Scared = Action

Alright. I admit it. I am scared.

Why am I scared? Last night I was testing my sugars and I was getting readings throughout the night of 10.6 and 12.4 - I've never knowingly been that high before. This morning I was at 8.5 before breakfast. My feet are more numb and tingley now than ever (other than the time they both went completely numb for about a month).

It really is wake-up time for me. I've been taking my medication (still just the single dose of Metformin though) since Thursday... missing only Sunday... which is good (to me at least) because I am notorious for missing every other day or days in a row. I've also refilled my Crestor so now I have ALL the medication I need at my fingertips. No excuses.

Today's Progress:

Breakfast: two poached eggs with two small slices multigrain toast (with butter), coffee with double milk (!) and Splenda.

Lunch: 8oz roast pork loin with some gravy, about 5 roasted mini-red potatos and 1/2 cup green salad (w/balsamic vinegar dressing).

I went for a walk down the driveway at work - it is probably almost a 1.5km walk in total. I took my first dose of Metformin after breakfast. Today is the day I take the recommended dosage!

So what did all that get me? Well, 1 hour after eating lunch I took my sugar reading:  6.0 - a normal healthy 6.0.

Keep it up!

Baby Steps

Ugh.

Making changes is so haaaaaaaaaard!

So while I have taken my medication two days in a row (yay me!), I am still eating crap. Ice cream sandwiches from the cafeteria (when will they empty out their freezer??!!??!), Harvey's poutine last night (which I didn't even like - burnt taste).

For breakfast today I had scrambled eggs, 2 small pork sausages and 1 slice of toast with butter. Coffee, double cream and two Splenda
Lunch was tuna salad in a whole wheat wrap with lettuce and carrots/celery on the side. annnnnd the obligatory ice cream sandwich. (smacks forehead) I'll get there... I know I will... baby steps.

Positives: taking the stairs more, some better food choices, taking my medication!!
Negatives: me

Hubby said this weekend he'll move the treadmill so that I can use it. I'm looking forward to that as I can't seem to get myself motivated enough to get outside and walk... baby steps. Baby steps.

I'm doing it.

Hello, my name is BSCgirl and I am a diabetic. 

I feel like I should be at AA or whatever the diabetic version is. It has been a long time since I've taken my medication, done any exercise, eaten a diabetic-friendly meal.

Well today this pathetic ennui ends!! I am fed up with feeling sorry for myself. I will no longer stand idly by and watch my health and happiness deteriorate any further. I am going to take control of the only thing I can - myself.

This blog is going to help me along my journey. It will be my priest. It will be my best friend. It will be my coach.

Day 1:
Weight - 230lbs, Blood sugar - 11.3 (10:49am)
Okay, so breakfast wasn't so great for diabetic-me, but at least I didn't have my standard cafeteria egg mcmuffin and hash browns. I had an everything bagel and lite cream cheese with a coffee (two cream, two Splenda)
Medication: aspirin, Ramapril, Metformin (1 full tablet)
The cafeteria has club sandwich salads in the salad bar today... they look interesting. Hopefully there is still one there by noon.