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Suggestions for Obama

Gretchen Becker
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Author, Humorist, wildlyfluctuating.blogspot.com

Gretchen Becker studied biology for 8 years at Radcliffe/Harvard,...

Gretchen Becker

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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[Humor]   Now that Barack Obama is about to become our new President, dedicated to hope and change, it seems as if everyone has some suggestions for how he can carry out these goals. Looking at the numerous suggestions, it struck me that instead of "What can I do for Obama?" most people are th...
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    heyjude
    Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 05:03 PM

    Love it!!!

    Esp love Prohibit disease. Just think what a healthy world that would make!!! Tongue out

     

    heyjude - beachcombing in tinian

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    cookie
    Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 07:38 PM

    thank you Gretchen, you can always make me smile. Smile

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    Kim Benjet
    Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 08:47 AM

    I love # 8!

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  4. Ha! Ha! Ha! This laugh is better than metformin!
    pauloft
    Friday, January 16, 2009 at 11:51 AM

    Thanks. It is said that laughter is great medicine, but seriously...

     

    I think I could frame that suggestion to "crack down on big pharma" (#8). It even has a certain punny ring to it. I'd love to see this govenment giving those chemical "rapists" a dose of their own medicine. And when they go under, we ban the notion of "bail out" simultaneously!

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  5. Love Your Suggestions!
    LadyDi
    Friday, January 16, 2009 at 02:16 PM

    You are so clever!  I love your suggestions and pray that he will somehow see these and begin work on them immediately.  This was my chuckle for the day.  Thanks!

    Diane

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    Gretchen Becker
    Friday, January 16, 2009 at 06:14 PM

    Thanks for all your comments. I'll let you know when Obama appoints me Secretary of Health. The problem is, I don't take shorthand.

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    Trinkwasser
    Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 12:11 PM

    But do you swal

     

    noooo not going to go there

     

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  7. high blood presure
    amz
    Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 09:11 AM

    I think that people with high blood presure should be able to get better service when comes to health insurance .Buying every month cheap generic medication  dosent' effect any changes in improvment.My insurance cover mostly generic if I wana have a brand I need to pay $75 a month what  I cant' afford .Using generic I still have a high blood presure for couple years and I damage my hearth .

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    Gretchen Becker
    Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 09:42 AM

    Have you found that the brand names work any better than the generics? They're required by the FDA to contain the same active ingredients. The generic ACE inhibitors like lisinopril are pretty cheap, and they protect your kidneys. They do pretty much the same thing as the more expensive ARB medications like Captopril. The only problem with the ACE inhibitors is that they make some people cough.

     

    Some of the diuretics like generic Lasix work pretty well.

     

    Of course there are brand-name medications that don't have generic equivalents. Is that what you mean?

     

    If you really can't find anything but a $75 a month medication that reduces your BP, spend the money. In the long run, $75 is cheap compared with the costs of dealing with the damage that high BP can cause. If you smoke, stop doing that. Cut back on salt. Try to lose weight if you need to. In other words, do whatever you can to get your BP down and you'll be better off in the long run.

     

    If you really need the $75 medication and you simply can't afford to buy it, get in touch with the manufacturer. Many of them have programs to provide free medications to low-income people.

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    TackMack.
    Friday, March 20, 2009 at 01:19 AM

    I've been a diabetic since i was about 14. I've been mantaing it pretty good with the help of my family. I'm 47 now. I went to the doctors twice within 6 months and they said I have high blood presure. I eat top roman about 2-3 times a day. It has alot of salt and my culture food have salt in them. What medicne should i use and what should i do to keep my BP low? I have lisinopril and i didn't know that was maken me cough tell i read the responce. I took cold medicne on top of that, is that bad?

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    Gretchen Becker
    Friday, March 20, 2009 at 08:28 AM

    I'm afraid I don't know what "top roman" is. Some people are sensitive to salt and others are not. The only way to find out if you are is to give up salt for a bit and to see if it affects your blood pressure.

     

    If the ACE inhibitor makes you cough, ask your doctor about an ARB.

     

    Most cold medicines contain decongestants, which can make blood glucose increase, so it's good to avoid them when you can. Try a plain antihistamine instead.

     

    I'm not a doctor and even a doctor can't prescribe for someone on the basis of information given online. So I can't tell you which medications would be best for you. Your doctor would take your medical history into account when prescribing.

     

    You could do an Internet search for high blood pressure to get some tips for ways to reduce it, taking into account that you need to tailor the suggestions for someone with diabetes, meaning eating lots of fruits and starchy vegetables would likely not be a great idea.

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  8. bravo!
    Aggie
    Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 10:39 AM

    Great suggestions. I would also add he should outlaw aging. That would greatly reduce the incidence of most diseases (type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer included), and we would even be less wrinkly!

     

    Seriously, it is somewhat frightening that so many people believe a politician can solve all the world's problems and that government is responsible for taking care of us.

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    re: bravo!
    amz
    Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 01:08 PM

    lowering taxes , would help a lot for middle class  decent healht insurance  would help.nobody  ask for reducing wrinkle....

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