The Way it Goes

Last Wednesday I finally went to the endocrinologist after skipping an appointment in October and never rescheduling.

Some “Born Again Diabetic” I am huh?

October as most of you remember was a bad month for me so caring about my health or anything at that time was a serious chore.

Then the guilt set in.

How could I face my doctor after not making it to an appointment or scheduling a new one? I just hid some more, until now.
As always I got a slight ‘tude from my supervisor who leaves early for nail appointments but has an “issue” with “so many people having to leave all the time.” I took off as soon as I could and made it to the endo just in time to make the appointment.
When I got inside and met with the nurse who mentioned that I had not been there in a while. I agreed. I tweeted about the next part because I was shocked that the nurse at an endo’s office could be so dumb.
Here’s how it went down.
Nurse: You’re a Type 1? (She said this with an extra high note at the end)
Me: Yes
Nurse: Not a Type 2? (I wanted to answer and be sarcastic because seriously, what part of “YES” did you not get??)
Me: No. I’m just fat.
Nurse: Oh okay. Because most people your weight are type 2’s.
Now this pissed me off two fold. One, I know I am not the only full figured type 1 on the planet. And two, there are many Many MANY type 2’s that are much Much MUCH thinner than I am.
And did I mention that the nurse could have been a “before” pic at the Jenny Craig??? (Ok that wasn’t nice but it really bothers me so sorry, dumb nurse)
When my endo came in we talked a lot. We talked about why I did not come in back in October. About losing the house. About how he has lost all his retirement and does not know what he is going to do. We talked about life, and stress, and how it affects not only my BG but my willingness to take care of myself. It felt like I was talking to a friend who understood or at least wanted to.
We talked about Symilin and Apidra. He felt that we should find out where my A1C is, check on the rest of my numbers and then consider trying some new stuff. I felt that was fair. I need to prove to him that I am a good patient first before he should start writing prescriptions for me just because I ask about them.
It is another beginning. Another attempt to walk the narrow path of good management and who knows how long this will last before I burnout again.

I guess it is just the way it goes

You Tube Tuesday #123

I think the reason this clip cracked me up so much is because this was my fathers favorite way to scare the crap out of us as kids. I hope you dig it!

Enjoy.

The Return

Hey there.

I’m George and I am a blogger.

This last week has been a busy one for me with rehearsal every night for Godspell. But I don’t want to talk about that today.

I also had an endo appointment last week. But I don’t want to talk about that today.

No, I want to talk about my CGMS. I have been using it for almost two weeks now and I love it.

Sure it get annoying at night when, for whatever reason, it loses signal. And yes I get annoyed because people say, “So now you don’t have to prick your finger!” The funny part is I SWEAR I am checking more often now. And of course it is not spot on but dang, it is close most of the time and the trends are awesome to see.

Now to those of you on CGMS, you probably will find this post boring. You know all this stuff and still you use the technology. If it were not for all the blogs I read and people I spoke to, I think I may have been disappointed in the CGMS. It is not perfect but it has great value. It makes me feel like I have a new set of eyes and are able to see something that I never thought possible.

So I know I am still in the honeymoon stage with this thing but so far, so good. If you have any questions about my experience please ask away. You all know me well enough to know that I am always willing to tell you what I think.

I promise I’ll get to that other stuff this week.

Until Next Week

Shame on me. I have been unable to put together a decent blog post and frankly, this one is not good either.

This week, with the opening of Godspell, has been busy and really the musical has been my main focus. My poor blog and you all have been neglected and for that, I apologize.

But…

I have several juicy, fantastic, unbelievable, mind boggling posts on their way. Well, maybe not that exciting but as soon as next week rolls around I will have a lot more time on my hands.

I need to get back to finishing another song I have been working on.

Speaking of song, have you had a chance to check this one out? (shameless plug)

Anyhow, thanks for stopping by and I’ll be back in full swing next week.

You Tube Tuesday #122

Music Video’s in the 80’s were strange. Lots of mirrors, bad lighting, breaking of mirrors, Aqua Net, and just plain weirdness. And now, as you may have seen before, is the “literal versions” of videos. I have seen a few of these that crack me up but this one is my favorite. Why you ask? Because I remember the first time I saw this video thinking, “Okay, what the heck is this about???”

I hope you find it as funny as I do.

Enjoy.