May 12, 2005

BlogJargon

This website has evolved since it started in May 2005, and the readers and me have gradually developed our own jargon that may or may not exist anywhere else in the world (but probably doesn't!).

Examples of our BlogJargon follow; if you have another good one, please add your comment below, and I'll put it into this master list for newcomers to learn (and to laugh along with us!)

  1. Blogquake: What happens when the software underlying this blog becomes unstable and shakes everybody up! You can read about one recent major blogquake and how it affected our readers: CLICK HERE.
  2. Discussion Forums: My term for the postings at Diabetes.Blog.com, which invite people to comment about a designated subject. Off-topic comments are sometimes tolerated, but usually deleted (depending on my whim -- after all, it's my blog!)
  3. Hug Island: The Discussion Forum for Greetings, Best Wishes, and Other Personal Comments: CLICK HERE.
  4. Islands: Readers' term for the postings at Diabetes.Blog.com (see "Discussion Forums")
  5. Readers have invented all sorts of new terms concerning the new diabetes drug Byetta: "lizard spit", "gillyspitkins", "lizard of Az", "yellow spit road", "little brother" and "big brother", and lots more. I'll await reader definitions for each of these and add them here as I get them... And if anyone can remember when a term was first used, let me know, and I'll live link to the earliest reference.

Remember, you can search for information throughout Diabetes.Blog.com, by using your webbrowser's FIND or SEARCH feature while at the earlier forums, or by searching at the advanced search feature that is at the Diabetes Monitor.

Please review and follow our usual ground rules, at Ground Rules. (To share your thoughts, use the "Comments" link immediately below. Instructions for entering comments may be found at How to Enter Comments.)

Bill the diabetesdoc
info@diabetesmonitor.com

Diabetes.Blog.Com is a blogcompanion to our main website, the Diabetes Monitor, which you can find at http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/


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Posted by Bill the diabetesdoc at 00:03:00 | Permanent Link | Comments (7) |
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1 - Hey Dr Bill don'nt leave out Mark and Fritz and thier "ice island" where you and byetta learn how to travel safely together and discover more ice forms than you ever know before. also today the term"guruangels" was used in referance to all our regulars...I like it,kind of discribes how I feel about all our wonderful long term gillies.And to answer your ? about usage of terms..I think I may have referred to dosage 10 as the big bully brother of 5 because it sent me for a loop...Shari and Cindy are the inventors of a lot of the referances to "the land of AZ because of Gilla being from there and the terms referring to the Wizard of Oz...hope this helps. (Comment this)

Written by: Danielle from New Jersey,but in PA,T2since1985,byetta 9/05,metformin2000,bedtime8other scripts, n/a at 2006/10/31 - 09:04:32
2 - And don't forget "the delete monster". That's Dr. Bill himself. He deletes inappropriate or off topic posts and that is how he got the nickname. :) (Comment this)

Written by: Toneylee at 2006/11/01 - 18:13:03
3 - I’ve taken a quick look at your postings, which are very interesting. Lots of material and ideas! Congrats on being so focused! (Comment this)

Written by: Miller at 2006/11/10 - 06:17:18
4 - Surely the word "Blogjargon" itself is the best example of blogjargon. It is a word that may or may not exist anywhere else in the world - but I woudl think that it does not. The whole of the bloggsphere (another one) is creating words daily to keep up with the ever changing world of blogging. (Comment this)

Written by: Noosa at 2007/08/23 - 23:53:10
5 - Hi Everybody,I need a source for obtaining Glucose Recording Log Books.Any leads would be appreciated.Thank you. bsanchez69@hotmail.com (Comment this)

Written by: Bill at 2008/01/02 - 03:03:52
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6 - Bill,
Is your meter able to use software do download info. I have a one touch and it has software http://lifescan.com/products/otdms/

You can also download logbooks at.

http://www.webpicturecreator.com/glucose/logbook


 (Comment this)

Written by: Angela in Iowa, Type 2 since 11-05, 500 Metformin er 1 daily, Byetta 10mg 2 daily, boniva 1 month at 2008/01/02 - 10:32:21 in reply to: 5
7 - Bill, I'm not too computer saavy so I just took plain paper and made a log sheet on both sides and I just keep the master and get copies made once per year. I keep track of food eaten, insulin given, exercise, and my numbers.

You might be able to get one from your dr for free, from your meter company(they sometimes send out free ones to those using their meters), and if there is a diabetes support group meeting near you they sometimes give them out free there. Hope this helps. (Comment this)

Written by: geri in co:Byetta 10(3.06), Glucophage XR, Glucotrol XL at 2008/01/02 - 10:42:00 in reply to: 5
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