Morning Madness

This morning I forgot to take any of my meds )c: That will get me nowhere fast. Didn’t realize that I hadn’t taken them until I was half way to the bus. Of course that got me a lecture from Merle about being organized. I have done this several times in the last couple of weeks. Freudian slip? Or just not giving my distracted self enough time in the morning? Either way – I need to fix the problem. I have rearranged downstairs, vacuumed extensively and hope to start with my yoga video this weekend. Hopefully the place will not be too “catty” for me to breathe.

Happy Birthday to Me!!

It is a beautiful day outside and I expect it will be a good day all the way around. This morning Merle gave me my birthday present before I left for work – a new camera! It is a Coolpix P5100. Twelve megapixels and will do wonders taking pictures in museums, and any place else for that matter.
It has a high-sensitivity mode and an anti-shake mode that my former camera did not have. Now all I have to do is read the User’s Manual so I can use it. I will charge everything tonight so I can take it to Philly tomorrow to see Jenny. So far today I have had my sister sing “Happy Birthday” to me by phone, received cupcakes and small gifts here at work, and chocolate mint that smells wonderful (that I can root and plant too). A good kick off for the day. I put a roast in the crockpot for dinner tonight -- that will make the evening easier too.

Blue Day

Today is one of those blue days that blindside you. I guess it really started yesterday, August 19th, my Dad’s birthday. What can I say? This started a chain reaction of things. Missing him brings me to missing Mom. Plans to go home to Charleston next week just reinforces that things will never be the same again. I weathered my week in July for my niece’s wedding pretty well. Staying at the beach and having Jenny there kept me occupied and made things seem normal. I am not looking forward to Christmas. I have wondered why I am so bent on taking 3 courses this semester as well as working….I think it is a way of not “thinking.”

Appointment Made

Earlier this year I decided that I was going to have to make some major lifestyle changes if I wanted to be able to stop taking diabetes medication. I spoke with my doctor to see if this was actually doable at this stage of the game. She was confidant that it was a goal I could achieve. Well things have not gone as planned. My stress level the pass 6 months has been off the scale. My mom’s death and major changes in my work life have put me in a tailspin as far as my lifestyle plans. I have started putting things in perspective and have made an appointment for my physical. Realistically the past few weeks I have put myself back on a schedule for my meals. The less (and more balanced) that I eat, and keeping on a 4/5 hour time schedule really makes a difference in the way I feel and my morning blood sugar readings. I have also gone back to testing in the morning – trying to keep my levels under 120. I know this is not good enough. Dr. Hammond’s will probably up my medication because she wants it normal. So if it means going on more meds to get me where I need to be while I work on the exercise/nutrition routine I will have to do it. Sustained normal levels are what I am striving for. This is a goal that is not unattainable but will take a lot of work to get there.

Target Glucose #’s:

Normal
1. Fasting: Less than 100 mg/dl
2. Two hours after eating: Less than 140 mg/dl

Pre-diabetes
1. Fasting: Equal to or greater than 100 and less than 126 mg/dl
2. Two hours after eating: Equal to or greater than 140 and less than 200 mg/dl