Category Archives: Diabetes

More stuff I don’t wanna hafta do

I didn’t get to see an endocrinologist yet.  The plan turns out to be that I start out with a physician’s assistant and a dietitian.  The PA prescribed long-acting insulin, to be injected once a day, titrating up by two … Continue reading

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So I called the doctor

Fortunately, he was receptive to the idea that I wanted to be more aggressive in treatment. Continue reading

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I scared my health coach

Monthly phone checkup with my wellness program health coach today.  I think I frightened her with my current blood sugar numbers. Continue reading

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Well, hell

I neglected my diabetes, and it did what neglected things do—it got worse. Continue reading

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Compli(gly)cations

I had some bad lab results come back. Continue reading

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I’ve been asking for it

and now it appears I got it. Continue reading

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The needles swing into the green

I had a follow-up visit with my family doctor today to review results from my annual physical.’ The results were NOT what I expected. Continue reading

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For the record

Maybe I can win this war. Continue reading

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It ain’t so bad as it might seem

I have no idea whether the increased exercise is helping my weight any; none of my clothes seems to fit any differently yet. Continue reading

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What an annoyance

I don’t know what I’ll do for exercise, in the end, but I have to find something Continue reading

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