[Gus1234U]

oooh, i've been on a 3 day binge, double my dietary calories, and too many meds to make up for it,,, hope i get away with it ~! i think it's because i got over-stressed...

i like to say: i can handle one crisis; two put me at risk; and three make me crazy~ i've lost count~

[Deejay14]

Hope your okay Gus. Happy to see your post.

[possum220]

Sorry guys. I am lurking around this place but don't feel able to say much at this point in time. Always love your pictures Gus.

[Gus1234U]

i've been doing a lot of 'mindless sitting' .... LOL a lost art, i'm sure, to most of the population~~~



imagine my surprise when i took my doc's advice and it worked~ O.O
she told me to start taking vitamin D, and because she's listened to me so nicely, i thought i could do her the same courtesy.... well, gradually my IBS is reducing~! and here i thought it was the metformin~

blow me down, the March Winds are a month late, but not absent~! we have been getting the streets swept my Mother Nature, and the trees trimmed~ hope you are all being treated well by Spring~

[Deejay14]

So happy to hear that it is helping your IBS. How much have you taken each day to help. I just recently read some research on this.

[Gus1234U]

i'm taking 2000 mg of Vitamin D3. i used to take a lot of different vitamins, but they got tiresome, and expensive... i would like to find my probiotics again, now, too.

[Deejay14]

Weather is better,got a leash for my walker, and a new phone case so I had no excuses not to do my short walk. Today's walk was probably 450-500 feet. That's probably not that accurate but I added another house lot to my walk and had to walk to the end of the street and back to the car. My legs and lungs do fine but my shoulders fatigue with the walker. I don't think walkers are meant to use for anything but household distances. I am strengthening my shoulders,with my program and I am making progress, but too slow for me. Have to keep going though. My goal is up the total length of the street and then back down all the way. After I do that it's a walk around the block

[Gus1234U]

i went to the market twice this week, once for just salad stuff, and once for major shopping... i don't know why, but i am just exhausted, taking two naps a day and very low energy. i only made one of the phone calls that were on the schedule for this week and cooked once. i hope this passes. the winds have been ferocious, and last nite it snowed~! only a couple of inches, but it got all the little buds on all the bushes,,,, i hope there are still berries for the critters, they have been having such a hard time of it.

[possum220]

Have to say it is still pretty warm for this time of year over here. Some of the roses and lilies are in flower.

Today I had my quarterly blood test for my bac levels. Normally there is no pain. Today it hurt as he moved the needle around under my skin. Ouchies but at least it's done and the doc will have the results when I go there Monday.

I haven't been for a walk but did manage to get some gardening in over the weekend and plan to do some more tomorrow. I think movement of any kind is a bonus. Grocery shopping, walking along the street even going to the market.

You inspired me to make a salad so I bought some corn but didnt read the label properly - turned out it was creamed corn - Oops.

Anyway here is a picture of type of lilies in my garden.

[Deejay14]

Hi Gus and Possum,
It's a beautiful Spring day here. I got my walk in. Almost two lengths of the street which is pretty good on a walker. When I get to the top of the street (just two more houses away)my goal will be to walk around the block since I will have been able to walk the two longest streets. I got all my strengthening exercises in today despite my spouse being home from work today. I hope this exercise is enough to keep my blood sugars in the good range because I don't know what else I could do.
Hope you all had a good weekend as I did.

Gus, did you find out about you options for your sleep apnea machine?

[Gus1234U]

you are a positive inspiration, DJ~! good on you,, and those flowers are just beautiful~!

it takes weeks to get things done around here,,, it can take the mail 6 days to go 300 miles~ O.O then the recordings have to be analysed,,, the agency who is handling all this is so busy it takes them 3 days to return a phone call....
a friend who also has a CPAP told me how to adjust the pressure settings myself, but if i do that before i have the machine tested, and i break it, or blow up my lungs,,,, well, i hesitate....

i too have been moving around,, i cleaned the stove~! omg, some parts hadn't been cleaned in ages, i won't say years, cause i'm embarrassed~ but there is a lot of bending and stooping involved, which i always try to avoid. anyway, i'm not done yet, and not very sore this morning, which is quite a surprise. maybe this energy will last long enough for me to vacuum...

Originally Posted by Gus1234U

i went to the market twice this week, once for just salad stuff, and once for major shopping... i don't know why, but i am just exhausted, taking two naps a day and very low energy. i only made one of the phone calls that were on the schedule for this week and cooked once. i hope this passes. the winds have been ferocious, and last nite it snowed~! only a couple of inches, but it got all the little buds on all the bushes,,,, i hope there are still berries for the critters, they have been having such a hard time of it.

You have no idea how much I love this.

We have stray cats in the neighborhood, and we finally caught one to keep inside after several weeks of feeding. In the meantime, the other cat is too feral to get near, but it comes around mewing in a deep voice to demand food through the sliding glass door.

We have discovered that cats aren’t the only thing getting the cat food. Oh my gosh raccoons are adorable. I know you aren’t supposed to feed them. I guess between the cat food and the bird seed, they’ve been chowing in my back yard.

Hi all,

My pdoc sent me to my regular doc to get back on track. My meds caused me to gain about 20 pounds and pushed my A1c up again. I have to look, I think I’m pushing 7 on the A1c. It used to be much lower and much higher.

I have a doc that is well known in the paleophere that put me on low carb in 2003. I lost a lot of weight—about 70 pounds slowly over several years. I never lost more than 15-20 pounds in any one year on his low carb Paleo diet. I got my A1c from 9.3 to 5.7 or so. Now I’ve gone backwards.

Darn meds.

Anyway, there is nothing to respond to here. I’m just saying hi and reading for some inspiration to get back on track.

[possum220]

Have to say that I fully expect and deserve a rise in my levels when I see the doc next week. It just wont be in the 5's range. Struggling with other medical stuff right now..... hmmm.

Pleased that you got another walk in Deejay. I have tried using a walker but find that my feet kick against the wheels so it's not very practical. Kudos to you Gus for cleaning the oven. That is a moo cow of a job. The owners installed a brand new oven here recently and I am to scared to use it much because if it gets dirty it will need cleaning and I can't reach all the way inside because it is up too high.

I am trying to decide if I go for a walk this afternoon or rake up the leaves from the fruit trees. I wish that the trees would do one massive dump of the leaves so it wouldn't seem like a job that lasts for months.

Got some corn kernels for salad yesterday yay.

Seroquel is not good for sugar levels but can't live without it. Hope you can find some motivation Keytones.

[Deejay14]

Another beautifu! day! I got out for my "walk". If it doesn't rain tomorrow I will be e walked the whole street up and back. Just under a 1/4 mile. Without bragging I am very proud of myse!f. It's a challenge on the walker- very tough on my shoulders. Got all my strengthening in today as well as went through my summer clothes to donate and trash. I am pooped right now!! God is good guys!!! Thanks for being here to keep me accountable and honest. Keep in moving around guys! Every little bit helps (I hope!).

[Gus1234U]

you are right about that oven cleaning stuff, DJ~! i spoke too soon about not being very sore,,, i kept working on it, and tried to use it too soon, and smoked up the house and maybe scorched the oven door~! O.O i didn't even know that was possible,,,, so now i'm soaking the broiler pans, which took most of the baked on crud... and and barely get up to sit down on the pot...

hahahaha,,, will keep trying to keep moving... i'm beginning to think that i had a serious vitamin D deficiency which was contributing to my poor health~! anyway, that is the only major thing which has changed in my diet (since salads), and i'm feeling much better~ {good doc, nice doc}

here's something odd, maybe someone can comment ??
i tested before going to bed last nite, bsl= 118; tested when i got up this morning, bsl=167~!! waaaaaaat's going on with that ? i know 30 units increase from the liver dump is not unusual, but 50 points ?? wow,, not happy i can tell you~!

[unaluna]

(((Gus))) i only take januvia (nightly), not insulin. So i really just look at even my daily readings as trends, esp my morning reading. It tends to stay fairly consistent per my weight (+ or -10 lbs) and my exercise.

[Deejay14]

Gus,
I have a self cleaning oven and although the oven doesn't need it yet, I am scared to try it out! Don't know why...just maybe scares me a little because it's gas.

[possum220]

Good on you Deejay for getting into the swing of the exercise thing. Getting out of the house seems to be beneficial psychologically too as it takes the focus from what's inside our head to another place.

Yesterday the garden won and the leaves got raked from under the fruit trees and the driveway also had a sweep. Pesky starlings seem intent on tossing the leaves everywhere in the pursuit of getting the bugs for a feed.

Hope the smoke in your house has cleared. Kudos to you Gus for doing some spring cleaning too. I don't know what's up with those reading Gus. Maybe you can ask the good doctor a question or five about it.

Gus - I’ve noticed that happens to me the morning after a day where I eat more than I usually do, even if it was only meat and eggs/all low carb that doesn’t raise blood sugar.

[Deejay14]

No walk today...I've been rained out. Did my strengthening and very light housework. Got all my summer clothes and winter others switched over. That's probably why it's cold and rainy today.
I wish I had the money to buy some test strips. I guess I would like to see a visual of my progress or how high it goes when I eat dessert. We are going out for ice cream after church tonight. Dessert twice a month in light of my exercise has kept my a1c normal as well as my fasting blood sugar. The estimated blood sugar very borderline at 122, but that is down from the 140's. Honestly, I can't picture a life without mocha chip ice cream.

[Gus1234U]

well, i've been resting for 2 days... almost over being sore, now. some little voice says i should get back and finish that stove, but the reality is ... just sitting. last nite one of my cats frightened (he likes to do that) a skunk on the porch, so i got a good dose of stink in the house,, it's still with me, in spite of Air Fresh~!

didn't get to sleep til dawn this morning, finally took a pill... when will i learn not to do that ??? now i'm all dopey. but i have that restless leg stuff, and when it 'kicks off', i just can't stand it. still waiting to hear from that sleep study agency, the guy calls, and before i can get to the phone, he hangs up without leaving a message,,, i hate phone tag. and not knowing. aaaarrrgggghhhhh~!

i checked my log, and my bsl's don't go up after a day of many calories. actually, the only thing i've been able to correlate it to, is exercise. O.O i asked the pharmacist why my bsl goes up after exercise, and she said: "cause your weird". we got a good laugh out of that~ i get such anomalous readings sometimes, that i have about decided that my pancreas is working intermittently, like the rest of my life. guess i'm a little down this morning, and i don't even have rain to blame

i need to do some (like 8 loads) laundry before i put away my winter clothes, i'm sitting here freezing now, because i've turned off the heaters. usually the house stays warm enough for sleeping (i like it cool) , but getting up can be tricky.... layers..........

hope you all have a good day~! it's lovely outside my window~

[Deejay14]

Your sugar doesn't go up because you're so good a adjusting your meds when you eat a little more. Could that be it?

[Gus1234U]

Yah, DJ, i'm curious to see what my new doc will say when she realizes what i'm doing O.O i did warn her,, she said: do what you think is best.... gads, i like that in a doc~!

today i got a surprise call from my cousin, it's her roomy's b'day, she got him a lemon merangue pie, and he gave me some organic pecans from his sister's orchard in eastern CO... they were delicious, but my batch had a lot of rotten ones in it... them's the chances you take when you go with private orchards...
of course, i forgot to take my meds with me, wasn't actually expecting that pie, and a root beer float to go with, made with low-fat frozen yogurt, VERY GOOD stuff.... bsl's of 225 when i got home 2 hrs later,,, not so bad,,, took my meds and a nap that lasted 5 hrs O.O ... i'm so easily exhausted, and only got 4 hrs sleep this morning, up til dawn... again. :zzzzzzzzzz:

hope you all had a good day,,, it is Definately Spring~! my little lilacs seem to have survived that snowfall. i can hardly wait, then they only last a couple of weeks or less,,,

[possum220]

Couldn't resist Gus. Have to say I have never had the pleasure knowing what skunk stink is like but it must be horrid. Maybe your cat has scaring it on the to do list.

Phone tag is a pain in the butt. Next time you will get lucky? I love the view from your window. I am pleased that you had a visitor. They are a nice distraction.

Today I had another medication added to the list and the doctor said that it would increase my appetite..... Hmmm.