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I am 19 btw!

Hey! I know this is an old post but a few questions! I was diagnosed with diabetes type 1 almost 2 years ago.. I am still trying to figure out what is best for me to eat... I dont mean the food pyramid! lol that is the general response and does nothing for me!!! I mean actual items... diabetics any tips on foods that you feel okay eating?? i know that technically you can eat anything as long as you cover it with insulin and in moderation... but i want to eat things that are better for me all around. i am having somewhat of a hard time controlling my sugars sometimes it feels like an overwhelming task. but lately I have become scared of all the negatives so i really want to get a handle on it.... alsooooo did any of you gain weight once you became a diabetic? i feel like i gained 15 pounds and i cant seem to drop it... im 5'5 around 145 muscular/white lol or athletic.... im not huge but i can loose weight... tips tips tips!!! pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee

wow thank you both so much! this really helps me know what to do! i feel like i missed a step somewhere along the way and im just supposed to know it. lol very helpful!

hey guys! i just got hired at a few different hospitals as a temporary so i get sent to various sites. I just need some help as to what to expect. i have just had shifts to start as a sitter, but i need to know what do to when i have my own patients. can you help, i know this all seems very basic like i should already know it, but i am questioning myself. i have never worked as a cna before this so it is all very new and seems alot different then my training that i received. so once i get to the hospital i find out my patients, get a review from the last person on shift and start with the vitals. (how do i know how many times i need to check vitals? one hospital it was once that shift and another it was every 4) make sure they are okay and then......... do i check their chart or how do i know if they need special care or cannot have liquids or what!! so far at neither place did they give me a review they just told me it was my turn!!!! is this wierd, because at one of the places the patient was not supposed to have water but kept asking me to get some so when i went to get her some (thank goodness i asked the nurse) she was not able to drink any because of her condition. i knwo that i am responsible for the bed baths, showers, changing their briefs, emptying their cathetors, and a few other basic things, but i still need a lot more tips... can some one that is a cna walk me through their shift so i can get a better understanding... i just dont want to make any mistakes and quite honestly i want to do my job great! thanks in advanceeeeee

Hey, Why do you think it is so bad for a unexperienced CNA to work through a temporary agency? I just got hired today, I am supposed to start beginning of next week. I am pretty nervous to be quite honest. I only have my clinical work as experience. Is it because you are just thrown in with everyone and expected to know how to do EVERYTHING right then? That's my fear... Opinions? Oh and I think I got hired with a temporary agency, if that is the same thing. I will be working with mainly these (2) facilities and I am on call. The agency that hired me is the middle man, good pay and what I am looking for, just questioning my capabilities... Is this normal because I have never worked in the medical field?

hi guys I just got hired today. I got hired through a middle man agency that sends me to (2) different facilities. I am instructed to show up 15 minutes early the first day so the charge nurse can show me around... That is all the training for that facility that I am going to get! Then I just have to jump in. My employer also said I am going to have up to ten patients! WOW during my CNA training we were assigned to take care of our ONE patient and then help out our class mates when we were finished. Of course I knew we would get like 5/6 patients, but 10! Makes me feel defeated before I even begin. Is it normal to have these discouraging feelings for a first time medical worker??? I mean I am so excited, I just do not want to let myself down or anyone else for that matter. comments please?

Okay thanks for the advice! I am actually applying for the LVN program for Fall 2011. Crossing my fingers that I get in... But I am still looking for any and every piece of information about the programs in the area when I get to the point of bridging. Seems like there are many options though! That is nice.

you guys seem sooo smart! lol... @ my school they only do anatomy and then separate physiology... I attempted to take anatomy this semester but knew it was going to take so much time on top of my 16 other units.. but judging from that, if i think anatomy is hard then chem must be CRAZY... i love math tho.... everyone is very positive, but if i fail i am only aloud one W... and of course i dont even want that! hhhhh.. decisions decisions...

did you apply for the lvn bridge or just rn?

hey how did it go? i am planning or deciding rather if i should take chem and micro this summer together... what do you think?

I believe EVC has a new policy requiring nutrition to be taken there to even apply, or is that de anza...?

HI all, This is my first time on this site! It seems perfect, I have so many questions that I feel like I bug people with! So here is my dilemma. I am trying to get my sciences done by a certain time, but in order to do that I have to take Chem & Micro this summer... The nursing counselor advised that I do not take both one summer... but I am torn. I am okay at science I got an A in the anat/phys mix class but need to redo the anat and phys separately for the RN program...But I had to work really hard for the A. I do not have to work and can be dedicated to the summer classes.... but I am 19 and still feel like I have SOOO much to learn. Is this challenge even in reach? I also want to get a good grade, not just passing. I think I can do it but so scared of failing but again if I dont get them done in time I have to wait an entire year to even apply. ADVICE?