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30 Monday Jun 2025

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was back seeing my doctor today…

my blood pressure medicine was increased a month ago, so the doctor wanted to see how it was doing and didn’t want to wait three months till my next usual appointment…

the only side effect to the increase in the meds had been being exceptionally tired for a week or so…

I’d been taking bp readings since the change and the numbers had been good, so I wasn’t worried…

the numbers were also good in the office…

I mentioned a text I’d received at the end of May recommending a covid booster, but I hadn’t heard anything more…

but apparently, today was the last day to receive the phyzer booster… they still had some in the office, so I got it… the next one will be in the fall around the same time as the flu shot…

hoping not to have any side effects;-)…

ache…

15 Wednesday Nov 2023

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went for my second Shingrix shot… wasn’t looking forward to it as the first one made my arm ache for days…

I knew that I would also be getting weighed and have my blood pressure checked which was a bit of a stress… happy to see a new scale that digitally records weight, in both kilograms and pounds… should be more accurate, lol…

the good news is that I’ve lost five pounds (with another ten to go) and the blood pressure wasn’t too bad…

I always park as far away from the clinic as possible so I can get extra steps, and enjoyed my walk to and from the office…

what a beautiful day… 5° Celsius, on November 14th, woohoo…

readings…

10 Thursday Jun 2021

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had an appointment with the doctor on Tuesday as he wasn’t thrilled with the blood pressure readings I was giving him on our last phone call…

he had suggested that I have my meter recalibrated, but when I contacted the company they advised it was so old they didn’t support it any longer…

I bought a new one and took it with me to see him…

my blood pressure was still high on my machine, but was good on the one in the office… I had to adjust where it sat on my arm and will hope I get it right going forward…

all in all, it was a good appointment and the meds don’t need to be changed…

the really good news is I only have to take it a few times a month;-)…

A1C…

16 Tuesday Feb 2016

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had my doctor’s appointment today with my GP… great news was that my A1C was the same as the last test, 3 months ago… I had been a bit worried because I felt I slipped a little over Christmas…

feel confident that I can eat as I have been and not be worried all the time that I am messing up… this is very good news and should help me relax about my food intake…

my cholesterol is up a tiny bit, but not enough to consider drugs, thankfully.. and my blood pressure is good…

all in all a great appointment… 

packing up my diabetes strips and lancets to give to a colleague… if I need them again it will be down the road and I will get items that aren’t expired…

  
also spent some time cleaning the cabinet under the bathroom sink… dumped out a bunch of out-of-date items and made a bit of space… will have to drop the stuff off at the drug store in the next while… they are able to dispose of it properly…

  
pretty fine day…