One more post, then I’ll shut up

December 6, 2006 at 4:25 pm | Posted in The Sweet Life | 23 Comments

The endo appt. was good. Really good. Not perfect – why can’t doctors use “high” and “low” instead of “bad” and “good” when they’re talking about your blood sugars?

But for starters, my A1C was 7.5. That’s the lowest it’s been in… a long time.

And the doctor sat and listened and looked at me, not my chart. For almost an hour. We talked about where to find carb counts for ethnic foods; about CGM and whether it’s right for me, about my after-dawn dawn effect. He gave me his email address if I had follow up questions, but said, don’t hesitate to call if it’s urgent. In fact, he stepped out of the room during our appointment to take an urgent patient call. (And apologized profusely when he came back in)

He tickled my feet and said that the falling-asleep-feet that I had been experiencing more often than previously was not neuropathy. He looked at my eyes and said that to the naked eye, it sure didn’t look like I had had diabetes for 21 years.

I feel so unbelievably lucky today. And grateful, for all the people in my life who listen to me and encourage me, all of you, all of my friends Outside the Computer, and most of all for my sweet Pili, who supports me, challenges me, and doesn’t give up on me, even when I’m ready to give up on myself.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled blog hiatus.