Numbers and progress

Returned to the doctor to check some stuff and ask more questions: I suspect he withheld info on the diagnosis visit to avoid information overload and also because I was clearly upset and mightn't have taken it in anyway (ie. a reasonable call, I'm not criticising him).

I've done a bunch of reading and it was good to be able to ask some questions. He was Very Pleased at my weight loss: 4kg so far. Toddled me off into the treatment room to have my blood sugar checked, as it was two hours since lunch. I've been Pretty Darn Good with both eating and exercise, but it was still good to get a reading of 9.2mmol and see the (slightly surprised)look on his face. The initial post-prandial reading that led to the diagnosis was a high 20mmol, so this is a great improvement, and almost within a normal range. Certainly classed as moderate (as opposed to ideal), but that's still progress.

I'll put up some info on the books I've read shortly - I went some distance to a Borders, which has a comprehensive range that's far more than a suburban bookshop could stock, and picked up a couple of useful titles.

This week I'm booked to go to the diabetes clinic at the hospital for an initial meeting for newly diagnosed people, and next week is the initial appointment with the dietitian. I'm guessing after the hospital one I'll know which blood glucose meter to buy, and how often to test.

Back to work today, but it was very good to have had three days last week in which to sort things out, in my head as much as anything.