Dealing with my diabetes

Changing how I live

Archive for January, 2008

I was diagnosed with diabetes, Dec 7, 2007

Testing and Meals for 01/09/08

Today, took last dose of Metformin, didn’t plan well nor realize that it took 3 days to fulfill prescription refills through IHS, hope to get Dr. Buxton to get my refills done tomorrow. Late pop again so hopefully I will finally go to bed at a normal time.

Testing

  • After Dinner: 157 mg/dL 9:31 PM
  • Half hour after Popcorn: 226 186 mg/dL 11:43 PM

Meals

Breakfast -

  • Woke up late again

Lunch -

  • Turkey Melt

Dinner -

  • An experiment
  • Potatos
  • Mushrooms
  • Diced Dino Nuggets
  • Wilted Spinach in a tomato based sauce.
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Testing and Meals for 01/08/08

Today I took my last dose of my Lisinopril and Aspirin. I did get a late start on exercise and cleaning though and feel good, except for staying up late for laundry.

Testing

  • After Lunch: 186 mg/dL 3:58 PM
  • After Exercise and walk: 141 186 mg/dL 5:39 PM

Meals

Breakfast -

  • Woke up late no breakfast, just some fruit

Lunch -

  • Open Faced Turkey sandwich
  • Popcorn for side and snacking throught the day

Dinner -

  • Potato Soup
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Testing and Meals for 01/07/08

Happy Birthday Rebecca! Hoep you have a great year again sis! Feeling much better, but my kick didn’t come til after 4 and I got my kitchen back finally as well as trying to catch up on some laundry, sadly this has kept me up til 3:34 AM.

Testing

  • Wake Up: 162 mg/dL 11:39 AM
  • Before Dinner: 109 mg/dL 8:10 PM
  • After Dinner: 187 mg/dL 11:50 PM

Meals

Breakfast -

  • Honey Nut Cheerios

Lunch -

  • Open faced Turkey Sandwich

Dinner -

  • Stir Fry, tried to go light on the rice
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Testing and Meals for 01/06/08

Feeling better today, not back to 100% though. It also didn’t hit til later in the day.

Testing

  • Before Lunch: 142 mg/dL 1:12 PM
  • Before Dinner: 144 mg/dL 7:31 PM
  • Bedtime: 181 mg/dL 11:27 PM

Meals

Breakfast -

  • Honey Nut Cheerios

Lunch -

  • Popcorn
  • Fruit

Dinner -

  • Breakfast Burritos
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Testing and Meals for 01/05/08

Ahhhh, so I was completely out of commision, I believe I grunted at people and kind of shuffled around all day.

Testing

  • Before Dinner: 241 mg/dL 5:25 PM
  • Bedtime: 189 mg/dL 10:40 PM

Meals

Breakfast -

  • Oatmeal
  • Handful of Craisins
  • Cup o 1% Milk

Lunch -

  • Left over Chinese Haystack

Dinner -

  • Pizza, because I made my brother go get something for dinner
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Testing and Meals for 01/04/08

So I was totally out of commision today, didn’t test really, nor did I interact with the world. I however got the fortitude to cook all meals.

Testing

  • Wake Up: 242 mg/dL 9:09 AM

Meals

Breakfast -

  • Oatmeal
  • Handful of Craisins

Lunch -

  • Pizza, so not in the mood to do more than put stuff in the oven

Dinner -

  • Chinese Haystack
    This would include: Rice, Cream of Chicken, Chicken bits, Cheese, Chow Mein Noodles, and Pineapple
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Testing and Meals for 01/03/08

Ugh, realized I was sick so I tried to test a bit more than normal to see if my BSL really would spike, don’t remember any of my meals as everything tasted like sandpaper.

Testing

  • Wake Up: 224 mg/dL 9:24 AM
  • Before Lunch: 249 mg/dL 12:39 PM
  • After Lunch: 196 mg/dL 4:08 PM
  • Before Dinner: 182 mg/dL 7:36 PM

Meals

Breakfast -

  • Don’t Remember

Lunch -

  • Sandpaper

Dinner -

  • I am convinced it was glue
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Testing and Meals for 01/02/08

Not feeling 100%, noticeably worse than yesterday

Testing

  • After Breakfast: 233 mg/dL 12:44 PM Totally forgot to test at wake up and did this a half hour after breakfast

Meals

Breakfast -

  • Eggs
  • Fruit

Lunch -

  • Turkey Jack Melt
  • Ugh, Im so evil! A bag of Lay’s Potato Chips

Dinner -

  • Tomato Pasta Stir Fry
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Testing and Meals for 01/01/08

Happy New Year Everybody! This is a gonna be a great year! Why? Well I can’t be diagnosed with Diabetes now can I? I was also starting to feel a squosh under the weather.

Testing

  • After Dinner: 222 mg/dL 8:32 PM

Meals

Breakfast -

  • Frosted Flakes

Lunch -

  • Turkey Sandwich

Dinner -

  • Fajitas
  • Spanish Rice
  • Chips and Queso
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