Nor sugar, Hershey bars for me!Last week, for those of you who are unaware, I was told I have diabetes. It is something I never thought of having and learning how to manage the blood sugar levels that are so high, it makes my head spin, actually.
This week has been spent trying to monitor myself, with Ron's help and eat right, take the Metformin prescription for the diabetes. The medicine alone has not been very effective so far. It has been about ten days since I first knew about all this.
This last week also included going to the doctor for more blood work, and more appointments. I cannot help but to wonder if all of these appointments are somehow related to the diabetes. The sleep doctor told me that my high blood pressure may have contributed to the sleep apnea. Then, the diabetes be related to the high blood pressure.
My blood pressure came down after taking the Metformin, the lowest it has ever been (116/78); but didn't bring down the sugar levels. It must be good for that. The Diabetic nurse at the clinic told me to give it time to work on the sugar levels. So this has totally confused me too.
This is all I can report for now. More to come as I progress and get the hang of all this attention to my health right now.
Ron has been wonderful to help me by taking my blood samples so many times a day. Sheesh, in my opinion I have all of a sudden become so high maintenance. He would beg to differ since he says he loves me, and it is his way to show me he is there for me. I love that man. He is all my dreams come true.
I wake up and he is running his fingers through my hair and giving caresses I never knew before by gently loving me as he touches my back or shoulders and gives me a gentle squeeze before I even open my eyes! I know he genuinely loves me.
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