Long Busy Day
Dec. 20th, 2001 04:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
johnoSince I turned 40 this year, I decided to schedule a full blown physical.
The actual physical went well, the Dr gave me the usual weight control chat,
but was sort of stymied by the fact that I am generally in good health.
Except...
She found I have high blood pressure and my blood sugar is 354.
On the BP side, this is surprising, as even under stress my BP is normal.
Even when I entered the Air Force, I had a 130/80.
A 354 fasting sugar means I have Type II diabetes.
Yesterday I had all the follow up appointments and spent the morning at
Kaiser (my HMO) going from appointment to appointment.
I came home with several bags of stuff, a BP monitor, a sugar tester,
the supplies for the tester, of course Rx's.
Started at 9:30a with the Doc, then a Diabetes Retinal Eye Exam, then the Health Education worker.
Got out of there at 1pm, did more searching for Xmas presents.
Then Chris and I went out to LotR
The actual physical went well, the Dr gave me the usual weight control chat,
but was sort of stymied by the fact that I am generally in good health.
Except...
She found I have high blood pressure and my blood sugar is 354.
On the BP side, this is surprising, as even under stress my BP is normal.
Even when I entered the Air Force, I had a 130/80.
A 354 fasting sugar means I have Type II diabetes.
Yesterday I had all the follow up appointments and spent the morning at
Kaiser (my HMO) going from appointment to appointment.
I came home with several bags of stuff, a BP monitor, a sugar tester,
the supplies for the tester, of course Rx's.
Started at 9:30a with the Doc, then a Diabetes Retinal Eye Exam, then the Health Education worker.
Got out of there at 1pm, did more searching for Xmas presents.
Then Chris and I went out to LotR
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Flowers????
Date: 2001-12-21 09:23 am (UTC)Re: Flowers????
Date: 2001-12-21 10:10 am (UTC)The prostate exam was actually a full sigmoidoscopy, not to bad. There was a monitor so I could watch the internal view. Felt like I was watching The Learning Channel.
Blood sugar problems suck
Date: 2001-12-22 07:28 pm (UTC)Exercise helps get your insulin working more efficiently. Your blood sugar will start dropping if you can somehow get into a regular exercise program (easier said than done -- takes one to know one). I've been trying to get back into one and it's hard. This is the worst time of year for it to hit, too, so you have my sympathy and hugs.