I'm doing OK but not as good as I want. My fasting # stays over 100 a lot.
Of course it's my own stupid fault for not eating better. Another thing, I jammed my little toe Friday night and it has hurt so bad that I haven't walked like I should these last couple of days. I haven't had so much as a Tylenol for any kind of pain in 20 years, but I'm wishing for some pain meds right about now.
While I'm moaning (glad you asked
), I went for my annual eye exam this morning. The doc said I have the beginning signs of macular degeneration.
This isn't related to my diabetes, but it sure did come out of left field. How the heck does a 43yo guy expect to hear he has macular degeneration? Looks like I'll be doing some research tonight.
Last year my wife was diagnosed with the 'wet' form of macular degeneration. Up until very recently that was an irrevocable sentence to blindness in a short time. However, in 2006 a new drug was approved, Lucentis, that literally stops progression in its tracks, and can even reverse some of the damage. My wife has thus far received two shots of Lucentis (in the eye) and she has been doing excellent.
If, as I suspect, you have the 'dry' form of macular degeneration, your doctor will no doubt prescribed vitamins and EXERCISE. My opthalmologist even declared (to my father, who is 83 and has the dry form) that daily exercise has been shown to prevent development/progression of the dry form of macular degeneration.
Blood sugar levels: mine average around 125 fasting. My latest A1c was 8.2 percent, which is the lowest I have ever had. I started out Type II ten years ago, and now am Type I on insulin (I had an illness that damaged my pancreas, and as it slowly stopped producing insulin my medications and insulin slowly increased).
I do recommend edietshop.com, which sells a lot of excellent sugar-free products. I also recommend raw Blue Agave (a maple-like syrup that comes from a succulent plant; get on
Amazon or health food store); this syrup is delicious on pancakes, etc, and has a very low glycemic value, even compared with honey.
I also have been a big proponent lately of "frozen banana ice cream", favored by the 'raw food' people:
Chop up couple bananas and freeze solid (overnight).
Place frozen banana pieces in blender or food processor, add 2 teaspoons or so of vanilla extract, and one or two tablespoons of Agave. Blend until consistency of ice cream. Serve. Enjoy. Make more.
To make 'chocolate' banana ice cream, I simply add (after serving) a tablespoon of Chocolate Cool Whip (yes, it does have some sugar). My wife likes to add coconut oil. Or, just pour more agave over it.
Good luck
It can give you a very upset tummy though.
My fasting numbers have crept up into the 100-105 range and I'm not too thrilled about that. My own darn fault. For the last month I've eaten poorly. I continue to be a good boy when it comes to exercising, but I know that's not enough.
I have the benefit of an insulin pump, but sometimes our bodies just seem to reject all the things we are doing right and give us a high BS for no reason we can find. It's frustrating. I think type II have a much steeper hill to climb in their day to day control.
I KWYM about the falling apart before 60... I am just not expecting this. I'm sure I'll feel better about things in the morning after having a small pity party tonight.
Just bumping to see how everyone is doing 
