I’m actually managing to wake up and exercise before the day starts more often than not lately.
Couldn’t wake up last Thursday or Friday morning, early enough to get my “assigned” exercise done (I’m doing the iShape thing)., but did the majority of the week.
And this week is going okay, so far. Of course we’re talking Sat, Sun, Mon and Tuesday only….
Yep — this is why I saw a cardiologist this year and plan to visit one yearly now.
Why I keep up with the diabetes so hard.
I saw some patients like this when I did the pet therapy thing — neither of the current dogs are pet therapy candidates — but it is cheaper and easier to prevent, then to deal with the consequences.
code blog: tales of a nurse: There are fates worse than death
I was awaken by our police department at 4:30 am — I usually call them our Finest, but friends call them the Gestapo, and this morning was why — they had someone pulled over, probably for a minor traffic violation.
They are pretty good about making people pull over to the FRONT of the house, where it doesn’t bother us, but for some dumb reason, they stopped on the street that runs along side. A dangerous spot, besides being under my bedroom window.
And for some weird reason, I keep waking up around that time frame anyway … but was hoping …
I’ve been nausiated every since, and have almost thrown up several times. Those of you who are diabetics realize that being on insulin and tossing your cookies don’t mix, as you are never quite sure how many carbs remained in the stomach.
Plus the building is TOO hot, so between all that, I keep either falling asleep or running to the restroom.
ARGH! I wish I knew why I get this problem with nausa.
These kiddos are in Wichita Falls, Texas
See Expert Patients
Several of the doctor medlogs have blogged on this issue.
I consider myself an “expert patient” and I agree that it’s a misleading term, as it implies to me, that it might be derogatory.
There are two types of diabetic patients (and I am not referring to Type 1 or Type 2). They either fall under the expert patient category taking an active roll in their care. If you pump, you almost always have to be an expert patient.
The other type eat when and what their doctors tell them to. Can you imagine living a life where you eat at, say 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm, 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm, and they eat a precise amount of servings of carbs, protein and fat.
I actually know of a pumper that lives that way. My mother told me about her. Apparently years ago, her pump was programmed by her doctor and she has lived that way ever since.
I suppose that might work for someone who has been diabetic all of their life, but it certainly doesn’t and wouldn’t work for me! It really puts a crimp in your style if you want to socialize — which is when my mother found out about this.
I really advocate being on top and in control whenever you have a chronic illness. That CPAP go around is a prime example though, of what happens when the patient is ready to be an expert and the doctors aren’t
And of course to be effective as an expert patient, you have to research it all. Not just the advances, but the costs and the implications.
FYI: One of the good things about buying the pump last year, is that it, along with my husband’s medical bills, managed to reduce our income tax overage from $1500 to $750, and eliminated the possiblilty of a fine for the IRS for underpaying.
MSNBC – Gastric bypass riskier than many patients know
Many of the reasons I’m not ready to go there.
Yep, I’m still doing iShape, and since the new CPAP equipment have been able to get up and work out in the morning.
The neat thing — is that I got an email this morning, extending my iShape membership for 8 more weeks for $15.00
It really helps, having some guidance.