Ok, I have been meaning to write a little bit about what has been going on with me and just haven't had my brain organized enough to do it. I am feeling fairly good however and thought I would give it a try today.
For the past year or so I have been having some recurring infections, (yeast), mainly due to having had two doses of strong antibiotics last year that killed off some good stuff also in my body. Needless to say I have had numerous doctor appointments to get medicine to try and feel better... (almost 1 appointment a month) Anyway, in January I went back for my annual appointment and the doctor was looking over my chart and asked me when the last time I had my blood sugar checked. Well, that was about 20 years ago when I had gestational diabetes with Tamra. Sooo, to make a long story short they checked my blood and I was way high...probably have been running high for a while now...so the reason I am not feeling well is because I have type II diabetes. The good news is no shots but I have to control my eating which means especially the sugars, carbs...everything. (This is not good news for a chocoholic however)
On the up side I have been trying to lose weight for the last 3 months and that is working better now. To date I have lost 15.5 pounds and feel good. It took a while because the first medicine they had me on made my weight go up and I was nausiated and my eyes started going real blurry...so I quit taking that stuff and just tried to eat really good but I was still staying around 180-265 after not eating all night. Now I am on a medicine that doesn't make me feel bad but has a tendency to make you go real low so now I have to make sure I eat enough and test my blood several times a day. (not my favorite thing) Feeling good is the top priority though and I am getting the hang of it.
The weight is coming off slowly and now if I could get more motivated to excercise I would feel even better I am sure. I have been so tired up until now...I think I finally have a handle on it and the perk is that I haven't had another infection either! Yeah!
Dad is feeling better day by day too, so this is good also. I hope the seasons colds and flu will pass you all by. Mostly we all just need a good dose of the SUN!!
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Always a relief to find the cause of nagging ailments, isn't it? I hope it provides you long-term relief.
And I second the motion for more sun!!!
I'm so glad you are starting to feel better and have gotten the hang of getting your blood sugar in control. I'm afraid I could be dealing with these issues myself someday so I know I need to reign in the sugar myself and stay healthy and active. You are looking great!
Glad you found out what was going on. That seems to be a problem in our family and it is so hard to change old habits for me, but I need to kick it in gear. You will be my motivation!
We're also glad you're feeling better. I'm happy to hear you are in good spirits and taking good care of yourself. Modern medicine has come a long way but still has a long way to go... I hope there will be a cure for diabetes soon.
***I think we call medicine- practice, so we (doctors & patients) don't get too upset when we/they don't get it right. In all fairness we're all learning everyday.
We hope to see you soon.
Love, Molly and Jer
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