DIabetes chat

i saw the head honcho yesterday at the clinic..the endocrinologist who is the head of that department over at one of the hospitals comes to the clinic on tuesdays ..and i saw him to talk about what is going on with the whole diabetes life stuff.. my doc was able to have a nurse stay in the room with me while i was with him and for that i will be forever grateful...but it was ok talking to him about stuff..he is increasing the metformin again im im taking 3 pills now instead of two..and he touched my feet which was so weird ..checked my eyes too.. i learned that the dark rash looking thing around my neck is related to being diabetic and that my body isnt absorbing or making insulin rihgt..mommy forever tells me i need to scrub my neck and stuff when she sees it..i told her yesterday that it wasnt me not washing or anything and it still led to a conversation on using skin lightening creams to clear it up... i dont know how much more straightforward i could have been when i said it is a result of being diabetic..but oh well .. i learned something new.. but it went ok for an appointment... my daily numbers have come down to the upper 100s...that is a big big improvement ..i am truly horrified that i was getting numbers in the 300 and 400 earlier this month..which means my numbers must have been crazy high the past few months..but i am determined to get them to come down...and so the past few days its been in the upper hundreds..i am a little proud of myself for that..like the work has been worth it you know..i am concerned because he talked to me about there being protein in my urine..which he explained as meaning it could be that the diabetes is messing with my kidneys ...i had to pee in a cup yesterday and all of that for it to be checked again..but i am well aware of the complications of diabetes..and i refuse to let any of that happen..diabetes will not kill me...so i go back to see him in a couple months.. hopefully i will be able to handle the increase in the metformin. my stomach has been a little off yesterday and today..but im hoping it will ease up...

i also should be starting the food pharmacy program soon.. i filled out the questionnaire thing with ro yesterday and so i should be getting a call about it...the cooking class will be every other thursday in the evenings..and ill be meeting with a nutritionist/nurse weekly for 12 weeks..and well free groceries are involved ..that i am super happy for..groceries are freaking expensive lol.. so that will be happening too...  im suddenly very very busy lol..