Update on me

Just wanted to let y~all know I went to see my PCM this afternoon. He hooked me up with meds, and a referal to have a diabetic eye exam. He said my sugar was 180 last visit & he was concerned it had gone from borderline diabetes to Full Type ll diabetes. He was glad I went ahead an tested myself and went on into the ER. So now I get to see his smiley face every 2 weeks from now till surgery. Doc told me to rest & get plenty water in & watch the diet.
Hubby and I have cut out soda & sugar of all types except natural sugars in food. We are doing an Adkins type diet & gonna work on getting in some exercise (on my part he has PT 4 days a week).
On another note, I got pre op for my EGD tomorrow & then the EGD is Wednesday. 

Thanks to all of y~all who have sent PM's checking in on me & those *****plied to the post I made earlier. It feels really good to know there are ppl out there that care!
Kim

I have to keep tabs on all my fellow Kim's!  I can't believe your blood suars are so out of whack but oh so glad that you're getting it taken care of.  It's nothing to mess around with.

Keep us posted and I hope the EGD goes easily! 

Another Kim

Kim,

I am so glad that you have them under observation and hopefully under control. Please keep us posted on how things are going.

Watch for the atdkins bars they have hidden sugars....Please monitor yourself and know we are here for you

Thanks for the tip!
Im doing fresh veggies & lean protien and trying to stay away for any kind of processed foods.




Thanks yall for being so great!

I also cut out anything that is not natural meaning deli meats that are perfect in shape....No lunch meat, or sausages..cut out pasta, rice, potatoes, sweet peas, corn and used oatmeal, cream of wheat and grits instead of dry cereals. Werid part is after you cut the stuff out and then go back and try it it just doesnt taste as good.

Hi Kim, so glsd you are looking out for yourself and your PMC is listening to you. 

Hey Kim, I am so glad you are getting this taken care of. It is a scary thing. At Christmas I had some over 400's and it terrified me! I was taking my meds and watching everything I was eating too.... I am anxious to see what happens in the next few months. My readings have been very good the past few weeks so we shall see as I begin real food once again. Eating right should help anyway.
I'm glad you are watching the carbs for now. I cut all the rice, pasta's, soda, and breads from my diet since I wasn't allowed them after surgery anyway, and it did help to drop the required weight for preop.
Besure to let us know how your EGD comes out.

Sherry

Sorry to hear about the diabetes kim. Glad you caught it though. Do well with the EGD.
emily

I had my EGD today and all went well. My sugar seems to be coming down into a normalish range with the meds and diet. I see the surgeon again on the 20th to go over the results for the EGD and instructions on the pre op diet.. I am sooo ready for it to be May 4th!