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Chronically Ill

Sunday, March 8th, 2009 at 6:57 pm  
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Challenging Days

Chronic illness are two scary words when you first hear them. Easy to forget when you heard them so long ago. High blood pressure at 29 is where it started I suppose. That probably scared me but I no longer remember. Diabetes did but I misunderstood the doctor, he was diagnosing “glucose intolerance.” That is just a precursor to diabetes. I think he was wrong since the test showed my blood sugar going over 200 at that time. But that’s not the point.

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Diabetes | Insulin in My Future?

Monday, March 2nd, 2009 at 2:01 pm  
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Blood Sugar Rising

My blood sugar has not been doing so great lately. I’ve started taking Actos again and there has been no low blood sugars. Perhaps taking it will help decrease my blood sugars and get it back down.

I’ve been fairly active. I plan to walk in a couple of hours if it does not rain too much. Only threatening to do so right now. It threatens more than it does so. We are approaching summer or the dry season but its okay with me if it stays cloudy all the time. Less sun means less heat. And I’m anti-heat!

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Lupus And The Brain

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 at 10:40 am  
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CNS LUPUS

Lupus is a disease where a persons immune system becomes confused and attacks their own healthy tissue. It can range from mild to deadly. Most people are some place in the middle, at least for most of their illness.

The treatment for lupus is by use of medications that have their own severe side effects. This includes steroids (not the type that athletes take) that cause damage in more ways that I know but one is weight gain and damage to muscles. Doctors also mentioned arteries.

Not Feeling Well Today

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 at 9:36 pm  
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Had a fever earlier today, feel like its worse now but Jessie’s hands feel warmer than my forehead so I suppose I don’t.   Sure feels like it.  My face burns as if I have a sun burn but I didn’t go out during the day yesterday.  I did go down to the BBQ by the…

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Sick Child

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 at 4:58 pm  
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Swollen Lymph Glands

Last week Jermain had the mumps. That didn’t last long at all. Then this weekend he developed huge lymph glands. I’ve never seen that much swelling before.

So off to the doctor he went yesterday. Doctor sent him home with antibiotics. Alarming to me though, Jessie told me that if it is not gone in a week, he goes back for a skin test, chest x-ray and blood test.

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