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Didn’t expect it because my Dexcom Clarity reports have sucked.

My first A1C after Victoza was 7.0 and my latest A1c (the second after Victoza) was 6.9. 

I have had a steriod shot, and I am expecting a second one in my heel on Wednesday.  After that I am looking for a pain management specialist though I have an appointment with an RA doctor in June, though I expect that to be a pat on the head.

I saw an obesity specialist this week and am starting a weight loss class as soon as they have 5 people in it.  She also suggested an RA specialist, but then agreed on a pain management specialist but did not make a recommendation.  I’ll be asking my foot orthopod for that on Wednesday and the endo for that on Thursday.

I’ve already seen the instructor and have implemented his suggestions.  I see him two more times in addition to the class.

Jenny Craig stopped working for me a long time ago.  I kept trying, but then the guilt made it worse.  I quit a few months ago and started doing some research.  Years ago I did a weight loss program I enjoyed that was led by a nuitrionist so I was looking for something like that.  I found a program put on by Baylor Scott and White, and signed up for it yesterday.  I met with the intake doctor and she put me back on topamine.  I also met with the nuitrionist in charge of the program.  He made some suggestions and we are not waiting for enough people to start the class.

Got a letter from a third party on the behalf of TRS.  They wanted me to check my status to see if I was eligible for disability.  Well, I was pretty sure I wasn’t though there online questionnaire says I am.  My part time pay is too high.

I am always get Medicare mail, and I’m pretty sure either TRS or Texas Retired Teacher Association has sold my information, though I am voting highest for the Association.

I have logged a complaint with TRS.

Just got three months worth of Neupro — on it for Restless leg.  $30 for three months after insurance and savings card

I'm close to getting the two monthly prescriptions at the same time — Victoza and Dexcom.  They are about $100 a month, but that was true when I was doing the old insurance.

My part of my doctor's visits are averaging less than the copays I was paying.

I'm about $2500 from meeting my out of pocket.  

The key is not to use the mail order pharmacy because they can't accept savings card from the manufacturer.

Here's the previous post:  http://www.kweaver.org/blog/2018/01/new-endocrinologist-thanks-to-rubenhealth.html

Basically my second Endo ever can't get his act together and be in network with Aetna.  Sad because my new Endo is.

The good news: no bills since I wrote the letter firing them, though I did get an invite to the new clinic.  I do occasionally see them try to rerun the initial office visits which still show them out of network.

I'm also $2500 from meeting my out of pocket. 

Interesting news is that Dr. Lyde is in Aetna's network as of 3/15.

Last night, I ripped off a Dexcom sensor.  I kept wanting to call them and see if they would replace it but I didn't.

Finally the receiver and iPhone app were behaving badly this evening, so I did feel the need to call, because I didn't understand the non-message I was getting.

Long story short, a new sensor is on the way.  

As soon as this transmitter ends, I'm switching back to the two remaining Medtronics sensors and building up a buffer.

My biggest problem with the Dexcom receiver is locating the blasted thing 😉

Seriously. 

I lost one because it fell out of my pocket into a suitcase when I was packing for a cruise. I think I found it when I got to the ship. 

Well, CVS/Caremark is forcing me to go to the One Touch meter. The case that comes with the Vario is perfect, it holds the meter assembly, a Tile, and the Dexcom meter perfectly. It's because of the form factor of the test strip holder. 

I am not too broken heartened over the Countour Next loss as I am going off the pump when I am out of supplies and I like the way the One Touch app works on the Apple devices. 

I have lost a lot of weight with Jenny Craig but I have been stalled this year. A Facebook post reminded that JC is expensive, $140 a week.  With mystery shopping I can eat healthy and get a lot of lunches free.  This week I have two lunches scheduled. I like eating out, it makes me feel special and the whole Jenny Craig messes that part up in my head.

I am starting with dinner tonight.

Beef Stew and some kind of bread. That will make Rich happy.

It’s been a frustrating week. Few things have gone as smoothly as I would like. 

We put in the script for Dexcom last Thursday. Transmitter and sensors arrived Friday and I got everything working but no receiver. 

They reordered and finally heard back Wednesday that they were back ordered.  Came today. Super easy to hook up, just had to put my transmitter SN and it’s up and running. 

First, when I went on the VIctoza, I had some lows, so we went the wrong way in adjusting insulin usage.  Reducing insulin usage too much in this case was better than too little because I hate lows. 

First we have the basal and dropped the bolus dosage.  I even tried going off pump for a few days.  Didn’t work, my blood sugar was way too high.  So I decided to try halving the bolus dosage and that really helped. I still had to bump up the basal a bit, but I started waking up with blood sugars under 120.  This is a good thing.

Lately I’ve seen fasting blood sugars in the 90-110 range, so I’m really glad.  The last couple of days I woke to blood sugars in the 90s, so now I’m bumping down the basal dosage a bit.  I’m also going to start watching after meal dosages more closely.

The goal is to get off the pump when I run out of supplies.

I’m thinking of turning off the USPS Informed Delivery.  Yesterday I got a letter from each diabetes doctor’s  office.  I knew the new doctor would be sending me a “thank you” for joining the practice, but since I had written a letter terminating services from the other diabetes doctor’s office, I was afraid this was a letter of protest.

No, it was part of a mailing they had done to all their patients, inviting us to come to the new office. Don’t think so.