[Deejay14]

Hi possum my husband works! I can do without the walking but I really need to do my strengthening exercises. I feel terrible about myself for not doing it but that still doesn't get me moving. IF I get this part time job I am going to need to not use the walker for those three hours three days a week so I need my strength to be as good as it can be. I suck!

[childofchaos831]

Was IP in the psych ward for a week and they checked my sugar 4 times a day... was good everytime. Only one time was it high, but he checked it right after the snack and I had had some juice... so doesn't count.

[Gus1234U]

perhaps you were more calm IP, too, Child,,, that's always a good thing...
well done, glad you're home, hope you feel better~

[childofchaos831]

Proud of myself. Was offered a regular soda for free yesterday and passed it up. Been having a lot of problems with sugary stuff lately. Really craving it.

Also, my sugar tested higher than I vfc e seen it this morning. 255. All I had had before testing was a zero sugar energy drink... could that effect it? Or could juice and fruit from 7 hrs earlier still have it up? I usually am around 90 that time of morning... even with having a diet soda before testing. Always wake up with dry mouth.

[Gus1234U]

well done~! i, too, have difficulty figuring out why my bsl's are where they are when i wake up... maybe you can find a non-food form of comfort ? for me it was knitting and stuff with my hands,,, what do you like?

[childofchaos831]

I like art, but it's hard to do every time I want something sugary... I could try to do more salty or savory snacks, I guess.

Figured out the numbers tho. Talked to the nurse at church and I'm on a steroid for my allergies and asthma. There's dust or smoke blowing in from somewhere and it's really messing with my breathing. This morning was the first check since starting them. She said that's it and to not even waste the supplies checking it unless I feel really off.

[Gus1234U]

the trouble with that philosophy, Child, is that there are very few warning signs when your blood sugar is too high.... but if one watchs what is eaten very carefully, one can do a good job of 'guestimating'. best wishes~!

[Gus1234U]

there is a new thread in Chronic Pain, for 'letting it all hang out'~
come post your whiners here~!

https://forums.psychcentral.com/chro...complain~.html

[childofchaos831]

Originally Posted by Gus1234U

the trouble with that philosophy, Child, is that there are very few warning signs when your blood sugar is too high.... but if one watchs what is eaten very carefully, one can do a good job of 'guestimating'. best wishes~!

I went ahead and checked it this morning anyway. It was lower than yesterday but still higher than normal.

[Gus1234U]

may i always remember to take my meds;
may i always have access to the meds i need for health;
may i always be grateful for the existance of and access to, medicines i need~!

[Candy1955]

I don't know how I am today. All I want is watermelon, sweet and cold.

[Deejay14]

I exercised today. Not all of them but I got moving! Yeay!!

[possum220]

Good news Deejay.

[Gus1234U]

YaY~! i saw my doc, got my A1c,, not good news, 6.0,,, still, bearable... she won't increase my meds, so i'm gonna have to tough it out... i've been abusing the glypyzide to make up for forbidden snacks....

indulged in a sack of oranges and chinese lunch today
i try to reward myself for going to the doc,,, so i won't 'get sick' the day before~

[Deejay14]

I fell today at a department store with my walker. Luckily was with my sister, but it wasn't pretty. Tomorrow morning could be interesting!!!

[unaluna]

I exercised today for the first time in a while, since i hurt my knee 3 months ago. Felt good to work up a sweat again. I "just" have to make this a daily habit.

[Gus1234U]

{{{{ DJ! }}}} falling on a walker is almost (?) worse than just falling...
i've been lucky, i fall like a drunk, it's over before i know what happened...

[Deejay14]

Originally Posted by Gus1234U

{{{{ DJ! }}}} falling on a walker is almost (?) worse than just falling...
i'vebeen lucky, i fall like a drunk, it's over before i know what happened...

Yes, it was my rolling walker that I take shopping with me. The floor had just been waxed and I drag my toes sometimes with the CP. I have fallen twice with it. Very sore today in my neck back and torso.

[Gus1234U]

at one time my back was so bad that i couldn't walk 100 ft without sitting down, so i bought this 'wheeled chair', that has a basket under it for 'things', and big wheels and brakes on the handles. it's for people who have to go over rough terrain, or who 'drag their feet',, because it can't fall over~!



they come in several price ranges, weight gauges and some are height adjustable.. hope you can try one, hope it's better for you ~

walker chairs - Google Search

[unaluna]

Thanks for the link, Gus. Ive been in bed so much with the heat and my dumb knee, i was starting to look at those.

My gp ordered metformin 500 for me, today, finally. A little too late, last months januvia put me next to the donut hole. I called him back and he cancelled my januvia, so that will save me a fortune for the rest of the year at least.

So i read up this morning on metformin - i took it maybe 20 years ago? But i didnt know WHAT i was doing. Now its like i know exactly how many grams of fat, carbs, and protein every meal is. Also he wants me testing every day. I will be glad to have metformins help to lose weight.

My biggest meal is usually around 4 pm (im always the factory worker's daughter, this is dinnertime!). So i wonder if i should take the metformin after dinner (which is really my 2nd meal of the day, cuz i usually get up pretty late). I was exercising from around 1 to 2, and i was getting kinda woozy - i dont know if that was low BP or low bsl, so i was thinking maybe morning would NOT be a good time to take the metformin.

I am probably not going to pick it up until next week, so i have time to think about it. I always wake up with highish numbers, and i read the half life is 4 to 8 hours, so that was another reason i wanted to take it later in the day into night, i think my liver releases a lot of glucose at night.

My dr always says, "i know you are going to surprise me one of these times with a great weight loss" - hopefully oct 29 will be that time.

[Deejay14]

Originally Posted by Gus1234U

at one time my back was so bad that i couldn't walk 100 ft without sitting down, so i bought this 'wheeled chair', that has a basket under it for 'things', and big wheels and brakes on the handles. it's for people who have to go over rough terrain, or who 'drag their feet',, because it can't fall over~!



they come in several price ranges, weight gauges and some are height adjustable.. hope you can try one, hope it's better for you ~

walker chairs - Google Search

That's what I use most of the time. Fell with it twice!

[Gus1234U]

life is hard when you can't walk, and can fall, DJ~! i'm really surprised that you could tip one of those walker chairs over~! {{{{ Hugs }}}

unaluna, i take a Metformin 500 mg after every meal, so 3x a day... i don't actually like it, would rather be on all Glypizide, as per the feedback from my metabolism...
the liver has this little job of shooting us full of sugars at wake-up. it's not releasing them all night, only with a shot of adrenaline when our body sends out the 'Wake UP' call~ i figure, after careful charting for a Looooong time, that i get about 30 points on the sugar chart when i wake up.

the Metformin, on the other hand, is good for eating up about 100 calories per dose... not enough for me to have a high caloried diet... this is not true of everyone. some people get more mileage out of Metformin, and some have real liver issues with it... it's always something,, but at least it is relatively cheap~!

may we all have good health care, and the sources of good health care~!

[Gus1234U]

the Trevi Fountain, in Rome... bringing you MORE WATER please

[unaluna]

Thanks for the info, Gus. Yeah i think he took me off it before because my liver numbers were getting bad. Im going to be more careful this time around.

[Deejay14]

Originally Posted by Gus1234U

life is hard when you can't walk, and can fall, DJ~! i'm really surprised that you could tip one of those walker chairs over~! {{{{ Hugs }}}

unaluna, i take a Metformin 500 mg after every meal, so 3x a day... i don't actually like it, would rather be on all Glypizide, as per the feedback from my metabolism...
the liver has this little job of shooting us full of sugars at wake-up. it's not releasing them all night, only with a shot of adrenaline when our body sends out the 'Wake UP' call~ i figure, after careful charting for a Looooong time, that i get about 30 points on the sugar chart when i wake up.

the Metformin, on the other hand, is good for eating up about 100 calories per dose... not enough for me to have a high caloried diet... this is not true of everyone. some people get more mileage out of Metformin, and some have real liver issues with it... it's always something,, but at least it is relatively cheap~!

may we all have good health care, and the sources of good health care~!

Gus I didn't tip it over. I dragged my foot and it rolled forward as I stayed in place. I can hardly move today. My whole torso and back is in such pain. Showering was h***