aPRIL 2023

 I was diagnosed type 2 Diabetic Saturday 7 March 2023. I have been on different pills since Tuesday 10 March 2023 but never on the needle^!                                                ``                                                               

I have had various MDs and three different Nurse Practitioners. I test my blood sugar upon getting out of bed and 2 hours after "forks down" after my evening meals. My heart surgeon is concerned about my blood pressure.

I use the Greek letter Σ (summation) to show how many times I have injected Ozempic. 

Date Day   AM   PM  Blood Pressure  Pulse

SAT    1  128  160   `      124/74  60

SUN    2  121  173          127/76  63

MON    3  136  147          144/70  59 

TUE    4  115  128          140/74  58  ξ    

WED    5  113  149          144/71  61

THU    6  110  148          123/86  66

FRI    7  105  160          122/76  63 Pen2 Dose1(0.50 mg)Y Σ 7                        
SAT    8  108  171          138/67  59

SUN    9  115  188          136/75  65

MON   10  136  133          138/73  61

TUE   11  111  157  107^*    124/75  60 ξ    

WED   12  114  122          130/77  64

THU   13  134  176          116/61  64

FRI 14 110 137 Pen 2 Dose 2 Y Σ 8

SAT 15 104 200 V

SUN 16 124 134

MON 17 133 131 V

TUE 18 114 121

WED. 19 121 131

THU. 20 122 148

FRI 21 109 133 Pen 2 Dose 3 Y V Σ 9

SAT 22 ^•msn 134

SUN 23 139 128

MON 24 139 128

TUE 25 112 133

WED 26 118 108^yeah!

THU 27 107 142

FRI 28 122 140 Pen 2 Dose 4 Y Σ  10

SAT 29 108 120

SUN 30 116 163

^ “All good things must come to an end” and so I went “on the needle” (Ozempic) on Friday 24 February 2023. On Tuesday 23 May 2023, it seems like I have been on Ozempic forever. Giving myself an injection each Friday afternoon no longer is a big deal. It simply is a part of my life…

Σ or “Summation” is the number of times I have injected Ozempic.

V is for vomiting and pain in my ribcage on the lower right. I ate too much of an oily steak for dinner and had a gall bladder attack.

Y means I actually took the shot…

^• My morning was confusing and I forgot to test my blood. Shit happens as they say.

AR or about 3:30 am or so, bells rang and a loud voice saying something like "Attention Medical Response Team, go to Baja Deck room B606. This is on deck 11. I repeat: Attention Medical Response Team, go to Baja B606."

I was in bed asleep, with my hearing aids out and yet I heard this alert clearly. Kathie was right when she said it was loud in our room.

^yeah! Such are the benefits of eating very lightly, regular and sometimes strenuous exercise!

May 2023

Date Day AM  PM

MON    1 130 131

TUE    2 111 146

WED    3 121 137

THU    4 114 131

FRI    5 117 128 Pen 3 Dose 1 Y Σ 11

SAT    6 118 139

SUN    7 123 132

MON    8 108 160

TUE    9 120 156

WED   10 122 158

THU   11 110 185

FRI   12 129 169 Pen 3 Dose 2 Y Σ  12

SAT   13 128 122

SUN   14 122 181

MON   15 124 129

TUE   16 119 144

WED   17 125 126 ξ    

THU   18 122 147

FRI   19 126 140 Pen 3 Dose 3 Y Σ 13

SAT   20 115 207

SUN   21 142 120

MON   22 123 150

TUE   23 128 153

WED   24 114 133

THU   25 124 168

FRI   26 116 124 Pen 3 Dose 4 Y Σ 14

SAT   27 127 142

SUN   28 120 132

MON   29 114 136   ξ

TUE   30 120 127

WED   31 126 156

 

·         About 3 hours after eating raw carrots for lunch I was “feeling puny” and checked my blood sugar. I was clearly dropping…

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JUNE 2023

Date Day    AM   PM  Blood Pressure  Pulse

THU    1    124  168

FRI    2    137  130 Pen 4 Dose 1 Y Σ 15

SAT     3     128   138 

SUN     4     114   159   post lunch  194

MON     5     133   189 ξ  A1C is 6.4

TUE     6     128   152

WED     7     121   149 116/91 P71 530 pm

THU     8     124   138 118/72 P62 656 am

FRI     9     126   148 116/72  P59 8:06 am  Pen 4 Dose 2 Y Σ 16

SAT    10     124   162 127/75  P62 7:44 am

SUN    11     123   152 133/76  P57 8:47 am

MON    12     126   153 127/67  P52 6:32 am⁺⁺

TUE    13     120   120 132/77  P 60 828 am

WED    14     106⁼    134 134/74  P 62 848 am

THU    15

FRI    16     Pen 4 Dose x Y Σ 1x

SAT    17

SUN    18

MON    19

TUE    20

WED    21

THU    22

FRI    23 Pen 4 Dose x Y Σ 15

SAT    24

SUN    25

MON    26

TUE    27

WED    28

THU    29

FRI    30

 

⁺⁺ I put my BP meter by my bed and used it before getting out of bed.

⁼ I was at work and had a thick slice of baloney and later some crackers; didn’t have much of an appetite.

 

“The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits.”

Alexandre Dumas Jr

 

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