J. P. Gilliver (John)
2021-06-30 14:16:10 UTC
Last year, they started calling me in for annual blood tests (presumably
as I passed 60). After the first one, they told me I was close to
borderline diabetic, but nothing to worry about (usual admonishments to
eat/live more healthily).
After this year's blood test, they called me in, and over the next few
days, have decided I'm diabetic - so I'm on the full works: insulin
pens, and a talkative little device to test my blood sugar. (I must say,
the whole thing is made very easy nowadays.) Today Dr. Laura rang to say
there are signs I may have something wrong with my pancreas. (Probably
getting ahead of things: I have a scan on Saturday.)
The thing is: I feel really well! I feel strong, have no trouble
sleeping, no feeling sleepy or unwell, no itching, no nothing: I feel, I
think it is true to say, better than I have for years (apart from a
tingly little finger, but I've had that since well before CoViD): if
they hadn't called me in, I'd have had no idea anything was wrong. Even
a fungal infection I'd had since January and told them about, for which
they gave me a pill and some cream, cleared up completely in about two
or three days. (Sorry if that's TMI.)
Can other diabetic UMRAts (assuming that _is_ what I've got; I'm still
not convinced, though doing what I'm told for now) tell me: is it normal
to feel so well?
as I passed 60). After the first one, they told me I was close to
borderline diabetic, but nothing to worry about (usual admonishments to
eat/live more healthily).
After this year's blood test, they called me in, and over the next few
days, have decided I'm diabetic - so I'm on the full works: insulin
pens, and a talkative little device to test my blood sugar. (I must say,
the whole thing is made very easy nowadays.) Today Dr. Laura rang to say
there are signs I may have something wrong with my pancreas. (Probably
getting ahead of things: I have a scan on Saturday.)
The thing is: I feel really well! I feel strong, have no trouble
sleeping, no feeling sleepy or unwell, no itching, no nothing: I feel, I
think it is true to say, better than I have for years (apart from a
tingly little finger, but I've had that since well before CoViD): if
they hadn't called me in, I'd have had no idea anything was wrong. Even
a fungal infection I'd had since January and told them about, for which
they gave me a pill and some cream, cleared up completely in about two
or three days. (Sorry if that's TMI.)
Can other diabetic UMRAts (assuming that _is_ what I've got; I'm still
not convinced, though doing what I'm told for now) tell me: is it normal
to feel so well?
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)***@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
Veni, Vidi, Vomit (I came, I saw, I was ill) - ***@saslimited.demon.co.uk, 1998
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)***@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
Veni, Vidi, Vomit (I came, I saw, I was ill) - ***@saslimited.demon.co.uk, 1998