control my diabetes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.)

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.

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.