Blud

[dreamer_easy]

Off to have my periodic diabetic blood tests this morning - results in a few days, in time for my endocrinologist's appointment next week.

The aim for a diabetic is to keep their blood sugar within certain levels, rather than swinging up and down wildly, or being too high all the time. In my case, that means eating the right kinds of foods (low glycaemic index carbohydrates, such as multigrain bread, pasta, and sweet potatoes), and exercising lots. I check my blood sugar once each day with a meter, and can bring down a high reading with a brisk 20 minute walk - I did this before an autograph session at Gally! Damn you Denny's, with your white bread and potatoes. :-)

Today's blood tests will reveal my average control of my blood sugar over the past three months, check for kidney damage, and so on. I'm very lucky in that I was diagnosed soon after the problem developed, so I have a good chance of staving off complications and the need for pills or shots for as long as possible. If you're worried at all you might be at risk of diabetes (for example, you have a diabetic relative) check with your doctor - you need to know how to avoid or at least delay it, and if you do have the condition, the sooner it's diagnosed, the more you can do to avoid the attendant health problems.

I still hate blood tests, though, so I've taken .5 mg of my good friend Xanax. I had to fast since midnight, so I think I'll be taking myself out to breakfast after the vampires have had their way with me. :-)

Comments

[gordon-r-d.livejournal.com]

After twenty years I still hate the blood tests, in fact, hate anything involving other people pushing needles into me (which considering I've given myself something like 8000 insulin injections over the years, may seem odd...)

Oh yeah, hi. *waves* You don't know me but we share friends. :)

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

I hope we rinse them with bleach first. :-)

[gordon-r-d.livejournal.com]

Well, they certainly *looked* clean and lemony fresh. :P