just slap me and call me Ethel...

would you believe that we had a 50 degree day?

and that I went for a couple walks?

and rode up to the post office with Craig this afternoon?

and that we walked around the yard, checking all the flower beds?

AND THAT I DIDN'T TAKE THE CAMERA WITH ME ONE TIME?

so, there are no photos to post...

to go along with a mid winter report on what is coming up in the beds...

EVERYTHING!

daffodils, crocus, tulips...

iris, day lilies, columbine!

its too early!

the dusty miller is still green and growing...

onions, too...

and those crazy dianthus...

just as green as can be...

so here's the scoop on my morning...

hit the bathroom at 1am, sicker than a dog...

one of 10 trips today...

its one of the medicines they put me on...

finally got to sleep just before 5am...

got up and made my doctor's appointment for 11 tomorrow...

and talked to a nutritionist...

to find something that I could eat...

well, you remember that the ER doctor told me 0 carbs and 0 sugar?

that could kill me

so she told me to eat smart carbs

finally

and the diet that I do for my IBS

is perfectly fine for this...

and everyone is different, so I need to find what I tolerate and what I don't...

I was concerned about the size of meals...

they are too large for me to do at one time...

so I asked her it I could cut it in half and eat more often...

and she said that would be the best way to do it...

it will keep me more level without spiking and bottoming out...

and exercise makes a major difference...

so got plenty of that today, too...

well, for me anyway...

my BS was 198 a bit ago...

and with the infection...

my sister in law, who has dealt with this for years...

said if she can keep hers around 300, she's happy...

so, I guess I am doing ok...

I am going to ask the doctor tomorrow for a B12 shot...

and pick up some vitamins at the pharmacy when we go...

can't do my insure right now...

the nutritionist said it is very possible that with my self made diet for the IBS...

that I could have had diabetes for years...

and just kept it under control until now...

and when all the infection is gone, it may not be such a problem...

as long as I keep an eye on things and eat like I have been...

I had chicken breast, mashed potatoes and french green beans for supper...

and ate until I was full...

all I need to do is find some diet cadbury eggs and I'll be good to go!

you all have a great night!

I will use my camera tomorrow!

another 50+ day coming!

couples...

are you ready for Valentine's Day?

I'm so not...

ask me next week...

have a great day...

not a bad day...

I love all of the prayers going up for me!

blogging sisters are the best kind...

you all just give and give and give...

;)

thought I would give you some information on what happened this weekend...

I have been hypoglycemic since I was very little...

my mom was, too...

always had to watch out for low blood sugar, because the bottom could drop out so fast...

totally the opposite of a diabetic...

and then the last two weeks, I was determined not to get dehydrated or constipated coming off of a 39 day spell of diarrhea...

from my IBS and all the antibiotics...

I was weak and shaky most of the time...

so I started eating and drinking...

larger amounts for me so I could keep my strength  up and to stop what usually happens when I get my IBS lined out...

with IBS, when things start changing, there is a time when I will get constipated..

it can go back and forth for days...

it is during that time that I can get blocked enough to where I could throw up my bowels...

I have never done it yet, but have come close many times...

so I was trying to avoid this...

changing my diet greatly...

I have had these symptoms for only about a week to 10 days...

so here is what the theory is...

I have either completely over done it and with the infection...

spiked my blood sugar so high...

infection will spike it...

or...

I have acquired Type 2 diabetes...

which can happen...

I could can from being one thing to another if the pancreas decides to quit working right...

and it has been a lifetime of not working right the other way...

so it's never been normal...

I always had too much insulin in my system...

I can't do coffee...

3 sips and I'm shaking all over...

so I did pop...

but not more than 2 glasses a day...

and it maintained my sugar so I didn't dip low and then high again...

teas are hard for me to do, too...

so when they tested me and the blood sugar was so high...

I had a little idea of what to do, but they also wanted me to cut out carbs, too...

everything has carbs or sugar!

well, almost everything....

and they did not send me home with a diet...

told me to look it up online...

ok...

so I still can't do a diabetic diet because of the carbs...

so we have been reading labels all day...

looking certain things up...

and I so can't wait to talk to the dietitian about what I can do...

yesterday, I was afraid to eat anything...

but today, I have done veggies and lots of water...

one glass of that Coke zero so I don't get a caffeine head ache...

slept and rested a lot...

cleaned and puttered a little and got my shower...

thanks for all the suggestions of diet drinks...

the guys have lined the counter with different pops and will look for crystal lite next time...

I miss my juice...

:(

but I will adjust to whatever I have to do...

short term or long term...

I am in a strange place right now learning new things...

and so it goes...

there is a reason...

pray for my guys...

its one more thing they have to worry about and deal with...

I have so many cracks, there must be a lot of light...

LOL

Happy Sunday...

today, I am...

adjusting...

catching up on much needed sleep...

haven't been able to sleep very well for the last 2 weeks...

researching on the internet...

DH just got back from Kroger and Walmart...

will be cooking veggies this afternoon...

the insulin pills have all the side effects of what I deal with everyday...

so won't know if its them or the IBS...

LOL

I have decided that Coke Zero tastes better than Diet Pepsi...

if anyone has any other suggestions for diet drinks, please let me know...

thank you for all your prayers...

need to go help the guys get things started here and put away...

later...

well, its been a different kind of day...

thought I might have a UTI...

got up this morning and headed for the doctor's office...

they have a weekend clinic...

my doctor wasn't in today and I saw a NP...

tested my urine...

bacteria 0...

sugar 1000...

so they did a couple blood tests and were going to send me home...

but I asked for a glucose test before I left and they dug up a meter...

425...

that got me a trip to the ER and a shot fast acting insulin...

I came home with 2 pill insulins and a test meter...

my doctor is out on Mondays, so I have to see him on Tuesday...

no sugars and no carbs for 4 days until I see him to get this down...

it could be Type 2 diabeties...

or...

it could be the infection...

so have more antibiotics...

so we have been there all day...

I had breakfast before I could go...

and supper when we got home...

they gave me water and crackers in the ER for my IBS...

but I ate light and tested...

277...

so it's coming down already...

I only had about 3 hours of sleep last night, so I am heading for bed...

it wore me out...

I will try to get on later, but it may be tomorrow...

hope you are all ok...