What a week! I have overcome my insulin resistance- basically my body had gotten really used to having high blood sugar. It seems that now I using the medicine quite efficiently: at the beginning I had to use 1 unit of insulin for every 10 grams of good; after seeing repeated low readings post-meals over the past 2 weeks dr. K kept adjusting it down. I now need only 1 unit per every 30 grams; and even less if I exercise that day! My vision has also returned to normal- in sum I’m feeling pretty great.
Now, I know I was way too skinny before- scrawny looking in fact. Hence the increasing number of ‘eating disorder’ queries I was getting from friends and colleagues. I have to say, I am a little nervous about going to far the other way now though- I’ve gained 10 pounds since my diagnosis! Hopefully that was just my body holding onto calories in a post-starvation environment. Fingers crossed. I'm trying to stick to Bob Greene's recommendation of 1,700 calories a day since I have to calorie count now anyway... but I'm hungry with that much food! I do meet with the nutritionist on Monday, so hopefully she can tailor some of the guidelines to me.
In other aspects all is well. I finished a really good book while I was in Florida Harlem : I’m excited. I *still* don’t have gas to use the stove in my apartment (no one in the building does) and am trying to get the management company to reduce next month’s rent as a result. Work is a bit stressful, but I won’t write about that here. But kids: don’t pursue a career in advertising. It’s a heartbreaking business!
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