But I will anyway...

Yesterday I weighed on the scales we have in our fitness facility (small room) at work and they said I was down 35 pounds. Today at my endocrinologist visit, his scales confirmed it. 35 pounds down since late March.

Other good things - my A1c fell from 9.6 to 7.1. It is still on the high side right now, but that is a vast ( Read more... )

 After some thought and consideration, I am takingtheoctothorpe 's suggestion and dropping  corn from my diet. I am reading labels to make sure that there is no corn content in any of the few grain products I have purchased lately. The caveat is that I will perhaps (and that is a small perhaps) eat a corn product at a special occasion (like Thanksgiving say) ( Read more... )

 And this time I am serious.

I thought I would try something I never have before. I have cut out as many of the "starchy" carbs as I can stand out of my diet. No potatoes or chips have crossed my lip, save for a few nacho chips for a taco salad, but they are whole grain. I have cut out all bread except for whole grain as well, and even that I am ( Read more... )

As promised.

Last weekend, I got caught up in the organization of my life and decided that with everything I need to work on (and there is a LOT) that I was quickly going to get totally overwhelmed if I tried to tackle everything at once. I decided that my top priority has to be my health, so that is where I concentrated.

I am diabetic and was ( Read more... )

Grandpa is now in the hospital with a diagnosis of severe diverticulitis. In addition, the CT scan showed a "shadow" on his liver, so a more complete scan of some sort is happening on Monday. They are doing what they can to make him more comfortable and to get things moving inside. Thanks to all of you who have kept him in your best regard and who ( Read more... )

I have a confession to make.

I have been taking a "vacation" from my really stringent diet and exercise plan I was on last year that allowed me to lose 80 pounds. From Thanksgiving up to this week, I have barely swum at all, much less any other kind of workout. Part of it was holiday business and then gettin sick in January. However, at the same ( Read more... )

Well, I am worse today. The chest cold went to the throat and sinuses and I am pretty sure I have a full-blown upper respiratory infection. I would just sit at home and self-medicate until this thing works its course, but being diabetic there are other things to consider. My levels are all over the chart and I really need to see my doctor ( Read more... )

Those were the numbers post workout and Januvia dose/pre-dinner and again tonight when I got home and started the early settling for bed. I feel MUCH better about it all after this morning's disappointing glucose numbers ( Read more... )

That is the pre-lunch number. I will have to swim a TON today to get this number down to a better level!

Not the worst number in the world, but it is the highest morning blood glucose I have had in weeks. I have been doing really well since I came off insulin a little over a month ago, but this week I have not been exercising as much (just felt blah on Sunday-Tuesday). I did do 2000 meters in the pool yesterday with a glucose level before dinner at a ( Read more... )