New Year's Eve

The doctor's appointment Thursday went well.  Can't share too much on here, but the doctor agrees that I should not continue to teach if my health is being compromised.

Anyway, not much to say.  I seem at a loss for words lately.  When I have news to share, I will.

Happy New Year one and all!  May 2012 be one of your best.

Blessings,
Tammy

Thursday

Today I go to the dentist and doctor.  The doctor's office called yesterday to ask if I had blood work done yet, which I did not know I was to have it done.  I got up this morning and had it done and asked if they would have the results by 1:15 today and the nurse said probably not.  Wow, I even asked the nurse at the doctor's office if they would have it in time for my appointment and she said yes.  I look to speak with my doctor about lengthening my FMLA and about disability.  The questions that are asked on the form are suspicious and I want to answer them correctly so I am seeking counsel.

Blood sugar this am was 78.  Pretty good!

Wednesday

Well, everyone has gone home and we are adjusting to a quiet house again.  I love having company!  Anyway, a little higher reading this morning.  I changed my infusion site and am waiting to get my readings to normal.

We made way too many roasted vegetables for Christmas dinner.  I am wondering what to do with all of them.  I wonder if it is a faux pas to share with neighbors?

More later (perhaps)...

Christmas Eve

It's been a day since I have written.  I hope you all are well.  After testing before going to bed, my reading was in the 200's.  I took about a unit of insulin and awoke at 12:30 am with a reading of 69, drank milk and ate 1/2 a cookie.  I am wondering how many of you have had young adults return home and they have different lifestyles than when they lived under your roof?  They are very active at night.  This is a little unnerving as well and upset my husband which in turn, stressed me out.  I did return to bed around 1:30.

At 6:30, I got up to begin the breakfast casserole I was making for the family and I was 51.  It is now 8:30 and the casserole is almost ready to be taken out of the oven.  Ah, there goes the timer, I'll be right back.  Mmm, looks good.  I will post the recipe if we like it.  The casserole was great!  It is called Amish Breakfast Casserole on Food.com  It has bacon, cottage cheese, cheeses, onion, and hashbrown.

At 12:00 today we met family at a restaurant for lunch.  It was Mexican food and I probably ate too many chips.  A reading of 289 at 2:30.  Bolused a little less than what the pump suggested I bolus.  Feeling sleepy, yet can't go to sleep.  So I choose to knit, watch football and peruse the internet.

Last evening I noticed a puddle on our kitchen floor.  This morning I kept finding puddles of water and a half hour before going to lunch I mention again to my husband about the water.  Upon closer scrutiny, he finds the spray nozzle hose on the faucet has a kink in the hose and is leaking.  He has gone twice to the store to get repair supplies.  Now he has the entire sink out of it's hole.  Why when we have company do we have plumbing problems?  My husband is so gifted to be able to fix these things.

So now it is the evening.  Dinner is done, got a glass of homemade eggnog and just chillin'.  Family, football and surfin', beautiful.

Thursday, already!

Woke up at 1:30 with a reading of 47.  Now I am 204, ugh!!!  Oh well, I made a correction and will get a shower.  By then the correction should have started working and I can eat.

Lot's to do this morning before we leave at noon to pick up company from the airport.

Oh What a Night

Let's see... I went to bed with a reading of 495.  I woke up at 12 and was 137.  Switched beds because I couldn't sleep.  I awoke at 2:30 with a reading of 53.  Drank apple juice and had two delicious chocolate chip cookies that my daughter made.  I knew it would probably be too much, but I did go back to sleep ad slept like a log in the original bed I started the night in.  Well, I woke up at 250.  Took insulin and waited for it to drop, then ate.

Tuesday

I woke with a 99.  Not bad...  Being this time of the year, there is so much to do.

Does anyone else feel that having this disease feels like a full time job?  It never leaves me (or any of us) and is always on my mind.  Looking back, I don't know how I worked full time and as a teacher!  Teaching is another job that never leaves you.  The two competed with my attention all the time.  There was so many times when I had to choose between the two.  There was no time to be a wife, really.  Anyone else deal with this?

Another thing that comes with this disease is depression.  This is not uncommon at all.  I take medication for this and will for the rest of my life.  Anyone else deal with depression?

Luckily, I have enough interests that I keep myself from slipping into nothingness.  This time of year seems particularly hard because of all the things to be done and that can be overwhelming.  I also have great loss in my life so that doesn't help either.

All in all, I have to pat myself on the back.  I have a lot to be thankful for and reminding myself of that keeps me going.

I just read yoga helps with depression.  The picture showed a downward facing dog pose.  I may try this to get myself motivated!

So tonight I have a reading of 495, really?  I changed my site and bolused.  I am chillin' and waiting for the insulin to kick in or fall asleep.  I hope tomorrow will be a better day.