Today, I had a doctor's appointment. It did not go as well as I'd hoped. I've been experiencing dizzy spells, especially right when I start eating or haven't eaten for a while. I've been having severe dry mouth, thirst and and endless need to go to the bathroom. I really hoped the dizzyness was just from an ear infection, but it didn't go away, and I never had any real ear pain.
So, it turns out I'm pre-diabetic and have hypotension (low blood pressure). Dr. Hubboch thinks I can really turn things around my changing my eating habits, primarily eating breakfast (which I almost never do). There will be more blood work and testing to come, to determine exactly what stage I'm at, and all that, but for now, I'm just going to have to really schedule mealtimes and make sure I'm getting the right foods at the right times. It's really disheartening. I know lots of people have diabetes, and many of them are fit and young, but I've always had this opinion that diabetes is a fat and old person's disease. I know I've gained more weight than I should, and I'm not a teenager anymore... but still. ::sigh::
Anyway, I'm really bummed now, and trying to find something to snack on that I feel like I can actually have before I head off to bed.
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