This may seem a bit too personal - from me, at any rate -- but on Friday, I had a medical appointment with a doctor of Pharmacology at Kaiser in Oakland.
The purpose was to discuss with me the pros and cons of using insulin. My A1C has gotten much too high over the past year and my doctor became alarmed. She broached the idea of insulin as if she thought I might refuse.
In fact, I had been wondering when they would ever recommend it.
I started on 10 units of Humulin Friday evening. Right now, it's just one painless injection every night just before bedtime. I'm doing a series of daily readings to determine what adjustments, if any, we might need to make to stabilize my blood sugars.
Okay. There, I've said it. I am squarely a full-fledged member of the "Rook gene pool"...that's my mother's side of the family. We all tend toward Congestive Heart Failure, atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure and diabetes 2.
My goal: Get healthier and don't acquire anything else.
