I cannot figure it out. Today, no matter what I did, my blood sugar kept rising and rising. I ended the evening with 437 and that is not good.
My day started with blood sugar level at 248. Two hours after I ate breakfast, my blood sugar climbed to 317. Two hours later, it was 306. Before leaving for dinner, it was 378 and ended with 437. Arrrrggggghhhh! Talk about blowing it up.
*sigh* Okay - today sucked. Get up, dust off the mess on your knees and evaluate what is wrong. I did not have my normal bread and think that maybe that is part of the problem. Also, I tried some cream cheese instead of butter on my toast. Lunch was chicken stir fry and a salad. Let's cut out one of those - either have the chicken stir fry or the salad, but not both. Dinner was at Blue Fish Grill. I got fried fish and I should have gone with grilled. Then, again grilled oysters does not peak my interest. Usually, there is a really good grilled dish on the special wall, but not tonight. Poor choice on my part, still.
So, tonight, I will take my meds, lie down, and just meditate on what I was doing wrong today and try again tomorrow. God willing, the numbers will be lower and a new start.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Happy Easter!
For lunch, I met my friend, Cathy, and her husband. At first, we were going to eat at Chow, but oddly enough, it was closed for Easter. (Joke in there regarding A Christmas Story) John suggested Genghis Grill. I had never been there and have always wanted to try, so I was game for it.
I was quite amazed. The customer builds their own bowl based on what protein, spices, veggies, sauces, and starches. I liked that. John suggested a couple of sauces to try, which were spicy, but very tasty. In the end, I got a bowl that was really delicious. My problem, I should have put more veggies in the bowl. :-) Next time, I will try what another friend has suggested - use spinach instead of rice. That sounds like a great alternative!
I managed to make deviled eggs and cucumber/tomato salad to go with the Red, Hot, and Blue potato salad, and ham steak. I also threw in some steamed veggies. I got an invitation to go to Breadwinners, but I passed on that. Mainly because I had all of this food I had prepared. Also, I needed to avoid getting the "free" dessert.
I was looking at my refrigerator. It is pretty full of plastic containers. Most are full of left-overs that I can have through out the week for lunch or dinner. I am very thankful for that because I am on-call this week. I rarely get to fix a proper dinner when I am on-call. I also got the ingredients to make Chicken Shrimp Jambalaya. This would be the slow cooker version, so that would be tremendous for me. Throw it in the crockpot, then head out to work.
I admit that I did not get much done this weekend. However, I did manage to get the following done:
Hope everyone had a great Easter and take care!
I was quite amazed. The customer builds their own bowl based on what protein, spices, veggies, sauces, and starches. I liked that. John suggested a couple of sauces to try, which were spicy, but very tasty. In the end, I got a bowl that was really delicious. My problem, I should have put more veggies in the bowl. :-) Next time, I will try what another friend has suggested - use spinach instead of rice. That sounds like a great alternative!
I managed to make deviled eggs and cucumber/tomato salad to go with the Red, Hot, and Blue potato salad, and ham steak. I also threw in some steamed veggies. I got an invitation to go to Breadwinners, but I passed on that. Mainly because I had all of this food I had prepared. Also, I needed to avoid getting the "free" dessert.
I was looking at my refrigerator. It is pretty full of plastic containers. Most are full of left-overs that I can have through out the week for lunch or dinner. I am very thankful for that because I am on-call this week. I rarely get to fix a proper dinner when I am on-call. I also got the ingredients to make Chicken Shrimp Jambalaya. This would be the slow cooker version, so that would be tremendous for me. Throw it in the crockpot, then head out to work.
I admit that I did not get much done this weekend. However, I did manage to get the following done:
- Installed 2 TB hard drive into Linux system and make the space available to the system
- Played around with creating a volume group, extending the space, and removing the volume group - loved that because it was learning something new
- Washed some clothes
- Got dirty dishes washed
- Disabled the TiVo box from the DVD Recorder and cable system in the bedroom
- Throwing out trash in the bedroom
- Reorganizing my medicine basket, so that I know where all of my meds are located
Hope everyone had a great Easter and take care!
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Maybe not a good start to the day...
Blood sugar numbers remaining under 250, so that makes me happy. It is progress from the 350-400 out of control numbers. Mantra - Be patient, keep working at it, and all will be better. Just don't give up.
I had a great time last night. I got to see my high school friend, Cathy, enjoy some good food, then we went to listen to music performances at Theater 166. That was a lot of fun. What was most interesting was that the headliner had his daughter open for him. She did a fantastic job and showed she definitely had her father's musical ability. Then, when the headliner performed, I found myself tapping to a lot of the songs. It was great.
I got home, walked and fed the dogs, then headed off to bed. Somewhere around 3 AM, the stupid smoke alarm started chirping. I had turned down the thermostat because I sleep better when it is cool. In an effort to keep the dogs from freaking out more, I turned up the heat a little bit. By doing that, the warm air makes the smoke alarm quit chirping. Still, have to locate the one that is chirping and replace the battery. However, I want my sleep.
I let Bo run about the apartment until he settled down while wearing the belly band (have to prevent unnecessary accidents). In the mean time, I climbed back in bed to sleep and had Chloe literally on top of my head. While I do not mind, what kept me awake was her constant scratching my head. I kept petting her to let her know it was okay, but it took awhile for her to settle down and go to sleep.
When I did "officially" wake up, I took the dogs out for their morning work. Once I was back, I went to fix my breakfast, a jar of chopped garlic fell on the tile in the kitchen. The jar busted open and there was the mess I really did not want. I said a few obscenities, as I tend to do, then went on about the business of cleaning up the mess.
At this point, I am about to put together my shopping list and pick up stuff for Easter. This year, I will probably spend Easter alone. That will be very strange, but I need to get through this. I figure there will be more holidays where I will be alone and I need to work out what one needs to do. It is a growing experience. :-)
I had a great time last night. I got to see my high school friend, Cathy, enjoy some good food, then we went to listen to music performances at Theater 166. That was a lot of fun. What was most interesting was that the headliner had his daughter open for him. She did a fantastic job and showed she definitely had her father's musical ability. Then, when the headliner performed, I found myself tapping to a lot of the songs. It was great.
I got home, walked and fed the dogs, then headed off to bed. Somewhere around 3 AM, the stupid smoke alarm started chirping. I had turned down the thermostat because I sleep better when it is cool. In an effort to keep the dogs from freaking out more, I turned up the heat a little bit. By doing that, the warm air makes the smoke alarm quit chirping. Still, have to locate the one that is chirping and replace the battery. However, I want my sleep.
I let Bo run about the apartment until he settled down while wearing the belly band (have to prevent unnecessary accidents). In the mean time, I climbed back in bed to sleep and had Chloe literally on top of my head. While I do not mind, what kept me awake was her constant scratching my head. I kept petting her to let her know it was okay, but it took awhile for her to settle down and go to sleep.
When I did "officially" wake up, I took the dogs out for their morning work. Once I was back, I went to fix my breakfast, a jar of chopped garlic fell on the tile in the kitchen. The jar busted open and there was the mess I really did not want. I said a few obscenities, as I tend to do, then went on about the business of cleaning up the mess.
At this point, I am about to put together my shopping list and pick up stuff for Easter. This year, I will probably spend Easter alone. That will be very strange, but I need to get through this. I figure there will be more holidays where I will be alone and I need to work out what one needs to do. It is a growing experience. :-)
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Taking a day away...
Today is/was my "Friday" as I decided to take Friday off from work. I thought taking "Opening Day" off would be a good idea. Go to the ball park, hang with friends doing a tail gate. As usual, tail gate plans were ditched, so I have some hot dogs and will be watching the game at home.
Still, one needs to be able to take a break from work Just need that "refresher" or down time to get my head all sorted and settled. I find I have way too many ideas and such running through my mind and it just does not stop. Some days, I wish I were like that physically - I probably would be much thinner. LOL
Tomorrow night, I will join a friend from high school for dinner and enjoy some blues music. Just the right thing to help me relax and slow down.
Still, one needs to be able to take a break from work Just need that "refresher" or down time to get my head all sorted and settled. I find I have way too many ideas and such running through my mind and it just does not stop. Some days, I wish I were like that physically - I probably would be much thinner. LOL
Tomorrow night, I will join a friend from high school for dinner and enjoy some blues music. Just the right thing to help me relax and slow down.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Numbers frustration...
Since Friday, my blood sugar numbers are ranging between 250 - 299. Now, I am not talking about just morning, but morning and evening. I am not going to lie - it bothers me - terribly. I thought I was on a good run with the numbers under 200. However, I have not been able to pull those numbers back down to where it was. I know - think positive and get back on your eating methods. Still, it just makes me feel horrible.
I am religiously taking my meds. I am up to injecting 42 units of insulin. I hope that it won't go up much higher as it worries me to inject so much. That might be normal, but I need time to research it. That should be something I do rather than working all night on environments for work. Let's not get on that subject.
Tonight, I am going to fix chicken stir fry. Not so sure about making egg drop soup, though. I need to cut back on how much I am eating, even though the food I am eating is good for me.
Time to get the day going.
I am religiously taking my meds. I am up to injecting 42 units of insulin. I hope that it won't go up much higher as it worries me to inject so much. That might be normal, but I need time to research it. That should be something I do rather than working all night on environments for work. Let's not get on that subject.
Tonight, I am going to fix chicken stir fry. Not so sure about making egg drop soup, though. I need to cut back on how much I am eating, even though the food I am eating is good for me.
Time to get the day going.
Monday, April 2, 2012
No more drama...
Nothing like getting up and having people call you at 7:30 AM when you are no on-call. This perpetual on-call business is for the birds - job security or not.
I have prepared my lunch for the day: left over hungarian chicken goulash that I made last night, a salad with edamame, avocado, tomato, hard boiled egg, and lettuce (of course!). Also, I threw in a sliced up apple, orange, and 100 cal. Oreo crisps, and trail mix. Tonight, I have some more chicken tenders to fix. Not sure if I am going to do stir fry or put them back in the freezer for another night. I need to think of other things to fix than just chicken stir fry.
My blood sugar seems to still be recovering from the poor choices I have been making. For example, this morning, the fasting number was 249. Better than last month, but it needs to be better. I just need to keep working at this.
Found the next recipe to try: http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/recipe/chicken/diabetic-friendly-chicken-and-shrimp-jambalaya/
I have prepared my lunch for the day: left over hungarian chicken goulash that I made last night, a salad with edamame, avocado, tomato, hard boiled egg, and lettuce (of course!). Also, I threw in a sliced up apple, orange, and 100 cal. Oreo crisps, and trail mix. Tonight, I have some more chicken tenders to fix. Not sure if I am going to do stir fry or put them back in the freezer for another night. I need to think of other things to fix than just chicken stir fry.
My blood sugar seems to still be recovering from the poor choices I have been making. For example, this morning, the fasting number was 249. Better than last month, but it needs to be better. I just need to keep working at this.
Found the next recipe to try: http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/recipe/chicken/diabetic-friendly-chicken-and-shrimp-jambalaya/
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Techno Headaches...
So, I decided to finally pull out my "black box" for a Linux overhaul. I installed a new hard drive. Created installation disks for CentOS 6.2 64-bit, Oracle 11g 11.2 DB, Oracle Golden Gate, and Oracle SOA Suite 11.1.1.6. Now, I am trying to install the CentOS 6.2 software and having "issues."
Nothing is ever easy, it seems. My installation disk for CentOS 6.2 was crap from the check. I am using up a lot of DVDs to get this done, too. I suppose that is okay as I have another box of DVD+RW. At this point, I am trying to create another CentOS 6.0 disk. (Blasted, another ruined DVD!)
Try, try again, I suppose.
I have allowed myself to get a little frustrated. That part is wrong because when I get frustrated, I start looking for something to eat. Of course, I went about that all wrong as well. I could not resist the M&Ms this time. I have gotten rid of them..and no, not via my stomach. Still, I did it and knew I should not have done it. (Quit beating yourself up - it is okay, just be more careful)
I have managed to get other work done such as getting the dishwasher unloaded and reloaded. I have also done a couple of loads of laundry. Still, this place looks a wreck. Too many baskets and bags, which need to go out the door. My hope is to take off this Friday and if I do not head to the Texas Ranger Ball Park, then grab hot dogs, do work at home, and enjoy the game in the comfort of my own home. No "work" work - what was the point in taking off from work in the first place, right?
Nothing is ever easy, it seems. My installation disk for CentOS 6.2 was crap from the check. I am using up a lot of DVDs to get this done, too. I suppose that is okay as I have another box of DVD+RW. At this point, I am trying to create another CentOS 6.0 disk. (Blasted, another ruined DVD!)
Try, try again, I suppose.
I have allowed myself to get a little frustrated. That part is wrong because when I get frustrated, I start looking for something to eat. Of course, I went about that all wrong as well. I could not resist the M&Ms this time. I have gotten rid of them..and no, not via my stomach. Still, I did it and knew I should not have done it. (Quit beating yourself up - it is okay, just be more careful)
I have managed to get other work done such as getting the dishwasher unloaded and reloaded. I have also done a couple of loads of laundry. Still, this place looks a wreck. Too many baskets and bags, which need to go out the door. My hope is to take off this Friday and if I do not head to the Texas Ranger Ball Park, then grab hot dogs, do work at home, and enjoy the game in the comfort of my own home. No "work" work - what was the point in taking off from work in the first place, right?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)