I should also note that I also suffer from Hypothyroidism due to Radio Active Iodine treatment for Graves Disease. Fortunately for me, I have this as under control as possible. What RAI does is kill the thyroid off. Mine had gotten so bad that it was the only option available to me (that’s what I [...]
I can tell the medication increase has helped. I was having problems with my right ankle and foot swelling throughout the day – even with making sure I have it elevated and I don’t wear shoes often that could inflame it (ie: High Heels). When they would very swollen, I would have to revert to [...]
This morning’s BG is the lowest I’ve had since I’ve started on this journey. 236! Yes, it’s still high, but getting it down to this point is a mile stone for me. Of course, when I tested 2 hours after breakfast, it had risen to 301 . I took 4mg of Avandia at breakfast – [...]
It is called “Acalculous Cholecystitis”. Here is the information on it from EMedicine.com Synonyms and related keywords: gallbladder inflammation, inflammation of the gallbladder, total parenteral nutrition, TPN, bile stasis, gallbladder stasis, stagnant bile, gallbladder dysmotility, sepsis with biliary tract infection, AIDS cholangiopathy, TPN-associated liver disease, cholecystectomy, percutaneous cholecystostomy Background: Acalculous cholecystitis is a severe illness [...]
No – it was not good at all. First – I tested yesterday morning, with a reading of 292. When I got to the doctor’s office, they checked with their meter and it was 134, and I had my meter with me and we checked it against theirs with the same drop of blood and [...]
