Oh the shame of it - the doctor has ordered that I should not go for the full-fat, full-cream, options any more. I went in to get the results of my latest set of blood tests and the fasting bloods were 9.6 which is not good, and the cholesterol was 8. Not good. Worse than last time too. I'm still resisting statins - I think pride has something to do with that - but the doctor's thoughts were to get me on insulin for the diabetes rather than just because we want to start a family.
And the surgery is debating the whole "is she a MODY or just an unusual type 1" thing again. I've had at least 3 sets of medics debating this already and they've all come to the conclusion so far that I'm neither, I'm just odd. The nurse at the surgery here thinks I'm an unusual type 1, and the doctor has decided he doesn't know what to do with me so I'm being referred to a specialist.
Bah humbug. I guess some healings take a little while to prove.
Going to buy some soya milk tonight. If I've got to go for the low fat option I've got to be so careful. Most things in the shops go like this: Sugar free = high fat; Fat free = high sugar content. Food generally has to have one or the other to stop it tasting horrible. I wish there could be some nice properly balanced food which is neither high fat or high sugar, just normal amounts of both. However once I'm on insulin the theory is that I can go for the low fat option and not worry about the sugar content. The doctor went on a fair bit about the dangers of insulin - very real dangers and I suppose he's bound to talk about them - but it gets depressing when you hear the same thing again and again about you must be careful not to take too much or you'll end up in a hypo. And a new one that I heard - putting me onto insulin increases my fertility?!! That is a new one to me. I've not had that one before. That's not really why I'm going on to insulin, and I'd never even considered it before, and it's not something that I really needed to hear!! "Oh you're diabetic, oh that means your fertility will be affected." Gee, thanks, just what I needed to hear on top of my cholesterol is too high and my fasting sugars are higher than normal too. He didn't mention any of the dangerous situations that can arise during pregnancy if your blood sugar isn't under control, or the effect that uncontrolled blood sugar can have on your unborn child. No, it was "your fertility can be affected". I'm not that interested in my fertility - well I am, but you have to put these things into perspective against the possible effects that the diabetes could have on a baby.
Sigh. Life is life. And from tonight (when we go shopping), life is low-fat.
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