I admit I had chocolate, not easter bunny chocolate, and tonight I got into some sweets. I forgot about hotcross buns for a long time so have those for the morning. I think it's ok to do this once in a while. I'm tempted to take a seroquel and get some sleep tonight.

[Gus1234U]

my cousin gave me half a Key Lime Pie~ (which i much prefer to chocolate.)
i'm waiting to see if i can eat only one slice ....

[Guiness187055]

I ate really badly today being Easter and all. I had to take 40 units of insulin to get under 300 crazy huh?

[Gus1234U]

well, the best part of that bad news, Guiness, is that you had the insulin to take, and you knew how to take it~

i too, sometimes over-indulge, and must take more than the prescribed amounts of my pills.... i make up for it later, by not eating enough, and having to take fewer meds... i know it's not good to have the ups and downs, but it's better than just giving up and rotting away~

i hope the rest of your holiday was good,, i like to focus on the good, and just manage the rest as best as i can, to emphasize the good~!

[possum220]

Why oh why are there still easter buns in the house???

[Deejay14]

A little hope: my a1c has been high for my last four physicals each time the numbers creeping up. Last year average estimated glucose was in the 140's. Since December I have just been doing a strengthening program. I started off at 5 reps...that was hard with just 6 or 7 exercises. I now do 45-50 reps of the same exercises 4-5 times a week. Had my physical last week and thought for sure I was going on medication. NOPE!!! Got my labs back and everything is normal. A 'll this without any aerobic exercise. I will keep on keeping on. I have even eaten a dessert when I have wanted it, maybe once a week.

[Gus1234U]

hello, DeeJay, and congratulations~! if you can stay off meds, you are doing Grrrrrrreat~!

[Gus1234U]

i am really happy with my new doc~! what an astonishment~ she actually said that i know my body best~! she has me on a very low daily dose of a blood pressure med , Losartan 12 mg, to protect my kidneys. i have had bad reactions to bp meds in the past, and even this one gives me stomach gas, but my bp is the lowest it's been in ages (115/50). part of that might be that i walked about half a mile to the bus and to her office, and my bp tends to fall as i exercise. still, it's good to know she is really looking out for me~

she is also willing to believe that it's the Metformin that is causing all my IBS problems, and is going to help me work my way off it, and onto just Glypizide (which is not a typical solution). i also believe that the Metformin is causing dizziness and muscle weakness, and i hate that~! it would be lovely to get rid of the 3 biggest causes of my sense of a poor quality of life~

all that walking was yesterday. it was such a beautiful day, and i haven't been doing anything that might count as exercise, so i over-did it... today i'm paying, with stiffness and sore muscles, but i know i heal fast, and i just might be able to do it again tomorrow~ i have some truly lovely little places to go walking, living beside the green-belt of a subdivision. i used to walk a mile, and thru a little stoney canyon with a tiny stream in it. my oxygen tank makes that difficult, esp. with poor balance and muscle weakness, but i am going to try to work my way back up to that~! you all keep me honest, now, and help me get out at least every other day, by asking how it was ....

best wishes,, and if anyone has advice for someone who doesn't tolerate meds, there is a newbie in another thread on this forum, asking for suggestions....
best wishes all~!

[possum220]

It is really good that you have found a doc that wants to work with you.

Kudos to you for going on a walk. Do you need to take the gas bottle on the walk with you? If so that would be tricky. Rest your bones today and we will be expecting another report about how many birds you counted on your next walk.

[Gus1234U]

thanks, Possum~
here is a pic of the tank and it's cart, that i must have if i walk more than 100 ft (some days less ). it weighs only about 10 lbs, but creates quite a drag, and has exacerbated my damaged left hip. i still have a problematic phobia of the open sky, so i don't count birds when i walk, i look for stones .... i love rocks anyway, so 2 birds with one stone~! lolol,,, bad joke, i know~

i'm still really sore in the calf muscles, and simply must get out walking more. my cousin has been giving me rides, so i was not walking to the bus, or the market from the bus stop, and that little bit of exercise was what was keeping me in 'shape'. it's lovely to have company and a ride to the market, and pharmacy, but now i'm paying for my lazy ways!~ oh well, at least i'm eating well~ hope you are too~

[Gus1234U]

missed that pic post

[Deejay14]

In addition to my strengthening exercises I started walking today. I walk with a walker so it was probably very short by everybody's standards but big for me. My legs and lungs held up fine it was just my arms getting tired with the walker. Tomorrow I will walk past two more houses and back to the car. I haven't gone for a walk in eons! It felt good to be out in the air fora bit😊

[Gus1234U]

i walked 200 ft last nite, to the mailbox and back, down and up 8 steps and into the house without my oxygen. that is like a marathon for me, and i probably shouldn't do it often~. i was only sore for 2 days after that mile walk, which is marvelous~! i'm taking a sleep apnea home test now, and hope to get a new CPAP machine, which will help me sleep more soundly.

i hope your arms recover quickly, DeeJay~! i need to start doing my 'core' exercises again, but i have so little initiative... thanks for walking with me~

[Deejay14]

We'll walk together tomorrow- just a little bit further. Gus, ask for a smaller portable tank. My brother had one that didn't need any oxygen fill up so he could be on the go. Was much more active with it. It was about the size of a pocket book and He just sore it on his shoulder. He just had a double lung transplant at the end of September and just got back to his job last week. No more need for oxygen with the new lungs. He is my inspiration.

[Gus1234U]

sadly for me, i also have back (spinal) problems, and cannot carry even the weight of that portable oxygen concentrator for any distance,,, but thanks for the thought~!

[Deejay14]

Got my little walk in but walked past one more house than I did yesterday down and back. I am hoping to get to the end of the street by the end of next week, but my shoulders give out with the walker. My legs and lungs are fine. Also got my strengthening in. It's a full hour of exercise Monday to Friday now.

Honestly I can't believe I am doing this!! Been doing this since end of Nov or early December. The fire fighters coming at 2 am to pick me up off the floor in November was the turning point. I don't want to see these guys again as great as they are.

[possum220]

I fell over easter weekend. I didnt break anything but was lucky that I was near a chair that I used to lever myself up. Don't like to think of what will happen if there isn't something handy especially when I live on my own. I usually walk with a trolley trailing behind me. For some reason I find that grounding plus I can put a phone in it and my front door keys. Last couple of nights I have cooked myself some vegies and protein.

There are times when we need a wake-up call and sounds like you listened to it Deejay. Top effort for getting yourself out of the house even with the walker. Could you talk to some-one about getting it adjusted or a different type so that it doesn't impact your arms so much. Then again maybe that's part of strengthening? Do you ever listen to music when you go for a walk?

Thanks for the picture. That tank would be a pain in the butt if you don't mind me saying Gus. It would take a bit of controlling. Maybe if they can sort out the sleep apnea you will find that you are refreshed after a sleep. Maybe the new doc will have a few more clues as to what would be good for you but ones that won't impact your body too much. Hope when you got to the letter box that there weren't any bills in it to put a downer on it.

[Gus1234U]

thanks, possum~ i have been on the CPAP (pressurized air at night) for 8 yrs, now. it's just that this machine needs maintenance, and the company that 'dispensed' it lost all my paperwork~!! so i am changing companies, and i have to have a new sleep study. fortunately, i can have the one 'in -home', since i'm already diagnosed. unfortunately, my doc didn't know to tell the testing company that i am on oxygen 24/7, and the machine didn't come with an oxy attachment, so the first night was a total disaster.... now i'm waiting on a part to be mailed to me,,, it's all very discouraging.

(i don't ever find bills in my mail box, because i have them all paid electronically by my bank~ i'm on 'bill averaging' for all my utilities, so i pay the same amount every month but one, when they re-average for the year. it helps me keep a budget, because i have difficulty with numbers (from brain damage). wouldn't it be lovely if there was a little motor on that oxy cart, so it could help pull me, instead of me pulling it ?? LOLOL

i got my trash out at dawn this morning. don't know why i've been waking up so early lately... still tired all the time, but that is my 'exercise' for the day. my stats were very good when i got back in the house (can't carry cart and trash at the same time, checked the mail, 200 ft). i have been eating a salad almost every day, and i have dropped 6 lbs in 6 weeks~! it's been totally painless, and i'm very happy with even that amount.... hope it keeps up~! my new doc said i could take my diabetic meds however i pleased (to see what happens, i think).

my liver enzymes were high on this blood panel, which has never happened before, so she wants me to drink more water (~!~ i'm already having to get up in the night~!~) and eat less fats (i rarely eat any).... but you know docs, they can't tell by looking, so they give pat advice.... i'll do a little research and see if i can find an herbal pick-me-up. if any of you have been thru this, let me know what it was, and how it was dealt with ~! ??

hope you all have good blood sugars and the causes of good blood sugars~!

[Deejay14]

Originally Posted by possum220

I fell over easter weekend. I didnt break anything but was lucky that I was near a chair that I used to lever myself up. Don't like to think of what will happen if there isn't something handy especially when I live on my own. I usually walk with a trolley trailing behind me. For some reason I find that grounding plus I can put a phone in it and my front door keys. Last couple of nights I have cooked myself some vegies and protein.

There are times when we need a wake-up call and sounds like you listened to it Deejay. Top effort for getting yourself out of the house even with the walker. Could you talk to some-one about getting it adjusted or a different type so that it doesn't impact your arms so much. Then again maybe that's part of strengthening? Do you ever listen to music when you go for a walk?

Thanks for the picture. That tank would be a pain in the butt if you don't mind me saying Gus. It would take a bit of controlling. Maybe if they can sort out the sleep apnea you will find that you are refreshed after a sleep. Maybe the new doc will have a few more clues as to what would be good for you but ones that won't impact your body too much. Hope when you got to the letter box that there weren't any bills in it to put a downer on it.

I am thinking now that it is part of the strengthening. My nephew is a certified strength and conditioning coach and he was over here on Sunday helping me. I will ask him. He might know the best thing to do because he is also an RN. I walked past another house today, so an added house lot each day. Only 205 full steps( that's a 1 count after both legs have moved forward, but that is huge for me!

I am reluctant to listen to music because it takes a lot of concentration to not drag my feet. I also just bought a dog leash to attach to the walker so if I fall the walker does not get away from me. That would be a HUGE problem.

[Gus1234U]

well done, DeeJay~!! a house a day is more than i am managing... still i have not given up~

i know what you mean about falling, possum~ i used to use a wheeled chair for walking, now i just take baby steps... i think one of my meds, or something worse, is causing dizziness, which i truly dislike~! fortunately, my new doc is interested in my health ()~ and i have high hopes of finding out what's going on with that... i haven't actually fallen in a long time, but when i have to get down on the floor to light pilot lights, getting back up is a real thrill (NOT)~!

may we all have safety, and the causes of safety~!