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10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2508

The friends that I have made here are Amazing..

Red..

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2508

Thanks For the positives Davit..and your right I will do my best to fix this. I have the salt thing down already just like you do. It has been a learning experience..There is a ton of salt in all processed food..I don't know how people eat it. I can taste it in everything that isn't fresh and..I can't stomach processed food anymore either.

It has been a busy day indeed..I guess the squeaky wheel gets oiled like they say because my phone was ringing all morning..I am scheduled to talk with a RN diabetes dietitian this Thursday..She is going to evaluate me and figure out how much and what type of Diabetes Education I need to get me on track and moving in a positive direction again..I asked them at the Whittier the diabetes education center to give me the name of a Endocrinologist to help me with meds if needed and to monitor my condition.. I see her next Wednesday for a consulation. I am not sure if I meet the guideline for insurance coverage and I may have to pay the total bill for all of this but the way I look at it is I have the money put away for just this type of thing and I can't take the money to grave with me anyway so I might I well spend it on learning how to take care of me..As for a new primary Doc. I got a call on that too this morning with two names to check on..One has bad reviews saying he was rude so I will pass on him and the other is a female Osteopath MD who works part time at the clinic.I have a couple of others in mind too. Anyway I don't have to worry about that for 3 months yet in less I get real sick again..If I do I will just go to urgent care again or I can see the one I have now that I don't like, if I haven't change over yet..If he give me any grief I can always walk out of his office and stop by the patients advocates office again at the clinic..I sent her a email describing the problems I had with him in writing like she asked me to do..She said they with bring it up in peer review when the doctors all meet again..She said I needed to do this so they are aware when there is a problem with a doctor and it will be brought to his attention at there next meeting..I was really afraid to put it in writing. I sure hope it doesn't cause me any problems, but she said this is the only way they can do anything to correct the problem with this doctor..

I know a very long post but I had a lot on my chest today and a lot to say..It has been a very busy day full of exposure of all sorts. I am sure having you here and working the Cbt program has helped me speak up for myself and

is helping me get through all of this..I guess I was meant to find this site in preparation for it all..I am sure glad I found the panic center a few years ago..There is always more to learn and everyones support and advice really helps so much, because those of us who have had to deal with anxiety, panic and agoraphobia understand in ways no one else really can..

Thanks for listening as always..

Forever Friends..

Semper Fi

Red..

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

Red

My biggest culprit is coffee because I put sugar and milk in it. Tea I take black. I make my own bread without salt and limit myself to a max of two pieces of toast a day. When I do eat processed foods I have to take a diarrhetic because of the salt. Life has got to being a juggling act now. And I don't like salt even. I even rinse My sauerkraut. And I can not use aspartame because it makes my joints swell. Water retention will make me look like the Michelin man.

You will fix this, just in a different way maybe.

Davit

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2508

Good Morning Davit!

Thanks as always for the support and your kind and listening ear..I sure hope you do not end up diabetic...

I have been working on changing my diet for some time now and eat mostly vegetables and a little fruit..I am finding it very difficult to give up my bread like the doctor wants me to do. We walk most every day and I really don't eat junk..He said it is probably reversable at this point with diet, exercise and weight loss. I tried to explain to him that I really do exercise and am careful about what I eat. Yes there are meds we can try and I felt it may be time to start meds now since I have been working on the diet, exercise, and weight loss for 6 months now and still my A1c test just keeps going up..Hopefully they will find me a new doctor soon that I can talk to and things improve on that front soon..I am worried that we are waiting to long to do something more constructive like starting me on meds now instead of later..I know not to worry...for worry is not good and only makes things worse..overall.

"All I can do now is do the best I can and hope for the best at this point...Jeez! I never thought I would be saying that." I have always been able to fix most anything..and I am afraid that this time I just can't..

Red..

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

Good morning Red

You know you can always cry on my shoulder. I'm so sorry to hear you are diabetic. I'm sure you have checked it and know Type 2 the more common type is better than Type 1. Still it is a bummer. So now it will be a diet change and exercise, (you have the beach, lucky you) and meds if that doesn't work. You just need a Doc now to balance this. Disappointing news alright but you have seen worse and survived. The cortisone I take is going to eventually push me into diabetic also. I'm borderline, but what can I do, I need this med. All we can do is play the hand we are dealt.

Davit

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2508

Hi Davit,

Thanks for the words of support..a trade sounds pretty good right about now..Life sure does throw us curve balls sometimes..

My appt with the doc didn't go so well today..He is very hard to talk to and was down right rude and adversarial today. I tried to talk to him about diet and exercise and he told me we could talk semantics all day and it wouldn't help or change anything. He told me that I have type 2 diabetes today. I would think he would expect a patient to have questions when given this news..I told him about all the pain I am in lately especially my feet . He seems to be a VIP and refused to talk to me about this new revelation he layed on me today. I decided to stop by the patient advocates office while I was there and talk to her about his bedside manner and expressed my feeling about his lack of compassion and rude behavior and let her know that it has been very depressing coming to the clinic and being treated this way and that I deserved to be treated with some dignity and respect..She advised me to email my concerns in writing to her and in the mean time she had a operations supervisor at the clinic come in and talk to me and she is looking for new doctor that can work with me and treat me like a person..She is hoping to find me a better fit..They are to call in a couple of days..I have to say this lack of care by my doctor is taking a toll on my heath and mental state..I find myself depressed and full of despare this evening..I thought doctors where suppost to help us and give us hope..I find myself very saddened by it all...

I don't want to burden you or anyone here with my problems but I just wanted a shoulder to cry on.. I guess...I hope you don't mind..It was a very hard day today..

Oh I forgot to mention that there was one rainbow in my day today..I walked on the beach before this appointment with the doctor..and it was beautiful walking in the surf this morning..

That was my amazing for today..

Red..

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

Red

If you get down think of me. I would trade you. I still lift things and dig in my garden but it is full of places to sit because I can't walk far. I'd rather be able to walk. But I can't so I make the best of it. Like today, I will take my weeding bench and sit to weed the potatoes. Like you I am making the best of a bad situation. I feel life is about what I can still do, not what I can't, and there is so much I can't. And yet there are so many new things I can try.

My cat is asleep in the sun. I could do that but would rather sit in the sun with a cup of tea. I might just do that, what the hey garden is planted, let the weeds live one more day. I know I'm going to get restless and do them.

Davit

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2508

Thanks Vincenza.

This is a perfect exercise for me today and just what the doctor ordered. I am making some changes in my life on doctors orders. Making this list of my amazing showed me that there are still lots of amazing things that I can and do enjoy in my life and even if I can't do Everything like I used to do, like heavy lifting and digging in the yard..My List of Amazing of is still amazing..

Hiking around the Zoo and taking in all the beauty.

Walking around and treasure hunting at the swap meets

Looking at magazines..hobby, health, gardening and educational subjects..

Walking at the lake and enjoying the trees, the ripples on the lake and all the wildlife.

This is my complete list..Just a little sample that I wanted to share..

Red...

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1853

Members,

What are things that help you relax, energize and feel fulfilled?

Write down a list of things that bring you pleasure and joy. This could be as simple as riding a bike, a morning coffee, a nature walk..

When you find you need a distraction or some inspiration, then pull out this list and incorporate one of the items in your day.

What did you do? How did you feel afterwards?

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