This week, I have gone to see my diabetes specialist, my GP, and my dentist today. When seeing the diabetes specialist, my A1C showed significant change from 11.5 to 8.8. This is good news considering I think I am doing a poor job, so that actually is encouraging me to eat better.
The specialist has put me on Victoza. This medication is supposed to help the pancreas produce more of its own insulin to control the blood sugar in my system. Side effect, the medication will help trigger the feeling full message that is sent to the brain. I have only been on the medication for a few days and starting to see where I am beginning to dismiss various portions or getting a bit more difficult to finish something I have to eat. Not sure if that is because I am just getting to that point where I cannot find anything that I really want to eat or the medication is starting to work on me. I am going to give that a few more weeks and see the results.
Yesterday, I went to see my GP. The main reason to see my GP was to make sure I did not need a referral to talk with the internist that performed colonoscopies on my mom and dad. I verified that this specialist is part of my insurance company's list of approved physicians. The doctor stated if that is the case, then I can just call the internist and set up my appointment. The doctor agreed with the specialist that I need to get in there at my earliest to get a check up. The internist knows my mom's history and the fact that my grandmother also had colon cancer. He had told my father that had my mom had a check up 10 years earlier, she would still be alive today. That is debatable, but the fact remains that I need to get myself checked up.
Also, I noticed an area on my left foot that bothers me. The other day, I noticed a couple of scabs on my foot. The GP is referring me to some dermatologists on the rash but told me that other than having very dry skin on my feet, there was no infection and that the rash is probably something most diabetics have - a dermatologist would be able to handle it better than her. She did check my feet and confirmed that I do have some nerve damage already at my toes due to the diabetes. At the tips of the toes, I can barely feel a light touch. Therefore, I need to be really careful.
When I did see my GP, I brought in the documentation I got from Diabetes Center. This information had not been sent to my GP, so she was writing down all of the meds that I am now taking as well as the blood sugar, A1C, cholesterol, and triglycerides data. I would think that doctors would communicate better to one another, especially if they are all part of the same network. I guess I was wrong on that point. However, I see how that causes a lot of issues with patients getting meds that they are not supposed to have. I would think doctors would want to avoid that.
Today, I see the dentist for my teeth cleaning. I wish I had whiter teeth. I know when I spoke to Random Cathy about that, she supported the Crest Whitening strips. I have also seen in various Consumer Reports type of shows the same thing. I have bought the low end version of the strips, so not sure if I need to spend the extra $$ for the top of the line intensive version. I just need to start using them.
During all of these doctor trips, my weight remains still over 300. Ugh! Here is hoping to see some negative changes in that area - meaning, dropping of the weight. I need to take a picture of myself to see this. I look at myself and I really do not see the weight as I should. When I see pictures of myself, it is pretty obvious. That might be the only way I see positive change.
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