In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)

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BRENDA

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 11:15 PM

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Thanks Jack. He was just set in his ways and because he had been a medical student before turning to law thought he could handle it without thinking.

Now, he was taking insulin injections twice a day but without watching his diet it didn't stop the effects diabetes can have on the body. His kidneys in particular but also his eyes were going.

It was hard but like I said stubborn. You need to be open to the doctors. And it will mean some major shifts in your diet as you are making. Always remember this is for your health just like when you went to the dentist and had all that work done.

You've made good changes since you found out and you are listening. Working on this all the time is all anyone can ask of you and all you can ask of yourself. It's chronic but it doesn't have to control you.

I sure hope not, Brenda.

It seemed like there was a return almost to normal nearly overnight after taking the pills, but something is still evidently quite wrong here.

That's not to say that there was no change. The weight has more or less stabilized and the thirst levels are mostly down from what they were, but we're not there yet.

I'm glad I'm going to the endocrinologist today, but I'm kind of worried they're going to find something else or that the diabetes is worse than we thought it was already.

I might not be eating a perfect diet for a diabetic just yet, but my diet is so much different than it was a week ago and I'm really struggling here. There's no way I could do any real physical job for any extended period of time right now, and some nights (like last night) the thirst comes back and I ended up drinking a lot of water and getting up a lot in the middle of the night. Yesterday was a pretty bad day.

I really thought based off of the first few days last week that I'd be going to this appointment with a lot more optimism than I will be.

Finger's crossed.

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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.

I hope so too Jack.

Dealing with something this serious takes time and being it is essentially a metabolic disorder there will be set backs.

Your body has to adjust to this new regime. It got used to losing weight and not having enough fuel in it (sugar) to run.

You have to start thinking in the long term. What can you do day by day to make sure your blood sugar levels stay stable and you don't wind up at the doctor's more than you or the doctor think you should.

I think you will be okay at this doctor's appointment. To me as a lay person and only dealing with this second hand it seems like they have caught it in time. You are also young enough to make all the adjustments you need to. But still this is a huge lifestyle change and you have to give yourself time.

BRENDA

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 11:16 PM

Well, just waiting for my brother's friend to see if he can fix my bathroom sink then I am out for a walk in the possible rain.

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 1:27 AM

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Originally posted by Brenda:
I hope so too Jack.

Dealing with something this serious takes time and being it is essentially a metabolic disorder there will be set backs.

Your body has to adjust to this new regime. It got used to losing weight and not having enough fuel in it (sugar) to run.

You have to start thinking in the long term. What can you do day by day to make sure your blood sugar levels stay stable and you don't wind up at the doctor's more than you or the doctor think you should.

I think you will be okay at this doctor's appointment. To me as a lay person and only dealing with this second hand it seems like they have caught it in time. You are also young enough to make all the adjustments you need to. But still this is a huge lifestyle change and you have to give yourself time.

Yeah... It's going to be more than I thought it was going into it though.

Dr. Endo didn't do much testing on me at all today after his nurse gave me the lancet test.

Despite 500mg of Metformin 2 times per day for a week, my blood sugar was 400mg/dL, which is 4 times higher than it should be. (So no... I wasn't imagining that something was still wrong even though I was feeling better and I'd stopped the weight loss).

Unfortunately, idiots in the system didn't get my charts to the new doc with a whole week to do it so he had nothing to compare it to while I was there. His secretary told me last Tuesday afternoon she would do that and she never did.

Right now he says I'm "in the grey area" between Type 1 and Type 2. So until I see him in 2 weeks, he's doubled my current meds, added some new pill to the mix, and I've got to inject myself with insulin once every morning and monitor my blood sugar every 3 days in the morning before I eat. If I'm not under 200mg/dL when I test after 3 days, I'm supposed to up the dose of "15" for insulin by 3 (18, 21, etc.) until we get that under 200mg/dL.

It looks as though he didn't even want to perform any other tests right now until we get this under control.

He said he was glad to hear that my weight loss has stopped and that my thirst levels were down, but told me that if I adhere to his medicine schedule that by the next visit in 2 weeks I will have put on weight the next time I see him.

I've got a lot of stuff to read. He wants me to see a Nutritionist, and mentioned something about a class on nutrition that he has in the paperwork he sent me home with.

He can't believe that the Immediate Care didn't already give me a monitor (or make me buy one) and that they didn't give me any sort of information on what I should be eating. I told him, to be fair, that the IC Dr. wanted me to see the Endocrinologist the next day or 2 and we couldn't get me in for an entire week, so I wasn't supposed to have gone an entire week without any guidance but that's just the way it worked out.

I guess I'll just read all of that, do what I need to do and see what happens next visit.

Finger's crossed.

ETA: There is just one sliver of a silver lining here though...

My pulse is still over 120 (I'm always over 90 even when I was healthy, so it's not AS bad as it sounds), but my blood pressure is better right now than it's ever been in my life as far as I know. I couldn't believe it when she said it was only 126/74. One week ago it was 147/96, and even when I was working overnights and in great shape I never had numbers lower than mid-130s over mid-80's.

So... At least there's that!

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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 1:58 AM

It appears I'm in good company...

https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/library/features/prediabetes-1-in-3.html

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Prediabetes: You Could Be That 1 in 3

1 in 3 adults has prediabetes. Could be you, your barber, your barber's barber.

The numbers are in, but what do they mean? Here’s how our latest PSAs are helping people see themselves in a really important number and take action to learn their prediabetes risk.

More than 88 million. That’s how many American adults have prediabetes, and more than 8 in 10 of them don’t know they have it.

Statistics like these are a little hard to wrap your head around. You might be 1 in 88 million. What does that even mean?

That same fact put another way: “1 in 3 US adults.” It could be you, your favorite brother, or your other brother who has prediabetes. You, your boss, your boss’s boss. When you can see yourself and the people you know in the stats, you get it in a whole new way.

That’s the thinking behind Phase 3 of CDC’s award-winning Do I Have Prediabetes campaign. These latest public service announcements (PSAs) aim to change how people think about prediabetes – maybe even get them to think about it for the first time – by making it personal.

The PSAs feature an average guy along with two different people in various parts of his life, from work to the barbershop to a family dinner. The message for viewers: You or some of the people you know could be that 1 in 3.

They say that by 2050, 1 out of 3 Americans will have full-blown Diabetes.

I skipped right from pre to that grey area between 1 and 2.

I'm a trend-setter.

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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 2:05 AM

Wow.

I think that insulin shot worked almost immediately.

Not that I've had any trouble shoveling in the extra food to try to maintain my weight in the last 3 or 4 weeks, but because of that I haven't had anything resembling a hunger pang for about a month.

I sure do right now.

I do believe it's time to eat a late lunch.

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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.

BRENDA

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 2:42 AM

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
I hope so too Jack.

Dealing with something this serious takes time and being it is essentially a metabolic disorder there will be set backs.

Your body has to adjust to this new regime. It got used to losing weight and not having enough fuel in it (sugar) to run.

You have to start thinking in the long term. What can you do day by day to make sure your blood sugar levels stay stable and you don't wind up at the doctor's more than you or the doctor think you should.

I think you will be okay at this doctor's appointment. To me as a lay person and only dealing with this second hand it seems like they have caught it in time. You are also young enough to make all the adjustments you need to. But still this is a huge lifestyle change and you have to give yourself time.

Yeah... It's going to be more than I thought it was going into it though.

Dr. Endo didn't do much testing on me at all today after his nurse gave me the lancet test.

Despite 500mg of Metformin 2 times per day for a week, my blood sugar was 400mg/dL, which is 4 times higher than it should be. (So no... I wasn't imagining that something was still wrong even though I was feeling better and I'd stopped the weight loss).

Unfortunately, idiots in the system didn't get my charts to the new doc with a whole week to do it so he had nothing to compare it to while I was there. His secretary told me last Tuesday afternoon she would do that and she never did.

Right now he says I'm "in the grey area" between Type 1 and Type 2. So until I see him in 2 weeks, he's doubled my current meds, added some new pill to the mix, and I've got to inject myself with insulin once every morning and monitor my blood sugar every 3 days in the morning before I eat. If I'm not under 200mg/dL when I test after 3 days, I'm supposed to up the dose of "15" for insulin by 3 (18, 21, etc.) until we get that under 200mg/dL.

It looks as though he didn't even want to perform any other tests right now until we get this under control.

He said he was glad to hear that my weight loss has stopped and that my thirst levels were down, but told me that if I adhere to his medicine schedule that by the next visit in 2 weeks I will have put on weight the next time I see him.

I've got a lot of stuff to read. He wants me to see a Nutritionist, and mentioned something about a class on nutrition that he has in the paperwork he sent me home with.

He can't believe that the Immediate Care didn't already give me a monitor (or make me buy one) and that they didn't give me any sort of information on what I should be eating. I told him, to be fair, that the IC Dr. wanted me to see the Endocrinologist the next day or 2 and we couldn't get me in for an entire week, so I wasn't supposed to have gone an entire week without any guidance but that's just the way it worked out.

I guess I'll just read all of that, do what I need to do and see what happens next visit.

Finger's crossed.

ETA: There is just one sliver of a silver lining here though...

My pulse is still over 120 (I'm always over 90 even when I was healthy, so it's not AS bad as it sounds), but my blood pressure is better right now than it's ever been in my life as far as I know. I couldn't believe it when she said it was only 126/74. One week ago it was 147/96, and even when I was working overnights and in great shape I never had numbers lower than mid-130s over mid-80's.

So... At least there's that!

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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.

That staff person was an idiot for sure.

But I am glad to see that Dr. Endo is on top of it all and giving you what you need to get a real handle on this. That's the best thing is to have a good doc in y

BRENDA

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 2:44 AM

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Wow.

I think that insulin shot worked almost immediately.

Not that I've had any trouble shoveling in the extra food to try to maintain my weight in the last 3 or 4 weeks, but because of that I haven't had anything resembling a hunger pang for about a month.

I sure do right now.

I do believe it's time to eat a late lunch.

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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.

I'll grab myself a between meal snack in over half an hour.

Be thankful you don't have a thyroid problem as I do because that walks hand in hand with hypoglycemia(low blood sugar). I have to basically graze all day to keep my blood sugar in check. Diet is my only control.

BRENDA

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 2:46 AM

Well, my brother's friend came by and basically confirmed what I've been suspecting for a while. The problem with the bathroom sink is not my end. It is at the junction where all the pipes meet.

SIGNYM

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 3:19 AM

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Yeah... It's going to be more than I thought it was going into it though.

Dr. Endo didn't do much testing on me at all today after his nurse gave me the lancet test.

There isn't much testing that can be done. Three tests are available: the fingerstick test for your current blood glucose, and a test for something called A1C which gives a three-month glucose average (can be finger-stick in-office or laboratory test of a blood sample.) and a glucose tolerance test. At this point, all the A1C would tell you is that in the past three months your glucose was extraordinarily high. Not helpful except maybe as a benchmark.

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Despite 500mg of Metformin 2 times per day for a week, my blood sugar was 400mg/dL, which is 4 times higher than it should be. (So no... I wasn't imagining that something was still wrong even though I was feeling better and I'd stopped the weight loss).
Weight loss and thirst are symptoms of EXTREMELY HIGH blood sugar, so yours must have been extremely high.

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Unfortunately, idiots in the system didn't get my charts to the new doc with a whole week to do it so he had nothing to compare it to while I was there. His secretary told me last Tuesday afternoon she would do that and she never did.

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Right now he says I'm "in the grey area" between Type 1 and Type 2. So until I see him in 2 weeks, he's doubled my current meds, added some new pill to the mix, and I've got to inject myself with insulin once every morning and monitor my blood sugar every 3 days in the morning before I eat.
If you're injecting insulin, adding meds, AND changing your diet I would be way more comfortable if you were measuring your blood sugar every day. You don't want it to go too low either! Low blood sugar can be deadly... I've called 911 on a co-worker who wasn't balancing her insulin with starch and she was slipping into a coma... high blood sugar only does it's damage over time.

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If I'm not under 200mg/dL when I test after 3 days, I'm supposed to up the dose of "15" for insulin by 3 (18, 21, etc.) until we get that under 200mg/dL.
I'd still be more comfortable with every day testing.

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It looks as though he didn't even want to perform any other tests right now until we get this under control.

He said he was glad to hear that my weight loss has stopped and that my thirst levels were down, but told me that if I adhere to his medicine schedule that by the next visit in 2 weeks I will have put on weight the next time I see him.

I've got a lot of stuff to read. He wants me to see a Nutritionist, and mentioned something about a class on nutrition that he has in the paperwork he sent me home with.
Diet IS important. Metformin is relatively cheap, but Jardiance (if that's what he added) and insulin are expen$$$ive. The more you can control you diabetes thru diet, the better off you'll be. Considering that your winter diet was so off-the-rails, it should be easy to improve!

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He can't believe that the Immediate Care didn't already give me a monitor (or make me buy one) and that they didn't give me any sort of information on what I should be eating. I told him, to be fair, that the IC Dr. wanted me to see the Endocrinologist the next day or 2 and we couldn't get me in for an entire week, so I wasn't supposed to have gone an entire week without any guidance but that's just the way it worked out.

I guess I'll just read all of that, do what I need to do and see what happens next visit.

Finger's crossed.

ETA: There is just one sliver of a silver lining here though...

My pulse is still over 120 (I'm always over 90 even when I was healthy, so it's not AS bad as it sounds), but my blood pressure is better right now than it's ever been in my life as far as I know. I couldn't believe it when she said it wa

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