Diabetes Blog Week: Saturday -- Picture This

I've spent a fair amount of time thinking about what word I would use for the "Word in the Hand" project done over at Tudiabetes.org.  About a month ago, I came up with my word, and thought I would share it with you today.

My word is "waiting", and it seems to me to be a good word for my stage of Type 2 diabetes, at least as seen through my personality.  Right now, my health is okay.  My fasting BGs are normally pretty good, and beyond feet that sometimes tingle, no signs of any complications.  (As far as that goes, my circulation could be iffy for completely non-diabetes-related reasons. )

But, how long is that going to last?  I'm waiting for something to go wrong: a significant decrease in pancreatic function requiring more aggressive treatment, the onset of complications, maybe even a cardiovascular event.

Yes, I know: I should be optimistically and with self-empowerment and faith making those changes that might well help me prevent or long delay any of those things.  Yet one more healthy habit I don't seem able to pull off.

You can also see photos relevant to my diabetes life in this post and in this post.

Meters or Masters?

Are these tools that help us to measure our health, or judges we allow to measure our self-worth?  For me, the line can get blurry...

Oh, the temptation....

I *love* ramen noodles, and before diagnosis, I ate a *lot* of them.  Now, they're an occasional treat, and probably should be a very rare treat.

Metabolic syndrome, BAY-BEE!

This is a picture of the medicines and supplements I take on a daily basis.  One pill sorter is for the mornings, the other is for the evenings.