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After a long week and tight muscles I am finally going to my yoga class. I try to do yoga at least once a week if not twice a week. Yard work and biking make a wonderful recipe called stiff back and less flexibility. I am not trying to come off as though I am old but I really like stretching out to get rid of the aches and pains.
Since becoming diabetic my whole life has changed probably for the better. I go to the doctor regularly. Get my blood checked, know what my cholesterol is doing, eat better and exercise more. Thankfully I was doing yoga before becoming diabetic because it really helps me relax. My mind is more calm and open, which helps my blood glucose levels stay more even. Anyone who is diabetic or even if you are not diabetic should give yoga a try. I used to be a yoga skeptic but now it is one of my most favorite things to do.
Since my diagnoses of diabetes last year in May I have gone to the eye doctor once. I rather enjoy the eye doctor except when they dilate my eyes. Today I am going to get my yearly exam and some new contacts. Being able to see is very important to me not only for daily life but also because I love photography.
When I found out that I was diabetic I was very nervous about losing my vision. My primary care doctor tried to scare me to death about getting my eyes checked. Which I guess is appropriate in the world of today where nobody wants to take personal responsibility. I have never been one not to goto the eye doctor since without my contacts I won't be able to see.
Thankfully technology has come along way and I guess being diabetic today is far better than it was 20 years ago. I am sure someone will write the same thing 20 years from now and it will probably be me!! I digress...The use of specialized cameras to take pictures of the optic nerve is now standard practice at my eye clinic. Along with a flat panel monitor in the eye exam room so that I may see what my eye looks like and if there is any damage to it. My eye doctor told me that it takes an average of 7 years of piss poor diabetes management to really start messing your eyes up. With that said I plan on seeing into my old age and my primary care doctor needs to relax because my diabetes is under control!!!!
Until I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes the name LabCorp meant nothing to me. I used to see the name here and there but didn't fully realize how large of a company they really were. Well I can finally say I know what they do or at least what they are supposed to do.
After reading Amy's Post on her report health card it reminded me to get another script from my endocrinologist to get my blood work done. I say another because this actually should have been done 2 weeks ago when I went in for my pre-op physical. I showed up at LabCorp at 8:00 am with two scripts to get my blood work done. One was for my ENT (pre-op) the second script was for my endo which also included a cortisol test. After the nurse took about what seemed like 16 ounces of blood I went on my way. A few days later I called to get my results of course the results I got were my pre-op results not the ones ordered by my endo. I called up my endo to find out what was going on and to make a long story short LabCorp did not run the tests for my endo. This was the second time that LabCorp has failed to run my tests properly. I called them up and spoke with several people all with different answers and unfortunately when it came down to it, time ran out and they discarded my blood. The cortisol test actually is very specific and the blood has to be frozen so even if they had my blood most likely the cortisol result would not have been there.
This week I am going to LabCorp to try it once more, they whoever that is, say the 3rd time is a charm. I have my script ready, I will be there at 8:00 am and I will be giving them some hell (in a nice way of course!!) so that I may actually get my results. Even though the cortisol is important I really want to know my A1c result. The last time it was 7.3 and that was before I started using my insulin pump. Prior to my 7.3 it was 12 (when I was diagnosed) so I am expecting to be in the range of 6 or maybe even a 5.9. Wish me luck--I want to like LabCorp they just need to do their job and not lose my blood is that to much to ask for????...........Maybe, we shall see.
This is somewhat of an abstract picture looking down on my FrancisFrancis X5 espresso machine but it deserves some credit. It make great espresso!! As Kerry mentioned in her "Starbucks Strikes Again" post at Six Until Me, Starbucks has that ability to woo you in and to order some high carb tasty coffee drink. Well this is how I prevent it most of the time!! Two nice shots of espresso with a pinch of Equal and I am set. Of course when I am without my beloved espresso machine I often get tempted to go into Starbucks as well. What can I say I like coffee.
I just had my septoplasty to fix my deviated septum. This should have been taken care of a year ago but that was when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Here I am almost 2 weeks after the surgery and I feel great. I can breathe like never before and the pain is gone. I am looking forward to Yoga and rock climbing this Thursday because I have had to take it easy and the doctor told me to wait 2 weeks....sigh!!!
The only bad thing about the surgery was that it messed up my blood sugar something fierce. I hit the mid 250's and I have not been that high since before I started using my pump. I had to take almost double the insulin. I have read that when you are sick this happens but I was not expecting such craziness. I actually increased my basal by 25% which helped a lot. Thankfully my BG is coming back under total control. I have really enjoy having a 109 average BG and it needs to be back to that number and lower.
After a long week and tight muscles I am finally going to my yoga class. I try to do yoga at least once a week if not twice a week. Yard work and biking make a wonderful recipe called stiff back and less flexibility. I am not trying to come off as though I am old but I really like stretching out to get rid of the aches and pains.
