Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very True, But I like to walk around the house with my shoes off. Gene "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent by: cc: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo Subject: RE: [Leica] refreshing rain -alto.ca.us 06/10/2003 05:08 PM Please respond to leica-users Not to start a debate, MUCH LESS a fight, but the reason your docs correctly tell you they will kill you if, as someone with diabetes you go around with bare feet, is that circulatory complications, infections, etc., in the feet are a VERY common problem in people with diabetes. They're worried about cuts, scrapes, etc. leading to ulcerations, leading to....(we won't go there). They are NOT panicked about the common cold...:-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of grduprey@rockwellcollins.com Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 5:26 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] refreshing rain Since i have diabetes, all my doctors tell me they will shoot me if I go around with bare feet, no matter what the weather. The reasons are many, but you get the idea. Gene "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent by: cc: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo Subject: Re: [Leica] refreshing rain -alto.ca.us 06/10/2003 03:28 PM Please respond to leica-users no Gene's right, you get colds from walking with bare feet, temperature determines if it's a winter or summer cold....the critical grey zone is 68-72 deg F.... my mother explained all this to me before I went to med school... in med school they said the same thing... but did mention that there are some other theories proposed by fringe elements.....Steve > Here's a real shocker - you don't get "colds" from being cold...you > get them from exposure to one of about 100 different viruses...:-) > Which in part explains "summer colds..." Or is it "summer hots?" Hey > > At least she had shoes on. My youngest would walk out in the snow > barefooted, shorts and T-Shirt and not understand why she kept getting > colds etc. With our 19 year old from Poland this year we had similar > problems. Is must be some kind of Youth Disease. > > Gene - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html