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I haven’t updated my list in awhile because…..I’ve been going to school!
Yep, full time – to become an LADC. It is a lot of work, but so far so good! I really enjoy going to school, but one class nearly did me in. Psychopharmacology was a tough one – too much biological jargon (neurotransmitters, agonists, neurolepitics, mechanisms of action, etc. etc.). I just finished that class yesterday and it is such a relief to have it done.

It has been awhile since I’v logged onto this site because…..

I have gone back to school! I am currently taking courses toward a Masters Chemical Dependency Counseling Certificate. I love learning, but the amount of reading and writing feels overwhelming at times. It has been YEARS since I was in school so having to write four term papers along with the dozens and dozens of short answer assignments and reading from six text books (and they can never write in plain english) makes my brain feel like bursting!

After visiting the Doctor about a month ago I’ve gotten back on track. He threatened to put me on insulin shots, but gave me three months to turn things around. It is all a matter of monitoring. When I monitor and am aware of what I’m eating it goes much better. There is an absolute correlation to blood sugar and exercise. The more I work out the lower my blood sugar (in combination with watching what I eat). My problem was that I was ignoring it and pretending to just be like everyone else. Reality is I’m not like everyone else and if I don’t get with the program I’m going to have very serious side effects or die. Reality.