Quotes

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."

"....each day's a gift and not a given right......"

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Let's try this again!

Lets try this again, just like the title reads. I posted a little too soon I guess, because I had another visit with my Endocrinologist today and guess what?
Yep that's right, another change to my Insulin dosing! It is working though, I am getting closer and closer to getting my sugar levels to just the right spot. People who think that diabetes is no big deal, like I used to think, just don't have a clue to what people have to go through on a daily basis just to stay healthy. Even with all of the health problems I have been through in all my years, I think that the diabetes is one of the toughest. It is really hard because I can't exercise to help myself, thanks to the hypertension! Oh well all fights are good fights when you are winning, right! For any of those who might be going through problems of your own, don't stop fighting and don't give up!! There is always someone out there who has it worse, I have met a few of these people myself, in my many visits to clinics and hospitals, and some of them make me think that I have it easy! One of the things that I have learned is that those who stay upbeat about it all usually win more struggles than those who give up and feel defeated. I have met a few of these people as well, because my specialist and the nurses sometimes ask me to talk to some of the newly diagnosed hypertension patients just to let them know that this disease, while terminal, doesn't mean you will die soon. It just means you have to fight harder and do what the doctors ask you to do! Look at me, my diagnosis was very grim, but I am still here and the medicine is working great. Is it a lot of work?(the question that I have been asked the most by some of the new patients thinking of going on Flolan like myself) Of course it is, but it won't seem like much of a comparison when you start feeling better, for me the side effects where the worst part but even most of them went away after awhile. I think that I am rambling again so I will apologize now if I am!! Until later.

2 comments:

Jenny said...

I'M COMMENTING! (Pat on the back, give myself a redvine!) You know, I am happy your still around, who would I give crap to? Dan? Psht, he'd just cry...LOL

Liesl said...

Yikes Mark, that sucks. Sorry you have to go through so much, but what you said is so true--there's always someone out there with something worse! Glad you're hangin' in there! Oh, and it's been fun reading your blog! :)