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Posted 5/31/2012 1:54 PM (GMT 0)
well first off i have lost 28.8 pounds and now 4 points off my bmi index yay me. then they did an ekg and my heart is fine but she wants me to take 81mg of baby aspirn a day to protect my heart. says she likes what i am doing to control my diabetes. then she did another a1c test. on march 29 i was a 6.8 and now today i am a 5.8 on my a1c test. i went down a whole point and it is awesome. so i am still diabetic but my a1c test is like not having diabetes at all! she said my previous lifestyle was wreaking havoc on my pancreas but now with my new diet my pancreas is starting to work better again. she said maybe in a couple of months i can go off the meds. said i could probably go off now if i want to but i dont want to risk it because with the meds i have good numbers and i dont want to go back to bad numbers. i go to my foot doctor at 320 today so i can figure out what is wrong with my toes then. it was an overall good visit. yay. also i dont have to use my logbook she says i can just put everything into my phone app glucose buddy.
Posted 5/31/2012 2:13 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations on the good report!  Great A1c!   yeah   I hope the foot appointment helps figure out what's going on, too.

A couple of conditions (in your case, I think, but there are others) gave you high blood sugar: excess weight and diet (including lifestyle) both of which make you insulin resistant.  I'm just recounting this even though you already know it.  Your pancreas is still making insulin - good.  The excess weight makes the body more insulin resistant though - bad.  When this happens, our blood sugar rises and we gain more weight.  Our body doesn't use the blood sugar for energy as it's supposed to because it can't = we are insulin resistant.  Cutting down (or out) all those carbs and getting more physically active helps the body use the blood sugar effectively as it's supposed to and one of the results is losing weight in addition to lower blood sugar.  Sometimes this can be done without meds, sometimes not. 

The metformin helps the body's cells 'open up' to receive the blood glucose for energy as it's supposed to do.  If you stop taking the metformin, you may see your blood sugar rise over time even if you keep your same diet and exercise.  So, please be careful about monitoring your blood sugar.  I think you already know what foods are going to raise your blood sugar and this will happen even while taking the metformin.

Good luck with the foot appointment. 

Posted 5/31/2012 2:22 PM (GMT 0)
that is why i dont want to go off the meds not quite yet. i think when i get to 150 if i am still good then maybe i will try but i like knowing im going to have good sugars. i know i still have the 140's and 150's sometimes but im seeing more good days than bad days. i have maybe one bad day a week versus three to four. i still plan to test but now i dont test before a meal unless i am having something new so i know what it does. i am excited over this visit.

before my diagnoses i had no idea how many diabetics there are in the world and now i have met alot of people including the doctors assistant who has diabetes. although hers is because she had cancer so the chemo messed up her kidneys.

in two months i have gotten my diabetes under control. i am so excited about this. but that doesnt mean i stop paying attention. my life is all about how i manage my diabetes. i plan on trying this carb smart ice cream soon. i miss ice cream and if its good and doesnt mess with my sugars than i am going to buy some for the birthdays so i can eat some and not go high!!!!

i do think that glucose buddy(the app on my iphone) as well as the MyFitnessPal(the other app) has helped me tremendously as well as you. i will post the foot doctor results when i get back.
Posted 5/31/2012 3:17 PM (GMT 0)
I think what I've learned since being diagnosed with diabetes is that I can have some control over my health.  I learned this gradually but I had to do a lot of reading up on it and experimenting with food.  I was clueless about a lot of the aspects of how diet and exercise really affects diabetes, and I'm thankful that we have the Internet as a source of so much information - although there's a lot of quackary out there, too.

So, I'm glad you're flexible and smart enough to know what's helpful to you.  :-)    Lots of people are living in denial thinking if they don't test or monitor their blood sugar and they feel 'fine' then they don't have a problem.

Posted 5/31/2012 9:22 PM (GMT 0)
well i have two ingrown toenails which he clipped out(ouch) and go back the 26th to have the sides of each nail on each big toe permanantly removed. i also i have a pinched nerve that if i continue to have pains then injections or surgery will be done.
Posted 5/31/2012 10:06 PM (GMT 0)
I know that ingrown nail can be painful.  Did he say you have to start clipping your nails a different way to avoid that?  How does he remove the sides of a toenail permanently?  I've never heard of that.  Does the pinched nerve have anything to do with the ingrown nails?
Posted 5/31/2012 10:10 PM (GMT 0)
he clips the nail all down the side and removes the root. the pinched nerve is from how i walk i guess, he said no one walks perfect and it doesnt caused by ingrown nails. i dont know why i get them i just am more prone to them. i had one 8 years ago that had to be done and now i have to have both sides on the one toe and im not sure if he is going to do both sides on the other toe or just the one thats growing in. and no on the nail clipping. i dont know if i do it wrong or not but i now have my hubby do it instead of me doing it.
Posted 5/31/2012 10:14 PM (GMT 0)
Ouch!  That's what I felt when I read how he does that.  I had no idea you can remove the side of a nail.  Did he suggest getting different shoes?   Or inserts?

 

Posted 5/31/2012 10:16 PM (GMT 0)
he recommended me to go to a shoestore and get resized on shoes he says people make the mistake of thinking their sizes dont change. and i had it done once and yes it is painful.
Posted 5/31/2012 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
Hmm, yes, I would also suggest a real shoe store where they actually measure your feet.  (Did you read my post on shoes?)  Maybe special work shoes with soles that don't slip.  It's worth spending a little more money on the shoes for work than you normally would and remember to keep your receipt.  You might be able to take them off on taxes next year; ask the person who does your taxes about that. 
Posted 6/1/2012 12:20 PM (GMT 0)
worriedgirl, you might also ask your doctor about a referral for physical therapy for your back. Back pain can be really hard to deal with, but often a PT can give you a stretching/strengthening exercise routine that will relieve the pain even better than injections.
Posted 6/7/2012 1:45 AM (GMT 0)
Worried girl, how is everything going?  How are the feet?
Posted 6/7/2012 2:52 PM (GMT 0)
i am doing good. had a few high days but its because me and hubby were arguing but im back to normal. me feet still hurt occasionally and my nail is growing back in to the sides that he cut temporarily so i cant wait til the 26th to have them permanently removed. i know it will be painful but i know i wont hurt any more.
Posted 6/7/2012 5:14 PM (GMT 0)
Have you gotten new shoes or are you waiting for the surgery?  I'm really glad you are taking care of these things. 
Posted 6/7/2012 7:16 PM (GMT 0)
i am looking for new shoes right now. i know i need to go up half a size(i dont know why because i have worn 9's forever) and i want to go to a wide to make them more comfortable. problem is i am having issues finding them. i prefer sketchers because they are so comfortable. im hoping to have a new pair tonight.
Posted 6/7/2012 7:59 PM (GMT 0)
Have you had your feet measured on one of the shoe size things?  It also measures width.

I also wore the same size for a long time, too, but when the shoe saleslady told me to get a larger size I was surprised.  There are different reasons for this (as I wrote in the 'shoe' post).  You have to take into account whatever socks you wear and also that your feet may swell after standing for hours.  Also, feet do swell later in the day.  So, it's best not to go shopping for shoes in the morning.

When my daughter was younger, she used to buy boys' shoes because they're cut wider than girls' shoes.  She wore Vans (still does when she is serving at her restaurant job).

You might try websites for sizes you can't find in stores.  Good luck.

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