Not entirely featured among this carefully constructed array of test strips that were delivered today are my Lisinopril and Synthroid pills which I have been neglecting for…longer than I care to admit. But the only way to establish healthy, or healthier habits is to start somewhere. (Even if it’s starting over.)
Also not featured are my cats. Being the weekend, I should remedy that one.
That’s better.
Remember when I talked about potential kidney failure in my last video that graced the interwebs? It’s been lingering in my head ever since. I did a little googling here, a little webmding there but nothing really serious. Yesterday google reader flagged this article in my ‘Diabetes’ news search and the phrase ‘kidney failure’ in the headline earned a click through. As of publishing time, that was 19 hours ago. And I’m still kinda freaked out about it. Continue reading
Yesterday I broke out a new insulin pen for dinner. My previous 300 units had served me well but it was time to reload. Along with the 5 pens in the box are 2 little pamphlet type information bearing documents. One on Humalog, the other on the pen itself. Is it sad that last night was the first time I had actually read these things? Continue reading
