Low Blood Pressure

So the first week I used the infrared sauna 5 times a week – to get my pores to open up and to get some toxins out and it was going great.  So I had a doctor’s appointment yesterday and she told me my blood pressure was very low – so i had to stop going so often for the sauna session.  I quickly changed my sauna to only once a week now and looking to buy apidexin some anyhow – to keep my weight down.

You all know that a few weeks ago – my doctor told me that i had put on weight?  Yes! bummer!  someone with diabetes like me – that isn’t good news at all – so i took steps to correct that.  Besides eating right and exercising every day – even on weekends – i am still not going down very much except for the first week.  So i figured some help like a safe diet pill may help?  for now the infrared sauna gotta slow down a wee bit.

Too Much Sodium For High Blood Pressure

So we went out for lunch today – and i came home feeling so lousy.  Not that i ate too much – nor unhealthily.   I had half a portion of spinach and cheese cannelloni and a ceasar salad – with half a piece of foccacia bread – everything in moderation – like I’ve always said – don’t want to have to go for  weight loss program eh.  But as soon as i had lunch i felt so lousy – we went home shortly after and I had to lie down for the afternoon.  Luckily it was Sunday and Mr Moo had brought Missy Moo out to play in the backyard.

So i figured i should look into my blood sugar but my sugar was normal – thus i’m left here wondering if it is because of too much sodium in my food thus causing my blood pressure to go up and causing my head to feel light headed.  You see being diabetic – we only think about our blood sugar but you and I know that being a diabetic comes in a package – and we cannot overlook the fact that our blood pressure may have gone up.  I don’t have a blood pressure measurement equipment – thus i cannot tell – but I felt a lot better at nite and by the morning – it was back to normal.  I daren’t eat any of the same kind of food no more that’s for sure – coz’ the feeling was horrid.  Food or not food – I can live without – coz’ it made me feel so lethargic and i’m looking for a blood pressure measurement equipment – just to protect myself.

Sugar Free Food

After finding out that I’m diabetic and needed immediate and drastic measures to be taken – such as insulin (which i refused) – i of course had to wise up about what kind of food i put in my body.  Afterall, i didn’t want to end up taking needles – which would kill me eventually anyhow.

So like many we try to educate ourselves and try to have a balance – but every now and then we see on labels of food – sugar free this and sugar free that – and another commonly seen on shelves of your supermarket is – no sugar added.  I asked Mr Moo – everytime – to read and confirm the ingredient for me – but what i missed out about these labels and claims of free sugar – didn’t tell us that the carbs and calories involved were not good for a diabetic too.  Ok  – so i hear you saying – eat also die – don’t eat also die ?  so how now?  i asked the same question every now and then too  – not so often now – because i learned that everything in moderation is the way to go.  Good luck !  donch gorge on the sugar free food now.

1.5 Months Diabetes Follow Up

It`s been a little more than 1.5 months since i started on full medication for not only my diabetes but also my cholesterol as well as high blood pressure.  I was a little overdue .. for my follow up .. due to a lot of things going on .. from wedding to families visiting … and work.

Anyhow, saw the family doctor.. and since we didn’t have anyone working at the store that day .. we had to rush in and out -  i didn’t even have the time to look at the new  Danze faucet they had just put into the doc’s office.  Everything seems to be going as he expected for my blood sugar.. and if it continues to do well, i wouldn’t need to be on insulin.  But the first time, he took my blood pressure, it was still high – so he had to wait another 10 mins.. and took it again, and it went back to normal.  That only shows that i get deeply affected by little stuff – so i have to be very careful .. and not stress myself.. and GO FOR MY WALKS..!!! POWER WALKS..!!!

Blood Pressure – Limit Salt Intake

Not that I like a lot of salt in my food but i was looking at getting some discount classroom furniture for my sponsored kids – this guy who was battling with high blood pressure all his life, told me that although we need salt, sometimes, we don’t know that we eat far too much of it.  This does helps the blood to increase its pressure to certain ppl.

Most of the salt we et does not come from salt shaker but rather processed food that often contain hidden sodium.  For example, a bowl of canned soup, six chicken nuggets with BBQ sauce or a ham sandwich each contain about 1000 mg of sodium, the equivalent of half a teaspoon of salt.  So if you consider how much of that you take daily, that can add up quicker than you think.  So that really woke me up .. and I am cutting back on my salt by not eating a lot of restaurant food from now on.

Diabetes Update

So it had been about a month since i started on full medication for my diabetes .. and also changed my diet.. and started walking a wee bit… although not very successful.  But changing my diet.. had actually made me look forward to a healthier me, afterall, I don’t want to have a  disability insurance so soon.  Plus who would insure me… if i am not healthy right.   I am darn proud to report that my blood sugar is slowly but surely going down.. and I’m darn happy about it.    But having said all the above, one knows that diabetes kills one slowly and  Allsup has a 98% success rate for those who complete the SSDI process with them.   Allsup is a leading nationwide provider of financial and healthcare related services to people with disabilities. Since 1984, Allsup has helped more than 110,000 people receive their entitled Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare benefits.

Coversyl – Side Effect

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 .