As a condition of my employment, I am required to have a yearly physical. While I expected some discussion about my blood pressure and triglyceride levels (both of which are still issues), I was hit with the bombshell of a diabetes diagnosis. This wasn't a prediabetes warning, but a straight-up "your glucose levels are off the charts" statement. That was three months ago.
I have since been on a medication that can turn my bowels to water, but which I've been assured is better than any of the other medicine's side effects. The goal is to get my levels back to normal without doing any more damage to my kidneys and blood vessels. With that in mind, this week my doctor added a statin to my daily pill regimen.
I hate pills. It's more than the inconvenience and the side effects. It's more than the dependence on and support of an industry that I feel has become terribly corrupt. It's the feeling of failure that I now have. Most likely, for the rest of my life, I will be taking these or other medications every day because I was not responsible enough with my eating habits and overall health.
The move to Soldotna has really improved my health. Here, soda, chips, and candies are generally out of our price range right now. Between that fact and my increased level of exercise, my health is better now than it has been in well over a decade. Add in the fact that I probably wouldn't have gone to the doctor for another couple of years had I not been forced to, and this move may have saved my life (or at least a foot).
I have since been on a medication that can turn my bowels to water, but which I've been assured is better than any of the other medicine's side effects. The goal is to get my levels back to normal without doing any more damage to my kidneys and blood vessels. With that in mind, this week my doctor added a statin to my daily pill regimen.
I hate pills. It's more than the inconvenience and the side effects. It's more than the dependence on and support of an industry that I feel has become terribly corrupt. It's the feeling of failure that I now have. Most likely, for the rest of my life, I will be taking these or other medications every day because I was not responsible enough with my eating habits and overall health.
The move to Soldotna has really improved my health. Here, soda, chips, and candies are generally out of our price range right now. Between that fact and my increased level of exercise, my health is better now than it has been in well over a decade. Add in the fact that I probably wouldn't have gone to the doctor for another couple of years had I not been forced to, and this move may have saved my life (or at least a foot).
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