Next week I start the doctor rounds again, knocking out 3 in one week. I had been cancelling them all because I didn't get my labs done and was just too depressed to deal with it. I did call and go to the pdoc. Am trying the Emsam patch.
I had been doing well with the diabetes getting the numbers down, lost 5 pounds, my primary doc was pleased, but the darn endocrinologist said that wasn't good enough and I would have to go on medication. And with this stupid IBS I would have a hard time tolerating the oral meds so she wanted to put me right on insulin. I said no and she said was writing a report to my primary. I think that is when I got depressed and figured the heck with it. Put the 5 pounds back on and watched the fasting bg creep up. My primary won't put me on meds until my A1C goes to 7. Last reading was 6.3. I think the endo must get kickbacks from the drug companies. I don't know if I'll go back to her or let my primary handle it. My primary ran ANA and a few other things when my sed was up to 98. They were fine. She saw no need for a rheumy. But the gastro thought I should go as he, of course, couldn't find anything wrong with the digestive system other than the usual stuff I have, so he is writing my primary. The neurologist thinks I should see every specialist in the world (or our area), but she doesn't write letters.
So, yesterday when I went out to Target to buy my heating pad, I also bought a grill pan/panini press. Perfect size for two people. Then to the store for healthy veggies, yogurt, fruit, some meat and chicken to throw on the grill pan. No candy bars, cookies, cakes (although I have a bunch of mixes from the 79 cents a box sale at the supermarket). Always can donate them to the food bank.
This Emsam patch (it's an MAOI) has picked me up but I am more anxious and hyper. pdoc says that will go away. So maybe I'll take the dog on walks more, eat healthier, and get those numbers down. Thanks for asking.
Susie
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