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365 Day Photo Challenge 251/365 “New Diabetic Symptom”

06 Sunday Sep 2015

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For the last couple of weeks I’ve had some unusual swelling in my right foot.  Some days it’s much worse than the other.  Today it’s probably the worse that it’s been since I’ve started having this problem.  I’m a diabetic and I’m on medication for diabetic nerve pain already.  The bottom of my feet stay numb and my feet feel like they’re on fire all the time.  Now, because the foot has swollen, the top of the foot hurts when I wear shoes.   I go to the doctor at the end of the month and until then I’ve been told to keep my feet elevated above my heart as much as possible when I’m relaxing.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 165/365 “Riding With the Pain”

13 Saturday Jun 2015

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I’m a diabetic and have been for several years.  When I go to the doctor every six months my check up report always says “uncontrolled diabetic”  However, since I’ve been riding on a regular basis my A1C has come down quite a bit.  Being a diabetic I have developed something called Neuropathy, or diabetic nerve pain, in my feet.  I’m on medication for it but I still have to deal with moderate to severe pain on a daily basis. I have been able to ride without having any problems with my feet until lately.  I’m not sure what the difference is but the last several rides have really slowed me down due to having to unclip and rest my feet.

Actually, I’m having two separate issues with my feet.  One is the Neuropathy and the other is the pedals themselves.  The pedals effect the bottoms of my feet around the balls of my feet while the Neuropathy effects the tops, bottoms and my toes in a very unique way.

The solution?  Well, there is no solution for the Neuropathy but for the other, changing the pedals to a pedal meant for a road bike instead of a mt. bike.  No matter if and when I get my diabetes under control I’ll always have the Neuropathy.  The damage is done and there is nothing I can do about it.

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Down Right Scary!!

09 Sunday Feb 2014

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Every six months I go to the doctor and let them check me over as I’m a diabetic.  Two weeks prior to my doctor visit I go to the lab and let them draw blood so that when I go to the doctor he has everything in front of him.  I went to the lab last Tuesday, 2/4/14 and on Wednesday the next afternoon the nurse called and said that my CBC’s were highly elevated.  She wanted to know if I was sick, running a fever or otherwise in any discomfort.  I told her I felt fine.  The nurse then said that it was probably a lab error but wanted me to do another lab session.  I went Friday morning and did another lab session and by Saturday night I got another call.  Lab work showed high elevated levels of CBC’s again.  Now I’m expecting a call on Monday from an Oncologist.  Hell, I didn’t know what a Oncologist was until my wife looked it up for me.  It’s a cancer specialist.  Now I’ve got something else to worry about.  

I’ll post more when I find out more.

 

 

A Weight Loss Adventure

22 Tuesday Oct 2013

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As stated earlier, I’ve had a problem with my weight since before I got married some twenty some odd years ago.  In 2009 I was at 345 lbs, my heaviest and at the same time, my lowest in self esteem.  I decided then to start doing something about it.

I can’t give all the credit to my weight loss to diet and exercise.  If you’re a diabetic like I am all you have to do to loose weight is to stop taking your medications.  This was not a good idea and do not attempt if you’re a diabetic.  I did it to save money and I thought I could take care of my diabetes with just my diet and exercise.  There was two major things wrong with this; 1) I didn’t exercise and 2) I didn’t stick to any diet.

Things got a little harry after not being on any medications for a while.  It was only after I started loosing feeling in my feet when I decided to go back under my doctors care. In 2011 I had lost down to 311 with a loss of 34 lbs.  Not bad for weight loss but I wouldn’t recommend loosing it the way I did.

November 2012, my doctor and I had a serious conversation about my sugar levels still being way out of control.  I came home that afternoon and got on my treadmill and have been exercising ever since,

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I now weight 270 lbs and I’ve still got several pounds to go.  I’ve started riding a bicycle in May of this year and I really love being out doors.  More on my bike riding in my next post.

Introduction

21 Monday Oct 2013

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My name is Tim.  I am a 50 yr old with a wife and three kids.  I have one son, Jacob, who is currently a Sophomore at Alabama and plays the Baritone in the Million Dollar Band.  I also have twin daughters, Jessica and Courtney, who just turned 16 earlier this month.

I am a Type two Diabetic and over weight,  My problem is that I love to eat.  Especially things that aren’t good for me.  I’ve had a weight problem since before I got married and it’s been a loosing battle ever since.

This blog will be about everything that’s going on in my life.  I’m tired of boring everyone on my Facebook page about it so I’m going to post everything on here so people who want to read about my boring life can.  

Just a little more about me.  I’m a scout leader in my local scout troop and I love to cook in Dutch Ovens so you may see some posts on here on those subjects as well.  

I’m not a shy person so if you want to know something just ask.

 

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