BIG Change!!

Well, it finally caught up with me. We all were kind of suspecting it would happen, but hoping it wouldn't.

Two weeks ago I was diagnosed with diabetes. So huge change to the diet. No sugar, very low carbs and an increase in proteins. I knew something was up so, from the first doctor visit to the second one two weeks later, I had already lost 6 pounds. I have lost more, just not sure how much.

As for the diabetes, I can get my blood sugar between 97-120 even up to two hours after I have eaten. The doctor said anything under 150 for 2 hours after is great.

I did have a little scare the other night. I had my metaforium (sp?) at 6:30 with dinner (I take it with breakfast and dinner). Then we went off going to a viewing, visiting Uncle Charlie in the hospital, etc. when we got back at 9:00 I was talking to Karl and thinking that I needed to take my blood pressure pill. Instead I opened the metaforium and popped it in my mouth and swallowed. I immediately thought, "Why did I do that?". I checked my blood sugar and it was 107. I called a pharmacist and he told me I had an hour to get my blood sugar up and not to go to bed until it was stable. A glass of O.J. and plum and I was up to 156. By midnight it was down to 124 and so I went to bed and checked again at 5:00 a.m. It was down to 102. Won't do that again.

I will keep you all posted on my progress. But my clothes are fitting better and I can get all four of my wedding rings on and they move freely on my finger!