Diabetes – An Update

It is now about 7 months since I was diagnosed with diabetes. Contrary to what my doctor thought I am as of Monday considered pre-diabetic! By changing my diet I was able to get my sugar under control –I do still take one metformin (diabetic med) a day. I will always have to watch it and will never again be able to eat the way I used to. I have lost over 50 lbs and am still losing-albeit slowly. My cholesterol went down from about 200 to 160 (am I ever glad that I signed a form stating I would not sue the doctor because it was my decision not to take cholesterol meds!). My blood pressure is really low-according to doctor it is the blood pressure of a very young gymnast. (I am 62-and I do no exercise what so ever-I think it is because I quit that 3 day a week bookkeeping job). Of course, being a doctor, he has to find something wrong---so now he is telling me I have too many red blood cells—he is blaming my smoking-and wants me to go to a pulmonary specialist-I vetoed that idea-my insurance won’t cover it and I am still not working! I am more worried about my arm—he thinks it is my rotocuff-but again until my deductible is met I can’t afford xrays or MRI’s!! Ibuprofen will have to work for now!! Of course I have lost all muscle tone and eventually will have to work on that—but not until this arm is better!!

Now I have to work on getting a couple of new bookkeeping clients. To that end I ventured out yesterday to get a new printer. I am planning on writing a letter and sending it to the accountants in my immediate area and see if they need help or if they know of anyone who needs help. Of course I will have to get some clothes that fit me as well. My blood pressure sky rocketed------------If I ever walk into Best Buy again I will make an appointment to see a psychiatrist!! I did end up ordering a printer to be delivered (remember that I have a bad shoulder and can’t carry anything at the moment)—but what I went through. First I went early and they really weren’t too busy—20 minutes to finally find someone to help me with a couple of questions—then I had to go to customer service because I needed it delivered. Another long wait even though the line was very short. I hand over my Best Buy credit card only to find out that it expired BECAUSE I hadn’t used it in a year? Am I going to reapply? Not on my life!! I gave them my debit card—they said the printer should be delivered between the 12th and the 17th---The manager was standing there so I said in a very soft, non confrontational voice—“I knew I should have gone to Staples-and from now on that is where I am going”—you should have seen his face------------------------------and I am serious----------NO MORE BEST BUY------it is not worth the aggravation!!

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