Ketomaniac
Jun. 24th, 2018 10:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
just_cydLet me esplain. There is no time. Let me sum up:
1. got the Official Diabetes Diagnosis on June 3. A1c was 8, fasting blood sugar nearly 200. Not Good.
2. picked up glucometer and assorted accessories on the 5th. have been testing morning fasting numbers since.
2a. was give a vial of 25 test strips to last me a month. was prescribed more than that, but IDK what's up with only giving me one vial *grump*
3. began the ketogenic diet on Monday the 10th. first 4 days sucked. i had to do a lot of cooking and a lot of prepping. It's been too hot to go out to lunch, which has helped.
4. 12 days in, and i've lost 19 pounds. just barely starting to notice it in how my clothing fits. about 150 to go. doing pretty good at keeping things to 5% carbs, 75% fat and 20% protein.
5. Saturday, day 13 or so into this, was the first time i wanted to cheat. and sort of did. but it was a FAR CRY from prior to this, and wasn't terribly worth it.
6. I wake up hungry-ish, but not OMG FEED ME NOW OR I WILL DEVOUR TOKYO hungry. it's kinda nice.
7. starting to get a bit lazy about logging food. need to make sure i'm keeping good records, so i know i'm doing this right.
8. meet with the diabetes education nurse on Wednesday. So. many. questions!
9. Still haven't told anyone - Roommate, good friend J, and whatever necessary medical personnel. Oh, and whoever in benefits/HR that needs to know for the FMLA paperwork. Only told my boss i have yet another chronic health issue that must be dealt with. assured him it won't require surgery, just even more doctor's appointments.
10. I really, really don't want to tell D. I'm not sure if it's his judgement i fear, or what. eventually they'll find out, but not right now.
11. haven't started taking the metformin yet. going to ask the nurse about it before i begin. I'm a little worried that it'll be a downward spiral of increasing meds and whatnot. she's already added two more before this, so i'm sorta at capacity for choking down pills.
12. added Singulair at night for asthma/allergies, and neurontin for pain. it knocks me on my ass, so it's not fully in the rotation yet. no way in hell i can take it 3x/day!! "it can have a mild sedative effect" translated to "could not shake off the drugged feeling for an entire day" for me. yay?
13. really, really looking forward to the point when this isn't a full-time job for me, figuring out what i can eat, and i get away from being one of those Annoying Diet People. **I** am sick of me talking about it, so i can just imagine how my friends feel!!
1. got the Official Diabetes Diagnosis on June 3. A1c was 8, fasting blood sugar nearly 200. Not Good.
2. picked up glucometer and assorted accessories on the 5th. have been testing morning fasting numbers since.
2a. was give a vial of 25 test strips to last me a month. was prescribed more than that, but IDK what's up with only giving me one vial *grump*
3. began the ketogenic diet on Monday the 10th. first 4 days sucked. i had to do a lot of cooking and a lot of prepping. It's been too hot to go out to lunch, which has helped.
4. 12 days in, and i've lost 19 pounds. just barely starting to notice it in how my clothing fits. about 150 to go. doing pretty good at keeping things to 5% carbs, 75% fat and 20% protein.
5. Saturday, day 13 or so into this, was the first time i wanted to cheat. and sort of did. but it was a FAR CRY from prior to this, and wasn't terribly worth it.
6. I wake up hungry-ish, but not OMG FEED ME NOW OR I WILL DEVOUR TOKYO hungry. it's kinda nice.
7. starting to get a bit lazy about logging food. need to make sure i'm keeping good records, so i know i'm doing this right.
8. meet with the diabetes education nurse on Wednesday. So. many. questions!
9. Still haven't told anyone - Roommate, good friend J, and whatever necessary medical personnel. Oh, and whoever in benefits/HR that needs to know for the FMLA paperwork. Only told my boss i have yet another chronic health issue that must be dealt with. assured him it won't require surgery, just even more doctor's appointments.
10. I really, really don't want to tell D. I'm not sure if it's his judgement i fear, or what. eventually they'll find out, but not right now.
11. haven't started taking the metformin yet. going to ask the nurse about it before i begin. I'm a little worried that it'll be a downward spiral of increasing meds and whatnot. she's already added two more before this, so i'm sorta at capacity for choking down pills.
12. added Singulair at night for asthma/allergies, and neurontin for pain. it knocks me on my ass, so it's not fully in the rotation yet. no way in hell i can take it 3x/day!! "it can have a mild sedative effect" translated to "could not shake off the drugged feeling for an entire day" for me. yay?
13. really, really looking forward to the point when this isn't a full-time job for me, figuring out what i can eat, and i get away from being one of those Annoying Diet People. **I** am sick of me talking about it, so i can just imagine how my friends feel!!
