Living with Diabetes

I can say that I love testing my sugars !! I test it four times a day and then record each data into my site FightType2.com. Last weekend I finished my strips and asked for a refill, but the pharmacy needed to call my doctor who did not respond in time, so I found myself without any test strips for a whole weekend. I was nervous as hell. I know that if I am not testing then I am not watching what I am consuming. I survived, but did learn some things about myself. Here is a summary - - If I am not testing, my diet restrictions get relaxed. This is a spiraling relaxation, i.e. it keeps relaxing more and more as days go by. - My mind keeps reminding me to exercise. But not watching the sugars means that I am more willing to make excuses to not exercise to myself. - No strips, less control, does not mean less stress. Each night before going to sleep, I would always stress on whether I am doing good. - I missed testing my fasting sugars the most. In my head I want this number to be the most...

I started taking a metfornin tablet in the morning in addition to the one that was having with dinner. The doctor told me that this was better as there is no weight gain associated with this medication, but I am seeing a small creep up in my weight, about a pound a week gain each of the last four weeks. So I got to thinking what was up with this whole situation and I started back onto tracking what I eat and how I exercise. Here are the results - 1) Because of the metfornin, my sugars are coming out great compared to before. So I am generally relaxing on various issues. 2) I have started eating more carbs as now my body is handing them better. 3) I also starting eating a cookie a day. Indulging back in the sweet tooth as now the medication is helping the numbers. 4) Since the specter of higher sugars is sort of removed, my level and frequency of exercise is down. All in all, the medicine does not seem to have a direct affect on the weight, but the fact that I am relaxing my strict diet...

What is New on the FightType2.com website? * Changed the look and feel of the website menus. This makes the website load up faster. * Added graphical reports for fasting sugars. * Made the adding of A1C data process smoother. What am I working on for the next month? * Better Calendar controls for choosing the dates on the data entry pages. * Graphical report for the A1C data.