05/05/2023
You know, The first thing that doctors will tell you is to lose weight. Ok, you need to eat to live. You need to keep your sugar levels down so you need a balancing act between your insulin (if you take it) and your pills and your food to stay healthy. If you want to lose weight, most people will exercise, limit calories (wait, your meds are for the old diet) how do you decrease your intake and not bottom out with your blood glucose level and get in trouble.
I woke up from a dead sleep feeling terrible and confused. I tested and I should be dead. I stumbled into the kitchen and tried to figure out where I could get some fast sugar. I looked everywhere and could not figure out where I could get some sugar in me quickly. I looked dead at the sugar dispenser for my wifes coffee and nada. I couldnt see sugar anywhere till I found a pop in the refrigerator. The world started to make more sense and I knew I had dodged a bullet. Dont want to do that again.
Talk to your doctor. tell him you want to start working on your weight loss. He or a nurse will probably be checking in with you on a more regular basis and slowly adjust meds as you accomplish your goals. BTW I have gone from 280 to 220 and working on getting down to 180. Wish me luck.
demand more communication with your health care provider. Do not let him tell you to lose weight and not have a plan with your food and meds. He wants you to live a long life. demand more don't let them just tell you to lose weight. The same with the rest, dont let them just say do this and this. tell them you are concerned and they will probably have a nurse checking in with you regularly. I have three. One for my mental check up (more on this later) A pharmacist to see how my meds are working and another for my general practitioner. I have a great team who talks with each other and work with me to reduce the impact of my diabetes.
Questions? comments? dont be afraid to ask.
Keith
