How do you personally treat your diabetes? or how does someone you know treat it!
Question:
How do you personally treat your diabetes? or how does someone you know treat it?
... with regard to medication, surgery, diet, exercise
Answers:
I am eating what is on my list of things to eat, trying to lose weight , and am really trying to stay off insulin. I have a partial Kidney left because I've had Kidney cancer surgery, and have a Kidney function of around 40. I have been on Blood pressure meds for years, and am taking 3 Blood pressure meds .and Lasix. My Doctor wanted to put me on Insulin and I told him to give me 3 Months that was Mid May. So By Aug. my time will be up. and I will have a 3 Month test to see how I've been doing. I have succeeded in bringing my blood pressure down, and lost almost 15 lbs. As far a exercise, I do my house work, some work in the yard but do not do exercise as there is a very large area where muscles were cut to remove my kidney for surgery and this section tends to cramp, and swell, and cause a lot of pain when I do things like mow the lawn , rake, sweep, vacuuming. I consider those chores more important then exercise for myself., I need to be able to be a functioning, contributing member of my family, or I do not need to be here, I'm 60. not a young person, and do not intend to be a burden on my family.