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Aug 18, 2021 21:54:34   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
trashbaum wrote:
Well I know several guys over ninety, and they are in pretty good shape. You sound like you are doing fine, You should make the next twenty years pretty easy.

Hard to say. I have severe diabetes from Agent Orange infection. My physical shape is fine at 5'9", 178lbs. and 34" waist. I don't smoke and rarely have alcohol...never been drunk in my life. But, it is hard to constantly maintain healthy glucose levels by following an exacting regimen. I am on insulin 3x a day and check my glucose level at least that many times. My VA doctor says I do exceptionally well...but, it is so difficult to keep up with what needs to be done. yet, I strive hard to do so and maintain time with my expanding family of grandkid...23 of 'em, and great-grandkids...14+. Keep in mind, I married my wife of 27 years when together, we had seven adult children and numerous grandchildren already. She is also 72, just last month.

I hope to have 20 more years

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Aug 19, 2021 07:35:12   #
trashbaum
 
slatten49 wrote:
Hard to say. I have severe diabetes from Agent Orange infection. My physical shape is fine at 5'9", 178lbs. and 34" waist. I don't smoke and rarely have alcohol...never been drunk in my life. But, it is hard to constantly maintain healthy glucose levels by following an exacting regimen. I am on insulin 3x a day and check my glucose level at least that many times. My VA doctor says I do exceptionally well...but, it is so difficult to keep up with what needs to be done. yet, I strive hard to do so and maintain time with my expanding family of grandkid...23 of 'em, and great-grandkids...14+. Keep in mind, I married my wife of 27 years when together, we had seven adult children and numerous grandchildren already. She is also 72, just last month.

I hope to have 20 more years
Hard to say. I have severe diabetes from Agent Or... (show quote)


Getting old is really easy you just have to stay alive. Your mental health is good, you want to take care of it.

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Aug 19, 2021 07:44:05   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
trashbaum wrote:
Getting old is really easy you just have to stay alive. Your mental health is good, you want to take care of it.

I enjoy life and wan'na live forever So, that's what I'm figurin' on.

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Aug 19, 2021 08:03:03   #
trashbaum
 
slatten49 wrote:
I enjoy life and wan'na live forever So, that's what I'm figurin' on.


Man was created to live forever, all you have to do is believe the way God intended.

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Aug 19, 2021 10:48:56   #
manning5 Loc: Richmond, VA
 
slatten49 wrote:
I enjoy life and wan'na live forever So, that's what I'm figurin' on.


At 90 and 1/2, I have come to realize sadly that I won't live forever, but it has been a long and challenging life, with lots of good markers along the way.

Slat, have you tried taking cinnamon pills for your diabetes? I have kept my diabetes under control for 24 years with 4,000 units of cinnamon daily and at times 6,000 units to ward off a flareup. I have no idea whether combining cinnamon with your regular treatment would help, but the stuff is harmless and I know it works for me. Add it to your treatment and see.

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Aug 19, 2021 10:51:41   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
manning5 wrote:
At 90 and 1/2, I have come to realize sadly that I won't live forever, but it has been a long and challenging life, with lots of good markers along the way.

Slat, have you tried taking cinnamon pills for your diabetes? I have kept my diabetes under control for 24 years with 4,000 units of cinnamon daily and at times 6,000 units to ward off a flareup. I have no idea whether combining cinnamon with your regular treatment would help, but the stuff is harmless and I know it works for me. Add it to your treatment and see.
At 90 and 1/2, I have come to realize sadly that I... (show quote)

Thanks, Manning5 Having read this before, I generously add ground cinnamon to much of what I eat...especially oatmeal, pancakes/waffles and sugar-free baked goods.

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Aug 19, 2021 14:30:06   #
Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa
 
slatten49 wrote:
For examples....

Don't be worried about your smartphone or TV spying on you. Your vacuum cleaner has been collecting dirt on you for years.

If you can't think of a word, say, I forgot the English word for it. That way people will think you're bilingual instead of an i***t

I'm at a place in my life where errands are starting to count as going out.

I'm getting tired of being part of a major historical event.

I don't always go the extra mile, but when I do, it's because I missed my exit.

My goal for 2020 was to lose 10 pounds. I only have 14 to go.

Ate salad for dinner. Mostly croutons and tomatoes. Really just one big round crouton covered with tomato sauce and cheese. FINE, it was a pizza.... OK, I ate a pizza! Are you happy now?

I just did a week's worth of cardio after walking into a spider web.

I don't mean to brag, but I finished my 14-day diet food supply in 3 hours and 20 minutes.

A recent study has found women who carry a little extra weight live longer than men who mention it.

Kids today don't know how easy they have it. When I was young, I had to walk 9 feet through shag carpet to change the TV channel.

Senility has been a smooth t***sition for me.

Remember back when we were kids and every time it was below freezing outside they closed school? Yeah, me neither.

I may not be that funny or athletic or good looking or smart or talented. I forgot where I was going with this.

I love being old, I learn something new every day and forget 5 other things.

A thief broke into my house last night. He started searching for money so I got up and searched with him.

I think I'll just put an "Out of Order" sticker on my forehead and call it a day.

Just remember, once you're over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.

Having plans sounds like a good idea until you have to put on clothes and leave the house.

It's weird being the same age as old people.

When I was a kid I wanted to be older . . this is not what I expected.

Life is like a helicopter. I don't know how to operate a helicopter.

It's probably my age that tricks people into thinking I'm an adult.

Marriage Counselor: Your wife says you never buy her flowers. Is that true? Me: To be honest, I never knew she sold flowers.

Never sing in the shower! Singing leads to dancing, dancing leads to slipping, and slipping leads to paramedics seeing you naked. So remember. . . . Don't sing!

If 2020 was a math word-problem: If you're going down a river at 2 MPH and your canoe loses a wheel, how much pancake mix would you need to re-shingle your roof?

I see people about my age mountain climbing; I feel good getting my leg through my underwear without losing my balance.

So if a cow doesn't produce milk, is it a milk dud or an udder failure?

C****a-coaster: noun; the ups and downs of a p******c. One day you're loving your bubble, doing work outs, baking banana bread and going for long walks and the next you're crying, drinking gin for breakfast and missing people you don't even like.

I'm at that age where my mind still thinks I'm 29, my humor suggests I'm 12, while my body mostly keeps asking if I'm sure I'm not dead yet.

You don't realize how old you are until you sit on the floor and then try to get back up.

We all get heavier as we get older, because there's a lot more information in our heads. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
For examples.... br br Don't be worried about you... (show quote)


I find it hard to believe how ****ing old the people I went to HS with look now.

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Aug 19, 2021 16:13:48   #
moldyoldy
 
slatten49 wrote:
Thanks, Manning5 Having read this before, I generously add ground cinnamon to much of what I eat...especially oatmeal, pancakes/waffles and sugar-free baked goods.

Here’s some protection for you.
Here’s some protection for you....



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Aug 19, 2021 17:14:45   #
Rose42
 
slatten49 wrote:
For examples....

Don't be worried about your smartphone or TV spying on you. Your vacuum cleaner has been collecting dirt on you for years.

If you can't think of a word, say, I forgot the English word for it. That way people will think you're bilingual instead of an i***t

I'm at a place in my life where errands are starting to count as going out.

I'm getting tired of being part of a major historical event.

I don't always go the extra mile, but when I do, it's because I missed my exit.

My goal for 2020 was to lose 10 pounds. I only have 14 to go.

Ate salad for dinner. Mostly croutons and tomatoes. Really just one big round crouton covered with tomato sauce and cheese. FINE, it was a pizza.... OK, I ate a pizza! Are you happy now?

I just did a week's worth of cardio after walking into a spider web.

I don't mean to brag, but I finished my 14-day diet food supply in 3 hours and 20 minutes.

A recent study has found women who carry a little extra weight live longer than men who mention it.

Kids today don't know how easy they have it. When I was young, I had to walk 9 feet through shag carpet to change the TV channel.

Senility has been a smooth t***sition for me.

Remember back when we were kids and every time it was below freezing outside they closed school? Yeah, me neither.

I may not be that funny or athletic or good looking or smart or talented. I forgot where I was going with this.

I love being old, I learn something new every day and forget 5 other things.

A thief broke into my house last night. He started searching for money so I got up and searched with him.

I think I'll just put an "Out of Order" sticker on my forehead and call it a day.

Just remember, once you're over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.

Having plans sounds like a good idea until you have to put on clothes and leave the house.

It's weird being the same age as old people.

When I was a kid I wanted to be older . . this is not what I expected.

Life is like a helicopter. I don't know how to operate a helicopter.

It's probably my age that tricks people into thinking I'm an adult.

Marriage Counselor: Your wife says you never buy her flowers. Is that true? Me: To be honest, I never knew she sold flowers.

Never sing in the shower! Singing leads to dancing, dancing leads to slipping, and slipping leads to paramedics seeing you naked. So remember. . . . Don't sing!

If 2020 was a math word-problem: If you're going down a river at 2 MPH and your canoe loses a wheel, how much pancake mix would you need to re-shingle your roof?

I see people about my age mountain climbing; I feel good getting my leg through my underwear without losing my balance.

So if a cow doesn't produce milk, is it a milk dud or an udder failure?

C****a-coaster: noun; the ups and downs of a p******c. One day you're loving your bubble, doing work outs, baking banana bread and going for long walks and the next you're crying, drinking gin for breakfast and missing people you don't even like.

I'm at that age where my mind still thinks I'm 29, my humor suggests I'm 12, while my body mostly keeps asking if I'm sure I'm not dead yet.

You don't realize how old you are until you sit on the floor and then try to get back up.

We all get heavier as we get older, because there's a lot more information in our heads. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
For examples.... br br Don't be worried about you... (show quote)


Good ones.

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Aug 19, 2021 17:59:11   #
trashbaum
 
Oldsailor65 wrote:
I find it hard to believe how ****ing old the people I went to HS with look now.


LOL Cause you still see yourself as much younger.

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