Hi Everyone!

[nancyaw]

I know that when I came here in utter desperation, so many of you jumped right in, and helped me. I felt so much support, and swore that I'd be a part of this wonderful forum. Well, I know that I haven't stuck to what I said I would do....and I so regret it! Tonight, I came in here, and found myself reading....reading....reading! And relating...relating....relating!!!!!! I found a PM for me, and I KNEW that I really need all of you, and the information, and support that everyone so willingly provides. When I'm down, I tend to really isolate, and other than tending to the family business, which I literally run...and the care of my grandchildren...I do nothing..nada...zilch! I spend much of my afternoons, (before picking up my grandson from school), on the couch, with the tredmill staring me in the face! I know that I'm in a rut. I have taken the diabetes classes that I signed up for, and I have managed to drop about 8 pounds. I eat carefully, (very), MOST of the time, and feel sluggish, lazy, and down, more of the time than not. My AM blood sugar still reads in the high 100's to the low 200's. Before dinner, I range from 125-180...I then take my Novalog 14 units, and the 1000 mg of Metformin, and prior to bed I zip down to maybe 95-130. Then it's the snack....rye crackers (2), and a piece of cheese. When I wake up...there is the high number once again, and off I go to take the 1000 mg of my AM Metformin. I last had my A1C checked in Dec. It was 10.2 I am to have it done again in the middle of March. All in all my daily levels are lower than the previous months, so I'm hoping for a lower A1C. It is difficult, without medical insurance, to try different doctors, and I've stayed with the same one for over two years...I find myself telling him, and his staff....what I SHOULD be doing. I really do feel a bit lost, and discouraged. On the bright side, I have been really constant about not eating cakes, cookies, and such! I haven't done any of that. I've upped the veggies, and cut down the portion sizes! Yet the BS still runs high. I do thank all of you here, once again, for caring about each other, me included. It certainly gives a warm feeling. Nancy

[kgm0612]

Hang in there Nancy! You can either take the bull by the horns and control your diabetes, or you can let the diabetes control you. It's certainly not easy, I know, but the harder you push yourself, the easier it becomes.

What is probably happening to you is that you are going a little low sometime during the night and your liver is dumping on you, causing higher morning BS readings. When I test before going to bed, I need my BS to be up between 130-150. If it's not, I have a light snack......usually light wheat toast with peanut butter or a few Ritz wheat crackers. If you're not already doing this, give it a try and see how it works out for you.

Exercise.............do you have a close friend or a neighbor who might be interesting in walking with you? Fortunately for me, I have a walking partner and we walk 3 to 3-1/2 miles every night depending on the weather. I also have a treadmill but I hate walking on it. On the nights that my neighbor and I don't walk, I have to talk myself into getting on that **** thing.....LOL. Once I'm on it, I do okay.

Good luck, Nancy. Just remember, we are here for you!

Karen

[Penny]

Hi Nancy, Sounds like you and I are sort of in the same boat!;) I too, take care of a grandchild, almost daily. I know I do not get as much exercise as I should, too. This is because it has become so painful to walk much. I keep intending to start water exercises, but don't because I have to have someone drive me and pick me up. I just hate it that someone else has to be responsible for me geting exercise, by driving me someplace!:bike: My morning fasting levels have also been between 150 anf 225, lately! This is after finally having a good A1C of 6.3, down from 9.7, a few months before. I think I am sick! :nurse: I have having a little bladder problem, not enough to see the doctor, but enough to make me uncomfortable. But I think it is causing me to have the high readings. That along with some stress that I am working on eliminating. The thing is that so many things can effect our morning readings. If this is ongoing, you do need to experiment and see what helps, if your doctor isn't coming up with answers. If it is just recently, maybe figure out if it is being caused by stress or illness. You sort of sound the way I am when I am a little depressed, ("When I'm down, I tend to really isolate, and other than tending to the family business, which I literally run...and the care of my grandchildren...I do nothing..nada...zilch!" ) I have to force myself to do something different, or I would be a big mess. It is the hardest thing I do, but I make myself get out, and talk to people, even if it is just at the grocery or one of the neighbors. This usually pulls me out of the funk I am in. We are all so different, you will have to find what works for you by trying different things. I hope you feel better soon!:smile: