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12 July 2017

We did it. We sold the house today. Early next week we will have the up front money to hold our new place until July 31 when we will receive the balance. My kids and grandkids all seem happy for us. My Gaby even asked me if I needed help. Duh! We are going over tomorrow to give the agent a check to hold it for us until the 31st. We are taking Gaby and staying for lunch. To say I'm excited would definitely be an understatement. But mostly I thrilled that the stress of the negotiations is over.
Ern's pain doctor has altered his treatment. He will be receiving 4 injections to numb the nerves. If this works, they will do the other side then both sides at the same time. Really praying this works. You guys are welcome to offer up a prayer as well.
I've been fighting a migraine today. The pain has not arrived but the aouras and light flashes have me scared. Gonna try for sleep. Good night all.

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10 July 2017

Ok friends, Ern took my picture trying on glasses. I want to post one because it is the only recent picture I have, but I can't figure out how. Help! Of course there is writing on the lense so I have black writing across my eye, but what the heck. It will have to do until I get another one. So, please tell me how to replace my little strawberry with my BIG face. lol

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10 July 2017

Last night was a bummer. At 00:08, my blood glucose was 106. Good, right on target. At 00:10 I injected my Lantus. (You might have noticed that I'm a night owl.) At 0:47 I was getting ready for bed and couldn't stop shaking, started sweat profusely, felt weak. I then got smart enough to take my bg. 42! I've never had a 42 and I was feeling so bizarre. I usually don't get tired with a hypo, but I was exhausted. Because my diabetes kit was in the office, I went there to read it. The walk and feeling were terrifying. I looked around the office for sugar and the only thing I saw were ranch Pringles. I stuffed myself with 7 Pringles (I've never before hated eating chips), stuffing them down as quickly as possible, the went to my bedroom for candy. I always keep candy next to my bed, but it was not there. I did however find a box of prunes, so I ate 5 of them. Then the interminable wait before I could do another bg test. My bg was now up to 55, so I quickly chewed three Lancaster Vanilla Caramel candies. And feeling extremely tired, I set my alarm clock for 15 minutes. So at 1:34 I awoke to take another bg. Still not up to par. Closer, but still low for me at 68. Fear finally set in, realizing that the Lantus was onboard. Since Lantus is a 12 hour insulin, I really feared that my bg may drop again. So, I went in and woke my husband (the morning person. lol) Sat down on his bed and ate three more candies. Fifteen minutes later, bg is 99. He was so sweet. Sat up rubbed my back, and actually talked to me for awhile. At 1:59 bg was 99, I figured I was okay to let Ern go back to sleep. I popped three Golden Oreos and came into the office to write down all the info about the bg and time, so that I could share it with my endocrinologist. Of course I didn't get around to it today. Anyway, at 2:23 my bg was 102 and when I finally got to bed at 3:15, it was 113. Perfect. Until about 3:00, Ern kept calling me to make sure I was still conscious. At 3:15 when I went into my room, I checked his room and he was sound asleep and snoring. I miss having him in my bed, but he prefers to do the dialysis and stay alive. Go figure. My continuous glucose meter came this afternoon. Boy I wish I had had it last night. I was hoping my daughter could help me set it up, but she was too busy. As most of you know by now, she works all day as an RN, goes to school one night a week and will have her masters in December, and is the mom of two still at home, and one pregnant one living there with her hubby. She came over after work and picked up some of her books from the garage and took me back to her place to place the cgm. She read over the instructions and decided it would take more time than she could spare. Begging off to do homework. So, I'm hoping that after my hubby's doctor tomorrow, he can help me figure it out. Wednesday we have three appointments with people to look over the house and make an offer, so unless I want to wait forever to set up this cgm, it must be tomorrow. This night person is turning in early tonight. Stress doesn't make me hungry any more, it make me tired. Sweet dreams all.

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09 July 2017

I hope I'm remembering correctly what the scale said this morning. I've lost a pound? OMG! Can this be right? Okay, my carbs and calories have been on track, but I'm usually on track and this doesn't happen. I have had many stressful, exciting things happening in the last few weeks. We have found a two bedroom apartment in an independent living community, that we both like and can get a great discount if we accept it by the end of July. To buy in, take advantage of the discount and pay for a rent lock that lasts for the entire length of our stay, we will need to sell our home. So besides running all over looking for senior living places we are talking to people about buying our home as is. Stressful situation, but I finally dropped it in my husband's lap and the fact that he is helping is taking much of the pressure off me. We also seeing a counselor and I like her. This is surprising because I am super critical when it comes to counselors. My career was spent with counselors and counselor interns. I ran a crisis intervention hot line and taught active listening and everything that is needed on a hot line. Haven't found many counselors that I like/trust. Oh, I forgot, my most exciting news on the personal front. I heard on Friday that my Dexcom G5 has shipped. If you are a Dexcom G5 user (follow me) I would love to talk to you. Quiz you, interogate you, lol. I'm a little scared and alot excited. For those who don't know, the Dexcom is a CGM (continuous glucose meter). A device placed subcutaneous on the abdomen. It reads your blood glucose constantly. It comes with a receiver so that you can see your bg every 5 minutes. It will also send an alert if my sugar is too high or going into a hypo glycemic range. No more pricking my fingers 4 and 5 times a day. No more fear of going hypo. So yes, my life is really moving and changing right now. As usual, prayers are always welcome. Thanks all. Kathryn

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
121.2 kg	9.4 kg	31.4 kg	Reasonably Well

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02 July 2017

Nice to be down, even if it is only .2kg. I'm lower than I can ever remember being. Under the 270s. Now to keep it down. We've had a very busy week. Have looked at a few more independent living places. I now have a problem, There are two that I really like. I also contacted "A Place For Mom" and the guy there is giving me great places. Now I need to figure out what to do with our house. Today was a great day. We did NOTHING. That is what I thought we'd be doing every day when Ern retired. Headed to bed. Hope everyone is doing well.

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