Category: Diabetes

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Still Not Over!

Well, the need to record day to day, went away.
I started working again on July 6th to get the store ready and we opened our doors on July 13th. Ten people max, make on and we keep the doors locked to enforce this easily.

The stress of Covid-19 strangeness, elevated my blood sugar again to get high levels, and I had to go see the doctor. She put me on Metformin, but that only helped half way. After a second visit, she added a lot dose of another medicine and for the last ten days my blood sugar is normal and I can feel various small little health issues go away again.

I have been very good with my diet this last year, first cutting out all sugar and 80% of all carbs. So over the year since being diagnosed with diabetes, I have lost 50 pounds and I feel so much better.

It is not easy, especially seeing some isles in the grocery store, packed with things I used to enjoy.

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Next few step with diabetes

Two weeks after that very rude awakening, I had my annual checkup – new blood labs with lower results and Blood pressure normal again.

According to the doctor I can possibly control my diabetes and even reverse it with diet and exercise.  No meds at this point.  And I must eat less carbs.  That road I am already on and the doctor’s records show that I lost seven pounds in two weeks.

And in another two weeks I see a Diabetes Educator.

So not much more information to live on day by day.  I did join the American Diabetes Association website; that seems to be a good support system. 

I have cut back severely on sugar intake, but not totally.  Most sugar free foods contain artificial sweeteners that have given me EoE (Eosinophylic Aesophogitis) and I definitely do not want to go there again ever. 
One of the amusing changes I have made is to have a few tablespoons of heavy whipping cream on my cereal in the morning zero carbs vs too much in milk!   But I am also watching my fat intake.

I am much less stressed about the situation now.   But it is super tough walking through a grocery store – every few steps I get the thought “You are so F#@k’ed – you will never be able to eat THAT again!!!”