Category Archives: Medications

Changing my D routine

Posted on January 22, 2013 by mydiabeticheart

Well, I went to the doctor this morning for a routine visit and big changes are coming to my diabetes management routine in the coming weeks, as I work toward improving my BG’s and A1C numbers. New year, new routine. Continue reading →

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Lantus and the Power Outage.

Posted on July 10, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

My first blog post about adding insulin to my type 2 diabetes management regimen was going to be an inspired tale about my doing what’s best for me and taking the step of asking my doctor about making that change.  … Continue reading →

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Another look: It’s OK to Need Help

Posted on May 25, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

This post was originally written in March 2011.  At the time I was going through a rather rough bout of depression, was struggling to get a handle on things, and ultimately made the decision to seek help.  Given that May … Continue reading →

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Possible Next Steps

Posted on January 4, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

So, yesterday’s visit with with my primary care doctor was quite revealing.  Given the fact that she called me directly and said we needed to discuss a letter she received from my cardiologist, I knew it would be an interesting … Continue reading →

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A Lecture for the Doctor

Posted on October 6, 2011 by mydiabeticheart

When I went to see my doctor Monday morning for a routine checkup, I went with the expectation that I would be receiving a lecture about my blood glucose numbers being higher than she would like and about my A1c … Continue reading →

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Taking the Plunge

Posted on May 29, 2011 by mydiabeticheart

After publishing the post, Excited for Nothing, on May 16th, I put in a call to my doctor’s office about the medication issues that I had been experiencing. I explained to the nurse that while the stomach issues I had … Continue reading →

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Excited for Nothing

Posted on May 16, 2011 by mydiabeticheart

Today’s Garfield cartoon over at http://www.garfield.com seems to be the perfect illustration for how I’m feeling about the problems I’ve been having with my blood sugars and medications lately. My doctor discontinued my use of Janumet because of the nasty … Continue reading →

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It’s OK to Need Help

Posted on March 20, 2011 by mydiabeticheart

In previous blog posts and conversations over the last two years, I’ve made no bones about the fact that I’ve battled with bouts of depression and anxiety since I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and type 2 diabetes. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, Lessons Learned, Life, Medications, Mental Health, Popular | 14 Comments

As I Expected

Posted on January 17, 2011 by mydiabeticheart

So here we are, one week after my visit with my primary care doctor, and I’m just now getting around to writing about how it went.  Better late than never, or some bovine fecal matter like that. This was a … Continue reading →

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The results are in

Posted on June 30, 2010 by mydiabeticheart

Well, this post is definitely more than a day late, but better late than never.  Here goes. I went to the doctor  last Thursday to get the results of all the lab work that was done last month.   You … Continue reading →

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