recent content by johnnycakes

i said what I mean and mean what I said, chief.

Here is the text of a message I got from UC Health (University of Colorado), where my doctor(s) are located: Greetings Johnnycakes, Our records show you have a current prescription for a GLP-1 medication (brand names for these include Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Tulicity or Zepbound). There...

C'mon, chief, you only live once. Throw caution to the wind and speak your piece!

OK, I get that. What I don't get is all the doctors prescribing Ozempic and Mounjaro strictly for weight-loss in patients who are not diagnosed with T2D. For the morbidly obese, like I said above, there is Wegovy and Zepbound, which are FDA-Approved for weight loss.

Agreed. Commitment = Willpower. And willpower does not work for many people in many different situations. For me Ozempic and Mounjaro have been absolute life-savers. And not just because I have lost some weight with them. They have knocked my A1C down to totally acceptable levels. Before...

Another one any FBG will love: https://youtu.be/MgIFLh_tub0?si=1Eqp3v_MMqjj6oJH

Here's another perty one that most FBGs will like: https://youtu.be/aLHkwiB5ZNk?si=2x-m0CPetfJ8uu50

What happens with both Ozempic and Mounjaro is the messages sent from your gut to your brain are changed to transmit a feeling of fullness. In addition, the meds actually slow down how slowly the stomach empties. So much so that when I went for a colonoscopy under general anesthesia about ten...

I have first-hand experience with both Ozempic and now Mounjaro. I have had Type 2 diabetes ("T2D") since probably around 2016 or so. Obesity was absolutely a driving factor. The heaviest I got was 300-lbs and I knew I had to lose weight. Maybe I just have a weak constitution, but the lowest...

I'm going to use that line! Thank you very much for the tip!!

https://youtu.be/j9Z39Uqybcw?si=2viOx2RWlkkQkFqv

Yeah? Well, I had a chick call me "Papi" the other day. She was 37!

It was prostate cancer. I didn't (and, really, still don't) know much about it, but since I'm getting long in the tooth, this kind of stuff gets my attention. Here's a pretty good web page all about prostate cancer. I see my PCP about every six months and I get a blood draw before each time...

It seems to me to be more of a solemn day than one of celebration. "A soldier is a nobody, we hear lots of people say. He is the outcast of the world and always in the way. We admit there are bad ones from the Army to the Marines, but the majority you will find, the most worthy ever seen...

The Feds don't have a sense of humor about this stuff. https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/01/16/federal-highway-admin-use-yah-blinkah-boston-mass-signs