Still going for treatments for peripheral neuropathy and still on a strict diet which I do not mind with an occasional small treat. Still losing weight. LOL and so is my husband!
My main problem is not getting enough sleep but not because of foot or leg problems which rarely cramp at night anymore. Just good old stress. The tingling and burning are more tolerable but still there and worse when stressed. I'm less of a hermit and going out for lunch and shopping more.
Tomorrow I see a regular MD for the first time in over a year. It is a doctor that replaced our previous doctor. Will see if he is a statin pusher or not. I will miss the doctor he replaced who was not a bullying statin pusher like the older doctor who has retired.
My specialist is going to keep treating me at no extra charge and got a new machine (PEMF) a couple of weeks ago which may help the nerve healing. Soon after my first treatment with the new machine, the worse burning in my left foot diminished so there is hope for a full recovery.
Remaining hopeful and patient while trying to avoid unnecessary stress.
ETA 9-29:
I like the new doctor!
he was worried about my low heart rate and weightloss till I explained how I workout regularly and have been on an anti-inflammatory diet then he said I had the heart of an athlete LOL
Thanks to my son, I have been adjusting WHEN I eat more than HOW MUCH I eat.
Intermittent fasting enables fat burning and is easier as well as maybe more effective than dieting.
ETA 10-3: Lab results
Good and Bad News
Lipids were much improved especially triglycerides.
Blood Glucose and A1c are still prediabetic.
I believe it is poor sleep responsible more than what I eat.
I had caught a cold one week before the lab tests.
I read some shocking statistics today that 51% of people over 65 are pre-diabetic and that most (70%) will develop type II diabetes. This is an epidemic!
People on statins are twice as likely to develop Type II diabetes.
A doctor tried to put our younger son on a statin for life at the age of 27.
That son with life style changes has proven that the stain was not needed.
My lipid profile has improved with lifestyle changes.
In other words, the pharmaceutical industry has caused a serious epidemic.
My main problem is not getting enough sleep but not because of foot or leg problems which rarely cramp at night anymore. Just good old stress. The tingling and burning are more tolerable but still there and worse when stressed. I'm less of a hermit and going out for lunch and shopping more.
Tomorrow I see a regular MD for the first time in over a year. It is a doctor that replaced our previous doctor. Will see if he is a statin pusher or not. I will miss the doctor he replaced who was not a bullying statin pusher like the older doctor who has retired.
My specialist is going to keep treating me at no extra charge and got a new machine (PEMF) a couple of weeks ago which may help the nerve healing. Soon after my first treatment with the new machine, the worse burning in my left foot diminished so there is hope for a full recovery.
Remaining hopeful and patient while trying to avoid unnecessary stress.
ETA 9-29:
I like the new doctor!
he was worried about my low heart rate and weightloss till I explained how I workout regularly and have been on an anti-inflammatory diet then he said I had the heart of an athlete LOL
Thanks to my son, I have been adjusting WHEN I eat more than HOW MUCH I eat.
Intermittent fasting enables fat burning and is easier as well as maybe more effective than dieting.
ETA 10-3: Lab results
Good and Bad News
Lipids were much improved especially triglycerides.
Blood Glucose and A1c are still prediabetic.
I believe it is poor sleep responsible more than what I eat.
I had caught a cold one week before the lab tests.
I read some shocking statistics today that 51% of people over 65 are pre-diabetic and that most (70%) will develop type II diabetes. This is an epidemic!
People on statins are twice as likely to develop Type II diabetes.
A doctor tried to put our younger son on a statin for life at the age of 27.
That son with life style changes has proven that the stain was not needed.
My lipid profile has improved with lifestyle changes.
In other words, the pharmaceutical industry has caused a serious epidemic.
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