Doctors Visit

March 26, 2013
 Today has been a whirlwind of things! Not really though. I just am so tired all of the time that whenever I actually do maybe 2 productive things a day I feel like I am going a million miles a minute. First thing is first, I got up and got all ready for the day. I haven't gotten that ready in a long time and I felt so much better about myself. Then I went and had myself a little meeting and got a new job where I will be paid much better and hopefully get in quite a few hours. I am very happy about that! :) That means more insulin and food for Karrie.

 After that I went in and had my doctors appointment which went really well. I got a new insulin to carbohydrate ratio. That just means that I can now start to dose my own insulin and kind of play around to see what my body is needing. Right now I'm at 1 unit of insulin for every 25 carbohydrates. Now I can go out to eat and be able to get some things I'm wanting because I can give myself enough insulin to break it down. I also got an insulin pen, that means I don't have to draw up insulin from a vile with a syringe, I just have a little pen full of insulin and all it needs is a needle tip. This will be very helpful to carry around instead of bottles and syringes. We then did an A1C1, this is a blood test that takes the average blood sugar level over the last three months. It's on a scale of 1-10. 1 Being the lowest and 10 being the highest. Mine was 9.7. I expected it to be higher though because my blood sugar was so high in the ER and I haven't been feeling so hot lately. This just means I have had it for quite a while.

 Dr. Clark was also telling me how what I do now will effect what happens with my diabetes in the future. If I were to just let this run wild and only control some of it I would be more prone to kidney disease and eye problems in the future. That put my mind at ease because I am taking really good care of it and will for the rest of my life. I will have a normal life expectancy at this rate. :) While I was in there he also set me up for a message board where I can go in and tell them I need more insulin or syringes and they can write up a prescription. This will be awesome because I won't have to wait on the phone for hours to talk to someone about getting a prescription. Overall the visit was incredibly helpful and I feel a lot better about it.

 Exercise is another thing we talked about while we were in there. It can really help regulate my blood sugar levels which will be so nice and hopefully keep this honeymoon phase a little bit longer. I felt kind of sad how he was so sure since my levels were looking so good that I was in the honeymoon phase. Eventually you will read a post where I'm telling you my insulin has stopped working and my blood sugar is off the charts! But hopefully not because I don't want that. I would like it to stay like this forever, that would be just fine. This is just another reason why I am so motivated to go to the gym and get in shape. The only thing I am not looking forward to is that if I lose all the fat on my body I will have a harder time giving myself a shot without it hurting. Fat helps cushion it is what they told me. I'm feeling very motivated and healthier already. :)