On January 2nd I went to the hospital ER with a terrible pain in my right side. For some reason, the thought of appendicitis kept going through my head. I spent hours in the ER and they ended up admitting me to the hospital with a severe kidney infection. I was there for 4 days, if you count the hours I spent in the ER. While I was there, they determined I am a diabetic.
I have been re-learning how to eat this last month. It's not real fun. I've had to give up one of my favorite things in the world - Coke! Most of you that know me, know that I grew up with Coke. Coke with my breakfast. Coke with my lunch. Coke with dinner. Coke really was IT. I'm learning to drink either unsweetened tea, or tea with sweet n low in it. I'm also learning to drink diet coke. It's not nearly as bad now as it was 3 weeks ago.
I've been testing my blood sugar 2x a day like I'm supposed to. I've started taking Metformin also. The dr. said although she thinks the diabetes will be controllable with diet and exercise, the Metformin may help me lose some weight. Woohoo if it does! That would be awesome.
While in the hospital, my A1C was 8.5 - really high. 2 weeks later it was 7.9. So it's already starting to come down a little. I know it's supposed to be in the 6.x range. My primary doctor said she'd be happy with 6.5 - we'll see what the endocrinologist says when I go see him. Maybe they'll actually agree on something. Maybe I can surprise them and get it down lower.
We'll just have to see what happens.
Welcome to the world of T2 Diabetes. 2011 is off to a "roaring" start.
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