I have so much control right now and I am totally blowing it. My last doctor’s appointment showed that while my cholesterol was perfect (150 total), my glucose creeped a few points above normal. Up until now, that number was around 93 with 100 being top. This time it was 105.
I was also a bit low in iron so the doctor wanted to take more blood to check. I originally went to Lab Core for my blood work since I know that is what they do and I don’t trust my doctor doing it (I recalled issues the last time).
So I was a little nervous when she asked to take more. As she went at it I yelped ow and at the that most key time, she reversed course and we had a blood fountain. I think. I don’t know, I didn’t look but she did have a bit of clean up to do. She didn’t want to hurt me since she just stared she was afraid it would hurt for the whole time. She then tried with the other arm, hurt the same which wasn’t that much but enough that an ow seemed appropriate. I now know to keep quiet.
With that second (or rather third) draw she was able to determine my blood sugar for the last three months and that she now calls me pre-diabetic. First of all just how can they tell for the last 3 months? Yeah, whatever. But it was a wake up call to start exercising and eating less sugar.
I started walking at work. i did it for a whole whopping two days before things were going on at lunch. Next week hopefully I can get in a swing. Also I still need to get the treadmill down and walk at home. I am sure if I just get moving and eating right, I can reverse the trend.
As for the low iron, I think some peri-menopause things are making my cycles shorter and periods longer but not so much heavy. That was until last week. Oh boy, I can see how you can be low on iron with those periods. That was however after my blood test so I don’t know what was up then.