Woke this morning feeling much better. My gait is improved and I can move from the sofa to the sitting position with a lot more ease.
I'm getting used to checking blood glucose 4 times a day and and at bedtime. I have not needed extra Novo insulin (fast acting insulin) more than 2-4 times daily. And at bedtime, I have to take 10 units of Lantus (long lasting) insulin.
Showing posts with label Diabetes Type 1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diabetes Type 1. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
Relapsed High Risk Myeloma - Update August 19 2013
I feel better today. My ULTRA-SORE THROAT for the most part feels better. Can drink fluids, especially warm fluids with little difficult. The circumference of my neck had gotten so large, I had to take my "world" necklace off, but it might be ready to go back on today.
Our air quality from the Sun Valley fires is improving. Jani went golfing with Helen Marinac and I drifted in out of a nap while they were gone last evening. We made motel reservations for Thursday in Twin Falls. Friends, Ali and Patti will meet us there. I'll have my St. Lukes' Clinic visit late on Thursday afternoon and hopefully they will know why I developed Type 1 diabetes and how to treat it.
Back to the motel and then we'll get up Friday morning to return to the Cancer Center MSTI for my second chemo for the week. (Carfilzomib intravenously/Pomalyst 2 mg orally).
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Relapsed High Risk Myeloma - Update August 18 2013
Woke this morning with such a ROTTEN sore throat that I needed to get a glob of old blood and mucous out - it just chokes me. And it was a lot thicker than it looks in this photo. I had another episode while showering today,
I tested my blood sugar at 7:45 AM (this the before breakfast check) and it was 128, so, I didn't require any insulin.
I was unable to eat my toast and barely able to down my 6.5 dex;. In fact, I had to give taking the pills a couple of tries.
Being a Type 1 Diabetic is no fun - in fact, it might be a whole LOT LESS FUN than having multiple myeloma. I checked my blood again at 10 AM and needed 2 units of Novalog. Since I did not sleep last night, I napped several times today.
Jani worked on cleaning the barbecue on my back porch even though the air quality is so poor outside due to the Ketchum Sun Valley forest fire which has consumed over 100,000 acres and is TERRIBLE on the air quality ~ just 50 miles north and west of Mackay, Idaho.
I'm most likely a diabetic now because of the dex I take every other day. I had been taking 10 mg every other day and now they have lowered my dex to 6.5 mg every other day.
Slowly, my SORE THROAT has been improving today. I've had no more discharge from my throat since I showered.
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I tested my blood sugar at 7:45 AM (this the before breakfast check) and it was 128, so, I didn't require any insulin.
I was unable to eat my toast and barely able to down my 6.5 dex;. In fact, I had to give taking the pills a couple of tries.
Being a Type 1 Diabetic is no fun - in fact, it might be a whole LOT LESS FUN than having multiple myeloma. I checked my blood again at 10 AM and needed 2 units of Novalog. Since I did not sleep last night, I napped several times today.
Jani worked on cleaning the barbecue on my back porch even though the air quality is so poor outside due to the Ketchum Sun Valley forest fire which has consumed over 100,000 acres and is TERRIBLE on the air quality ~ just 50 miles north and west of Mackay, Idaho.
I'm most likely a diabetic now because of the dex I take every other day. I had been taking 10 mg every other day and now they have lowered my dex to 6.5 mg every other day.
Slowly, my SORE THROAT has been improving today. I've had no more discharge from my throat since I showered.
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