NO TIME FOR AN EARLY MORNING WALK IN THE COOL OF THE DAY. Medical appointment this morning. Oh how I wanted to sleep in and not get up. Alarm was set for 7 and by the time I actually woke up, the time was advancing to when I was suppose to be in the car traveling to the Doctor's Appointment.
Bathroom break, wash hands, fix my hair, wash face, floss teeth, brush teeth, drink some water to get hydrated for blood work, get dressed, shoes on, purse and car keys collected. Out the door I went. Hubby not far behind me. No Breakfast. Fasting for labs.
We really were too early for my appointment. Went to Starbucks to get Hubby some breakfast and coffee. I ordered green tea and a protein box for after my appointment. I'd leave it in the car for later. Checked in for appointment.
Filled out a piece of paper and as soon as I finished, my name was called. Through the large swinging doors I walked right up to their scales to get weighed. OUCH. OF COURSE I AM OBESE. Of course. Back to the drawing board. Not happy about the weight.
Into an exam room I went to be asked questions for my yearly medicare physical. I passed. My blood pressure was excellent. I was told three objects that I would tell her after a clock test for cognitive health was done. Pen, apple and shoe. Now to draw a clock and draw 8:20. Repeat the three words to the nurse. Pen, apple, shoe! 100% on test. Hearing test was to repeat what she whispered in my ears. PURPLE in the right ear. YELLOW in the left.
The PA came in to check me over and visit about concerns. Very nice PA. Like an old friend. Off to the LABS and a toilet sample. I HATE giving urine. There has got to be a better way. Anyways. When I place my little cup of potion in the secret door and onto the place where the tech's take the golden liquid in a cup, the cup magically disappears after I close the little metal door that hides the cup.
I went into a small exam room to have blood drawn. The technician was very good. I barely felt the jab. When she finished drawing blood, my arm was wrapped with bright blue medical tape to hold the cotton ball on my arm to stop it from bleeding. I have had needles poked in my arms 4 times recently. Ouch. One for the CT Scan, two for the MRI and this one for physical.
When I finished my physical, I walked to the car parked under the shade tree and ate my protein box of 2 boiled eggs, a small piece of bread, nut butter, grapes, apple slices. Sipped on my green tea.
Remembered that I needed paper towels. Went to the big box store. Bought some new underwear, paper towels, toilet paper and that's it.
Drove over to the COTTAGE to check out the storage space in the garage and get a better picture of how much room is left for additional boxes. Makes me tired thinking about it.
We'll need to move the clawfoot tub out of the garage to make room for more boxes so tomorrow we will probably relocate the tub to sit inside the bathroom freeing up floor space for beautiful boxes to come. Hubby wants to do yard work all day tomorrow at the COTTAGE while I pack boxes and relocate them. That's our story and we're sticking to it. Today, I'm packing. Whoop whoop. That will be entertaining won't it?
Glucose out of range. TSH is too low. Anemic. Waiting for A1c and Vitamin D results. I'm predicting my A1c will be too high and Vitamin D too low.
What does it mean to have high glucose? That too much insulin is floating about in my bloodstream and the cells are not absorbing the insulin meaning I am INSULIN RESISTANT. Meaning I will be overweight because the sugar turns to FAT. So the pancreas thinks it needs to pump out more insulin because the cells are resisting the insulin. Too many carbohydrates have been eaten. I've been ill. Stress factor.
I guess I will cut carbs out or scale them down really low. Exercise has to go up.
The things I have learned. PEN, APPLE, SHOE and last but not least...PIN CUSHION.
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