Just as you begin to get comfortable with a new routine, life has a way of throwing you a curve. The result, you adapt, again and try to find another “new” norm. For me it seems that since I have hit my 50’s, every six months or so, I am presented with something that cannot be explained away. I adjust my activity, I increase my sleep, I decrease the amount of work I bring home, I stop driving as far, I spend more time at home, my diet includes more protein, less sugar and the list goes on and on.
Wednesday, after several high sugar tests months apart, the doctor has decided that need to monitor my sugar levels twice a day. I am now logging everything that I decide to eat and recording all my sugar levels. I am beginning to see a pattern between my sugar level and how I feel. I am also beginning to notice how certain foods affect my sugar levels.
It is a learning process and there are times when I am just plain tired of it. My family doctor wants me to have no processed sugar and to schedule an appointment with a dietician. My GI doctor has asked me to avoid all dairy and my rheumatologist is suggesting Lyrica. Me, I just want to not feel like sleeping every other hour. Oh, I also want waffles for breakfast on Sunday! Forgive my whining, I am just a little frustrated!
