The Sexy Diabetic

i've joined a few FB diabetes support groups and i'm finding it helpful in so many ways to hear of others experiences and to answer and ask questions, share feelings of blueness and despair along with confusion and feelings of success. there's lots of variation as to what kind of medical assistance and support people receive. some, like me, have been given really great support, while others seem to be left on their own to figure things out, which would be horrible. group members help where they can and try not to judge. it is very clear from the range of issues and behaviours that diabetes does not affect everyone the same way; foods that spike blood sugar levels for some, have no affect on others. or vice versa. i find it very helpful to learn these things and to share knowledge and commiseration with others. someone newly diagnosed asked us to share our routines. this is mine... 4:45 a.m. wake up and scan with the Freestyle Libre 2 flash glucose monitor (i have a free sam

one door opens ...   at the end of using Free Style Libre 1’s flash glucose monitor, I have learned a lot about how my food intake and activities affect my blood sugar levels. my conclusion is that I can regulate my blood sugar levels by eating small portions of good carbs, sizeable portions of veg and fruit and some  protein. when the carb portions are too great, my bs levels spike past the target of 3.9 to 10 mmol/L.   Exercise will also cause spikes if I don’t wait until about 2 hours after food or if I’ve eaten something that spiked my bs levels. Sometimes that causes a longer lasting high bs level.   Sleep seems to always bring down my blood sugar levels, whether it’s overnight or just an hour nap.   I move to the Free Style Libre 2 upgrade tomorrow night for another 14 day trial and about mid-way my dietician will show me how to use the standard non continuous glucose monitor which requires blood samples.   One thing Charles and I have observed is that if I wait two hours

  1 st week on the Freestyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system, here are some observations so far.   TARGET BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS 3.9 TO 10.   So far I’ve had no blood sugar   levels below the target, but I have had higher levels alas.   FOOD   Above target   above target occurs when I eat bread and grains. I was trying to load up my carbs first thing in the morning as advised, to spread the carbs out more throughout the day.   1. 12.7 125 grams of steel cut oats with berries, walnuts or pecans, a little dairy, shredded coconut; coffee with a splash of dairy 2. 12.6 oats & above toppings; no coffee 3. 12.3 118 grams? of quinoa with same toppings as oats 4, 11,9 meatballs with panko, salad, roasted veg 4. 11.3 pizza: 2 slices – Pizza Pizza: whole wheat thin crust, reg. mozzarella, light tomato sauce, grilled chicken, olives, mushrooms, spinach 5. 10.4 Dinner: chicken with sweet chili sauce and salad 6. 10.1 whole grain Eggo waffle with

 Yesterday I had my follow up appointment with my regular doctor about my diabetes diagnosis. Today I had the follow up blood tests at the DinoCare (actually Dynacare, but I couldn’t resist) lab that the temp doc wouldn’t let me have when I saw her back on March 29. My regular doctor also prescribed blood pressure meds. I’ve been monitoring my blood pressure with a wrist cuff since I am not able to use the regular arm cuff without my blood pressure going sky high. But even with feeling more comfortable with the wrist cuff, I still get hypertension 1 and sometimes 2 numbers, so I need to lower it. Tomorrow I’m starting PERINDOPRIL, which may have me fainting from low blood pressure and vomiting. Hey, let’s hope not. Don’t read the side effect stuff on the web. The pharmacist said well, you have to take it , right? So yeah. As long as the symptoms are minor, I’ll be ok. ?!   The supremely kind and helpful staff of the Community Diabetes Education Program Ottawa (CDEPO) rigged me up wit