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Well.. had my doc appt yesterday. Since my morning numbers have not gone down at all, (usually around 108 instead of 97) and will actually RAISE during the night, doc is putting me on insulin at night. Oh joy oh happy day. It's like I told Roy... I don't mind needles... it's just the idea of giving MYSELF a needle that I get the willies about. I have not started the needles yet, as I'm to wait for the diabetes nurse lady to teach me how to use em and everything. I have a plastic container for disposal (one of Roy's old tobacco containers), which I will be bringing with me to the Gathering so that I can dispose of the sharps properly. Doc told me that as once it's full, to just tape it shut and bring it to either him, or the hospital, and they will dispose of it for me. Works for me!
He ALSO came down on my diet. He said that even tho right now my daytime and food numbers are ok, he wants me in the habit of a more severe diet than what the nutritionist gave me, simply because it's only going to get worse from here. NOT because I'm doing anything wrong, but because as the pregnancy goes along, the baby is going to produce more hormones that are counteracting my natural insulin. The worst part is, he's cutting me down to red meat only once or twice a week... *gasps* We are a red meat kinda family... *chuckles* Good thing we both like chicken, turkey and pork! Roy's going to invest in pork cutlets and roasts to grill before he leaves, and after that, I'll be digging out my ole George foreman wannabe grill (it's a GE and half the price *lol*) and using that. IN other words, my food life is becoming bland unless I can figure out some rubs for pork and chicken that actually taste good. He has also banned from from ALL FAST FOOD *goes into withdrawls and dies*. No more McChickens... *cries* Now, here's my theory for the Gathering, I'm at someone else's house, I'mgoing to eat what is available. I will likely be bringing some snackages with me that I'm allowed to eat.. is soo in love with pita snacks! *lol* But I will likely also be packing some sand meat and my low carb fat free tortilla shells (which taste like cardboard) to make sandwiches out of, since, if i recall correctly, lunch meals are on us to find and supply.
ANYway.. on to better news, Doc is saying Roy's thumb is looking better, he's done with the icky spackle stuff on the ceiling, and patching any cracks, and today he's primering the whole room, and hopefully getting a coat of paint on part of it. He's done the 8 foot long storage bench and I have gotten 2 coats of outdoor paint on most of it, doing more today. All the Goodwill stuffs is out of my house and at Goodwill. So the end is in sight for the job list. Last night we went to some friend's house (Roy and him were roomates at King's Point), and had a good time. Roy and his buddy are going to play poker monday night... guys night out. I am NOT getting together with his wife, because, even tho she is a very nice person, I can only handle her in small doses. Tomorrow, we are going to some other friend's place because my friend Sandy is joining the coast guard and leaves for NJ on monday for bootcamp, so tomorrow is a farewell celebration kind of thing. Both her folks were in the army, so they're very proud of her. For those who remember meeting him, or reading my rants about him, Sandy is Donnie's little sister. So it means I have to put up with his presence tomorrow, but I can handle that. His family still considers Roy and I to be part of their family. This is something Sandy has been wanting to do for several years, but put her dreams on hold until her sister Cindy was finished nursing school, so that someone was home to babysit Cindy's son Nick, and then her newborn baby as well. Now that Cindy has graduated, she and her husband are looking for their own place to live, and Sandy can finally go fulfill her dreams. I'm really happy for her, so when she called and told me about this farewell, even tho we have a ton of stuff on our plate, we both agreed that this was something we would make time for.
So yup, this is where I'm at right now... *chuckles* and if anyone knows any easy dry rubs for chicken or pork, please email them to me... I'm gonna need em.
Kiersten aka Kitya
