Saturday, February 24, 2024

The last weekend of February

 


 It is one of those weekends I wish I could just stay in bed. It has been a little rough moving books. Especially all those big heavy books of the ART OF WAR. Although, the newest one was small and in paperback. Supposely, it is a 3 step process of tagging these items for the library, but you have add in taking the books off the shelf and back on the shelf. 

If only I was a robot I wouldn't have these troubles with my blood sugar. Earlier in the week it got really low while doing this work. Later, it got high and wouldn't come down. Which lead to a phone call to my PCM. Initially, I wanted to see if I could get a new glucose machine because mine would not work. To begin with the lancet thing cracked. But they wanted me to pick up Metformin instead. So that meant trying to find a cheap glucose machine on my own. And thankfully, I got one at the local grocery store which was a lot cheaper than what CVS had to offer. 

Years ago, I had been put on Metformin. And I know there are many good things about the medication. Although, I don't think it ever did much for lowering my blood sugar even then. Yet, maybe I was naive then. And I kept up the regiment. Still, some things kept bothering my body and even my mind. It was hard to concentrate even then. I would complain of this pain and that pain, as well as stomach issues. It took forever to get off this stuff because every doctor would say, "It couldn't be the Metformin." But it was.

After one pill, I felt so miserable. Instantly, I felt the allergic drainage coming out of nowhere in my mouth and nose. I was practically climbing the walls that night. I could not sleep. It felt worse than the flu. And of course, the nurse had said, "Take it twice a day if you can tolerate it." Talk about hungover the next day.

And my blood sugar kept getting higher, I was trying to stay hydrated with water and staying on sugar-free and low-carb, and salad with oil and vinegar. Finally, I remembered the stomach exercises I used to do. And thankfully, my blood sugar came back down.

This time, I am not going back on the simple form of metformin. There are newer metformin medications. However, the pharmaceutical companies have a hand in making them available. It is confusing to the ordinary patient. Here we are trying our best to manage diet, exercise, and meds and then they change it up. We do need a regular schedule. Granted, I have not had my average work schedule either, these days.

Also, just how high does it have to go before you need to see the ER? I came close to going in this week. 

8 comments:

  1. All the best with treating your blood sugar it is important to find what works for you. -Christine cmlk79.blogspot .com

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  2. Ellie, é preciso que você e seu médico achem um medicamento que funcione, baixando sua glicemia em um nível aceitável. Boa sorte!

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    1. Ellie, you and your doctor need to find a medication that works by lowering your blood sugar to an acceptable level. Good luck!🧁💕🐉🩷Oh, I will need it. It is very hard to get an appointment to begin with. And the doctors I see don't seem to listen to any of my problems.

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  3. Cuídate mucho que te suba el nivel de azúcar es serio. Te lo dice una diabetica. Te mando un beso.

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  4. How is Fen almost over already?

    I hear you on metformin. I'm on that now too. My sugar got super high once and I thoguht about going tthe ER. It came down but took days. I'm a walking disaster. Although I eat very few carbs now, so...

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    1. I can't tolerate metformin straight out. Perhaps I have been on it too long. Although, I have a writer friend (we occasionally have lunch together) And he eats what ever he wants and still it doesn't bother his blood sugar. I guess I have been stressed with the library. Over doing it, perhaps too. And things at home too. I do my best to eat what I should. Still, these days I feel if I have a couple glasses of Merlot after a meal will bring my blood sugar down. Although, I don't like doing that either.

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  5. Oh, Ellie, I'm so sorry to hear all of this! The last thing you need is for your medication to turn against you. Of course you knew what what was going on all those years despite what the doctors said -- we know our bodies. That said, I'm glad that your stomach exercises worked and that you're not going back to the old version of your medication. It's sad that we need to self advocate when it comes to our health, but I'm so glad you did. I'll be thinking of you. All the best on your road to recovery. 🌞💖🚑💊 🌞💖🚑💊

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