February 2023
I was diagnosed type 2 Diabetic Friday 7 March 2023. I have been on
different pills since Monday 10 March 2023 but never on the needle*!
I have had various MDs and three
different Nurse Practitioner. I test my blood sugar upon getting out of bed and
2 hours after "forks down" after my evening meals.
Date Day AM
PM Blood Pressure Pulse
Wed 1
148 155 142/79
58 ξ
Thu 2
139 187 130/75 46
Fri 3
139 183 125/73 72
Sat 4 141 149
153/78 65
Sun 5 119
194 120/76 63
Mon 6 160
153 110/62 56
Tue 7
121 156 106/62 62
Wed 8 109 170
129/74 69 2PM ** 123
Thu 9 147 152
133/71 66
Fri 10 143 166
144/75 64
Sat 11 149 151 126/76 57
Sun 12
176 188 148/80
52
Mon 13 155 176
Did not have time for this.
Tue 14
120 176 143/75 67 ξ
Wed 15
124 196 153/68 57
Thu 16 140
131 149/92 58
Fri 17 132 157 116/74 49 ξ
Sat 18 127 190 147/69 59
Sun 19 129
154
168/75 58
Mon 20 131
132
136/80 60 ξ
Tue 21 150 202 121/72
54
Wed 22 128
236*** 124/76 59
Thu 23 152
184 129/74 48 ξ
Fri 24 145 244**** 149/70
59 Pen 1 Dose 1 (0.25 MG)
Sat 25 145
163 134/74 59
Sun 26 142
140 151/75 50
Mon 27
Tue 28
Lately, I have been forgetting to note down my “forks down” time. I’m trying
to do better but I am not sure if it really matters.
My heart surgeon asked me to keep track of my morning blood sugar, The last
time his RN checked it, it was low. I think his meter was defective.
*Insulin
**I felt light headed around 10 am and looked up the causes. The main three
were stroke, dehydration and hypoglycemia. I felt a mixture of hunger and
stomach pain soon after and decided it must be hypo!
*** I think I took my evening pills..
**** We had spaghetti for dinner and the resulting high blood sugar
was a horrifying surprise,
Pen: I received a
chilled bag with one Ozempic Pen. This is good for 4 weekly shots of 0.25 mg
and 2 weekly shots of 0.5 mg, The Pen is incredibly easy to use. It was literally
painless and in fact, was much less painless than testing my fingers. I will
have to see how future shots are.
The VA Pharmacy told me I would be getting 2 pens vice one. It seems so many
non-diabeteics (the bastards!) are using
Ozempic for weight loss that there could be a shortage. It just means I might
go without for a few days even if I order 15 days in advance.
Two VA RNs instructed me and I am tempted to go back in a week to have them
supervise my second shot. I don’t think I will need further training and I don’t
think I’ll need my wife to inject me.
