I really need a cigarette. I'm 10 weeks pregnant. I haven't smoked a cigarette in 5 w...?

Fifty years ago, when my late wife first found out that she was pregnant, her OB/GYN asked if she smoked. She said she did. He said, “Not if you want me as your doctor,” and proceeded to cite th…

Top stories for Long   I really need a cigarette. I'm 10 weeks pregnant. I haven't smoked a cigarette in 5 weeks. I really need one. Will one a day be okay? Ron Brown, A parent for over 50 years. • Answered May 15, 2022 Fifty years ago, when my late wife first found out that she was pregnant, her OB/GYN asked if she smoked. She said she did. He said, “Not if you want me as your doctor,” an... Read more » 17.9K 1.5K   Was the NeXT computer a failure? SepiaGlyphs • Answered June 10 Steve Jobs’s NeXT computer was a commercial failure, selling just 50,000 units. Yet on one of those machines, a scientist quietly invented the World Wide Web. After being ou... Read more » 206 15   What is the unfriendliest European country? Joseph Hudson III, former Retired Builder • Answered August 12 Having travelled the world for 61 years, twice round -the -world solo in 1995 and 2019, and over 70 countries visited through various venues , I can say I have never encoun... Read more » 4.2K 924   When a Google employee calculated Pi to 31 trillion digits, why didn't they just keep going further? OpenBlueprint • Answered May 20 After 121 days, Google's Emma Haruka Iwao didn't stop calculating Pi because her supercomputers crashed. She deliberately pulled the plug at exactly 31,415,926,535,897 digi... Read more » 45 6   What are anxiety disorders? Carl Illingworth, Studied mental health • Updated November 11, 2019 GAD. Generalised Anxiety disorder is the most common and can sub-divided further into clusters depending on what unique experiences each person has. Symptoms include; fear,... Read more » 257 26   My husband is a bit too kind. Should I divorce him? Bob K, I've been on this earth a while • Answered August 4 My (now ex) wife decided she wanted a divorce after 14 years and 3 children together. The children were still quite young, 9, 8 and 6. We never fought. We went on vacations... Read more » 951 137   What happens when you just don't get high anymore? Angel Solis, sharing personal experience with addiction and recovery • Answered August 15 I remember getting to that point where I could smoke so much meth and it barely even did anything anymore. I’d be sitting there smoking, watching the people around me get h... Read more » 169 72   What are the medical specialties that offer the best work-life balance, and why do some doctors choose them over others like surgery or emergency medicine? VitalSign, Answering your health questions • Answered June 10 To avoid 80-hour workweeks and 3:00 AM trauma pages, medical students fiercely compete for the "ROAD"—four specialties where a "medical emergency" is practically an oxymoro... Read more » 78 10   Is it ever explained in "Planet of the Apes" what happened to Earth or where the story takes place? Why does the planet have a similar name to Earth's if it is not the same planet? Steven Haddock, Frequent movie goer and movie collector • Answered October 27, 2024 The story is largely explained in the fourth film of the original “Planet of the Apes” series, “Conquest of the Planet of the Apes”. So, first, a re-cap. The third film of t... Read more » 192 17   Does corruption exist in Japan? Ken Hower, 15 years as a road warrior. • Answered July 25 I’ve been to Japan several times. My latest visit, my friend (who is a former white American but is now a Japanese citizen ) took us to a Japanese restaurant only for local... Read more » 82 14   How can kidneys be detoxified? Darla Francketl, Evidence-Based Kidney Researcher ✅ (1996-present) • Updated September 4 Kidneys do not need detoxification because they naturally filter waste from your blood every day. Staying hydrated, controlling blood pressure and diabetes, and avoiding sm... Read more » 83 2   A fetus, once conceived, must be brought to term. It is God's purpose for a woman. Do you agree or disagree? Robert Latta, former Professor at Bukkyo University, Kyoto • Updated May 26 The question: A fetus, once conceived, must be brought to term. It is God’s purpose for a woman. Do you agree or disagree? If I have it straight, things get off to a start wi... Read more » 214 42 Read more in your feed

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My HbA1c is 5.9 and FBS is 104. What do I do to get back to normal?

According to what I've seen so far, your numbers are in the pre-diabetic range, with your HbA1c level of 5.9% and fasting glucose of 104 mg/dL,meaning your glucose metabolism is just barely not …

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