Feeling naked at work...
My computer at work wonked out today. It got stuck on the start-up screen and wouldn't go any further. So...I spent the day out in the cubicle farm taking calls. IN THE CUBICLE FARM!!! I felt so naked...I've been working every day, all day, in the phone room, by myself, door closed, moderate privacy guaranteed for over two years. The day has STRESSED. ME. OUT. And I have no idea just when tomorrow morning the tech is supposed to come to fix it. So I may spend another half-day, at least, out in the open. Occupational agoraphobia? :0)
In health news, I am officially an insulin-using diabetic. Had my doctor's appointment tonight. My A1c that I took last weekend was 10.7. So we're going insulin. Twenty units, long-acting so I only have to inject once a day. At the end of a week of use (which will be next Tuesday), if I don't have a fasting glucose of 115 or lower, I'm to increase the dosage by 5 units. And so on, weekly, until I get a fasting glucose between 75 and 115. I'm authorized to go up to a max of 50 units per day. If I don't get a suitable fasting glucose by that point, I need to see the doc again to figure out what to do.
We're using Lantus Solostar pens since I have pen injection experience from when I was using Byetta a couple of years ago. I still have a box full of BD Ultra-fine needles, which are compatible with the Solostar, so I'm fine for those for a while. I got a sample pen from the doctor and a prescription for more pens and needles. I'm set.
The good news? The doctor thinks my diabetes is curable. All I have to do is lose about 250 pounds.
In health news, I am officially an insulin-using diabetic. Had my doctor's appointment tonight. My A1c that I took last weekend was 10.7. So we're going insulin. Twenty units, long-acting so I only have to inject once a day. At the end of a week of use (which will be next Tuesday), if I don't have a fasting glucose of 115 or lower, I'm to increase the dosage by 5 units. And so on, weekly, until I get a fasting glucose between 75 and 115. I'm authorized to go up to a max of 50 units per day. If I don't get a suitable fasting glucose by that point, I need to see the doc again to figure out what to do.
We're using Lantus Solostar pens since I have pen injection experience from when I was using Byetta a couple of years ago. I still have a box full of BD Ultra-fine needles, which are compatible with the Solostar, so I'm fine for those for a while. I got a sample pen from the doctor and a prescription for more pens and needles. I'm set.
The good news? The doctor thinks my diabetes is curable. All I have to do is lose about 250 pounds.