Journal Scan — Type 2 Diabetes
Effect of Lowering LDL Cholesterol Substantially Below Currently Recommended Levels in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease and Diabetes: The Treating to New Targets (TNT) Study
My endo has me on Vitorian and is working hard to bring all my values down. I kind of blew it the last few months but I think I’m doing better now. Part of it is just keeping the blood sugar control tight too.
Got up and got it done early. Though my knee is really bothering me.
Yesterday was another off day, thank goodness, it was a long day. I did get today’s workout in, which was a strength only day.
Got Day 2 in (yesterday was my off day — I have two dog agility classes that night.
I’m just finished my iShape program for today and my goal is to get back to the program.
I had to quit because I injured my knee a few weeks ago, and besides the fact that it hurt to walk, I didn’t have time for exercise AND physical therapy.
I’ve had some major victories — I’m usually sick whenever we have workshops, and the week before school starts is usually one of my bad times.
My blood sugar was fine on Monday and Tuesday, actually great, but I made a bit of a miscalculation on Wednesday and have been having lows almost every day ever since.
Part of the problem is that I’ve been very conservative on fixing boluses as I don’t want to end up rebounding or being high.
Here’s the deal, we had a convocation at the American Airlines Center here in Dallas. I figured on sitting still for half a day, but didn’t take in account that I would have to walk between 3-6 blocks to the Airline Center (probably closer to 6).
When I got to AAC, I had to get help. Which was actually a good idea as it got me out of a mob of people.
After a tube of glucose and sitting in the cool, I was fine.
And I did do something smart — I had my lunch all packed and ready to go in the car. That was smart, as when I got back to the car I was at 90. I just got into the line to get out of the parking lot and ate my lunch as I waited.
The bad news is that my corrections are working too well, and I’ve had at least one crash a day after a correction. The good news, that I have been avoiding rebound highs by actually bolusing for most of the correction.
I’m looking forward to next week, but reminding myself to check often!
Never brag about “getting” something. It will bite you. Here’s the deal — I was just bragging to my endo, that finally after 4 years, I had finally figured out workshops, but then two hours after lunch I was at 200.
At the same time, that’s not NEAR as bad as I was in the old days of workshops. I would have been at 200 at 9:00 am then.
And I never went over 200.
So I think I have workshops, I just didn’t bolus enough for lunch.
And I’m “officially” an old teacher. One of my former students is in our school. Teaching French.
I’m doing last minute doctor’s visits before starts.
Gynocology – which resulted in the self inject victory.
Endo – numbers are slipping upwards along with the weight.
Cardologist – insurance won’t pay for the test. Personnally I don’t care but wish they had not freaked me out.
I still need to talk with someone. Hopefully the cardiologist and I have a mammogram at 1:00.
When I got back from Pittsburgh, I hit the ground running and haven’t had time to stop. I’m back in physical therapy with the knee. I think that is a good thing, and I think I should have planned this anyway.
My biggest goal for the next week (yes, I start back in one week), is to get organized. I see the endo and the cardiologist next Thursday, and am planning to see the primary care physician to make sense of everything the Tuesday after — that wasn’t my plan, he’s out of town.
I want to get back into the weight loss mode, but I’m not sure how that is going to happen.
LifeAfterDx–The Guardian Chronicles: Ripped from the headlines
Really good description of the Glucowatch.