I have been tired and exhausted the last two days.
I’m not sure why, but I have been
I’ve made it to the gym, I’m keeping my sugar under control, though have had to supplement the daily dose both today and yesterday.
I’m playing hookie tomorrow so I can get the tests done before carpel tunnel surgery on Saturday and can get laundry and other weekend chores done, since I probably won’t be able to.
Medrants talks about tax breaks for fitness to encourage insurance companies to provide fitness benefits.
Actually my school district is already involved — we get discounts from several different clubs — and payroll deduction. We also get a discount to other clubs through Cigna Insurance, our health care insurance provider.
However, I’ve chosen a gym that is smaller, closer to the house (I have to at least think about the place on the way to work), and is the corporate gym for Club Corp — the largest golf club management company in the country.
Years ago, when I worked at Texas Instruments, they had several corporate gyms convenient to the work place.
So it certainly isn’t a new idea.
And FYI, the easier the gym is to get to, the easier to work out!
That five pounds, plus a couple more were missing this morning. It’s always been Monday morning that has been the most frustrating.
Hopefully I’m off the plateau and will STAY off.
As most know who have been following this, I’ve been losing the same 5 pounds for about 2 months.
Made it in the pool this afternoon and sort of did 10 laps.
Sort of means that I moved up and down the length of the pool 10 times but I didn’t swim every part of it. Did a lot of water walking.
Blood sugar was at 104 at dinner, so I’m decreasing my daily dosage down again to 28 units twice a day (56 total). Since my high was 36 units (72 total), I’m doing pretty well.
I am still losing the same 5 pounds.
BUT on the good side I met my exercise goals for the week.
Went to get steriod shots today. Guess what?
Doc wouldn’t do them. They screw up your blood sugar.
Surgery a week from Saturday. He wanted to do it this Saturday but with husband gone I thought best to wait a week.
Not having time to think about it might have been good too.
This evening my blood sugar was 176. Instead of adding more insulin, I did 10 “laps” in the pool.
The pool was at 80, temperature was around 90 so it wasn’t too bad. Certainly better than yesterday.
But the cool part? After I got done, blood sugar was at 146.
And I’ve tolerated 58 units very well today, without adding any. That’s down from a high of 72 units of daily insulin (I haven’t taken good track of how much I’ve added from time to time).
If you are not a diabetic, you have no idea what kind of stress diabetics can be under.
I assume it is better for people on oral meds, but I have a feeling there are other stressors involved.
I hate to post about this, because I feel so stupid, but honestly I was just following instructions.