1. Yes. 2. I don't know.
Experience back in the day has shown me that if I do that, I end up sitting in Windows permanently, as I boot into it to play a game, and then stay there as I browse, check emails, argue on fora, etc. during load screens or when bored. So dual boots don't work for me.
Your on the cliff edge, it's actually not to difficult to slowly back away on it if you can cut down on added sugars and simple carbs and increase physical activity. I stumble up on that edge once in a while and can feel it. When my distance vision improves (your close up never improves as you get old), that's when I know I'm stumbling towards the edge again. Which actually has been the case for the past few months. Damn post surgery blues etc. Anyhow, you can do it.
That sucks balls. You need to find a new doc. If they aren't actually proactive when you aren't dying of a problem what makes you think they kick it into gear when you are?
Distance vision gets better the worse you are?
Yup, my eye doctor warned me about it as well. He was like, "no, no you don't want your further vision to improve, that's bad!" Which has happened for the first time for me. I have to take off my glasses to see clearly past a certain point. Everything just snaps in clearer. Though anything within three free gets blurry because... old. I've been less active due to pain and eating a more junk which includes sugar and simple carbs. Gotta stop that. Otherwise, I will end up with diabetes. It's easier to walk it back if you don't end up with diabetes but still possible.
Well, I kinda went right over the edge and had to get serious. Anyhow, the easiest change is drinking diet pop. But I had a six to eight can a day habit so that was really low hanging fruit.. Stop eating sugar to get energy or fight exhaustion and headaches, use Tylenol and caffine instead. Stop drinking your calories. Cut your portion sizes. You can cut the calories of anything by eating half as much as long as you don't make up for it with half of something else. Avoid stacking sugars. You can probably get away with a donut or a cookie now and then if you're physically active but don't make it a donut and a cookie and a pop. Space them out and generally have something earlier in the day when you're more likely to burn the energy. Say no to treats people offer you, just tell them you're diabetic. Keep some nuts or just peanuts around to munch on it will help you scale back on the bad stuff. But get on it now, you don't want to go blind and have your toes fall off.
They didn't even point you to a diabetes educator or anything?
Yeah, all that my doctor originally said was "switch to a low carb diet and exercise" . First I asked for more details and got the aforementioned copy pasted web article (It literally said to talk to your medical team). Then I asked for a referral to a diabetic specialist. That was all the past 2 weeks and I just got that referral today.
Yeah it's super frustrating as until now I haven't had any problems with this doc. He listened to all of my concerns and gave good advice, but now other than my in-person appointment I've only been able to deal with his care team. And it takes months to get an appointment, which seems to be the norm for all medical these days.
weight lifting does quite a lot. builds a lot of muscle.
FWIW, my wife (nurse) said this is the current state of the medical system and she'd consider a new doctor. Asking for a specialist is a good move. Nutritionist might be useful for you. She had quite a lot of passion behind the discussion because she's really quite upset at how we do things. She has seen it in a number of ways, most recently via public health, and thinks there needs to be changes. She felt that if you had been diagnosed with diabetes you would have had an easier time getting what you need, meaning we'd rather pay for a pound of cure over an ounce of prevention
Your wife is a very wise person. Truly we have a very broken system. You really do need to be your own advocate and operate on the offensive. Meaning, seek out the information, seek out the specialist(s) you need and push back with doctors, making them answer your questions and not weasel out of it. Not only that, if they are promoting something whether is be medication, surgery or what have you. Get it in writing and all responses to your questions. I've had so much hit and miss with doctors and surgeons in particular that I'm completely soured on them currently.
Well by sheer luck I managed to get in to see a specialist tomorrow morning. Somewhat unfortunately it's with a nutritionist, not a diabetic specialist because my insurance won't pay for a diabetic specialist until I'm diabetic. Just more shitty focusing on treating the problem instead of incentivizing prevention. Fortunately 99% of my questions are about diet.
Weird suggestion and definitely run it by your doctor but ozempic might actually be the right drug to help this. Boosts insulin and suppresses appetite. Diabetes is what it was intended for.
Good luck getting it in a lot of places, though. The life-style influencer types seem to be buying it all up at any price.
Cool--hope you have a good time. I stopped there on a cross-country trip maybe 20 years ago, since it was not that far from where I had stayed the night. I didn't have a chance to explore the park fully, but vaguely remember that it was scenic.
I highly suggest going to Woodys Steakhouse in Ottawa while down there. You'll be passing through. Ignore the yard gnome display and Christmas lights inside, they have the best steak I've ever had, Woody's marinated ribeye. I never miss a chance to stop there when I go to Matthiessen St Park. Better than Starved Rock, less tourists but might be more difficult for dad as there's less stairs and more actual hiking.
Corollary: on the Internet, if it's a sponsored ad, it's all sunshine. Otherwise, nobody ever gets better, there is no help, no hope--just brutal side effects and deterioration.
Meeting with the nutritionist went very well, got lots of good information and was able to confirm that I'm pretty much doing what needs to be done already, I.E. loosing weight and exercising. I also found out that my a1c level that instigated this whole thing is in fact at the lowest possible threshold considered pre-diabetic, so I'm on the golden path and don't have to make as much life style changes as I had previously thought.
Just following up. A1C was down to non diabetic level, so not adding any more drugs and just seeing if I can maintain for 3 months.
Good to hear.
I have a vanity plate on my car that is Cubs related that gets a lot of attention…and I live in New England. Vanity plates can be cool and I love showing my support for the Cubs but it’s irritating when somebody is tailgating you with their cellphone on top of their steering wheel.
Sheesh! I only did it the one time! Beep! Beep!
Couple of random swerves will fix that.
Get it down and then focus on more of a mediterranean diet seems to be the best route as far as food goes. Before the surgery and the complication from that I was pretty good. We only ate out a couple times a month. After a year of pain and misery I caved and started eating badly and I stopped exercising. Wasn't long after that, that the weight increased and the diabetic cliff loomed.
