Time is passing Back on December first, I really thought I was turning the corner on this case of leg and feet ulcers, but boy was I wrong. I’ve had three more months of pain and worry since then. The only moment of light was when I visited my rheumatologist and after telling him about …
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The Pain of Neuropathy – Oh Yes!
Now I know?* I’ve been a type 2 diabetic for many years now and each time I’ve visited my endocrinologist (my diabetic doc), he asks me about neuropathy and do I need more meds for it. I have never really known what he was talking about because as I wrote in a previous post, I’ve …
Diabetic Complications -the dreaded foot ulcer!
Diabetic Foot Ulcers As a diabetic, my greatest fear has been the potential of complications leading to limb amputation. For me, this is the ultimate dread created from my disease. Thus, I have been very careful to watch my feet and take good care of them by: Daily inspection Daily washing and careful drying Using moisturizer …
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Diabetic Complications – Keeping Your Feet!
Caring for Your Diabetic Feet Ever since I found out I was diabetic, I’ve had fears of complications to my legs and feet. In fact, this is my greatest fear, not the increased risk for heart disease, blindness, or kidney or even liver failure. Although, these things are very legitimate fears that I have worried …
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The importance of testing! (free excel spreadsheet)
Importance of Blood Glucose Testing I know none of us enjoy the finger prick and testing of our blood glucose (BG) levels. But we should truly be aware that this is very important for keeping this disease under control. By keeping our BG levels under control, we help lengthen our lives and certainly avoid some of …
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The Power of NO!
What do I Mean by the Power of NO? This week I have been reading and researching NO. I’m not talking about the word “NO,” but the molecule NO (made up of one atom of Nitrogen and one atom of Oxygen). I’m talking about “nitric oxide.” I’ve been learning about NO from reading various articles on …
Exercise for the Non-walking Diabetic
Getting rid of that Leaned over Humped Back Stance Hi there, this is Shirley and I’m back to talk with you about exercise today. Since I’m in a wheelchair a lot of the time, I find that getting any kind of exercise is pretty difficult. But I do try to get some in. I especially …
Would you Like to Reduce your Medication – Maybe come off it entirely?
Leo Ford – His Story My name is Catherine and my husband Leo is shown below in this blog post about his story Leo was born just after the Second World War when life was very different to today. He was born in London England and there was still rationing after the Second World War. …
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De-Mystifying Colesterol!
Let’s Learn about Cholesterol Together Every time I go to a doc and have tests, I hear about cholesterol but I’ve never really understood why its so important and how can I make my levels turn into good ones. So, in educating myself, I have researched it and following is some of the information I …
My Lab Report/A1c level
Latest Lab Report I received my latest lab report from my endocrinologist (diabetes doc) today. As I suspected, it was not so great. I knew my BG (blood glucose) had been out of control before I saw him last and I was correct. My A1c (glucose attached to red blood cells) was 9.1 with my …