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bruising…

24 Tuesday Jan 2023

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last week a staff person from Dynacare came by to do my blood work…

over the last few years I’ve seen four or five of their staff… this time is was a fellow whose been quite a few times…he’s very efficient and I didn’t even feel the needle go in;-)…

I wore the bandaid for a while and when I removed it, there was only a tiny pink spot without any bruising…

although my healthcare plan doesn’t cover the cost it feels worth it to have them come by the house…

diagnosis…

28 Friday Nov 2014

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well, the results are in… been diagnosed with diabetes…

not exactly how I was imagining spending the next stage of my life…

I guess I should be happy that it hadn’t come on earlier in my life, as many of my elders dealt with the disease…

had been once to the doctor, and was semi-prepared for what I heard yesterday… already been cutting back on sugar, but I hadn’t even thought about having to stick myself with a needle 3 times every day…

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been having a bit of a pity party but hoping to be over that in a few days…

good news is that I should be able to deal with this by watching my diet and getting more exercise…

a friend is diabetic and is a walking dictionary on the disease… another has a partner with it, and she knows tons as well… my daughter is on Weight Watchers and is sharing food information… so there’s lots of help for me as I move forward, learning as I go…

sad about the chocolate though…