Life as a science experiment, part II

Had my endocrinologist appointment last month...this month? I can't remember. Anyways, the new nurse practitioner he has me working with wasn't thrilled with my 7.8 HbA1c. Neither am I, truth be told, but at least it wasn't an 11, which in this case wouldn't be a good thing regardless of what Nigel Tufnel claims. Everything else was pretty normal, though my cholesterols both went up from last time.

A little more movement on my part and being more cautious about what I eat would solve this hemoglobin issue, yet unlike the previous nurse practitioner that I worked with this one can't seem to see through my BS and see that. If I say I've been trying to be more active it means during the last three months I managed to get on the exercise bike three times...total, and not per week as I had intended. The only reason my A1c was even that good was my continuous glucose monitor.

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This is fairly accurate except for the "What I think it is" box because the last thing that (insert chain of expletives here) CGM does is let me sleep. It beeps constantly. And wouldn't you know it, I just realized I could at least shorten the length of the beeps so it isn't quite as annoying after using one for years. There has been an unforeseen consequence of this, though, in that the beep is now so short I often don't hear it until all the alarms go off and its beeping emergency signals because I've basically been ignoring it.

Getting back to the endo, though, she hooked me up with a thyroid ultra sound I've as yet to schedule (I've complained about this before, and here we go again- no, I don't have a thyroid problem, yes I've had more than one ultra sound done on it before and as there is nothing in my blood work that indicates there is a problem why am I doing this yet again?) She also gave me a number for a diabetes educator that is probably not covered by my insurance but will be able to see through my line of BS and just tell me I need to do what I know I need to do. The alternative is being part of a "study" which has been mentioned more than once at visits that I have clearly shown zero interest in (the study, not the visits...though, let's be real- I'm not that interested in going to visits, either.)

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Now, I'm usually all about the science, but  not when I'm the freaking project. And the more she explained the less interested I became. It's a study on a drug for Type II diabetes that they are "thinking" about using with Type I's, and there's no guarantee that I'd even be on the drug as I could be in the placebo group.

I'm sorry if I'm dense here, but how the heck is being in the placebo group going to HELP ME? 

Answer: I don't think it is.

Also, I've been asked by this person more than once if I've ever been on Metformin. Please, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that also a Type II drug? Is it actually possible the woman with whom I trust my care doesn't know the difference between the two so- completely- different- they- might- as- well- not- even- be- the- same- disease types of diabetes?

http://thediabetesheroes.com/html/pictures.html- this website is completely awesome, by the way.

I doubt that I'll go for this study thing, regardless of how I do my next visit. I really should just try exercising more and eating a little better. I'm sure it would go a long way and save me a lot of trouble in the long run. Adding another level to the science experiment that is life is something I don't need right now, and probably never will. Managing diabetes is hard enough as it is on a good day.

#accurate