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I am having a bad day. I am seriously close to fucking up some people at BCBSTX. They are giving me the run around concerning my claim for my test strips. WTF? Walgreens isn't part of my network? Are you kidding me? They couldn't explain that shit to me? Neither one of them? I could have found a place that would file the claim on my behalf rather than me? And wtf the difference is going towards my deductible? Fuck. Diabetics have it hard. Shit, fuck, fuck, fuckity fuck, fuck, fuck.

Fuck me.


ps...sorry for the cursing.

Tests and More Tests

I had a doctor appointment yesterday to learn the results of my blood work and 24-hour urine test.

Bad News

High cholesterol - I have to take Lipitor now. It is not incredibly high but it would be best to bring it down as it may lead to heart disease.

High testosterone - I've had this before. I get to take Metformin now to help manage that as well as my PCOS which causes high testosterone.

High blood sugar - This is a given. I'm taking my Byetta to help with it

Good News

I lost 6 lbs. since April 25, the date of my diabetic diagnosis.

My blood sugar was 114 when I walked in. That is freaking awesome.

My doctor is really proud of me. I can't tell you how good that makes me feel.

I have to have a cardio pulmonary test at the end of the month. The first week of August brings more tests including a continuous glucose monitoring test where a strip will be inserted under my skin and record my blood sugar every 5 minutes for 72 hours. The other test is an EMG, electromyography, which will check out my muscles and how they are working. Something will be inserted in me to determine that.

I'm not really looking forward to them but know that I am going to do my best to "study" for them.

Lunch

We had Jason's Deli today for lunch. I ordered the turkey on whole wheat, baked chips and a cookie. I even brought along my own drink, a Fuze Blueberry Rasberry from drink. This drink is a diabetic dream. 2 carbs and 10 calories per serving. Double it if you finish the whole bottle, which I normally do. Yum. This is my new BF.

Back to the sandwich. I asked for no lettuce and tomatoes with American cheese. What did I get? The lettuce and tomato with jalapeno cheese. Boo. I picked it out and took a bite of the sandwich. Eh. I decided to eat only the turkey slices so I could enjoy half of the cookie. I only ate 4 Baked Lay chips. The cookie wanted me. I haven't had a cookie since April. I ate slightly over half of the cookie but it was delish. Would the wheat bread done me more good than the cookie? I'm sure of it but honestly, I think I deserved that cookie. I ate more of the cookie than I wanted but I still feel good. I'm super full because of all the water I have been drinking but man, is my pee clean.

I have a doctor's appointment in over an hour. I should get the results of my blood work from April 29 as well as 24 hours of my pee. I'm almost certain my pee and blood are much better now so much so that I should sell my pee on eBay.

I'm proud of myself. I'm happy and trudging along. I hope my bubble doesn't burst today at the doctor's office.

Will Power

The medication I am taking is a med pen called Byetta. It's a prefilled pen that has enough dosage for 1 month. God bless insurance because this baby would have set me back about $280. I only paid $30 since it's a non-preferred brand. There is still some medication left in my old pen but it will not dispense it anymore. Hence, I didn't take any medication yesterday. My sugar was 156 this morning. A little high for fasting but lower than I thought it would be since I had a late dinner last night that consisted of a country fried steak with mashed potatoes and corn. I didn't finish the whole thing but still. I am proud of myself for not giving into getting the Molten Chocolate Cake. (We went to Chili's.)

Andie, my Soul Sister, is proud of me and how I stuck to my regimen during her visit this weekend.

I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow at 2:45p. I will finally hear the results of my blood tests from April. May was a bad month to go as work wouldn't allow for any time.

I hope all is good. If not, then at least I will know what I really should be concentrating on.