So, I got a call the other day about my A1C (the one I purposely forgot to call about…). This blood work was not through my endo, but done ad a different doctors office. I was there and it was just easier for them to run the test then to go in for an appointment with my endo just for that.

 

Well the doctors office called and left a message. They were very concerned and needed me to call my endo immediately to follow up and change my treatment. I needed to make sure to be extra careful and work on this number…..and then she gave it to me. A 6.5. Seriously??? I worked my butt off to get a 6.5! I mean seriously…. I know that they are looking at the blood work sheet and seeing that the reading is “high” for a normal person…but IN NOT NORMAL!!!! J  Seriously….don’t judge me. Especially if you don’t know whats going on and what number is good for ME (not some chart you use at the office…). And I expected her to give me a number well over 8 the way she reacted. Ok, rant over….

 

Christmas always brings on the busiest few weeks of the year, and a lot of crap food. I have been a little down lately (just in general) and that has made it so much easier to give into junk food and not watch my numbers. Not having the time for myself, for yoga or working out, meeting people for lunch, dinner, drinks, grabbing food on the go…well, it just adds up…both the numbers on my meter and the numbers on the scale reflect this. I am determined to get back where I need and want to be.

 

And then there is the habit I used to have, had gotten over and am now falling back into…Skipping doctor appointments, endocrinologist appointments to be exact. When I don’t keep good records, use different meters (so they don’t reflect my records), I feel like I have nothing to give the doctor and in turn they will not have much to give me. A lot of times, I feel like I could do myself, everything and anything they have told me to do. So I get to a point sometimes where I just don’t think its worth the time or money to go, and I skip it…. I skipped my CDE appointment last month and then my endo appointment this month….all because of lack of records….not good. I know. I need the support of those around me to get back and take/keep those records that are so important to adjusting the little things that keep my health in order.

 

I had lunch with one of my fellow sisters the other day. We talked about everything. Health, relationships, struggles, life in general. It is such an incredible thing to have someone who gets it. Totally understands and doesn’t judge J love my sisters and am so grateful you are all in my life.