Done with the Drama

Hey There,  

Knee surgery (arthroscopy) over with and now bandages off with two little stitched up slits in each side of the knee.  Doctor states I have an ACL like football players can have with a 'blown out knee' but they don't repair them the same way for older adults as they do for young athletes.  Apparently age has something to do with it.  Gosh, in my youth, everything was 'diabetic related'.  Now it's age related.  

It's been so long since I've been on this blog, I can't find the 'edit' area.  I have a mis-spelled word on the last post and can't fix it yet.  

During this recovery time I am keeping my blood sugars as stable as possible.  Since I've retired, I'm able to really pay attention and take care of myself.  That means taking numerous blood glucose tests per day (sometimes up to 8 a day) and if I get up for anything in the middle of the night, taking a blood test and correcting if it's over 250.  It seems to be working well.  I not only use the insulin pump, but also use the pen and insulin in a syringe for supplemental doses.  

WHY? you say?  Why can't I just use the pump?  Well, after taking insulin for 70 years first with syringes (the ones when you boiled the needles and syringes ) and putting needles int my arms and legs and eventually belly for all those years, like a VooDoo doll, my skin is tired of absorbing.  I've had a map I've drawn up so I don't continually 'insult' the same areas of my body but after all this time, well.....absorption really affects the readings of the blood sugar.  So, now if I need more than 4 units, I use a pen and if I need more than 5 units and up, I use a syringe with insulin.  The syringes have a bit longer needle than the pen so I'm getting deeper areas.  All the while, the pump is working with the 'drip' or basal rate.  My blood sugars are better than ever.  I'm anxious to get my A1C in December.  I'll let you know how well I've done.

All  this?  I do NOT want to have amputation complications or any more severity of diabetic complications than I already have.  ESPECIALLY now with a surgery on my leg.  So, it's worth it.  I'm told I don't look my age and most can hardly tell I have to deal with diabetes let alone how long so I guess I'm managing pretty well.

Bless you all and I'll be back to finish up my life story from the teen age up to now, at 75.