So, the endocrinologist agrees with me, I do not need to go on insulin. Hurray! This is a very good thing. Additionally, she agrees with me that, if I maintain my current trend of shifting eating habits and follow through on getting me arse back to the gym (now that I can!!), I may well be off Metformin in a year. Perhaps less. Much will depend upon seeing the A1C count get into the range of norms. I cannot possibly tell you what grand news this is; mostly because it means things are not as serious as the GP seemed […]
Timer (movie recommendation)
Interesting little flick about the (supposed) guaranteed love; you know, “the one” and such. Deeper than expected and well played by all involved. I recommend it when you’re in an introspective mood. Netflix link – Timer
Admission: I am often ignorant, but never permanently
Fact: There is nothing quite so hard and painful as being faced with your own ignorance. I have just spent roughly three months operating in profound ignorance and something of a state of faith; this, an unusual thing for me, was engendered by my choice to once again take at “face value” information given both freely and in response to direct questioning on my part. Obviously, the value of a thing is demonstrated by how much you must give to get it and the answers to direct questions are not necessarily themselves direct. I am annoyed with myself over this. […]
A little less of me…
Here’s an interesting thing — I’m losing weight. I haven’t made it to the gym just yet (holding until after move to get that in gear), but counting this week (a little over a month and a half now) I’ve lost about 15 pounds. Turns out I wasn’t eating enough. Hah! This definitely gets chalked up under the “Things I once knew and forgot along the way” category; you have to have at least 1500 calories a day or your body starts the ‘hard winter’ dynamic, slowing your metabolism and generally hording as much into fat as it can manage. […]
Funny moments
I suppose the things I find amusing may not be funny to others. Reckon we’ll see. My daughter called last night and lightly upbraided me for shutting down my Facebook account. It took some minutes to help her understand (a) I’ve done it before, (b) Assuredly it is not permanent, (c) I have too much going on to have to keep up with it at the moment, (d) I’m tired of passive-aggressive folk whining at me for failing to respond to their “OMG~!!~~” latest status, and (e) Having to keep up with remembering to update my privacy settings every time […]
Mundane thoughts…
Sunday night. Coming down from the recent stresses of juggling a new health crisis while entertaining a visitor and trying to keep either from impacting work or school. Sometimes, I do not realize that mine is an often frenetic life. It doesn’t feel that way; it actually feels kind of boring. I know, weird, I suppose. Inside my head, it just seems rather mundane and uneventful. Even when things are exploding or imploding all around me. I keep thinking that eventually, I will find the enthusiasm and excitement that it seems everyone around me has, but most days are really […]
Another ‘medical’ week…
Revisiting for follow-ups this week; Metformin dose being doubled in light of positive effort and dietary changes on my part. (Apparently, the doctor was in need of seeing it to decide if Metformin would be enough or if she was going to have to put me on Insulin; good grief, the notion that people might be in my situation and NOT take it seriously and make significant changes to their lifestyle and dietary choices to mitigate is both boggling and sad. Quite literally, it makes me feel badly for them…. as I said to someone earlier today, “Life is much […]
Dear BP (and to those who care and are willing to ACT):
As I’m sure you are aware, the disaster in the Gulf is spreading and apparently, neither BP nor our government have solutions. But there is a group of people working in conjunction with salons and pet stores, grooming facilities, and related places that do have at least a solution for containment and clean-up: Hair, Fur, and Fleece booms: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj_mna5lckg Matter of Trust is a group coordinating and distributing hair, fur, and fleece booms to assist in the containment and clean-up and YOU can help!! As a customer, a concerned citizen, and a supporter of citizen involvement on behalf of our planet, […]
Vacation’s End Update
Last day of vacation, follow-up doctor visits continue (while I fear the arrival of their bills in the face of the annual deductible). My friend (S) is here through the coming Sunday and then, it will be back to “life as usual” until the move in July (which i am very much looking forward to!). I am feeling better, thanks to the medication and changes to diet over the last two weeks. Sugars are dropping slowly; I am not consistently in the 160 – 220 range (which, while absurdly high from a “normal” perspective, is a great deal improved from […]
Afterthought: Odd call
About a week or so ago, in the midst of all the diabetes mess, my phone received a call that I missed. Whomever it was left an odd little voicemail stating that, “I miss talking with you” and nothing more; no name. I called the number back and left a voicemail. I thought I recognized the voice, but I could have been mistaken. The number now states it is out of service. I am decidedly curious about who would call me and yet, leave me no way to resume contact with them. If, by some chance, you are reading this, […]