Just a quick note- my latest A1C was 5.3 % !
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I have been really slacking on the blog lately, but I went to the doctor today and got my first post-diagnosis A1C.
The doctor said, “You hit a home run. 5.1 %.” I was floored. I knew it would be better than 12.8 % , but I was figuring it would be around 7%. I’m going to keep doing what I’ve been doing – taking my metformin er 500 mg twice a day religiously, and following a low glycemic index diet. I’ve weaned myself off of Amaryl.
When he told me, I was so happy I thought I had won the lottery. Really, I haven’t been this elated in a long time.
I have much more hope for the future. I can do this!
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I blog from the lobby of the ophthalmologists. Will I be wearing bifocals at the age of 41? I know that’s a negative way to look at things but I am so tired of going to the doctor so much.
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My doctor’s nurse called me back and told me that my IVP came back ok and that I could restart my Metformin. I will be coming back next Friday to give some urine so they can check it for blood again. At least the doctor thinks my bod is getting back to “normal” whatever that means.
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Yesterday morning I had an IVP. I had to sign a disclaimer saying among other things that it was possible to die from the procedure. What a warm and fuzzy disclosure!
It took a long time, at least an hour and a half. It didn’t make me feel weird or kill me (yet). I can’t take my Metformin until the doctor says I can. The x-ray tech said that if I did take it, if I didn’t have kidney problems before, I would.
I feel ok, my blood sugar is doing fine. I am trying not to obsess about the test results.
I just want it to be over with.
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Tomorrow I go to the podiatrist. I’ll let him know about the cheap deal I got on my compression stockings at http://www.foryourfeet.com . His source wants $30, in a quantity 10 I bought mine for $17.11. That’s a savings of $128.90, and his source was selling the Juzo 5700, now discontinued where mine are the Juzo 5800, the latest version. I will ask him also about some soreness I have in my left big toe.
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Well, yesterday was a very frustrating day in general. Nothing seemed to go right or be working the way it was supposed to at work, and I got a rude email from a fellow frustrated coworker, which put me in a right foul mood. I don’t see myself going out of my way to talk to him anytime soon.
The doctor’s office was supposed to call in my metformin refill last week, I checked all the pharmacies I ever use because the pharmacy I told them to use didn’t have it, so I thought maybe they called it in to a different one and no one had heard or seen my refill. Finally the pharmacy I have decided to use all the time now because I don’t want to have to wonder where a prescription was called in is on the other line with the doctor’s office, taking my called in prescription. I ask them about my lancets and strips for my new meter, and they say they will be in this afternoon, so I decide to go pick everything up yesterday afternoon.
I go pick my stuff up, they only have six of my metformin. So I will have to go back later this week to get the rest of it. Then I get home, they sent the wrong lancets and the test strips weren’t in the bag at all. I call them back, “We didn’t get the strips in today like we thought we would. Try again tomorrow.” I’ll come back when I run out of metformin, hopefully it will be in by then.
Today some of the technical issues have been improved. I will try to get a haircut.
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My son and I are sitting in my vehicle outside the furniture store. He’s watching Go, Diego, Go! while my wife is inside finalizing our new bed purchase. I’m here blogging on my iPhone. My son wore me out in the store running after him. It’s been a long and frustrating day for me, and there is much more for me to do when I get home.
I’m tired, I’m exhausted. While I know other people are having worse, more stressful days, it remains that I feel really spent.
I had hoped to get some rest over the weekend but that is just not going to happen.
Yesterday several times when I was doing various things I felt like I might have been going low but each time my BG was in the low 90s.
I know I need to be more active but I’ve got to strike some balance between a level of activity and the rest I need.
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I’m here in the part of the country that will be hosting many evacuees from Gustav. I thought about the diabetes concerns with evacuating – such as keeping insulin cold; finding suitable food; securing sources of medication, appropriate meals, testing supplies, and places to exercise. It is a challenge but it is something we are used to as part of the Gulf Coast living experience. It is important to know where health care facilities are and also keep a lookout for places where you can get free wi-fi. Libraries are usually pretty reliable places to find public access computers and wi-fi.
I’m also worried about what my ultrasound will show.
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Well, it wasn’t as fun as when I went to see my wife’s ultrasound for my little boy, but it wasn’t bad. They looked at me from the front and from each side. I didn’t even have to take off my clothes, they just pushed them around. It didn’t hurt at all, and I’m not in any pain, so I am hoping that when the doctor looks at the pictures he won’t find anything bad. But if they do find anything bad, I guess that will be something new to blog about. My doctor did say I could resume my metformin.
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