I DID IT! YEAH ME!

I lost another 9 pounds bringing it to a total of 46 pounds lost never to be found again. Another thing I found out when I went to the Doctor's was that my liver functions are back to normal, A1C is 6.7 which for someone with Diabetes is an great number. My other test were great except my cholesterol which was a tiny bit too high, but based on my diabetes medicine it was to be expected so I just need to take a new medicine to help bring it down and keep on working out, eating right and generally watching my Carb intake because it is all about the carbs in food and not the sugar. I had taken a Diabetes Education class last week and boy was it ever very informative and I learn a lot of things that I never knew and had some old things brought up to date.

Most of the people who were the educators in the class all had diabetes or have been working in this field for a long time, they just returned back from the diabetes conference in New Orleans and were able to inform us of the newest discoveries and guess what there wasn't that many. The main focal points are the same as they have always been. Diet, exercise, take your meds and lose weight.

I want to thank all my friends and family members for supporting me and loving me as they do as well as Heavenly Father for showing me that I am somebody.

8 Lbs to Go! YEAH ME!

So I took Shawn to the Doctors today for his physical and I decided since he goes to the same practice as I do that I would weigh myself. I was hoping to get a good number. And boy did I ever. I have lost 7 lbs in a month so that brings it a total of 37lbs since last July that I have lost. I have only 20 days to lose 8 more lbs. I want to lose 45 lbs by my 45th birthday. Think I can do it? Don't think I can? Well what do you think?

Time to get real serious folks

I had been diagnosed with diabetes II about 10 years ago and have been keeping it under control until recently. Even though I have managed to lose 30 lbs in 9 months my sugar levels (AC1), liver functions and cholesterol have gone wacko on me. So I went to see an Endocrinologist, which is a Doctor that specializes in diabetes. Now I have to take insulin shots at night to help bring down my fasting blood sugars. I have taken two doses so far and it has brought down my levels from 267 to 165 which is a lot considering your fasting sugars should be between 80 and 110. I have watched what I have been eating for a while and added exercising to the mix which has helped me to lose the weight. Now I am being extra careful to watch what I eat. My primary care doctor is a wonderful person and very concerned with her patients and she is a very in your face in your life kind of Doctor she takes the time to listen to you and wants nothing more than to have you be a healthy person. I have gotten calls from her as late as 8:00 PM just so she can tell you your test results or to see how you are doing. I am glad that I found her through my friend Ann and she is just the type of Dr. I need in my life.

Tomorrow I have to go have a sonogram on my liver to find out what is happening there. So for tonight I have to have a fat free dinner, no dairy and nothing after Mid-night. I can take my meds in the morning with water but that is all. So it will be a very interesting day tomorrow since my appt. is at 9:00 AM and I will not be able to eat or drink until after the test.

What is really nice about all this is that Ron is so concerned and very active in helping me to maintain and do everything that I need to do. He wanted to go to my first appointment with Dr. Argento but he could not get out of his job on Monday, but he did come over to see how to inject my insulin shots. Those of you who know me should know what a big sissy I am about shots. I hate them and I can not give my self one for nothing. So Ron, my friend Kim, Steven (my son), and my friend Lori have all graciously volunteered to give them to me. If you want to help just let me know and we will add you to the list of shot givers.

If you want to know more about diabetes II just go to www.diabetes.org and it has a wealth of information about bout juvenile diabetes and diabetes II. Thanks for all your support.

Update on losing weight

So yesterday I went for my 3 month check up for my Diabetes II progress. But first let me back up to my January visit. I went in and found out that i had lost more weight (see previous posting) and had my blood drawn (gross) which occurs at every visit and I waited and waited and waited to hear about my results. Since I had not heard anything from my doctor I just naturally figured that everything was fine. Boy was I wrong about that! She told me that she was so upset about the results that she was scared to call me. Due to the fact that I had been losing weight my AC1 should have been going down and it was not, so we sat down and figured out what was wrong and adjusted my Actos medicine which is one of my diabetic pills. so we are hoping that with this adjustment that things will go back down. So now we wait until we get the results from this round and hoping everything is going the way it should. In case you didn't know your AC1 levels should be a 7 or below and this is how they know that your sugar levels (insulin) are functioning properly. Well back to the up date I have lost another 5 lbs so that makes a total of 30 lbs lost so far. I am hoping to lose 45 lbs by the time I am 45 in June, but that will take an intense amount of working out and eating about 700-1000 calories a day and that my friends is like just eating nothing all day. But if I can at least lose 5-10 lbs til then I will be happy. I need to start increasing my work outs more and I know I can do it but I am the type of person who has to have someone come to my house and drag me out to do more than I already do. Any volunteers? Anyone? Oh well if you want to volunteer just let me know.

I'm So Excited!

Well, most of you that know me know that I am over weight. Since I have seeing my new Doctor as my primary care physician she is the most awesome IN-YOUR-FACE Doctor that I have ever had. I need that kind of doctor and she will not hesitate to let me know when she is disappointed in my progress or when she is elated at my progress. She had changed all my meds about a year ago and we have finally found the right solution to my needs. In July I started this new medication call Janumet for my diabetes II and from July until October I lost 11 pounds (also being on the Columbia Association and with my doctors approval a program called Fit Beginnings where they teach you how to work out and use the machines at the gym), then I went to the Doctors today for my every three month fasting appointment and I had lost 14 pounds since October for a total of 25 pounds lost to date. YEAH ME! I love this program that got me started on my journey to losing weight the correct way and eating right really helps out as well. I will continue to keep you posted on my weight lose as I go. Drinking lots of water helps me to maintain the eating out of boredom/I think I am hungry symptoms that happen to every one.