So far this has been a pretty rough month for me. Not only has it been incredibly hot, like 103º hot WITH humidity, but other bits of turmoil have happened. For instance, my stepmom of nearly seventeen years passed away two weeks ago. Long story short, last October she had to be admitted to the hospital to undergo open heart surgery, and hasn't ( Read more... )

Well, I've done a great deal in kicking the crap out of my diabetes as now my glucose levels have been ranging in the safe zone for three straight weeks now. However, there's another problem that has been developing in me as of late. One night, I checked myself into the emergency room at the same hospital I was first diagnosed with diabetes now ( Read more... )

An update on my last post, I've been doing quite well at kicking my glucose levels down to respectable levels. I'm now in the mid to upper 100s at this moment (last check was 175, which is still a little high, but very respectable). With the combination of my doctor's orders to take my insulin at higher doses instead of what the hospital wanted me ( Read more... )

Well, it's official now. I've joined the Diabetes club this month...well, last month technically. See, two weeks ago, I was not feeling up to my best. I was feeling dizzy and lightheaded, and in some cases, I was falling out. Didn't get any better when I had to work the next night. Felt like I was having seizures most of the night because I kept ( Read more... )