So it had been a week and a day since i started on my medication and looking out with my diet. I am currently trying a lot of new things.. like low fat cheese .. and walnut .. plus oats and cinnamon. Anything that is said to help to lower the blood sugar.. i was gonna try it but of course, with different combination. Obviously, it is not easy.. because there are just things.. that i wanna eat .. just because i can’t eat it now. My blood pressure seems to have come down.. after eating those pills regularly.. so i have to keep reminding myself.. that the blood sugar pills needed time to take effect. I am trying not to stress myself too much.. and even bought some relaxing candle to help ease my tension. This morning.. it just dawn upon me that i should eat smaller portions.. but fairly regularly .. 2 - 3 hrs.. that way.. my blood sugar can stay steady. So i’m not gonna worry about eating enough.. to last me for more than 4hrs.. i’m just gonna eat smaller portion.. and snack all day.. a piece of cheese.. and some walnuts.. here and there. Rye bread seems to be the way to go.. and vegies are good despite the fact that they make me feel bloated. I write more on my experience as I come across them.
So it was my 1 yr anniversary of my hysterectomy as few days ago. It was as uneventful as it gets. So how am i feeling..?? Pretty good in fact.. but some pain on the abdomen still when i do exercises.. so i still have to take it easy. I can pretty much do anything.. and can lift my 40lbs daughter up.. but not for too long. Obviously, i feel a lot better than i did.. when i had my fibroids.. and cannot imagine.. how i could have managed to wait for this long .. to take them out. I guess a mother’s love is really great.. and because of Missy Moo.. i bear with it.. as long as i could, without even knowing that my hemoglobin was so low.. that i could have died - now that wouldn’t be good.
So Missy Moo came down with a fever yesterday.. and we had to rush her into the doctor’s again in the morning. Luckily, we own our own business.. had we been working for someone.. what would my boss think…?? I wished that she had her anti-biotics on Monday.. but nope.. we had to be inconvenienced. I really pity those who have bosses to answer to - obviously .. the bosses ain’t gonna be too, too happy.
The good doctor had ordered that i brisk walk 30mins a day .. because my sugar level is really high. So here I am starting to do my walk.. and the next day. .it rained for a few days. JOY! The spouse bought some outdoor chairs for the patio.. but have yet to put it up. Exercising or just brisk walking did help with my blood sugar.. because right after my walk.. i took my test for my blood sugar immediately..and lo and behold.. it went down to 9.9 . .pretty good in my opinion. .and less than a week into my new medication and diet. So those with diabetes.. please do as much walking as possible.. even though .. it may not be brisk walking immediately .. any kind of moving is good for the body and good for the sugar level.
We rushed Missy Moo to the doctor’s this afternoon. .coz’ her throat looks horrid.. swollen .. and red. The doctor didn’t give any medication .. but took a swap on her throat.. to make sure it wasn’t strep throat. And in the meantime.. told Missy Moo that is she didn’t open her mouth.. he was gonna pinch her.. *slap forehead*. I know for sure.. he meant it as a joke.. but really not appropriate .. donch you think..?? what a way to speak to a child.. when she is already in fear.
So yes.. ! i went in to see the results.. and it wasn’t ideal. A year ago, my dear doctor didn’t want me on meds.. and wants me to control my sugar level by diet .. and the food i’m eating.. but a few days ago.. he prescribed a full dosage of medication .. not only for diabetes.. but for cholestrol .. and another new medication .. for my sugar. *sigh* .. the drastic measurements is not really that good for my body.. because i’m feeling wierd .. truth be told. Watching out for side effects too. Not fun..!
So the summer is here .. well almost and most of us don’t know about sun protection .. and what sunscreen is all about… and how important they are. Having Missy Moo taught me something.. and that is to be very alert about everything that might not be good for her health.
As a mum, i’ve often wonder about sunscreens .. and if all sunscreens are the same..?? I’m sure you wondered about that at one point in your life .. especially knowing that you need to put sunscreen on your kids. My friend who has mesothelioma told me this - not all protection are the same. Some protects only partially and filters partially for different UV ray. The choice and combination of filters are extremely important. The SPF mainly indicates the UVB protection level. Choose an anti - UVA-UVB photostable protection.
So yes.. i went for my blood test.. and i must say it was quite a successful fasting too. I’m sure you all know that I’m diabetic by now.. and fasting is not good .. for someoine with diabetes. As much as i hate going into those steel buildings at the hospital grounds.. i think i dread fasting for blood test more.
I stopped eating at midnite last nite.. and waited till last minute .. before the blood center closed.. and took my test. It’s not exactly 12hrs.. but close enough - 11.45am .. and to me.. that’s good enough. Even though i told the receptionist at the blood test place in the hospital .. that i’m diabetic.. and feeling groggy.. she didn’t get me in first. Oh well.. guess when someone faints one day.. they would smarten up. But yes.. that’s done.. and i’m all set to go and see my results tomorrow.
Missy Moo told me the other day.. that I don’t need to put sunscreen into her backpack for school because the day was cloudy. But even if UVB rays are filtered, clouds let through almost 80% of UVA rays. These rays are responsible for the skin’s premature aging. So yes.. even on cloudy days.. one needs Sunscreen.
As parents .. one cannot be too careful.. nor slack about the kids. Afterall, they are kids.. and they don’t know any better. But if you sense that something is not right.. the right thing to do.. is to see a doctor.. and eliminate all your paranioa.
When Missy Moo was younger.. i never leave anything to chance. As soon as I sense something isn’t right.. out the door we are .. to the hospital. Some ppl might think I am crazy.. but that’s alright. As busy as we are.. it doesn’t matter.. if it concerns the kid.. we would closed the store.. and we go.
Just like a friend’s kid .. who took a hit real hard in the mall.. and like most parents.. we think that it might just be a bad bruise.. but a few weeks later.. they found a bump .. on the nose area.. so they quickly arranged for an x-ray. Of course, they are good parents.. but like most of us.. we might sometimes overlook stuff.. and since children do fall and bruise themselves a lot .. we hope that it’s nothing but a bruise.. but as parents.. we cannot be too careful. No one will blame you if you are too careful.. but if you are careless even for once.. it might cost the life of your child. So parents.. be it first time.. or many times.. be cautious and go with your gut feelings.
I am to take my blood test like 10 days ago.. and i’ve yet to go.. not because I am afraid of needles.. but because i CAN’T FAST..!!!!! yes.. !!! it’s hard for me.. since i’m diabetic.. and i sleep late at nite.. so to fast for at least 12 hrs.. i have to time everything properly.
But I’ll have to do it soon.. coz’ i have an appt with the family doctor next week. So fasting it is for me tonite.. and while i’m fasting.. i should help my girlfriend do the baby announcements invitation to take my mind off food. Doing something useful.. instead of just thinking of the yummy chicken curry i have in my fridge.
So we finally made it to the eye doctor.. and because i’m diabetic.. they had to take special x-rays for the back of my eyeball. And for those with diabetes.. please note that you are supposed to see your eye doctor.. every year.. to make sure that you don’t get blood vessels bursting on you and if you are a Canadian or a Canadian resident.. it is paid for by MSI. Kids also can get their eyes tested and covered by MSI till they are 12 yrs old i think.
Ok.. having said all the above.. you wanna know how my eye test went right..?? well.. lets just said.. they were worried about a wierd white patch that appeared.. so now i’m referred to a eye specialist instead. Waiting to hear back about the appt.. but no one called yet.
So Missy Moo had excessive blinking of the eyes .. and it gets worst.. if we remind her about it. She is stucked on the fact that her eyes were dry.. because we had casually mentioned it. Anyhow, it had been going on for quite sometime.. and we decided that she should visit the family doctor. His diagnosis was that it was just a annoying habit that kids have .. and it should go away on its own. We are not to draw attention to it .. just like when your teenagers are using their cellular phones more often than you like. For we all know that when you tell them not to.. they will do it more .. just because.
The rumor has it .. that the family doctor will be leaving at the end of the month for Quebec. Well.. you see i just saw the family doctor like a few days ago.. and he made no mentioned of it. But today.. 2 person already came in to talk about it. So Mr Moo called and asked the secretary if it was true - the secretary confirmed that it wasn’t .. and she had been hearing this rumor since a year ago. So it was good.. and kinda a relieve .. for me anyways.. because Missy Moo was just starting to love her family doctor.. and has no fear .. in visiting him.
So I started on Coversyl last Friday.. one tablet a day.. and they are really small but potent. As soon as I ate them.. i instantly felt relief from my heavy shoulders and head. In the evening .. i had a little nose bleed.. but that may not be a side effect of Coversyl.. but having said that Mr Moo read some on the side effect and nose bleeds were common side effect. So we kept an eye on it .. and didn’t panic. The last few days.. has its ups and downs.. sometimes i would feel right good.. and others not so much. But overall .. the feeling was much better than when i didn’t take the medication. I still feel kinda daze on some moments.. and sometimes feel like puking. I donch know if these are side effect .. but i will continue to monitor them closely while i look for some life insurance lead .
Ahh.. finally my pap smear results came back.. but i didn’t hear it back from my gynae.. but the family doctor .. whom i had visited 2 days ago.. for an entirely different matter altogether. So it came back clear.. that means nothing to worry about. But my family doctor insisted that the gynae would not call if there wasn’t anything wrong. So different from our gynae back home eh. But i’m glad it’s clear.. because i didn’t think it would be this time.. because of so many hormonal changes. Well.. till next year i guess. And for those who are active sexually .. please go for your yearly pap smear.. it is very important as a woman. .to take care of yourself.
I haven’t been feeling good for a week to 10 days now. Feeling giddy/drowsy all the time.. and always feeling flushed. Of course, with this town .. it didn’t make it any better. I don’t wanna die .. before I see my daughter get married .. and have her own kids.. and graduate and go to college right..?? so i made an appt to see the family doctor.
I was really lucky.. because I got an appt the next day.. and yes.. my blood pressure is at 144. For a diabetic like myself.. normal means 130 and below in reading. So the family doctor started me on Coversyl.. and i have to go for a blood test. He couldn’t find the one i had 3 months ago - i insisted i went for the test.. but he kept saying.. the lab didn’t have it. *shrug* .. as if i would lie about my health .. or fool around with it. Oh well.. !! Life goes on. Do i fear ..?? of course i do..! therefore, I have to change my lifestyle abit.. and try not to get myself so stress up.. and eat more home cooked food.. and less junk.
Ahhh.. it’s that time of the year again eh. Yup .. going outdoors is like walking thru’ a field of chopped onions.. and oh .. that sneezing. and red eyes.. what can one do..?? Yes.. Missy Moo had been having it for weeks now. At first we thought it was a cold.. but it got worst.. when she is out in the open.
So while having lunch and checking out my life insurance from Wholesale Insurance with my agent, I dug a little deeper because she is a doctor’s wife… and an experienced mother .. and realized that it may not be the cold she was having.. but a seasonal sniffles. Why are some ppl allergic to pollen..??? and is there way to prevent it..?? besides not going out at all..?? Allergies occur when the immune cells produce antibodies directed at a specific allergen. The allergy flags the body and mind .. in the immune system to create an inflammatory reaction .. against the pollen tell the brain.. that it has an invader in the body. And seasonal sniffles are often caused by tree, grass and wee pollens, some ppl are allergic to dust mite and mould.
So what can one do as a mother.. and seeing the kid suffer.. you of course.. one to take the alternative measure.. by using acupuncture. Acupuncture is a traditional way of helping the lung and kidney’s defensive - Qi to thing think that the pollen is not an invader .. plus it is said that it reduces wind .. time i find a acupuncturist.. since i’m getting wind a lot.
I also hear that supplement helps .. but be very careful.. becasue if you have kidney stones.. are prone to them.. refrain from using Vitamin C. But warm water does wonders.. and it is said to thin out excess mucus.
As a diabetic for a few years now.. i’ve been advised by many ppl to eat small meals instead of 2 large ones. They claimed that by eating small frequent meals throught the day is the best way to reduce one’s insulin levels. But truth be told.. eating small meals is good.. but also know that meals with low glycemic index may help you control or even out your insulin levels. Fasting for as little as 24hrs has been shown to drastically reduce insulin levels. So while eating small meals is good.. you have to be careful what you eat too.
Many ppl that i’ve spoken too thinks that healthy fats, fibre and/or protein to a carb-based meal does not affect insulin levels. But truth be told, they can weaken the release of insulin. These nutrients help lower the glycemic load, meaning that blood sugar and insulin levels will not rise as high as they would with a carb only meal. So make sure you check with your diabetes specialist.. and not your family doctor about it.
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