My husband was supposed to have surgery next Monday to remove a polyp in his colon that just won’t go away. When he went in for the preop tests, we got a shock. His blood sugar was 579! (For reference, around 100 is a good number.) They immediately cancelled the surgery, and we scrambled to find a doctor who could see him the day before Thanksgiving. He’s now on two meds, getting a crash course on how to eat with diabetes, and has his blood sugar down to 213 this morning! Still way too high, but gradually coming down. The doctor said the one drug will take time to work, so as long as it’s coming down gradually, it’s OK. We’ve rescheduled the surgery for December 19, hoping that his sugar level will be acceptable by then.
We were by ourselves for Thanksgiving, so Thanksgiving dinner was homemade chicken soup and salad. Low carb, no temptation to eat candied sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, etc.
All I want for Christmas are diabetic cookbooks. Never a dull moment around here…
Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publications “Holiday Diabetic Recipes” $9.99 on the newstand by the grocery checkout lane. It has some really good recipes inside.
Welcome to the club!
Middle-age onset, Type-2 Diabetes really sucks!
(And as a personal opinion, Metformin is awful!)
How are things going?
Hope all is well & Jan is settling into new diet and lifestyle.
Has surgery been re-scheduled? Keep me posted, please.
Love to you…
MaryMac