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    catattack is getting on with life.

    I went to two classes this week. 4 weeks ago

    One was on nutrition, how to look at recipes and change them to make them more healthy, and the other was on diabetes.

    In the diabetes class, we talked about which fruits had a higher level of sugar. That was valuable.



    catattack is getting on with life.

    Went to the Most Dangerous Place on Earth... 1 month ago

    Disneyland. It’s filled with sugar. You know, like Paradise Island in Pinocchio. So this time, I took my glucometer, and measured my sugar each morning and sometimes at night.

    My goal was to have one sweet thing a day, and I pretty much stuck to that.



    catattack is getting on with life.

    I've joined another class for my health. 2 months ago

    It’s at the local clinic. I don’t remember what it’s called, but it’s something to do with low-cost preparation of food. I could really use some alternatives in eating.



    catattack is getting on with life.

    Went to the Diabetic Group today... 2 months ago

    at my clinic. Interesting group of people. I really don’t share much else with them, but we all have diabetes (at various stages), and we all have struggles with food and sugar.

    I also signed up for two more classes, which look very interesting to me: Food Demos on Mondays once a month, and Diabetic 101, which goes over what diabetes is all about and how we can control it.



    catattack is getting on with life.

    My numbers are better now. 3 months ago

    My glucose was shooting up right after I stopped taking the Metformin, a consequence, I believe, of that act plus being on vacation.

    I have steadied my diet now, and started taking glucose tests at other times during the day. The numbers are just fine now.



    catattack is getting on with life.

    So, I'm off Metformin... 3 months ago

    but my glucose levels have been climbing. I’m going to have to really watch this now, keep my sugar intake down, down, down, especially if I want to stay off that drug.



    catattack is getting on with life.

    We've cut out the Metformin.... 3 months ago

    which I take twice a day. It’s great not being forced to remember to take that 2nd pill in the middle of the day.

    However, it’s a permanent change, according to my doctor, only if my blood glucose level stays down. We’ll see how it goes.



    catattack is getting on with life.

    Massage therapy. 4 months ago

    This has little to do with my diabetes issue, but it does have to do with my general health. Sweetie went out and found me a massage therapist, someone I would be sympatico with who offers deep-tissue massage. And a system which allows me to book online.

    I had my first session today. We talked about baseball. Wow.

    (Of course, I had to ice my back this afternoon. My muscles are still hurting.)



    catattack is getting on with life.

    I went for another lab test. 4 months ago

    My health worker is quite aggressive about these lab tests: I give blood to the lab worker every 3 months, and then about 2 weeks after that I go in and get it all explained to me.

    I’ve never kept on top of these numbers so well, an accomplishment due to my entire team. Wow.



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    I have crashed and burned on this. 5 months ago

    My diabetes has up to this point been pretty symptom free. Now body is not letting me get away this abuse. This has nothing to do with New Years. I am sick. I’m having all sorts of infections due to lowered immune system and upset tummy issues. I’m going back to the Beach.



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