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Dec 07, 2009 18:33

Well, evidently, becoming a diabetic has given me a lot more to say and I find that I like putting down my findings and experiences here as I continue along this path set before me.

For one, I didn't realize that being Hispanic was a card against me for this disease, so was my weight, family history and the general 'i don't care' attitude in regards to my weight I had before. I also found out that stress will also pump up the blood sugar, as inferred from my high read-out and the very snowy and icy driving conditions that I had to go through to get to my appointment today.

I went to the diabetic education center at the hospital today and wasn't so much lectured as shown how this disease affects me and my body, as well as given tools to help maintain and manage it.

I'm not sure the lady was a doctor, or just some sort of educator of the disease, but still, I think I impressed her some with how much I was able to draw from living with my dad who was a Type I diabetic.

In Type I, the body isn't really producing insulin, so that's why the shots. Type II, it's more a matter of figuring out where the sugar levels are, how to put them into the best range and keep it there.

I was given a meter and testing strips, as well as some assignments to do. I'm just glad I did not get a pink meter, that would've driven me nuts. I was shown how to use everything, and was amused to see the test strips have little bands, almost like a flashdrive, that pokes into the meter to get the reading. Luckily, I don't have to get the samples from my fingertips like my dad had to, and can actually just test on my arm.

Also lucky, my insurance will cover the meter and the strips. I hope it will cover these education class I'm taking too.

Now I dont' have to totally give everything up I like. I just have to be much better at portions and was shown how to figure out my carbohydrates that I will be taking in and what is the best range there so that I don't build up the sugar in my blood to dangerous levels.

I sorta feel a little bit armed to the teeth with information and supplies. Just really up to me at this point to figure out that though the pointy end goes into me, I have to regulate everything else that goes into me as well.

diabetes, health

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