{"id":432,"date":"2019-03-10T21:57:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T01:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mfna.org\/rfo\/?p=432"},"modified":"2019-03-10T21:57:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T01:57:27","slug":"a-pain-in-the-neck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mfna.org\/rfo\/2019\/03\/10\/a-pain-in-the-neck\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pain In The&#8230; Neck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This diabetes thing is going to turn me into a grumpy old man.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though I currently feel no differently than I did before I was diagnosed, I&#8217;ve been prescribed medication that I must take twice a day, and remembering to do so &#8212; especially with the schedule I keep &#8212; has proven problematic.  And the only way I have to track my improvement is to take a blood glucose reading three times a day, every other day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has been the infuriating part of this new life.  The Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) gave me a kit containing an Accu-Chek reader, a lancet device and some reader strips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accu-chek.com\/sites\/g\/files\/iut341\/f\/micrositebglcm\/accuracy\/images\/accuracy-guide-new.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accu-chek.com\/sites\/g\/files\/iut341\/f\/styles\/image_300x400\/public\/media_root\/product_media_files\/product_images\/fastclix_2017_lf.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My doctor sent in a prescription for additional lancets and strips, which I got after a small bit of confusion and mix-up.  I&#8217;m not entirely sure why I needed (or need) a prescription, as these all seem to be over-the-counter products.  My problem is that every time I try to test my blood, the device tells me that the blood drop is too small and to try with a new strip.  I have wasted more strips this way than actually getting readings.  After three finger-pricks, I&#8217;ve had it, and put the stuff away.  It also costs me in used lancets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the way to manage this disease.  I know.  I have tossed all my white foods (pastas, sugar, rice, bread, potatoes) and am trying to maintain a healthy diet.  It&#8217;s pretty easy for me to do that at home, but when I travel on business, as I am currently, it becomes quite a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, my first day on a five-day business trip, I skipped breakfast due to an early flight, and then when I arrived, had to find a restaurant that served healthy cooking.  I was fortunate, as when I asked my server if I could have a double portion of vegetables in place of mashed potatoes, she was kind enough to offer me a soup and salad in place, so I stayed as low-carb as possible.  At dinner, I opted for (another) bowl of soup and a dozen chicken wings.  Again, not ideal, but as low-carb as I could make it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Somehow, I&#8217;ve got to overcome this glucose metering issue.  I&#8217;m likely going to have to keep testing myself, and I have to find the solution to doing so quickly, easily, and accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This diabetes thing is going to turn me into a grumpy old man. 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