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  • Goal Achieved

    My blood sugar before my workout and after workout / shower, was statistically the same.  There was a McCafe Mocha involved, small.

    Nothing I acheive very often but worth celebrating.

  • OMG My Phone – Backup Plans

    Kerri blogs about losing her phone at OMG My Phone

    I've left my phone behind enough, and not had a charge enough that I have a ton of back up plans.  Do bad I don't have an affliate relationship, but I always carry a second tablet and a hot spot.  I've been caught in enough places without WIFI too, so I like mine own.

    I've got Skype set up the tablets I can (yes, I have an Ipod Touch, a Google Nexus, an Amazon Fire AND a Surface but I don't always go out with all of them).  Of course, I also have my ham radio license and a rig in the truck.

    I also have Skype set up in my classroom.  However, then its usually easiest to be old fashioned and send a kid.  Since we're not supposed to use our phones during class periods, its ingrained on me to use sneaker network rather than anything higher tech. 

    So Kerri – find a backup solution.  Yeah, I was even carrying two phones for a while, just in case.

     

     

  • Sleep

    Still having trouble sleeping.  It is absolutely no fun.

  • I don’t get to keep my insurance – comparing the new plan vs. the one I lost

    We were notified in September that there was no longer an Active Care 3. 

    I currently pay $496 a month, my employer pays $300. 

    I will pay $329 this year, but it's gone up every year.  I think I had the better deal.  I will definately be more out of pocket.

    My deductible was $300, now it is $1000
    My out of pocket max was $1000, now it is $4000
    Co insurance is still 80%/20%
    Preventative Care is still 100%
    Radiology is the same.
    Inpatient Hospital is the same
    Emerency room is the same
    Output surgery is the same
    Prescription drug deductible was $75 and now $200
    Prescription drugs are higher retail, same mail order

     

  • Jan 19, 2014

    4 1/2 hours of sleep according to Fitbit. Worrying and husband was out late.

    Keeping to fairly normal hours

  • Sleep Time is actually increasing

    In small increments.  Glad I got the Fitbit.  I'm not sure how accurate it is, but it's the best measure I have.  I'm tracking it as much as I can until I can get to the Insomia team.

    Yes, there is an Insomia Team.  Don't know much yet — I have an appointment with the intake doctor.

  • Been to the Sleep Doctor

    The machine is working.  The restless leg medication is working (when I let).

    We are switching masks.  We are going to treat me for insomnia.  Waiting for those appointments.

    Sleep was better, weight is better. 

    Working on it all.  Talking to a friend has also helped.  She put things in prespective. 

  • Recovery

    I have a sleep doctor appointment

    Sent from my Windows Phone

  • Recovery – Day 1 – I hope

    Took awhile but I finally got to sleep.  We'll know better when I see a sleep doctor. 

    Woke up at 5:30 and started dumping.  It's a bariatric thing.  Not sure when it will settle down.  Plan is to go to the gym and work out. 

    Went through school email and forward some things to my department chair that effect students.

    Recovery: I'm hoping.  I spent the afternoon at my couselor's and primary care physician trying to come up with a plan.  I'm very sick — and I'm realizing the not sleeping thing is as bad as the diabetes.

    Today's plan is see the sleep doctor.

    Good news: second set of blood pressure medication arrived.

    During winter break I'd taken a rest from Express Scrips, prescription drugs and the whole mess after my endo and I had figured out our plan. 

    I have lovely system to manage my medication.  I have individual pill containers from container store, nicely labeled, that screw together and stack.  I have a two week supply and each week I fill up a week and when I see that I am going to run out of a medication I refill it. 

    I find using Medco/Express scripts system means I end up with too much medication — especially since we've had to redue dosages as I lose weight.  Especially blood pressure medicaiton.

    I skipped a week, the wrong week and ran out of blood pressure medication.  I ordered the one I was closest one AND needed doctor approval.  Got that right away, it arrived Saturday and then the landlord replaced the door on my mailbox office and no one could get to the mailbox <sigh>  The mailbox owner got into the box on Sunday — which is fine since I had medication until Sunday.  Won't be doing that again (skipping a week of managing meds).

  • Summary of the @ExpressScripts Debacle

    So on October 31, I blogged that I knew about the formulary change.  I know that I called them on or right after that day and asked them what was up.

    I also know they didn't know what they were going to do.

    Blogged about it again on November 2, November 7 and November 15.

    I also blogged about the Humulog experiement on December 24

    I reached out to Express Scripts before they reached out to me.  They had me stressed out for months over this thing, caused an extra doctor visit, and wear and tear on my psyche.  AND now you are calling me and bothering me?

    Seriously people.