The Sweet Diabetic

All You Need To Do Is Lose Weight

        Sound familiar?

It's Already Time For My a1c Test Again

It was time already today to have my blood drawn for my a1c test again.  This is the three month mark for me.  The nurse today said that my doctor usually does them every six months and asked me if I knew if there was a reason.

The only thing that I could come up with was that I'm a new patient and that my a1c test had edged up just a little bit the last time I had it done.  I was 6.2 last time.  The time before I was 5.9.

The perfectionist is me hates any rise.  I wish that I could just roll along with consistent blood sugar numbers and a1c tests, but that is not the nature of the beast. 

Wouldn't you agree?

Blessed To Only Be Missing A Toe

In the grocery story this weekend I felt blessed to only be missing a toe.  I saw a young woman who had obviously been horribly burned at some point.  Her right arm and most of the fingers on her left hand had been amputated.  Yet, she was smiling, putting groceries in her cart, dialing her cell phone, and enjoying the people she was with.  It made me feel guilty for all the times I've felt sorry for myself over my own toe amputation.

Does The Economy Affect Your Blood Sugar?

In a word, yes.  I honestly have to take breaks from all the negative news reports on the economy.  It makes me unsettled.  That unsettled feeling leads to anxiety.  Up goes my blood sugar.  What a cycle of events!  I wonder if the same thing happens to you?

Diabetes Makes Finding The Right Cold and Allergy Medicine Difficult.

Recently I have been dealing with a lot of sinus pressure brought about by the start of the changing of seasons.  Finding the right cold or allergy medicine has been a little difficult for me.