Never too old to learn new things....

So this has been an interesting and informative week for me. Let me just start this post by saying that supportive people are the most important people in the world. I have a better appreciation for them. Let me tell you why. About a week ago I got an email from my husband's grandmother who also is a diabetic. The email was a bunch of rambling. But then I got to a couple of sections that really angered and hurt me. Basically she said to me that me having diabetes is not a surprise because "I have had this coming to me for a long time" and that "food is poison to me" and I need to continue to loose weight because I "have a long road to go." I was so upset and so hurt when I read this. Nobody wishes diabetes on themselves and no one deserves it. It is a disease that can be controlled and it can also lead to death if you don't take the proper care of yourself. How could some with diabetes tell me that I had this coming to me. True I did have an unhealthy life style and I am not the thinnest person in the world. But I did not ask for this and no one should EVER say things like that to you.

To make things worse, when I told my husband about this he agreed with everything that grandma said. I was hurt, upset, and emotional by what he said to me. My husband of all didn't stay beside me. In anger I told him that he is much more unhealthier and that I hoped he got diabetes as well. After I said that I kicked myself cause I wished on him what I don't wish on anyone. To make a long story short. I am still hurt what his grandma said to me and that I regret what I said to him. However, he is more conscious of what he puts in his mouth. I hope that together we can be more supportive of each other and both of us can be healthier people.

My week started this week with an early AM dr appointment. It was a check to see how I have been doing on my novolog and also to let me know what some of lab results were. My good and bad cholesterol are normal but we are still waiting on my GAD antibody to come back. Hopefully I will find out at the end of the week what that result is.

My dr was very happy cause my fasting sugar that day was the lowest it has ever been since I started monitoring it. It was 133!!! I was sooo happy. Dr. N feels that I should stay at 58 units of lantus and 2000mg of metformin until I see my endocrinologist (in 2 weeks). Then to keep dosing my novolog according to my blood sugar. That makes me happy. I have been feeling a little more energetic so that is a plus for me.

My best friend (who lives 3 1/2 hours away from me) came up to watch my son during the week while I go to my diabetes classes. She has been an angel. That morning we made splenda chocolate chip cookies together and let me tell you I will NEVER make those again. I would rather make the real thing and only eat 1 than to eat the crap-o-la that we baked. I am still trying to get that flavor out of my mouth. So after eating the cookie and cleaning up the mess I left my house to go to class. Class was actually very informative. A lot of stuff I new already because of all the books I have read to educate myself. But it was great cause I was in a classroom full of newly diabetic who were going through the same thing. Minus the fact that I was the youngest person under the age of 62! Jokes were made about things that happened before I was born and they were way over my head. Everyone would laugh when my age was brought up.



This is the only time I felt incredibly young! Hahaha

Afterwards I went home and we all decided to go shopping for dinner. Tacos for the kids and fajitas for the adults. I love making fajitas cause they are so healthy! Lots of veggies and low carb tortillas. So I took my sugar before I ate dinner and it was 488! Gosh I wanted to cry. But I ate dinner with the kids, jenny, and my husband. Afterwards we went swimming cause I wanted to get some exercise in and wear my son and Jenny's daughter out at the same time. 2 hours after dinner and 1 hour worth of swimming my sugar was down to 135. Go figure! That was a huge drop. Something must not have been right.

Now today I had my second class and it was better than the first class. I am excited cause in one year there will be a party for my fellow classmates to see how we are doing and how far we have gone in one year. Not only that but there is also a support group that meets the 2nd monday of every month and I am looking forward to becoming a member. I hope that there are relay walks in the future. I think it is important to become a member in the diabetic community. These classes excited me about exercise and how to eat properly. I am just glad I can find support outside of my house.....