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  • Current

    I don’t like the way things have been going, and I’m going to concentrate on fixing some of that this week.

    I’m losing 3-5 pounds during the week and then gaining back part of what I’ve lost. Part of the problem, is that I’m losing too much during the week.

    I’m also tired all the time. And I’m having a lot of trouble with gastric reflux still, even though I’ve lost a lot of weight.

    One of my students pointed out the main problem — I’m up and perky in the morning, but by the end of the day, I’m just exhausted.

    One change I’m going to make right away is when I eat. I’m going to eat a bigger breakfast, and try not to eat anything after 6:00 pm this week.

    I’m also going to take a day off in the middle of the week if I feel stressed, especially since I have staff development on Saturday.

    I’ve also got my schedule set up so I shouldn’t have to be on my feet a whole lot.

    The good news! This is the end of the first six week.

    The bad news, I see the sleep doctor in about 3 weeks.

  • Insightful article on weightloss

    MSNBC – Are you ready for weight loss?

    Very good article — and gives quite a bit of insight into my behavior.

    Right now, I do believe I can lose weight — there was a time when I didn’t believe I could, or there were more barriors to weight lose than there are at the current time.

  • Glucowatch — SUCCESS!

    Test 3 was successful — while it alarmed for a low glucose event, and my glucose wasn’t quite that low, it showed what was going on, and was even accurate at the end.

    My assessment — the device is something that takes getting used to — I am definately going to call about the cream. However, I can sleep with it.

    It is definately NOT for day to day use. It’s too difficult and expensive to use for that. However, it’s what I wanted — something to take the stress out of basal tests. It’s idea for basal tests.

    Things to keep in mind — and true for ALL blood glucose monitoring devices. It is NOT 100% accurate. It shows tends, and that is even true of finger stick devices.

    It doesn’t handle day to day monitoring. I doesn’t handle exercise, food, or even insulin administration well.

    However, it’s ideal for basal tests.

    Is it worth the price? It is certainly NOT worth the original price. At $400, it’s still pricey, especially since the software isn’t included. I also want to be able to export the data and do things with it. That’s my next goal to look into.

    At $4.00, it’s not bad for basal testing. I would definately finger stick more than once though — and be prepared to calibrate several times.

  • Glucowatch — Trial 3

    This one is going MUCH better. Pain from the watch itself isn’t as bad as Trial 2, though I am going to ask about the cream.

    Readings are much more accurate, so far.

  • Glucowatch — Trial 2

    I stopped this round when I started getting funky results and it still itched.

    Going to try again tomorrow.

  • Glucowatch — Trial 2

    Got home from school and put on the watch.

    Now, part of the problem is that I got eaten alive by mesquitos last night and everything itched already, BUT

    I put the watch on my outer arm, and I swear it feels like I’m getting burned. I’ve been able to tolerate it, but it is very uncomfortable.

    Got through the warmup phase and calibration and now am testing and so far the watch has skipped every reading — the first two. If thing doesn’t start giving readings soon, I’m taking it off. This is just too uncomfortable, to get no where.

  • Prilosec

    Health Beat :: America has heartburn

    Back when Prilosec worked for me, and it was a prescription drug, the pharmacy’s would run out of Prilosec back then too. Makes me wonder if the manufacturer does it on purpose.

  • Still don’t know what to think…

    Skin irritation isn’t bad, but you can definately tell where the watch was at.

    I still don’t know about the readings, but I was more comfortable going to bed with the lower blood sugar with it on.

    So I don’t know. I am going to try it again either during the day on Friday, or Friday night.

  • Government website on medications

    DB’s Medical Rants ? Comparing drug pricing

    Interesting, told me that 80 mg of Zocor runs around $100.00 a month, and that mail order it’s around $86.00

    I’m not sure what problems RCentor is having, but I didn’t have any trouble

  • After one night

    I honestly don’t know what to think.

    I’ve stopped the test, because I want to go downstairs and work out.

    I did get a low alarm, I was experiencing low symthoms so I took 20 grams of carbohydrate, since my blood sugar via the meter was 118 at 11:30. Not REAL low, but the lowest my blood sugar has every been at night since I started measuring things.

    I woke up with a meter reading of 98, and several soft alarms. The watch showed several very low readings.

    I’m going to try again several nights before I do anything to affect my treatment. And it’s all very odd.