The doc called today. I had my 3 month diabetes check up this week, and she called with the results of my blood work. I was expecting the worst, because that's what I do. Surprisingly, she had good news.
"Your numbers look good. Your glucose levels went down since last time. You've lost weight, and the swelling in your joints has gone away. If this keeps up, and you continue to improve, I'll reduce your medication at your next check up in six months."
You can't ask for much more than that, folks! This tells me that my hard work over the last three months has paid off. It wasn't all for nothing. And, it gives me inspiration to keep going. In six months, I want to be thinner. I won't put a number out there on poundage, but I want to be thinner.
So, with a renewed sense of self, I will continue to strive for a healthy body. I will stick to my diet and shoot for a reduction in meds.
Of course, that will be after I eat this sinful brownie tonight to celebrate! Shhhhhh........
Good News!
Slowly But Surely Adjusting
Well, I'm doing it. Surprisingly, it hasn't been as tough as I first thought it was going to be. Somehow, adjusting to diabetic life is just kind of.....happening. Without any real thought on the subject, I've managed to lose almost 20lbs. so far, change the way I eat (except for tonight. I had Taco Bell for supper AND chips and salsa. But, that's not the norm.) For the most part, my sugar levels are good. The mornings when I first get up they are high, but I'm hoping with a medication change, that will come within reason soon. All in all, it isn't that bad.
I've even learned to.....wait for it.......drink diet soda! *Gasp*
I swore when I was first diagnosed that I would never, ever, EVER drink diet soda. I gave up soda all together. But, after a couple of months without it, I began to miss it. I finally broke down a couple of weeks ago, after getting sick of nothing but water, and while at a restaurant where my only choice was diet soda or water, I ordered a diet soda. Diet coke, to be exact. It was pretty damned good! So, while I still drink water mostly, the occasional soda finds its way into my diet here and there. Sometimes I even shock myself.
I go back to the doctor in a couple of weeks. It'll be my first checkup since being diagnosed. I hope she's happy with the progress I've made, and I hope she'll address the high counts in the mornings. I'm looking forward to bragging about my accomplishments.
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